Monthly Archives: November 2022
Niue faces covid-19 community transmission for first time
By Lydia Lewis, RNZ Pacific journalist
The Niue government has confirmed the country is experiencing covid-19 community transmission for the first time since the virus...
COP27: one big breakthrough but ultimately an inadequate response to the climate crisis
ANALYSIS: By Matt McDonald, The University of Queensland
For 30 years, developing nations have fought to establish an international fund to pay for the “loss...
China’s influence in Myanmar could tip the scales towards war in the South China Sea
ANALYSIS: By Htwe Htwe Thein, Curtin University
The fate of Myanmar has major implications for a free and open Indo-Pacific.
An undemocratic Myanmar serves no one’s...
Lost – but Samoans globally show off their pride in historic rugby league side
Photos and text from the RNZ Pacific team
Toa Samoa supporters gathered in cities around the world to watch the Rugby League World Cup...
Fiji Elections chief issues legal order for Times to remove ‘no apology’ article
By Felix Chaudhary in Suva
Supervisor of Elections Mohammed Saneem has issued a legal direction to The Fiji Times to remove an article which he...
COP27 finale: Leaders debate climate damage funding for Pacific nations
By Rachael Nath, RNZ Pacific journalist
After two weeks of negotiations at the United Nations’ Climate Change Conference (COP27) talks at an Egyptian resort, it...
Regional USP staff, students call for vote against FijiFirst over $85m unpaid fees
GRUBSHEET: By Graham Davis
With barely four weeks to go to the election, students and staff at the regional University of the South Pacific have...
Papuan solidarity group criticises NZ for ‘weak’ concern over Indonesian human rights abuses
Asia Pacific Report
The solidarity group West Papua Action Aotearoa has criticised New Zealand for not "being stronger" over growing global concern about Indonesian...
An entire Pacific country will upload itself to the metaverse. It’s a desperate plan...
ANALYSIS: By Nick Kelly, Queensland University of Technology and Marcus Foth, Queensland University of Technology
The Pacific nation of Tuvalu is planning to create a...
Fiji elections 2022: 342 candidates to contest next month’s polls
By Kelvin Anthony, RNZ Pacific regional correspondent
The Fijian Elections Office has given the green light to 342 candidates from nine political parties and two...
Peacemonger – a tribute to peace researcher Owen Wilkes out soon
Raekaihau Press
Owen Wilkes (1940–2005) was known throughout the Pacific and across the world as an outstanding researcher on peace and disarmament.
His work:
• exposed plans...
Dealing with a ‘bloody messy’ world – the urgent foreign policy challenges facing NZ
ANALYSIS: By Alexander Gillespie, University of Waikato
Since Jacinda Ardern described the state of world affairs as “bloody messy” earlier this year there have been...
Papua’s Customary Council forms team to probe activist Filep Karma’s death
Tabloid Jubi in Jayapura
The chair of the Papua Customary Council (DAP), Dominggus Surabut, says the council along with a coalition of civil organisations have...
Ishmael Kalsakau elected Vanuatu PM, applause for Gloria King swearing in
By Lydia Lewis, RNZ Pacific reporter, and Hilaire Bule, RNZ correspondent in Port Vila
Ishmael Kalsakau was elected today unopposed as the 13th Prime Minister...
Countering terrorism hui in Aotearoa – vital but why marginalise media?
ANALYSIS: By Khairiah A. Rahman
"On the ground, there is a sense of disquiet and distrust of the organisers’ motivations for the hui, as some...
COP27: Platform will boost Pacific presence at UN climate conference
By Rachael Nath, RNZ Pacific journalist
A platform has been dedicated to bolster the Pacific leadership at the 27th United Nations Climate Change Conference of...
Papua activist’s daughter happy with post-mortem, but suspicions linger
RNZ Pacific
The daughter of West Papuan human rights advocate Filep Karma who died on Tuesday aged 63 has confirmed that he died in a...
FijiFirst election candidates lineup – a bit light on educational credits
COMMENTARY: By Michael Field
The ruling FijiFirst Party has released its candidate list for the general election on December 14.
With it came some dubious biographies...
With NZ’s Three Waters reforms under fire, let’s not forget that safe and affordable...
ANALYSIS: By Nathan Cooper, University of Waikato
While ostensibly about improving Aotearoa New Zealand’s water infrastructure, the government’s proposed Three Waters reforms have instead become...
Farewell Filep Karma, the revered West Papuan leader who could have ushered in unity
By David Robie
A tragic day of mourning. Thousands thronged the West Papuan funeral cortège today and tonight as the banned Morning Star led the...
Papuan students, churches, NGOs and others plead over embattled governor’s health
By Laurens Ikinia
Many organisations, NGOs, churches and student leaders have called on the Indonesian government in Jakarta to consider Papua Governor Lukas Enembe’s health...
Filep Karma: A Papuan human rights hero and huge loss to the Pacific
OBITUARY: By Andreas Harsono in Jakarta
Filep Karma, a prominent Papuan activist and former political prisoner, was found dead yesterday on a beach in...