Yearly Archives: 2022

By David Robie in Auckland Opposition National Federation Party leader Professor Biman Prasad is confident there will be a change of government in Fiji this...

RNZ News The long-serving New Zealand MP Louisa Wall has fired a broadside at her own Labour Party as she leaves Parliament to take up...

Asia Pacific Report newsdesk West Papuan students stranded in Aotearoa New Zealand by an abrupt cancellation of their Indonesian government scholarships earlier this year while...

By Anish Chand in Lautoka “We don’t do Russians.” This was the response from Fiji's Health Minister Dr Ifereimi Waqainabete when asked about the...

RNZ News Covid-19 restrictions for all of New Zealand will ease from midnight tonight but a leading epidemiologist says the country is divided over its...

By Eleisha Foon and Susana Suisuiki, RNZ Pacific journalists Māori and Pasifika female rugby players and advocates are asking to not be an afterthought. Māori/Pasifika community...

By Marjorie Finkeo in Port Moresby Allegations of young women being traded for votes in several parts of the Highlands region during Papua New Guinea's...

OPEN LETTER: By David Robie Kia ora Immigration Minister Kris Faafoi It is unconscionable. A bewildering and grossly unfair crisis for 34 young Papuan students –...

By Pekai Kotoisuva in Suva Some Fiji government ministers are “held on a tight leash” and afraid to make open ended statements in public, claims...

PNG Post-Courier Prime Minister James Marape has called on Papua New Guineans not to vote for “money, relatives or cargo” in the country's 2022 general...

RNZ News Commander of Joint Forces Jim Gilmour says he is confident New Zealand's Hercules fleet will be up to the task as 50 Defence...

Asia Pacific Report newsdesk The Humanitarian Coalition for Papua says that the unilateral creation of three new provinces in Papua by the Indonesian central government...

COMMENTARY: By Misha Ketchell, The Conversation The bell has been rung, the shadow campaign is now official, and Australia heads to the polls on May...

PNG Post-Courier Papua New Guinea's Police Commissioner David Manning -- who is also head of the country's Covid-19 National Control Centre -- has placed United...

RNZ News Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern says expelling the Russian ambassador remains an option, but it would not have the most impact of the actions...

Pacific Media Watch newdesk Australia must step up diplomatic efforts to encourage the US government to drop its bid to extradite Julian Assange who has...

RNZ News A New Zealand aid worker in Kyiv says the ReliefAid group he leads was one of the first to provide food in the...

ANALYSIS: By Richie Poulton, University of Otago; Avshalom Caspi, Duke University, and Terrie Moffitt, Duke University Most people welcomed the opportunity to get vaccinated against...

COMMENTARY: By Pacific Island Times publisher Mar-Vic Cagurangan I remember that day — February 25, 1986. I was then a teenager. My family stood outside...

By Walter Zweifel, RNZ Pacific reporter As the French Pacific is gearing up for Sunday's first round of the French presidential election, incumbent President Emmanuel...

RNZ News Aotearoa New Zealand's outgoing Director of Public Health says the quick sharing of scientific information and the widespread use of masks have both...

By Melisha Yafoi in Port Moresby Vodafone has made its entry back into the Papua New Guinea market as Digitec-Vodafone to operate as the third...