Monthly Archives: August 2023
‘This is a big step’ – Japan releases nuclear wastewater into Pacific
By Lydia Lewis, RNZ Pacific journalist
Japan's release of more than one million tonnes of treated Fukushima nuclear wastewater into the Pacific is officially underway.
Tokyo...
MSG a ‘building block’ for stronger Pacific cooperation, says Kalsakau
By Doddy Morris in Port Vila
The 22nd Melanesian Spearhead Group (MSG) Leaders’ Summit was declared open at the National Convention Centre in Port Vila...
PNG to upgrade Tribal Fights Act with life in jail for ‘domestic terrorists’
PNG Post-Courier
Papua New Guineans engaged in tribal fights will face life imprisonment once Parliament has its way with the amendment of the Tribal Fights...
‘The world is watching’ – it’s a test for Melanesian leaders over West Papua,...
By Hilaire Bule in Port Vila
Benny Wenda, the interim president of the United Liberation Movement for West Papua (ULMWP), has welcomed the Melanesian Spearhead...
Yamin Kogoya: Rev Yoman’s message of hope and prayers for the Papuan dream in...
SPECIAL REPORT: By Yamin Kogoya
The United Liberation Movement for West Papua (ULMWP) is like a big house or boat, says Reverend Dr Ambirek G....
Countdown starts as Japan poised to release first batch of treated nuclear wastewater
By Lydia Lewis, RNZ Pacific journalist
A Japanese government spokesperson says it is "not wilfully trying to divide the Pacific" over the Fukushima treated nuclear...
Shailendra Singh: How media can help unravel Fiji’s social cohesion puzzle
By Shailendra Bahadur Singh in Suva
Conflict and insufficient social cohesion are the biggest challenges in Fiji, and all and any efforts to mitigate and...
Benny Wenda says dream of MSG full membership ‘will happen’ in Port Vila
By Kelvin Anthony, RNZ Pacific journalist in Port Vila
The leader of the United Liberation Movement for West Papua (ULMWP), Benny Wenda, has expressed confidence...
Senior MSG official calls for Melanesia to remain neutral in geopolitical battle
By Kelvin Anthony, RNZ Pacific journalist in Port Vila
The Melanesian Spearhead Group Secretariat's Director-General, Leonard Louma, says the Pacific region continues to be the...
NZ women’s peace group protests over imminent Fukushima nuclear wastewater release
Asia Pacific Report
The Women's International League for Peace and Freedom (WILPF) Aotearoa, the longest running women’s peace group in New Zealand, has called on...
PNG’s Marape condemns ‘jungle justice’ after 6 gunmen shot dead
By Cretilda Alokaka in Port Moresby
Six hired gunmen in Enga were shot dead by men from the Ambulin tribe on Friday in what Papua...
Obituary: Meraia Taufa Vakatale – Fiji anti-nuclear activist and feminist trailblazer
By Asenaca Uluiviti and Sadhana Sen
Fiji recently lost Dr Meraia Taufa Vakatale, a monumental woman leader who broke many glass ceilings with her numerous...
Anger in Hawai’i over threat of land grabs after wildfire disaster
By Finau Fonua, RNZ Pacific journalist
Fears are rife in Hawai'i of predatory land buying after the recent wildfires have left many locals homeless and...
PNG opposition calls for emergency over Highlands naked body killings
PNG Post-Courier
Papua New Guinea's opposition has called on Prime Minister James Marape to immediately recall Parliament to address the escalating killings in the upper...
France aims to boost Pacific ‘cultural diplomacy’ with French lessons in Fiji
RNZ Pacific
France is upping its "cultural diplomacy" in the Pacific with the launch of its free French language classes for Fijian journalists and social...
‘It was a tough battle’, says Radradra after Flying Fijians’ defeat to France
By Rohit Deo
The Flying Fijians were defeated by World Rugby Cup hosts France 34-17 in a pre-tournament build-up test in Nantes, France, yesterday.
The Semi...
USAID launches ‘reinvigorated’ Pacific mission to help sustainability goals
By Kalinga Seneviratne in Suva
The United States government’s overseas development aid arm US Agency for International Development (USAID) opened two new offices in Papua...
Creating ‘sponge cities’ to cope with more rainfall needn’t cost billions – but NZ...
ANALYSIS: By Timothy Welch, University of Auckland
Tune into news from about any part of the planet, and there will likely be a headline about...
West Papua high on agenda as MSG leaders set to convene in Port Vila
By Kelvin Anthony, RNZ Pacific lead digital and social media journalist
The Pacific region's focus will shift briefly to Port Vila next week when Vanuatu...
Massive deforestation in West Papua – Greenpeace reveals loss of 641,400 ha
Jubi News
Greenpeace Indonesia’s forest campaigner Nico Wamafma says the West Papua region has lost 641,400 ha of its natural forests in the two decades...
Native Hawai’ian official blames colonisation, climate change for wildfires
RNZ Pacific
The board chair of the Office of Hawai'ian Affairs says the Maui wildfires were caused in part by climate change and colonisation.
Carmen Lindsey...
NZ’s Western Bay of Plenty councillors vote for Māori wards – ‘a momentous day’
By Alisha Evans for Te Ao Māori , Local Democracy Reporting
After a 12-year fight, mana whenua will get a seat at the table after...
