Yearly Archives: 2022
Thousands in Pape’ete mark 56th anniversary of first Moruroa test
RNZ Pacific
French Polynesia's nuclear test veterans have called for July 2 to be made a public holiday to remember the impact of France's nuclear...
Papua New Guinea voters head to the polls to choose from 3600 candidates
RNZ Pacific
Voting in the Papua New Guinea general election begins today.
Voters will elect 118 members of Parliament, including governors of the 22 provinces, from...
PNG security detain man with K1.56m in suitcase as elections begin
By Miriam Zarriga in Port Moresby
A man was held by Papua New Guinean security personnel in Hela Province on Saturday after he was found...
OPM day – celebrating the 1971 Papuan ‘independence proklamasi’
COMMENTARY: By Benny Wenda
We celebrated the 51st anniversary of the independence declaration of the Free Papua Movement (OPM) at Markas Victoria on July 1,...
Controversial Roe v Wade ruling triggers intense NZ media reaction
By Hayden Donnell, RNZ Mediawatch producer
Some said the US Supreme Court’s controversial ruling on abortion was none of our business, because we don’t have...
‘Vote wisely – not with cargo cult mentality’ PNG election eve warning
By Theckla Gunga of Inside PNG
Papua New Guineans, your future is in your hands, vote wisely.
As the campaign trail wound up its last hours...
Māori authority welcomes NZ health system reform as important first step
By Stephen Forbes, Local Democracy Reporter
Manukau Urban Māori Authority (MUMA) is welcoming the government's health reforms as an important first step to improving Māori...
Titanic power struggle tipped for PNG’s ‘game changer’ election
PNG Post-Courier
Today is officially the last day of campaigning in Papua New Guinea's 2022 National General Election.
Count tomorrow until Monday as rest days, but...
Greenpeace condemns NZ silence on Pacific deep sea mining risks
Asia Pacific Report newsdesk
Greenpeace Aotearoa has condemned New Zealand for "standing by" while "deep wounds are inflicted on its Pacific neighbours" by silence over...
Luxon’s dilemma: when politics and morals don’t match in response to the overturning of...
ANALYSIS: By Suze Wilson, Massey University
The US Supreme Court’s recent ruling to throw out Roe v Wade is an issue of relevance to political...
New Zealand and European Union secure historic free trade deal
By Jane Patterson, RNZ News political editor, and Katie Scotcher, political reporter, in Brussels
New Zealand and the European Union have struck an historic free...
Graham Davis: Scandalous or ridiculous? The timing of a Fiji political lawsuit
COMMENTARY: By Graham Davis of Grubsheet Feejee
In a sign of utter desperation as Fiji's general election election approaches, the Attorney-General, Aiyaz Sayed-Khaiyum, has targeted...
Nobel laureate Maria Ressa calls for journalists to fight ‘Devil’s megaphone’
East-West Center
Nobel Peace Prize laureate and press freedom champion Maria Ressa wasn’t intending to make breaking news when she planned her keynote address at...
NZ designates American Proud Boys and The Base terrorist groups
RNZ News
New Zealand has designated US groups the Proud Boys and The Base as terrorist entities.
Set down in the government's official journal of record...
Timor-Leste journalist Raimundos Oki charged with breach of ‘legal secrets’ in exposing abuse...
The Oekusi Post
Journalist and editor-in-chief Raimundos Oki of Timor-Leste's online media Oekusipost.com was today accused of "violating legal secrets" related to his reporting about...
Civil group appeals to Jokowi to cancel Papuan expansion plan to ‘halt conflict’
Tabloid Jubi
The Civil Organisations Solidarity for Papua Land has condemned Indonesia's Papua expansion plan of forming three new provinces risks causing new social conflicts.
And...
Some see NZ’s invite to the NATO summit as a reward for a shift...
ANALYSIS: By Robert G. Patman, University of Otago
Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern’s acceptance of an invitation to speak at this week’s NATO leaders’ summit in...
Fiji, Palau and Samoa call for deep-sea mining moratorium at UN conference
RNZ Pacific
Palau, Fiji, and Samoa have announced their opposition to deep-sea mining, calling for a moratorium on the emerging industry amid growing fears it...
Stand with Rappler, defend press freedom in Philippines
EDITORIAL: By the Rappler team
We will continue bringing you the news, holding the powerful to account for their actions and decisions, calling attention to...
Rappler ordered to shut down by Philippines government, says Ressa
Pacific Media Watch newsdesk
Nobel Peace Prize laureate and journalist Maria Ressa says that the Philippine government has ordered her news organisation Rappler to shut...
Gavin Ellis: Heavy work ahead on Aotearoa NZ’s Public Media Bill
ANALYSIS: By Gavin Ellis
The Aotearoa New Zealand Public Media Bill -- introduced to Parliament this week -- will have a long journey before it...
Election of women to PNG Parliament crucial for future, says economist
RNZ Pacific
A Papua New Guinean economist says the election of women in Parliament will be crucial to advancing gender equality in the country.
Papua New...