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RNZ Pacific A New Caledonian member of the French National Assembly says a consensus needs to be found on Kanaky New Caledonia's future statute after...

RNZ Pacific An estimated 1000 people in New Caledonia joined a protest march against the French government's policies to fight the pandemic. The unauthorised march in...

By Jean Bell, RNZ News journalist New Zealand covid-19 experts are nervously observing an ever-increasing number of cases at the border, as the threat of...

By Niva Chittock, RNZ News Reporter New Zealand police are investigating an anti-vaccine protest attended by Destiny Church leader pastor Brian Tamaki. A Destiny Church spokesperson...

SPECIAL REPORT: By Ella Kelleher The violent protests which erupted in major cities across Kazakhstan over the past week, fueled by the people’s fury over...

By Rohit Deo in Suva Fiji's Ministry of Health and Medical Services has reported 1280 new covid-19 community cases since the last update on January...

Pacific Media Watch newsdesk Hong Kong independent media Stand News has announced it has shut down following the arrest last week of six current and...

Asia Pacific Report newsdesk The Papuan People's Petition -- "Petisi Rakyat Papua" -- has called on the Indonesian government to release detained human rights advocate...

By Christine Rovoi, RNZ Pacific journalist The Australian government is assisting its citizens stranded in Fiji who also claimed they were mistreated by locals --...

ANALYSIS: By Thomas Nash, Massey University The year is 2040 and Aotearoa New Zealand has reduced its greenhouse gas emissions consistent with the commitment to...

By Rappler National Artist for Literature F Sionil Jose has died in the Philippines. He was 97. His death was announced by the Philippine Center of...

RNZ News Rising covid-19 cases at the border are increasing the risk of the omicron variant spreading in Aotearoa but a leading epidemiologist says the...

By Giff Johnson, RNZ Pacific correspondent in Majuro The US Army ignored agreed-to covid prevention rules for entry into the Marshall Islands this week and...

By Josefa Babitu in Suva Fiji is bracing for a third wave of the covid-19 virus after tests have confirmed the presence of the omicron...

Asia Pacific Report newsdesk Justice and peace advocates in New Zealand have strongly criticised Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte's "horrific crackdown" on community leaders, activists, and...

By Timoci Vula in Suva Fiji parents are advised not to send their children to school today if they are not feeling well as the...

ANALYSIS: By Patrick Levo in Port Moresby In all of the meandering years in the life of Papua New Guinea, 2021, which ended on Friday...

ANALYSIS: By Gordon Campbell in Wellington Success can be its own worst enemy. If the plane doesn’t crash or the ship doesn’t sink, that doesn’t...

RNZ Pacific Pacific Island New Zealanders are now 90 percent fully vaccinated against covid-19, and a public health expert is urging them to keep up...

By Luke Nacei in Suva National Federation Party leader Professor Biman Prasad has asked if the Fiji government inquiry into the Office of the Auditor-General...

By Ian Chute in Suva Unionists and political activists are among seven prominent women who have brought a lawsuit against the Fiji government challenging new...

RNZ News As some North Island regions moved to the orange traffic light setting at 11.59pm last night, New Zealand has now found two omicron...