Monthly Archives: September 2023
NZ election 2023: Pay parity an electoral issue among South Island Pasifika
By Eleisha Foon, RNZ Pacific journalist
A Pacific leader in New Zealand's South Island wants the future government to prioritise bridging the Pacific pay-gap.
Reverend Alofa...
‘I hear your cry’, UPNG chief tells protesting medical students
PNG Post-Courier
The University of Papua New Guinea's vice-chancellor, Professor Frank Griffin, has assured protesting students of the School of Medicine and Health Sciences that...
Stuff joins global media groups curbing Open AI from using news sites
Stuff
New Zealand's Stuff media group has joined other leading news organisations around the world in restricting Open AI from using its content to power...
Korean doomsday sect Grace Road saga deepens with leader in Fiji custody
By Henry Pope
Fiji's government has taken the local leader of an influential South Korean doomsday sect into immigration custody after he and several other...
Te reo Māori inspires Native American to save her own indigenous language from extinction
TE WIKI O TE RĒO MĀORI: By Aroha Awarau
Christina Dawa Kutsmana Thomas is on a mission to save her indigenous language from extinction. There...
PNG leader Marape denies Papua human rights comments were his
RNZ Pacific
Papua New Guinea Prime Minister James Marape has backtracked on his comments that PNG had "no right to comment" on human rights abuses...
RWC23: Fiji rue missed opportunities against Wales
By Iliesa Tora, RNZ Pacific sports reporter in Bordeaux
Fiji lost a game they could and should have won as Wales survived a late onslaught...
The Fiji Times: We need to work together in the war against crime
SUNDAY TIMES EDITORIAL: By The Fiji Times editor Fred Wesley
If there is a rise in robberies in some of Fiji's urban areas, then something...
NZ election 2023: Political advocacy angst as campaign begins – officially
RNZ MEDIAWATCH: By Colin Peacock, Mediawatch presenter
The New Zealand Herald copped criticism for publishing a front-page attack ad targeting the National Party leader this...
RWC2023: Fiji names strongest possible side for Wales clash
By Iliesa Tora, RNZ Pacific sports reporter in Bordeaux
Flyhalf Teti Tela says he is under no pressure as he prepares to face Wales in...
Fiji immigration officials detain Grace Road cult leader Daniel Kim
By Vijay Narayan and Mosese Raqio in Suva
Grace Road group Fiji president Daniel Kim is currently in Fiji immigration custody as he has been...
Stamping out ‘local terrorism’ a high priority for PNG, says Governor Juffa
PNG Post-Courier
Northern Governor Gary Juffa has joined Papua New Guinea's police chief and the Prime Minister in calling for Papua New Guineans to lay...
Marape claims PNG has ‘no right’ to criticise abuses in West Papua
RNZ Pacific
Papua New Guinea Prime Minister James Marape has told Indonesia's President Joko Widodo that PNG has no right to criticise Jakarta over what...
Interpol ‘red notices’ against 7 Grace Road cult figures, but court orders stay
By Anish Chand in Lautoka
The High Court in Lautoka yesterday issued orders to the Fiji police and the Immigration Department not to remove four...
Palestine furious at PNG Prime Minister opening embassy in Jerusalem
RNZ Pacific
The Palestinian Authority has called the opening of Papua New Guinea's Israeli embassy in Jerusalem an "aggression" and a "violation" of international law.
In...
Rabaul hospital’s morgue out of service for five years – funding needed
By Dianne Wilson in Rabaul, PNG
As the Papua New Guinea government continues its globe trotting, the Nonga Base hospital in Rabaul, East New Britain...
NZ election 2023: ‘People power’ alliance wins pledge of 1000 new state houses a...
Asia Pacific Report
Opposition National Party deputy leader Nicola Willis was among three political leaders who made a surprising commitment at a debate last night...
Vanuatu’s Kilman warns against ‘misuse’ of freedom of speech, threats and bribery
By Doddy Morris in Port Vila
Vanuatu’s newly elected Prime Minister, Sato Kilman, has spoken out on the importance of preserving freedom of speech while...
Benny Wenda stands down as head of West Papuan liberation group
RNZ Pacific
The United Liberation Movement for West Papua (ULMWP) has declared it will now base itself in the Pacific region after years of partial...
Papuan lawyers call for impartial probe into woman killed over NZ hostage
Jubi News
The Human Rights Lawyers Association (PAHAM) Papua has demanded a "thorough and impartial" investigation into the death of Michelle Kurisi, a civilian involved...
PNG mother murdered after ‘prayer warrior’ falsely accused her as evil
PNG Post-Courier
Standing silently, the 8-year-old girl in Papua New Guinea could only watch as her mother was stripped and tortured until she succumbed to...
Indonesia responds after claim official attempted to bribe RNZ Pacific journalist
By Koroi Hawkins, RNZ Pacific editor
A Radio New Zealand journalist says an Indonesian government official attempted to bribe and intimidate him at last month's...