Yearly Archives: 2024

The National Papua New Guinea's Police Commissioner David Manning has declared emergency orders to safeguard infrastructure and residents in Porgera due to escalating law and...

COMMENTARY: By David Robie Vietnam’s famous Củ Chi tunnel network was on our bucket list for years. For me, it was for more than half a...

By Miriam Zarriga in Port Moresby Women, girls, the elderly, and young boys have rushed to pack any vehicle they could as they escaped heavy...

COMMENTARY: By Laurens Ikinia in Jakarta Pope Francis has completed his historic first visit to Southeast Asian and Pacific nations. The papal apostolic visit covered Indonesia,...

Pacific Media Watch A month before the anniversary of the death of photojournalist Issam Abdallah -- killed by an Israeli strike while reporting in southern...

COMMENTARY: By John Minto You could be forgiven if you missed the recent International Court of Justice (ICJ) advisory opinion that Israel’s long-standing occupation of...

SPECIAL REPORT: By Te Aniwaniwa Paterson of Te Ao Māori News West Papuan independence advocate Octovianus Mote is in Aotearoa New Zealand to win support...

By Harry Pearl Restrictions on journalists covering an upcoming summit of Commonwealth nations in Samoa are “ridiculous” and at odds with a government that purportedly...

EDITORIAL: The Samoa Observer editorial board The Samoan government’s attempt to control the media for the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting is a slap across...

Pacific Media Watch Two open letters on the genocidal Israeli war against Palestine sent to The Press for publication have been ignored in the continued...

By Anusha Bradley, RNZ investigative reporter A Hamilton couple convicted of exploiting Pacific migrants have had their convictions quashed after the New Zealand's Court of...

By Scott Waide, RNZ Pacific PNG correspondent Papua New Guinea's Prime Minister James Marape has successfully thwarted a vote of no confidence after 75 MPs...

Asia Pacific Report The Victorian Greens have demanded an independent inquiry into Australian police tactics and alleged excessive use of force today against antiwar protesters...

With similar Israel divestment motions having been passed at City of Sydney and Canterbury/Bankstown Councils, many had expected the motion to pass in what...

By Patrick Decloitre, RNZ Pacific correspondent French Pacific desk New Caledonia's domestic carrier Air Calédonie is set to launch a biweekly international connection to neighbouring...

Student Justice for Palestine Pōneke After almost a year of consistent pressure from the student body, the Victoria University of Wellington (VUW) Foundation has announced...

COMMENTARY: By Binoy Kampmark in Melbourne Between tomorrow and Friday, the Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre (MCEC) will host a weapons bazaar that ought to...

ANALYSIS: By Patrick Decloitre, RNZ Pacific correspondent French Pacific desk Another church has been set alight in New Caledonia, confirming a trend of arson which...

Asia Pacific Report Officials in the United States have said that Washington still does not “know with full certainty what transpired” when a US citizen...

By Efe Özkan Pro-Palestinian anti-war activists in Australia have protested in Melbourne, disrupting a defence expo set to open on Wednesday. Protesters gathered yesterday in...

COMMENTARY: By Belén Fernández In July 2014, shortly after the kickoff of Israel’s “Operation Protective Edge” in the Gaza Strip -- a 51-day affair that...

By Caleb Fotheringham, RNZ Pacific journalist The Fiji government is backing the appointment of the country's new anti-corruption chief who was under investigation by the...