APR editor
Five PNC rebels break away from O’Neill’s cabinet in shock move
By Jack Lapauve Jnr in Port Moresby
Three Papua New Guinean provincial governors and two other MPs have resigned from Prime Minister Peter O'Neill's People's...
Solomon Islands police remain on high alert in the wake of...
By Koroi Hawkins in Honiara
Police in Solomon Islands remain on high alert after Wednesday's riots which broke out across the capital Honiara shortly after...
‘Leave it up to Parliament,’ says USP academic in wake of...
By Rosalie Nongebatu, editor of Wansolwara
A Solomon Islands academic says the only body that can find a legitimate solution to his country’s current crisis...
Solomons police call for calm to counter riots after PM elected
By RNZ Pacific
Police in Solomon Islands called for calm today after rioting broke out in the capital of Honiara over the election of Manasseh...
Auckland Sri Lankan community holds vigil for terror bomb victims, survivors
Pacific Media Centre Newsdesk
About 60 people from the Sri Lankan community and human rights advocates gathered in Auckland's Aotea Square today in a solidarity...
‘We all need to act on terror’ – PM says NZ,...
By RNZ News
Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has announced that NZ and France will lead global efforts to try to end the use of social...
Jokowi’s camp ups ante against Prabowo’s ‘real count’ vote claim
By Marguerite Afra Sapiie in Jakarta
As tensions intensified between incumbent Joko “Jokowi” Widodo and challenger Prabowo Subianto over the expected results in the Indonesia...
West Papuan boycott of Indonesian election successful, says campaign
Pacific Media Centre Newsdesk
The United Liberation Movement for West Papua (ULMWP) has claimed a successful boycott of the Indonesian election on Wednesday, estimating that...
Jokowi wins second term in Indonesia, CSIS-Cyrus quick count shows
By Karina M. Tehusijarana in Jakarta
A quick count conducted by the Centre for Strategic and International Studies and Cyrus Network indicates that President Joko...
Indonesian election: ‘Our most disregarded Pacific neighbour’
By the Asia Media Centre
Up to 193 million eligible voters in Indonesia will go to the polls today, in what will be the world’s...
Vanuatu child killer given life sentence in justice for little Florence
By Richard M. Nanua and Glenda Willie in Port Vila
A Vanuatu child rapist and murderer has been sentenced to life imprisonment.
The sentence — one...
TAPOL, ETAN support Papuan case for judicial review of ‘free choice’...
Pacific Media Centre Newsdesk
TAPOL and the East Timor and Indonesia Action Network (ETAN) are calling attention to a judicial review of the “Act of...
West Papuans call for mass boycott of Indonesian elections
By Tom Stayner of SBS News
A West Papuan independence leader and Nobel peace prize nominee is calling for a mass boycott of Indonesia’s upcoming...
Bougainville plans reconciliation event for former military officers
By Clifford Faiparik
The national coordination office of Bougainville affairs (NCOBA) plans to take former senior military and police officers to Bougainville for a reconciliation...
NZ’s gun law change: ‘One of the most important pieces of...
By John Gerritsen of RNZ News
National Party MPs crossed the floor of New Zealand's Parliament to congratulate Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern, and Police Minister...
New book boosts diversity, cultural consciousness in NZ film making
By Nicola Igusa
For any film maker, their aim is to create engaging work that connects with its audience. For film makers in New Zealand...
Independent, returning MPs dominate new Solomon Islands Parliament
By Koroi Hawkins of RNZ Pacific
Independent and returning MPs dominate the line-up for Solomon Islands new Parliament with all the results in from last...
Commonwealth observer group praises Solomon Islands election
By RNZ Pacific
The Commonwealth observer group has commended the commitment of the people of Solomon Islands to participating peacefully in last Wednesday's national election.
In...
Only two women elected in Solomon Islands – no new females
By SIBC
Two women have been elected out of the 25 female candidates who contested last week's Solomon Islands general election, officials have declared.
They are...
Guam legalises recreational marijuana for ‘safer society’
By RNZ Pacific
Guam has passed a law legalising recreational use of marijuana.
Governor Lou Leon Guerrero signed off on Bill 32 on Thursday, after it...
Former PM Sogavare back for sixth term in Solomon Islands poll
By Ofani Eremae in Honiara
Former Solomon Islands prime minister Manasseh Sogavare has been returned for his sixth term in Parliament after retaining his East...
Times global university sustainability index ranks ‘creative’ AUT 16th
AUT is a strategic partner for New Zealand's Techweek19 programme next month, on May 20-26, and the only NZ university taking part. Dr Roseanne...