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Abandoned West Papuan students in NZ welcome immigration news
Asia Pacific Report newsdesk
West Papuan students stranded in Aotearoa New Zealand by an abrupt cancellation of their Indonesian government scholarships earlier this year while...
‘We don’t do Russians,’ says Fiji health minister over super yacht...
By Anish Chand in Lautoka
“We don’t do Russians.” This was the response from Fiji's Health Minister Dr Ifereimi Waqainabete when asked about the...
NZ moves to orange: Experts respond to change in traffic light...
RNZ News
Covid-19 restrictions for all of New Zealand will ease from midnight tonight but a leading epidemiologist says the country is divided over its...
Damning Black Ferns rugby report not a surprise to anyone, say...
By Eleisha Foon and Susana Suisuiki, RNZ Pacific journalists
Māori and Pasifika female rugby players and advocates are asking to not be an afterthought.
Māori/Pasifika community...
Young women ‘traded for votes’ in PNG, elections consultation told
By Marjorie Finkeo in Port Moresby
Allegations of young women being traded for votes in several parts of the Highlands region during Papua New Guinea's...
Fiji ministers ‘held on tight leash’ – afraid to speak up,...
By Pekai Kotoisuva in Suva
Some Fiji government ministers are “held on a tight leash” and afraid to make open ended statements in public, claims...
‘Don’t vote for money, relatives or cargo,’ warns PNG’s Marape
PNG Post-Courier
Prime Minister James Marape has called on Papua New Guineans not to vote for “money, relatives or cargo” in the country's 2022 general...
NZ Defence Force confident ‘ageing’ Hercules aircraft can cope with Europe...
RNZ News
Commander of Joint Forces Jim Gilmour says he is confident New Zealand's Hercules fleet will be up to the task as 50 Defence...
Humanitarian group slams plan to divide Papua after draft law approved
Asia Pacific Report newsdesk
The Humanitarian Coalition for Papua says that the unilateral creation of three new provinces in Papua by the Indonesian central government...
Why The Conversation will focus on policy over personality in Australian...
COMMENTARY: By Misha Ketchell, The Conversation
The bell has been rung, the shadow campaign is now official, and Australia heads to the polls on May...
PNG police chief demands covid-19 emergency funding reports from UN
PNG Post-Courier
Papua New Guinea's Police Commissioner David Manning -- who is also head of the country's Covid-19 National Control Centre -- has placed United...
Economic sanctions still best way to pressure Russia, says Ardern
RNZ News
Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern says expelling the Russian ambassador remains an option, but it would not have the most impact of the actions...
‘No 8 wire mentality’ used in New Zealand aid effort in...
RNZ News
A New Zealand aid worker in Kyiv says the ReliefAid group he leads was one of the first to provide food in the...
Vaccine resistance has its roots in negative childhood experiences, major NZ...
ANALYSIS: By Richie Poulton, University of Otago; Avshalom Caspi, Duke University, and Terrie Moffitt, Duke University
Most people welcomed the opportunity to get vaccinated against...
A martial law ghost of the dark years – is history...
COMMENTARY: By Pacific Island Times publisher Mar-Vic Cagurangan
I remember that day — February 25, 1986. I was then a teenager. My family stood outside...
French Pacific readies for presidential election as Macron seeks second term
By Walter Zweifel, RNZ Pacific reporter
As the French Pacific is gearing up for Sunday's first round of the French presidential election, incumbent President Emmanuel...
‘It was clear sharing information was key,’ says resigned NZ public...
RNZ News
Aotearoa New Zealand's outgoing Director of Public Health says the quick sharing of scientific information and the widespread use of masks have both...
Vodafone in new ‘price cutting’ bid for PNG’s mobile phone market
By Melisha Yafoi in Port Moresby
Vodafone has made its entry back into the Papua New Guinea market as Digitec-Vodafone to operate as the third...
Health chief’s resignation: ‘He felt the pressure along with the rest...
By Rowan Quinn, RNZ News health correspondent
Health workers in Aotearoa New Zealand are thanking Director-General of Health Dr Ashley Bloomfield for his work stopping...
John Minto: Bucha – the Russian army’s Fallujah. Justice needed for...
COMMENTARY: By John Minto
The discovery of many civilian bodies lying dead in the Ukrainian city of Bucha this week has brought out more Western...
Leaked memo raises questions over NZ Health Ministry’s daily covid-19 cases
By Stephen Forbes, Local Democracy reporter
A leading epidemiologist says Aotearoa New Zealand has no idea how many community cases of covid-19 there are in...
NZ’s Director-General of Health Ashley Bloomfield to step down from role
RNZ News
Aotearoa New Zealand's Director-General of Health Dr Ashley Bloomfield -- the man who has tirelessly steered the country's covid-19 pandemic response for the...