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RSF refers Russian strikes on four Ukrainian TV towers for ICC...
Pacific Media Watch newsdesk
Reporters Without Borders (RSF) has filed a complaint with the International Criminal Court’s chief prosecutor about Russian strikes on four radio...
PNG police arrest suspect in torture and killing of women in...
The National
A Papua New Guinean primary school teacher has been arrested for allegedly torturing a woman with a hot knife in sorcery-related violence in...
How protesters demanding ‘freedom’ from covid restrictions ignore the way liberty...
ANALYSIS: By Andrew Vonasch, University of Canterbury and Michael-John Turp, University of Canterbury
Like the many similar movements against vaccine mandates and other pandemic restrictions...
Super Rugby: Drua notch a win, and Moana Pasifika plays first...
RNZ Pacific
The Fijian Drua have made history, defeating the Melbourne Rebels 31-26 in Queensland for their first-ever Super Rugby win last night, and Moana...
‘Double standards’ claims as world reacts to Ukraine crisis, ignores Papua
By Prianka Srinivasan for ABC Pacific Beat
International media has been facing scrutiny from indigenous groups in the Pacific for the way it has been...
Australian group calls for action over UN Indonesian ‘Papuan abuses’ report
Asia Pacific Report newsdesk
A West Papuan advocacy group in Australia has appealed to Foreign Minister Marise Payne to take the cue from a new...
Anti-mandate protesters try to camp at marae – told to ‘go...
RNZ News
Small groups of anti-mandate protesters are still lingering around Wellington after being cleared out of New Zealand's Parliament precinct on Wednesday
The disparate collection...
Why legitimate criticism of the ‘mainstream’ media is in danger of...
ANALYSIS: By Sean Phelan, Massey University
One striking feature of the “freedom convoy” protests in Ottawa, Wellington and elsewhere has been the intense antagonism towards...
Political parties condemn Parliament protesters, praise police actions
By Russell Palmer, RNZ News digital political journalist
All political parties have supported a motion in Parliament to recognise the "safe restoration of Parliament's grounds"...
UN report calls for independent probe into ‘shocking’ rights abuses in...
UN News
Shocking abuses against indigenous Papuans have been taking place in Indonesia, say United Nations-appointed human rights experts who cite child killings, disappearances, torture...
Parliament protest aftermath – NZ police enter ‘significant investigation phase’
RNZ News
Police have begun a "significant investigation" into yesterday's events at the Parliament protest and say they will hold people accountable for any criminal...
Police out in force after chaotic scenes end anti-mandate protest at...
RNZ News
Police are out in force in New Zealand's capital Wellington after yesterday's massive operation to clear the illegal anti-covid public health measures occupation...
NZ Parliament grounds ‘reclaimed’: Police operation ends 23-day protest
RNZ News
The area around New Zealand's Parliament has today been the scene of a full-day ordeal of violence as police removed protesters whose behaviour...
PM Ardern denounces violence, ‘desecration’ outside Parliament
RNZ News
Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern says she is saddened and angered by protesters' actions today, and that the New Zealand Parliament's grounds have been...
60 arrests made as NZ police say some Parliament protesters have...
RNZ News
Police have made 60 arrests today as part of a pre-planned operation to remove anti-covid public health protesters from New Zealand's Parliament grounds.
Police...
The extremism visible at NZ’s Parliament protest has been growing for...
ANALYSIS: By Paul Spoonley, Massey University
It has been interesting to watch media and public commentators come to the realisation -- sometimes slowly -- that...
Ukraine crisis: how do small states like New Zealand respond in...
ANALYSIS: By Alexander Gillespie, University of Waikato
New Zealand’s official response to Russian aggression and violations of international law have so far been strong --...
Bloomfield warns over ‘tough weeks ahead’ as NZ covid cases hit...
RNZ News
Director-General of Health Dr Ashley Bloomfield says the national health system relies on New Zealanders' continued cooperation as almost 20,000 cases are announced...
PNG’s Justice Minister orders inquiry into foreign consultants status
PNG Post-Courier
Papua New Guinea's Justice Minister Bryan Kramer has confirmed that he has ordered his department -- Justice and the Attorney-General (DJAG) -- to...
Border controls: Tourists may be welcomed to NZ earlier, says Skegg
RNZ News
Epidemiologist Sir David Skegg, who along with his team has been providing advice to the New Zealand government on the covid-19 response, says...
NZ’s covid-19 response still one of the best worldwide, says health...
RNZ News
A public health expert says New Zealand's covid-19 response is still one of the best in the world, two years after the first...
Ukraine’s military is outgunned but can still inflict a great deal...
ANALYSIS: By Frank Ledwidge, University of Portsmouth
Ukraine’s ramshackle military offered no resistance to the Crimean annexation in February 2014. Since then the poorly equipped...