Yearly Archives: 2023
‘Ambitious’ French political document presented to New Caledonian parties
By Patrick Decloitre, RNZ French Pacific correspondent
Inclusive talks in Paris between France and Kanaky New Caledonia's politicians have yielded outcomes, including a French-submitted document...
PNG’s Marape makes foreign policy gaffes over Israel, West Papua
ANALYSIS: By David Robie, editor of Asia Pacific Report
Prime Minister James Marape has made two foreign policy gaffes in the space of a week...
Being homeless in PNG is a ‘death sentence’, says Moresby’s Raymond
By Theophiles Singh in Port Moresby
Living in the Papua New Guinea capital of Port Moresby without a house or a source of income is...
NZ election 2023: Raucous Northland debate crowd rails at covid, te reo Māori mentions
By Peter de Graaf, RNZ News
Northland MP Willow-Jean Prime walked into the lion's den when she took part in an election debate in Kerikeri...
Pacific, small island states slam ‘endless’ climate talks at landmark maritime court hearing
By Isabella Kaminski in Hamburg
The heads of small island states -- including four Pacific countries -- most vulnerable to climate change have criticised “endless”...
Milne Bay governor explains secret meeting with notorious PNG gang
By Melyne Baroi in Port Moresby
“I will surrender if you guarantee I will not be killed,” says Eugene Pakailasi, who took over leadership of...
NZ election 2023: Better ways than taxation to bring down living costs – Hipkins
From RNZ's Mata with Mihingarangi Forbes
Labour leader Chris Hipkins believes there are better ways to bring down the cost of housing, electricity and groceries...
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...