Yearly Archives: 2025

By Caleb Fotheringham, RNZ Pacific journalist Australia's plan to recruit from Papua New Guinea for its Defence Force raises "major ethical concerns", according to the...

PROFILE: By Alu J Kalinoe At Papua New Guinea's Post-Courier, our senior journalists often operate in the shadows, yet their courageous efforts are often overlooked...

Pacific Media Watch Barely hours after being guest speaker at the University of the South Pacific's annual World Press Freedom Day event this week, Fiji...

Asia Pacific Report The New Zealand Māori Council and Palestine Solidarity Network Aotearoa made a high profile appeal to Foreign Minister Winston Peters over Gaza...

By Patrick Decloitre, RNZ Pacific correspondent French Pacific Desk After three solid days of talks in retreat mode, New Caledonia's political parties have yet to...

EDITORIAL: The Financial Times editorial board After 19 months of conflict that has killed tens of thousands of Palestinians and drawn accusations of war crimes...

Pacific Media Watch The author of the book Eyes of Fire, one of the countless publications on the Rainbow Warrior bombing almost 40 years ago...

Talamua Online News Samoa has dropped in its media and information freedom world ranking from 22 in 2024 to 44 in 2025 in the latest...

Pacific Media Watch To mark the release of the 2025 World Press Freedom Index, Reporters Without Borders (RSF) partnered with the agency The Good Company...

By Losirene Lacanivalu, of the Cook Islands News A leading Cook Islands environmental lobby group is hoping that the Cook Islands government will speak out...

By Anish Chand Entities and individuals that thrived under the previous government with public relations contracts now want to be part of the media or...

RNZ Pacific The head of Fiji's prison service has been caught on camera involved in a fist fight that appears to have taken place at...

ANALYSIS: By Matthew Ricketson, Deakin University and Andrew Dodd, The University of Melbourne Among the many lessons to be learnt by Australia's defeated Liberal-National coalition...

By Kalafi Moala in Nuku'alofa On this World Press Freedom Day, we in the Pacific stand together to defend and promote the right to freedom...

By Michelle Curran of Pasifika TV World Press Freedom Day is a poignant reminder that journalists and media workers are essential for a healthy, functioning...

Pacific Media Watch An international NGO seeking to deliver humanitarian aid to Gaza by sea says it has been in talks with Malta’s government about...

By Teuila Fuatai, RNZ Pacific senior journalist Nauru's ambition to commercially mine the seabed is likely at risk following President Donald Trump's executive order last...

Australia (ranked 29th) and New Zealand (ranked 16th) are cited as positive examples by Reporters Without Borders in the 2025 World Press Freedom Index...

World Media Freedom Day reflections of a protester Yesterday, World Media Freedom Day, we marched to Television New Zealand in Tāmaki Makaurau Auckland to deliver...

By Anish Chand in Suva Fiji Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka has paid tribute to all those working the media industry in his message to mark...

Asia Pacific Report About 1000 pro-Palestinian protesters marked World Press Freedom Day -- May 3 -- today by marching on the public broadcaster Television New...

Asia Pacific Report A human rights agency has called for an investigation into the drone attacks on the Gaza Freedom Flotilla aid ship Conscience with...