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Thousands of NZers share messages of hope for Muslim whānau
Pacific Media Centre Newsdesk
Thousands of New Zealanders have shared messages of hope and support for the Muslim whānau (community) in Christchurch and across the...
‘He is a terrorist – and nameless’, PM Jacinda Ardern declares...
NZ Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has vowed she will never mention the name of the man accused of killing at least 50 people in...
NZ’s Tongan community supports Muslim families
By Barbara Dreaver, 1 NEWS Pacific correspondent
Tongan community leaders have called for their people living in New Zealand to wear black this week as...
Christchurch terrorism attacks: NZ’s darkest hour – Friday, March 15, 2019
Selwyn Manning, editor of Evening Report, profiles the Christchurch atrocity that has outraged and shaken a peaceful South Pacific nation.
Out of the blue:
It was...
NZ ‘chose us to come here … to die here’, says...
By Katy Gosset of RNZ
A Syrian-born woman whose husband and son were killed in Friday's terror attacks says her family was told New Zealand...
Fiji community shaken with loss of three in Christchurch mosque attacks
By Johnny Blades of RNZ Pacific
New Zealand's Fijian community is reeling after three people from Fiji were killed in Friday's mosque attacks in Christchurch.
The...
Christchurch attacks a stark warning of toxic politics that enables hate
ANALYSIS: By Professor Greg Barton
When lives are tragically cut short, it is generally easier to explain the “how” than the “why”. This dark reality...
Keith Locke: How to combat Islamophobia, white supremacy
OPINION: By Keith Locke
It was heartwarming to be part of such a big and diverse crowd in Auckland’s Aotea Square on Saturday standing in...
Christchurch mosque shootings must end NZ innocence over right-wing terrorism
ANALYSIS: By Professor Paul Spoonley in Auckland
New Zealand police continued today to respond to events following shootings at two mosques in central Christchurch yesterday.
The...
Thousands turn out in Auckland for NZ mosque terror attack vigil
By RNZ
Thousands of people packed into Auckland's Aotea Square today for a vigil to mark yesterday's New Zealand terror attack in Christchurch.
Some held banners...
Christchurch mosque terror attacks: ‘Our gun laws will change’, says PM
Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern addresses the nation after yesterday's tragic mosque massacres in Christchurch. Video: RNZ
By RNZ
New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern says she...
‘Blood everywhere’ – 50 deaths in massacre at mosques in NZ...
By RNZ
Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has confirmed that at least 40 people have died in the terrorist attack on two mosques in the southern...
‘We haven’t known a world without climate change’ – school strikers
By Natalie Sauer in London and Rachel Waldholz in Berlin
In more than 100 countries on Friday, young people spilled out of schools and into...
Thousands of NZ students demand urgent climate action
Pacific Media Centre Newsdesk
Thousands of school students, teachers and climate advocates gathered at cities across New Zealand today to kickstart the global Strike 4...
Amnesty welcomes school climate strikes, warns ‘truant’ governments
Pacific Media Centre Newsdesk
Amnesty International today warned that the failure of governments to tackle climate change could amount to the greatest inter-generational human rights...
UPNG may get new council, says staff boycott academic
By RNZ Pacific
A new council at the university of Papua New Guinea could soon be appointed, says an academic who led last week's staff...
Humanitarian concerns grow as violent conflict worsens in West Papua
By Johnny Blades of RNZ Pacific
As the numbers of casualties and displaced people in Papua's Highlands pile up, prospects for an end to armed...
End ‘colonial mindset’ over skewed world rugby, says Samoan PM
By Lance Polu in Apia
World Rugby must adopt a “one country one national team” in world competitions as it is done in the Olympics...
NZ could be ‘innovation lab’ for climate change strategy, says planner
Pacific Media Centre Newsdesk
New Zealand has the opportunity to be a climate change “innovation lab” for the rest of the world, says an international...
Papuan residents fearful as Indonesian military buildup still grows
By Victor Mambor in Jayapura
Calm has yet to return to Nduga regency in Indonesia's Papua province where pro-independence rebels killed 19 construction workers in...
PNG faces TB crisis with 35,000 new cases each year, warns...
Businesses for Health will host a street festival in Port Moresby on March 22 to create more awareness about TB. Video: EMTV News
By Lillian...
Thousands of Indonesian women march on State Palace to mark IWD
Pacific Media Centre Newsdesk
Hundreds of women's rights activists commemorating International Women's Day yesterday gathered near the Horse Statue monument before holding a long march...