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Fiji reports 290 new covid cases, 8 more deaths in 24...
RNZ Pacific
Eight more people have died from covid-19 in Fiji, taking the death toll past 500.
The Fiji government also confirmed 290 new cases for...
Ex-tapol Filep Karma shocked over prosecutor’s ‘racist’ treatment of Yeimo
Asia Pacific Report newsdesk
Former Papuan political prisoner Filep Karma has also joined activists and Victor Yeimo's family along with Yeimo's lawyer who protested at...
NZ flight attendant’s journey from redundancy to leading vaccine centre
By Nita Blake-Persen, RNZ News Checkpoint reporter
A former Air New Zealand flight attendant who is now at the frontlines of Auckland's covid vaccination...
Trevor Richards: How about an apology from NZ Rugby?
COMMENTARY: By Trevor Richards
Apologies have been in the news recently.
Last month, French President Emmanuel Macron told "French" Polynesia (Ma'ohi Nui) that French nuclear testing...
Arrests, torture, beatings and jail – inside Myanmar’s daily junta reality
SPECIAL REPORT: By Phil Thornton
The military’s brutality is a daily reality for all the people of Myanmar. As Myanmar’s army prepares to deploy and...
Bloomfield says no update on how virus got into NZ community
RNZ News
New Zealand's Director-General of Health Dr Ashley Bloomfield says the country may never find out the source of the current outbreak, while Prime...
USP and Canterbury University partner for Pacific climate research
By Timoci Vula in Suva
The University of Canterbury and the University of the South Pacific are partnering in a unique research project that will...
Covid pandemic blows world off course over climate crisis, says Bainimarama
By Timoci Vula in Suva
Nearly two years since the start of the covid-19 pandemic, its global socioeconomic “headwinds” have blown many countries far off...
PNG’s ruling Pangu Pati elects first woman as national president
Asia Pacific Report newsdesk
Former Papua New Guinea radio broadcaster and tourism personality Erigere Singin has been elected as the first woman national president of...
Protest call at prosecutor’s home to demand hospital care for Yeimo
By Dwi Bowo Raharjo and Ria Rizki Nirmala Sari in Jayapura
West Papua National Committee (KNPB) diplomacy commission head Kobabe Wanimbo has appealed to the...
Ardern confirms NZ lockdown moves – drop to 53 new covid...
RNZ News
Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern says if New Zealand had not moved into lockdown, daily case numbers could have been around 550.
Cabinet has confirmed...
Leading Fiji legal advocate condemns Attorney-General over ‘tantrum’
By Jale Daucakacaka in Suva
Fiji Attorney-General Aiyaz Sayed-Khaiyum’s “petulance” has become tiresome and unnecessary, says prominent lawyer and advocate Graham Leung.
He made the statement...
New covid book exposes global media bias, racism and stigmatisation
REVIEW: By Krishan Dutta
While the covid-19 pandemic’s relentless cyclone continues across the globe wreaking havoc on economies and social systems, this book sheds light...
‘You’re not alone’, PM Ardern tells lockdown nation on mental health
RNZ News
Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern spoke at today's 1pm press conference about the importance of mental health and support services in the community during...
West spins ‘humanitarian’ tale over Afghanistan, China talks up war...
ANALYSIS: By Kalinga Seneviratne in Sydney
To cover up the humiliating defeat for the United States and its allies in Afghanistan, the Anglo-American media is...
Indonesian court orders hospital treatment for accused Papuan activist Victor Yeimo
Asia Pacific Report newsdesk
The panel of judges hearing the case against a West Papuan activist accused of treason have ordered the prosecution to prioritise...
NZ reports 82 new community covid cases – total now 429
RNZ Pacific
New Zealand has 82 new community cases of covid-19 today, the Ministry of Health has confirmed.
There was no media conference from the government...
Two children die as fire guts PNG’s national broadcaster units
By Lina Keapu in Port Moresby
Two children have died and at least six staff of Papua New Guinea's National Broadcasting Corporation lost their property...
Pacific lawyer tells of call to respect humanitarian law in Afghanistan
By Christine Rovoi, RNZ Pacific journalist
An International Criminal Court official in the Pacific is calling on all parties in the Afghanistan conflict to respect...
Who speaks for Afghans? Climate realities with the Taliban takeover
ANALYSIS: By Megan Darby
A suicide bombing near Kabul airport on Thursday added another dimension to the chaos in Afghanistan as Western forces rush to...
NZ reports 70 covid cases as Auckland faces longer lockdown
RNZ News
New Zealand's largest city Auckland faces two more weeks of alert level 4 as the the rest of the country prepares to move...
Arrested doctor claims Fiji police acted ‘irresponsibly’ over covid safety rules
Asia Pacific Report newsdesk
Arrested medical practitioner Dr Jone Hawea has claimed that Fiji police officers acted irresponsibly by not following to covid-19 safety protocols...



























































