Pacific Media Centre
The Pacific Media Centre at Auckland University of Technology also collaborates with other Asia-Pacific media centres engaged in research and cultural production and develops cultural and research publications, building on the success of the peer-reviewed publication Pacific Journalism Review, media freedom project Pacific Media Watch and current affairs website Asia Pacific Report.
Taiwan’s Pacific allies dwindle as Kiribati follows Solomons’ China switch
By Jamie Tahana of RNZ Pacific
Taiwan suffered two major diplomatic blows in the Pacific this week with both the Solomon Islands and Kiribati severing...
Morrison’s attitude ‘neo-colonial’, says Tuvalu PM
By RNZ Pacific
Tuvalu's Prime Minister has condemned the Australian Prime Minister's conduct at last week's Pacific Islands Forum, calling Scott Morrison's attitude "unfortunate" and "neo-colonial,"...
Iwi against Ihumātao occupation social media pages shut down
By Charlotte Muru-Lanning in Auckland
Controversial social media pages belonging to the New Zealand iwi opposing the occupation at Ihumātao were shut down this morning.
The...
PNG tribal warlord surrenders to police to ‘restore peace and harmony’
Pacific Media Centre Newsdesk
An influential warlord in PNG’s Hela province has handed himself in to security forces in the wake of mass killings last...
Jokowi’s investment vision worrying environmental activists
Pacific Media Centre Newsdesk
Indonesian President Joko Widodo’s threat to pursue anyone who impedes investment has worried environmental activists who said that such actions could...
New ‘anti’ force shakes up New Caledonian political landscape
By Duke Menango in Noumea
The provincial elections last Sunday have shaken the political landscape in New Caledonia with an upheaval in the Southern province...
Five PNG ministers have now quit as O’Neill government hit by...
EMTV News reports on the latest defections from Prime Minister Peter O'Neill's government.
Pacific Media Centre Newsdesk
The latest group of Papua New Guinea MPs who...
30 arrested in Honiara post-election riots as calm returns to capital
Police say some people decided to take the law into their own hands and marched through some streets of the capital, fighting, causing public...
AUT communication studies awards – the full 2018 list
The 2018 School of Communication Studies Awards presented at last night's 2019 annual ceremony.
School of Communication Studies Award for Top Student in the Certificate...
Police guard Ponsonby mosque as ecumenical mourners mark tragedy
Pacific Media Centre Newsdesk
Hundreds of Auckland mourners shared prayers and tears today for those who lost their lives in New Zealand's double mosque attack...
Sasya Wreksono: We mourn, reflect and face up to NZ’s ‘fragment...
OPINION: By Sasya Wreksono in Auckland
In the 20 years I’ve lived in New Zealand since I was little, I’ve never felt unsafe or been...
Gallery: Global media cover historic New Caledonia independence referendum
Pacific Media Centre Newsdesk
About 100 journalists covered the historic New Caledonian independence referendum last weekend, with media from Australia, Canada, Japan, New Zealand and...
While PNG promotes APEC big money, youth are building grassroots resilience
The countdown to the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit in Papua New Guinea is well underway. As the PNG government finalises preparations for this...
40 luxury Maseratis for PNG, but little effort put into climate...
Papua New Guinea has shown unwavering commitment to next month’s Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation summit with its controversial purchase of 40 Maserati luxury sedans....
Fijian students design superheroes to challenge ‘Silence’ in comic contest
Pacific Media Centre Newsdesk
Advocacy groups have called on children and young people to defeat the "ultimate supervillain" – silence – to help end violence...
Memo NZ: ‘Get on the right side of history’ over West...
Vanuatu says New Zealand should get on the right side of history and support West Papuan self-determination. However, reports James Halpin of Asia Pacific...
Climate change advocacy calls for more ‘action’ response to Ardern’s UN...
Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern recently addressed the UN General Assembly about the reality of climate change in the Pacific, and the threat inaction holds...
Listen to Pacific ‘voices’ or climate will spark conflict, say advocates
Policy makers, academics and NGO representatives discussed the urgent issue of climate change in the Pacific, where many communities have been forced to relocate....
Draft family law progressing but more action needed on violence
New Zealand steps up campaigns through supporting non-government organisations and groups to raise awareness and groups and help support victims of domestic violence. But,...
USTKE fights for Kanak rights in defiance of ‘dishonest’ referendum
As New Caledonia’s November 4 referendum on independence approaches, both pro and anti-independence groups are ramping up their campaigns. But, as Michael Andrew reports,...
Refugees, journalist detention in Nauru ‘overshadow Pacific issues’
Support was widespread for journalist Barbara Dreaver’s detention at the Pacific Islands Forum in Nauru earlier this month. But, reports Maxine Jacobs for Asia...
Nepal’s new legal codes spark medical, media protests and divide nation
Nepal has recently updated its legal system with new civil and criminal codes. However, writes Rahul Bhattarai of Asia Pacific Report, failure to consult...
