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One million New Zealanders celebrate te reo Māori at the same...
RNZ's Meriana Johnsen speaks to Te Taura Whiri i te reo Māori chair Rawinia Higgins as part of the Māori Language Moment.
By Meriana Johnsen,...
‘Be vigilant’ pleads PNG police chief as woman dies from covid...
Pacific Media Centre Newsdesk
A woman has died of the covid-19 coronavirus in Papua New Guinea, becoming the sixth fatality from the deadly virus in...
Harnessing power of trendy teens ‘a key for language revitalisation’
By AUT News
Teenage trendsetters are one of the keys to sustainable language revitalisation and points to an unlikely source of inspiration – the Korean...
Former BRA commander again leading in Bougainville presidential contest
By RNZ Pacific
Former Bougainville Revolutionary Army commander, Ishmael Toroama, is starting to build a substantial lead after count 206 in the presidential vote.
With counting...
Sogavare reassures Solomon Islands on health of 6 covid positive students
By Robert Iroga in Honiara
Solomon Islands Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare today has reassured the nation and parents of six students who have tested positive...
Auckland mayor Phil Goff slams rash of ‘obnoxious lies’ over covid
By RNZ News
Auckland Mayor Phil Goff says people in the city are, by and large, following the rules and prosecution shouldn't be ruled out...
Raivet now in contention as vote count progresses in Bougainville
By RNZ Pacific
Thomas Raivet has roared into contention as the Bougainville presidential vote count continues while former rebel military leader Ishmael Toroama retains the...
Looking at the realities of Pacific food security – in Tongan
The Tongan video in the AUT Pacific language series.
By AUT News
The Tonga episode in Auckland University of Technology’s Pacific language video series – Adapting...
Audit report slams ‘flawed’ PNG health management, ‘extravagant lifestyles’
By Rebecca Kuku in Port Moresby
Flaws in Papua New Guinea's public health system and the medicine supply chain are because of poor management in...
NZ churches with US links blamed for spreading covid-19 misinformation
By Anusha Bradley, RNZ News reporter
New Zealand churches with US links are being blamed for spreading covid-19 misinformation.
Health Minister Chris Hipkins has said some...
PNG murder case against alleged killer of Jenelyn Kennedy delayed again
By Boura Gorukila in Port Moresby
A Papua New Guinea court has given police three more weeks to submit their evidence against Bosip Kaiwi, who...
New covid-19 cases in Tahiti raises tally to 820 – 6...
By RNZ Pacific
French Polynesia has recorded another 47 covid-19 cases, raising the tally to 820.
Health officials report that 758 of them were recorded since...
Rogue PNG police spray senior officer’s home with bullets in Father’s...
By Miriam Zarriga in Port Moresby
A man is in Papua New Guinea police custody and investigations are underway after the home of a senior...
NZ reports surge in positive covid-19 cases returning from India
By Charlotte Cook, RNZ News journalist
New Zealand health authorities have reported a surge in the number of people returning to the country from India...
Indria Fernida: Long road to see justice over Munir’s murder
By Indria Fernida in Jakarta
Yesterday, 16 years ago, Munir Said Thailb, a defender of human rights, was murdered with arsenic poison aboard a Garuda...
Farewell, Papa Joe – a Pacific beacon of calm and wise...
TRIBUTE: Dr Collin Tukuitonga farewells his mentor, Dr Joe Williams, who died on Friday night after a battle with covid-19.
I have a lot for...
Former Cook Islands PM dies in Auckland from coronavirus
By Rashneel Kumar in Avarua
Former Cook Islands Prime Minister Dr Joe Williams died last night after a battle with coronavirus.
He was 82.
Dr Williams,...
Australian officials admit Pacific ‘grand compact’ idea probe – NZ deal...
By Kaniva News
Senior officials from Australia’s Foreign Affairs Department have admitted they are investigating the concept of a “grand compact” with some small Pacific...
USP Council terminates investigation into academic chief
By Lena Reece in Suva
The University of the South Pacific Council has terminated the investigation into allegations of material misconduct against USP vice-chancellor and...
Man in 50s dies from covid-19 in NZ’s Middlemore Hospital
By RNZ News
A man in his 50s linked to the Auckland cluster of covid-19 coronavirus infections has died at Middlemore Hospital today - New...
31 prisoners escape in PNG after drunken guard falls asleep
By Jimmy Kalebe in Lae
A group of 31 men on remand have escaped from a Papua New Guinea police station holding facility in Lae...
Academics call for action over ‘racism’ allegations at University of Waikato
By Te Aniwa Hurihanganui, RNZ News Te Manu Korihi reporter
Allegations of casual and structural racism within the University of Waikato have been met with...