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By Robert Iroga in Honiara Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare has denied allowing the Peoples Republic of China (PRC) to establish a military base in the...

RNZ Pacific A snapshot of how the covid-19 pandemic is impacting on Pacific nations and territories today: Second Covid-19 death in American Samoa American Samoa has recorded...

Asia Pacific Report newsdesk Leaders from the three key parties in the Timor-Leste governing coalition have confirmed that are supporting the incumbent head of state,...

RNZ News New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern says there is "very little" reason for China to station military forces on Solomon Islands, describing developments...

By Hamish Cardwell, RNZ News senior journalist A covid-19 modeller says hundreds more people could die in Aotearoa New Zealand's first wave of the omicron...

By Matthew Scott of Newsroom Time is running out for a group of West Papuan students in New Zealand whose scholarships were cut -- out...

By Robert Iroga Solomon Islands opposition leader Matthew Wale has warned that the country is a young and "fairly fragile" democracy and should keep clear...

Asia Pacific Report newsdesk The West Papua National Liberation Army-Free Papua Organisation (TPNPB-OPM) has rejected peace talks with the Indonesian government if it is only...

RNZ News A covid-19 modeller is hopeful omicron hospitalisations have peaked and says at this stage New Zealand's death rate is at a comparable level...

The West Papua students who had their tertiary scholarships terminated by the Indonesian government have turned to New Zealanders for help. Video: Tagata Pasifika By...

ANALYSIS: By Joanne Wallis and Czeslaw Tubilewicz of the University of Adelaide The draft security agreement between China and Solomon Islands circulating on social media...

By Moera Tuilaepa-Taylor, RNZ Pacific manager A draft security cooperation agreement between China and Solomon Islands has been leaked on social media. The unverified document includes...

By Moana Ellis of Local Democracy Reporting A Whanganui iwi leader says the Aotearoa New Zealand government's decision to ease covid-19 measures at this time is...

On Thursday, 10 March 2022, thousands of Papuan people in the Lapago Wamena Cultural Area took to the streets to paralyse Wamena city. They...

RNZ News New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has revealed cabinet's decisions about when and how covid-19 restrictions will be eased. She said the traffic light...

Asia Pacific Report newsdesk Timor-Leste's citizens voted for a new president at the weekend, hoping the most competitive election in the history of the Asia-Pacific's...

RNZ Pacific The Samoa government has extended its alert level three lockdown for another two weeks, due to the rapid spread of the covid-19 in...

RNZ News New Zealand's Director-General of Health, Dr Ashley Bloomfield, says covid-19 case numbers have passed their peak in Auckland, the country's largest city, but...

By Craig McCulloch, RNZ News deputy political editor The Green Party says New Zealand has put its relationship with the NATO security alliance ahead of...

By Sri Krishnamurthi, RNZ Pacific digital journalist Students from West Papua have been facing a stressful time in New Zealand since the beginning of the...

By Alexander Rheeney in Apia Samoa’s total number of active covid-19 cases has increased to 196 with the government confirming 192 cases in Upolu and...

RNZ News The clamour in New Zealand to ditch vaccine passes and change the traffic light setting is poorly timed, an epidemiologist says. The number of...