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Yamin Kogoya: West Papua’s colonial fate – UN ‘New York Agreement’
COMMENTARY: By Yamin Kogoya
Sixty years ago today -- on 15 August 1962 -- the fate of a newly born nation-state West Papua was stolen...
Papuan advocacy group calls for New Zealand scholarship to aid students
Asia Pacific Report newsdesk
A Papuan student advocacy group has called for the establishment of a future Aotearoa New Zealand scholarship for West Papuans to...
Bougainville independence issue a ‘unity test’ for PNG, says Marape
By Gorethy Kenneth of the PNG Post-Courier in Port Moresby
Prime Minister James Marape says Papua New Guineans will be consulted on key constitutional questions...
Will Fiji’s 2022 hotly contested elections further cement democracy?
ANALYSIS: By Shailendra Singh of the University of the South Pacific
In Fiji’s politically charged context, national elections are historically a risky period. Since the...
Mark Brown confirmed as Cook Islands PM with slim grip
RNZ Pacific
The Queen's Representative in the Cook Islands, Sir Tom Marsters, has confirmed Mark Brown as the Prime Minister.
In a statement issued from Mark...
Russel Norman: Don’t be fooled by NZ greenwashing, the lack of...
ANALYSIS: By Russel Norman, executive director of Greenpeace Aotearoa
Only people power can ensure genuine enduring progress on climate and people need to know the...
PNG elections chief Sinai seeks extra extension for Southern Highlands
PNG Post-Courier
Papua New Guinea's Electoral Commissioner Simon Sinai says he will seek a further extension from the Governor-General for the return of writ for...
Ruling party in Cook Islands closer to power after gaining 2...
RNZ Pacific
The Cook Islands Party has gained two more seats following the final count of the general election, edging it closer to power.
The party,...
NZ’s first cruise ship since beginning of pandemic arrives – next...
RNZ News
The P&O Pacific Explorer has docked in at Queens Wharf in Auckland from Sydney, the first cruise ship to arrive in Aotearoa New...
SIBC chief defends ‘free’ state media broadcaster in face of tighter...
Pacific Media Watch newsdesk
The head of the Solomon Islands state-owned broadcaster has defended its role in the face of the government tightening control --...
‘Face of democracy is going to change’ in NZ, say Māori...
By Leah Tebbutt, RNZ News reporter
A number of Māori wāhine have put their hat in the ring to become mayor at this year's Aotearoa...
PNG has ‘gone to the dogs’, says lawyer calling on new...
By Concy Simon of the PNG Post-Courier
Leadership of Papua New Guinea has "gone to the dogs" represented by a rapid increase in prices of...
Uneasy Pacific makes wartime memories more important than ever
COMMENTARY: By Barbara Dreaver, 1News Pacific correspondent
Even from the grainy black and white footage of American soldiers wading towards shore while under fire, you...
Cook Islands: Navigating the rise of third party politics and a...
Cook Islands Press
By Jason Brown
Tens of thousands of Cook Islanders celebrated 57th Constitution Day events these last weeks.
Not just in the homeland, but overseas...
Marape continues his leadership in PNG with unanimous majority
By Gorethy Kenneth of the PNG Post-Courier in Port Moresby
In a historic first, the Papua New Guinea Parliament has installed Pangu Pati leader and...
As the FBI raids Mar-A-Lago, Donald Trump reaches for unconvincing historical...
ANALYSIS: By Rodney Tiffen, University of Sydney
“These are dark times for our nation”, former US President Donald Trump declared when he announced his mansion...
Marape has the numbers and keeps PNG’s top post as prime...
Asia Pacific Report newsdesk
Papua New Guinea's incumbent leader, James Marape, has been returned to the top job as the country's ninth prime minister, reports...
Māori and Pacific students ‘battle racism and tokenism’ at university
RNZ News
New research details the extent of racism, othering and tokenism faced by Māori and Pacific postgraduate students in Aotearoa New Zealand.
The paper, published...
Pacific takes impressive Games haul of 13 medals in Birmingham
RNZ Pacific
Pacific athletes have won a total of 13 medals at the Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, split among six nations.
Samoa won the region's only...
Marshall Islands loses ‘covid-free’ status with 6 cases confirmed
By Giff Johnson, editor of the Marshall Islands Journal in Majuro
The Marshall Islands lost its covid-free status yesterday when tests confirmed six positive cases...
Hope for women in PNG elections – Peter becomes lone female...
By Gorethy Kenneth of the PNG Post-Courier in Port Moresby
If there is a glimmer of hope in Papua New Guinea’s violence marred national general...
Noumea protesters demand action on domestic violence after woman is killed
RNZ Pacific
About 100 people have marched in the New Caledonian capital of Noumea to protest against what they see as government inaction to curb...