APR editor
Violence against children in Fiji costs nation $460m, says Unicef study
By Repeka Nasiko in Suva
Violence against children in Fiji is estimated to have cost the country F$460 million, or more than 4 percent of...
PSNA condemns NZ welcome for ‘genocidal’ Israeli tourists while no humanitarian...
Asia Pacific Report
A New Zealand advocacy group for Palestine has condemned the government for refusing to provide humanitarian visas for Palestinians with family in...
Tonga’s PM Hu’akavameiliku throws in the towel – behind the timeline
COMMENTARY: By Lopeti Senituli in Nuku'alofa
In a highly anticipated session of the Tongan Parliament to debate and vote on the second vote of no...
Vanuatu becomes first country to partner with new UN climate loss...
By Anita Roberts in Port Vila
Vanuatu has reaffirmed its global leadership in climate action as the first country to launch a technical assistance programme...
West Papuan leader praises People’s Tribunal ruling as proof of ‘need...
Asia Pacific Report
A leader of a major West Papuan political movement has praised the recent judgment of the Permanent People's Tribunal on the Melanesian...
Syria crisis: Fijian peacekeepers ‘secure and accounted for’ amid tensions
RNZ Pacific
Fijian peacekeepers in the Middle East "are secure and accounted for," the country's Defence and Veteran Affairs Minister Pio Tikoduadua confirmed today.
Tikoduadua said...
Tonga’s Speaker confirms new PM to be chosen on Christmas Eve
RNZ Pacific
Parliamentarians in Tonga will meet on Christmas Eve to select the kingdom's new prime minister, Speaker of the House Lord Fakafanua has confirmed.
He...
‘Teary-eyed’ Tongan PM resigns ahead of no-confidence vote
RNZ Pacific
Tongan Prime Minister Hu'akavameiliku Siaosi Sovaleni has resigned, the Tongan Parliament Office has confirmed.
Hu'akavameiliku resigned in Parliament today, ahead of the no confidence...
Cook Islands seeks ‘decolonisation’ of international law at ICJ
RNZ Pacific
The Cook Islands has used its first-ever appearance at the International Court of Justice (ICJ) to advocate for the "decolonisation" of international law.
While...
Panguna human rights report fuels Bougainville demands for Rio Tinto-funded mine...
By Stefan Armbruster in Brisbane
The first large-scale environmental impact assessment of Rio Tinto’s abandoned Panguna mine in Papua New Guinea has found local communities...
PNG’s Parkop tells exiled Papuans ‘don’t lose hope – keep up...
Asia Pacific Report
Governor Powes Parkop of Papua New Guinea's capital Port Moresby has appealed to West Papuans living in his country to carry on...
Amnesty International doubles down on Israeli Gaza ‘genocide, atrocities’ report at...
Asia Pacific Report
Amnesty International officials at a rally in Auckland today doubled down on their global report this week accusing Israel of genocide and...
Alumni group slams USP’s failure to release council meeting outcomes
RNZ Pacific
A group of concerned alumni of the University of the South Pacific has called the regional institution's delay in releasing the outcomes of...
Palau’s president invites Trump to visit Pacific to see climate crisis...
By Lydia Lewis, RNZ Pacific presenter/Bulletin editor
Palau's President Surangel Whipps Jr is inviting US President-elect Donald Trump to "visit the Pacific" to see firsthand...
Israel has ‘unleashed hell and destruction’ in Gaza genocide, says Amnesty...
Asia Pacific Report
Amnesty International’s research has found sufficient basis to conclude that Israel has committed and is continuing to commit genocide against Palestinians in...
How Jeton Anjain planned the Rongelap evacuation – new Rainbow Warrior...
REVIEW: By Giff Johnson in Majuro
As a prelude to the 40th anniversary of the evacuation of Rongelap Islanders to Mejatto Island in Kwajalein in...
Nelson City Council joins NZ local bodies voting to sanction Israel
Asia Pacific Report
New Zealand's Palestine Solidarity Network Aotearoa (PSNA) has congratulated the Nelson City Council on its vote today to boycott companies which trade...
Northern Marianas leaders meet Taiwan President Lai Ching-te in Guam
By Mark Rabago, RNZ Pacific Commonwealth of the Northern Marianas correspondent
Northern Marianas Governor Arnold Palacios and Senator Celina Babauta have travelled to Guam to...
What the fall of the French government means for New Caledonia
By Patrick Decloitre, RNZ Pacific correspondent French Pacific desk
As French Prime Minister Michel Barnier's government has fallen to a motion of no confidence just...
This year, Arab-American political power came to the fore over Gaza
ANALYSIS: By Rami G Khouri
One of the major political developments in the United States that has got little attention in the wake of the...
Climate justice: Action groups livid over Australia’s submission at ICJ
ABC Pacific
Australia's government is being condemned by climate action groups for discouraging the International Court of Justice (ICJ) from ruling in favour of a...
Climate justice: Vanuatu’s landmark case at ICJ seeks to hold polluting...
RNZ Pacific
Vanuatu's special envoy to climate change says their case to the International Court of Justice (ICJ) is based on the argument that those...