Monthly Archives: January 2023

REVIEW: By Rowan Callick Radio Australia was conceived at the beginning of the Second World War out of Canberra’s desire to counter Japanese propaganda in...

RNZ Pacific The Indonesian military says a tribunal has sentenced an army major to life in prison for his involvement in the brutal murder of...

The first time Sitiveni Rabuka was elected into office was more than 30 years ago. Today marks a little over a month since he...

By Meri Radinibaravi in Suva Fiji's Constitution does not require everything related to the government to be called Fijian, says Attorney-General Siromi Turaga. Speaking during a...

By Geraldine Panapasa in Suva Students at the Fiji-based regional University of the South Pacific have welcomed the announcement by the new coalition government to...

Pacific Media Watch A prominent Papuan journalist has said a recent bombing near his home is the latest in a string of attacks against him,...

By Russell Palmer, RNZ News digital political journalist Prime Minister Chris Hipkins has put the "bread and butter" issue of inflation at the top of...

COMMENTARY: By Ian Powell On 14 December 2022 German police arrested 25 people over what was called the “Reichsburger plot”. Two days later The Observer...

RNZ Pacific Police interviewing of FijiFirst Party general secretary and former attorney-general Aiyaz Sayed-Khaiyum has reportedly been suspended but will continue later. FBC News reports the...

Te Ao Māori Northland kuia Titewhai Harawira has died in Avondale, aged 90. Titewhai Harawira was a familiar face at Waitangi Day celebrations where she frequently...

By Dandy Koswaraputra and Pizaro Gozali Idrus A veteran journalist known for covering rights abuses in Indonesia’s militarised Papua region says a bomb exploded outside...

PNG Post-Courier There is a new twist in Papua New Guinea's four-year drama surrounding the Maseratis bought for the 2018 APEC Summit. It has emerged that...

COMMENTARY: By Myles Thomas How the RNZ/TVNZ merger went from its first reading in Parliament to the legislative extinction list is an example of why...

By Rakesh Kumar in Suva Politicians can respond to the political rhetoric but claims that the new Fiji government has broken the law are a...

ANALYSIS: By Richard Naidu Who’s broken the law? “Separation of powers” and all that stuff. Aiyaz Sayed-Khaiyum’s hour-long news conference on Saturday, January 21, seems mostly...

RNZ News Leaders in Aotearoa New Zealand's Pacific community believe the appointment of the country's first deputy prime minister of Pacific descent will bring positive...

Asia Pacific Report The head of the University of the South Pacific has welcomed the return of payments by the new Fiji coalition government, reports...

RNZ News Incoming Prime Minister Chris Hipkins of Aotearoa New Zealand has signalled tackling the "inflation pandemic" will be a top priority for his cabinet's...

By Susana Suisuiki, RNZ Pacific journalist More than 100 activist groups, including Greenpeace, Veterans for Peace, and the Arms Control Association have signed a letter...

Pacific Media Watch A mother, daughter of a migrant and an “OG Taranaki girl” - they are some of the ways Aotearoa New Zealand's new...

By Len Garae in Port Vila West Papua independence campaigner Benny Wenda is in Vanuatu to meet Prime Minister Ishmael Kalsakau's newly-installed government. Wenda said...

ANALYSIS: By Grant Duncan, Massey University Following the surprise resignation of Jacinda Ardern on January 19, Aotearoa New Zealand already has a new Prime Minister...