Monthly Archives: August 2022

The US Coast Guard fast response cutter Oliver Henry arrives in Port Moresby

RNZ Pacific Papua New Guinea's new Foreign Minister Justin Tkatchenko has revealed to Australian media his country is moving to negotiate a security treaty with...
Indonesian authorities announce in Jayapura the arrest of six special forces suspects

Asia Pacific Report newsdesk The United Liberation Movement of West Papua has condemned the brutal killing and mutilation of four indigenous West Papuans last week,...
New Zealand's super city Auckland

By Stephen Forbes of Local Democracy Reporting Despite total borrowings reaching $11.1 billion, the Auckland Council Group’s latest results show it has managed to weather...
Fire and Fury freeze frame

ANALYSIS: By Gavin Ellis, publisher of Knightly Views Every journalist that "outs" a conspiracy theorist or extremist paints a target on their own back. The anti-truth...
New Caledonian Congress elections 300822

RNZ Pacific The newly re-elected President of the New Caledonian Congress, Roch Wamytan, says a visit by French representatives will take place on September 12. The...
Pastor Sethy John Regenvanu

By Agnes Herbert in Port Vila A founding father and former politician has urged young journalists to write more about Vanuatu’s history. In a presentation to...
Lawyer Helen Reddy with her father Jai Ram Reddy

OBITUARY: By Helen Nalina Reddy, Jai Ram Reddy's daughter “My Fiji I offer a vision which sees this beloved land of ours united in its diversity,...
Female life under the Taliban

ANALYSIS: By Zakia Adeli, an East-West Center research fellow in Honolulu Part 2 of a two-part series on the one-year anniversary of the Taliban takeover....
New Rai Coast Open MP Kessy Sawang

RNZ Pacific The new MP for Rai Coast Open in Papua New Guinea's Madang Province, Kessy Sawang, wants immediate action to curb violence that has...
One of the two detained Indonesian fishing boats in Port Moresby

By Miriam Zarriga and Gorethy Kenneth in Port Moresby Indonesia has lodged a diplomatic protest with Papua New Guinea after the alleged shooting of an...
The Indonesian fishing boats reportedly seized by the PNG Defence Force

EDITORIAL: The PNG Post-Courier The alleged shooting of Indonesian fishermen by Papua New Guinean soldiers last week where one Indonesian was reportedly killed is a...
Workplace harassment in NZ

RNZ News Māori, Pasifika, Asian, as well as disabled and bisexual employees, are disproportionately affected by bullying and harassment in workplaces in Aotearoa New Zealand,...
Dr Ashley Bloomfield lampooned at a conspiracy theorist rally

COMMENTARY: By Martyn Bradbury, editor of The Daily Blog If there was one good outcome of the very one sided Fire & Fury, it’s that...
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange's supporters

Pacific Media Watch newsdesk The potential extradition and prosecution of Australian whistleblower Julian Assange raises concerns for media freedom and could have a "chilling effect"...
Afghans await evacuation in kabul

ANALYSIS: By Mohammad Sadiq Sohail, an East-West Centre research specialist in Honolulu Part 1 of a two-part series on the one-year anniversary of the Taliban...
Renewed focus on the status of foreign fighters in Ukraine

ANALYSIS: By Alexander Gillespie, University of Waikato Dominic Bryce Abelen has been described as a “warrior until the end”. He is also New Zealand’s first...
Pro-independence Caledonian Union's Roch Wamytan

RNZ Pacific The President of New Caledonia's Congress Roch Wamytan is set to be re-elected for another one-year term after the party holding the balance...
Solomon Islands Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare

Pacific Media Watch newsdesk The Solomon Islands government has threatened to ban or deport foreign journalists "disrespectful" of the country’s relationship with China, according to...
Destiny Church leader Brian Tamaki, founder of the Freedoms NZ party

ANALYSIS: By Richard Shaw, Massey University The final act in this week’s protest on the lawns of Parliament was the announcement by Destiny Church leader...
A recent collaboration of Pacific journalists in an investigative programme, Pacific Plunder

Pacific Media Watch newsdesk Billionaire Australian philanthropist Judith Neilson who established a major journalism institute more than four years ago to boost independent media has...
Marshall Islands Red Cross Society volunteers

By Giff Johnson, editor of the Marshall Islands Journal and RNZ Pacific correspondent in Majuro United States-based medical doctors have praised the Marshall Islands for...
Ukrainians marked the 31st anniversary of their independence

RNZ News Former Defence Minister Ron Mark of Aotearoa New Zealand says there is only a small number of citizens fighting in Ukraine. The NZ Defence...