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USP Council terminates investigation into academic chief
By Lena Reece in Suva
The University of the South Pacific Council has terminated the investigation into allegations of material misconduct against USP vice-chancellor and...
Man in 50s dies from covid-19 in NZ’s Middlemore Hospital
By RNZ News
A man in his 50s linked to the Auckland cluster of covid-19 coronavirus infections has died at Middlemore Hospital today - New...
31 prisoners escape in PNG after drunken guard falls asleep
By Jimmy Kalebe in Lae
A group of 31 men on remand have escaped from a Papua New Guinea police station holding facility in Lae...
Academics call for action over ‘racism’ allegations at University of Waikato
By Te Aniwa Hurihanganui, RNZ News Te Manu Korihi reporter
Allegations of casual and structural racism within the University of Waikato have been met with...
NZ’s cyber security centre warns more attacks likely after stock market...
ANALYSIS: By Dave Parry, Auckland University of Technology
The Government Communications Security Bureau (GCSB) has issued a warning to all New Zealand businesses to be...
NZ designates Christchurch mosque shooter as a terrorist entity
By RNZ News
The Christchurch mosque shooter has been designated as a "terrorist entity" by the New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern.
The designation under New...
Catholic group calls on Marape to repeal ‘martial law’ Pandemic Act
Pacific Media Centre Newsdesk
The Catholic professionals group has filed an application in Papua New Guinea's Supreme Court to intervene in last month's challenge on...
Police minister Kramer slams officers charging ‘illegal’ face mask spot fines
By Miriam Zarriga in Port Moresby
It is illegal for any Papua New Guinean police officer to demand spot fines from people not wearing face...
Tahiti unions threaten general strike if covid-19 rules not tightened
By RNZ Pacific
French Polynesian unions say they will hold a general strike this Thursday unless covid-19 measures are tightened.
Five unions jointly issued the warning...
PM Jacinda Ardern says NZ’s covid cases can be managed at...
By RNZ News
Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern says the New Zealand alert level system is designed to work when there are active cases at lower...
Challenges of an interpreter at the Christchurch terrorist sentencing
Pacific Media Centre Newsdesk
In the middle of the convicted mosque attack terrorist’s sentencing in New Zealand's High Court at Christchurch last week was language...
Global race to produce covid vaccines must ensure poor not left...
ANALYSIS: By Crispin Maslog
A mad race to produce a vaccine against covid-19 has begun with the world’s superpowers leading the pack. At stake are...
Bryan Bruce: A private school own goal and policy betrayal by...
COMMENT: By Bryan Bruce
Let me start by putting my education cards on the table. I think public money should fund public schools. If you...
Noumea-based NZ consul to French Pacific Bruce Shepherd dies
By RNZ Pacific
The New Zealand Consul-General to the French Pacific, Bruce Shepherd, has died.
According to Les Nouvelles Calédoniennes website, Shepherd died of a heart...
PNG and French Polynesia covid spikes continue to grow sharply
Pacific Media Centre newsdesk
Papua New Guinea and French Polynesia have reported sharply rising Pacific statistics in the covid-19 coronavirus pandemic.
National Pandemic Response Controller David...
Selwyn Manning: The sentencing of a ‘human shell’ over NZ mosque...
SPECIAL REPORT: By Selwyn Manning
Warning: This story discusses details of the 15 March 2019 Christchurch mosque massacre.
At what point in time does an atrocity...
PNG arrested ‘black ship’ believed to be linked to K1.47bn cocaine...
By Miriam Zarriga in Port Moresby
Papua New Guinean and Australian police have linked the “black ship” intercepted by the PNG Navy north of Kavieng,...
NZ mosque terrorism hero: ‘We achieved what we wanted’
By RNZ News
Warning: This story discusses details of the 15 March 2019 Christchurch mosque massacre.
A man who confronted a terrorist on the day of...
When life means life: why the NZ court had to deliver...
The attacker behind New Zealand's worst mass shooting has been sentenced to life in prison, without the chance of parole. Video: Wayne Hay, Al...
Christchurch mosque attacks: ‘Inhuman’ terrorist jailed for life without parole
By Tim Brown, RNZ News reporter in Christchurch
Warning: This story discusses details of the 15 March 2019 Christchurch mosque massacre.
The man who carried out...
Drop Western ‘mental maps’ for Asian new order, says Mahbubani
Pacific Media Centre Newsdesk
Singaporean philosopher, former diplomat and academic Professor Kishore Mahbubani has warned the world is entering a global “Asian new order” and...
Sir Julius praises ‘brave’ captain, crew of PNG navy ship in...
Pacific Media Centre Newsdesk
Papua New Guinea's New Ireland Governor Sir Julius Chan has met and thanked Captain Nathan Tai Tombe and crew of the...