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Indo-Fijian ‘listen to us’ plea to NZ over Pacific ethnicity classification
By Lydia Lewis, RNZ Pacific presenter/Bulletin editor
Fiji Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka says that as far as Fiji is concerned, Fijians of Indian descent are...
Filep Karma: A political prisoner who fought racism in West Papua
SPECIAL REPORT: By Andreas Harsono in Jakarta
In December 2008, I visited the Abepura prison in Jayapura, West Papua, to verify a report sent to...
Ratu Naiqama Lalabalavu elected as Fiji’s new president
RNZ Pacific
Ratu Naiqama Lalabalavu has been elected as the new president of Fiji, despite opposition from women's rights groups.
Ratu Naiqama was the current Speaker...
PNG pulls out of COP29 in protest over world’s ’empty promises,...
ABC Pacific and RNZ Pacific
Papua New Guinea's decision to withdraw from the upcoming United Nations climate change talks has caused concern among local environmental...
Forum troika’s visit highlights value of regionalism for New Caledonia
ANALYSIS: By Patrick Decloitre, RNZ Pacific correspondent French Pacific desk
As a three-day fact-finding mission from a group of Pacific leaders drew to a close...
Pacific leaders’ mission to Nouméa – Mapou says New Caledonia at...
By Lydia Lewis, RNZ Pacific presenter/Bulletin editor
A three-day fact-finding mission, headed by three Pacific leaders, has wrapped up in Nouméa, and New Caledonia's President...
‘Outrageous’, ‘intolerable’, ‘dangerous precedent’ – world condemns Israel’s UNRWA ban
Asia Pacific Report
The United Nations and countries across the globe have denounced Israel after its Parliament -- the Knesset -- overwhelmingly passed two laws...
‘Climate’ CHOGM success for Samoa but what’s in it for the...
COMMENTARY: By Tess Newton Cain
As CHOGM came to a close, Samoa rightfully basked in the resounding success for the country and people as hosts...
Wenda praises PNG’s Marape over ‘brave ambush’ on West Papua
Asia Pacific Report
An exiled West Papuan leader has praised Papua New Guinea Prime Minister James Marape for his "brave ambush" in questioning new Indonesian...
Pacific leaders’ troika begins New Caledonia fact-finding mission
By Patrick Decloitre, RNZ Pacific correspondent French Pacific desk
The Pacific Islands Forum (PIF) leaders' troika, along with the Fiji's prime minister, arrived in Kanaky...
Binoy Kampmark: Bitter harvests – the killing of Yahya Sinwar and...
ANALYSIS: By Binoy Kampmark
It prompted an outbreak of grim cheer in Israel. In Washington, there were similar pulsations of congratulation.
Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar was...
Kanak pastor advocates for ‘hope and ‘humanity’ as Pacific leaders visit...
By Lydia Lewis, RNZ Pacific presenter/Bulletin editor
A Kanak pastor from the Protestant Church of Kanaky New Caledonia, attending a Pacific solidarity forum in Aotearoa,...
Remote Mangcayo school among areas hit by Typhoon Kristine floods
Asia Pacific Report
A remote Filipino school in Bicol province assisted by a small New Zealand voluntary NGO has been seriously damaged by floodwaters in...
‘We have to keep pressuring Australia to do the right thing’,...
By Lydia Lewis, RNZ Pacific presenter/Bulletin editor
Tuvalu's Transport, Energy, and Communications Minister Simon Kofe has expressed doubt about Australia's reliability in addressing the climate...
UN experts ‘alarmed’ by Kanaky New Caledonia deaths as Pacific fact-finding...
By Stefan Armbruster of BenarNews
France has been criticised for the “alarming” death toll in New Caledonia during recent protests and its “cold shower” approach...
PNG bus shooting: ‘This sort of revenge killing is unheard of’
By Grace Tinetali-Fiavaai, RNZ Pacific journalist
Papua New Guinea police say 10 people have been tragically killed after a series of violent "revenge killings" along...
Prabowo takes power as Indonesian military set up new battalions – what...
ANALYSIS: By Ali Mirin
In the lead up to the inauguration of President Prabowo Subianto last Sunday, Indonesia established five "Vulnerable Area Buffer Infantry Battalions"...
Rabuka’s message to free Kanaky movement: ‘Don’t slap the hand that...
By Lydia Lewis, RNZ Pacific presenter/Bulletin editor
Fiji Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka is cautioning New Caledonia's local government to "be reasonable" in its requests from...
‘We’ll be talking about the future of negotiations’, says Rabuka on...
By Susana Suisuiki, RNZ Pacific journalist in Apia
Fiji Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka says he will take a back seat in the upcoming Pacific leaders'...
NZ’s Labour calls on other cities to follow Israel boycott lead
Asia Pacific Report
New Zealand's opposition Labour Party has backed Christchurch City Council and called for other cities to block business with firms involved in...
Indonesia to offer ‘amnesty’ for West Papuans contesting Jakarta’s rule
The National, PNG
Indonesia will offer amnesty to West Papuans who have contested Jakarta's sovereignty over the Melanesian region resulting in conflicts and clashes with...
King Charles arrives in Samoa for ‘resilient environment’ CHOGM
By Susana Suisuiki, RNZ Pacific journalist in Apia
King Charles III and his wife Queen Camilla have landed in Apia, Samoa.
The monarch has been greeted...
