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PNG opposition’s Namah calls for end to ‘martial law-like’ restrictions
Pacific Media Centre Newsdesk
Papua New Guinea's opposition has called on the government to explain the paralysing martial law type restrictions that has crippled the...
Tahiti’s Nuutania prison detects covid-19 outbreak with 20 cases
By RNZ Pacific
The covid-19 outbreak in French Polynesia has reached Tahiti's prison and infected 20 people.
The French High Commission said that after two cases...
Rotuman cultural, language group revives post-covid classes
Pacific Media Centre Newsdesk
The Auckland Rotuman Fellowship Group has celebrated relaxed covid lockdown restrictions by reviving their language and culture classes at the weekend.
Transport...
Labour support slips in new NZ poll, but could still govern...
By RNZ News
With just under three weeks until the election, Newshub's new political poll shows the gap is closing between Labour and National, but...
Whakapapa through portraiture – Taaniko Nordstrom talks to RNZ
By RNZ Saturday Morning
Former Air New Zealand cabin attendant Taaniko Nordstrom, and her sister-in-law Vienna Nordstrom, are the creative duo behind Soldiers Rd Portraits,...
PNG police minister says officers being probed for gun-smuggling, fraud
By Clifford Faiparik in Port Moresby
Retired and serving police officers in Papua New Guinea are being investigated for alleged offences such as gun-smuggling, fraud...
NFP’s Dr Prasad accuses Fiji of threatening stability of USP
Pacific Media Centre Newsdesk
National Federation Party leader Dr Biman Prasad has accused the Fiji government of threatening the long-term stability of the Suva-based regional...
Arrested ship crew deny ‘bunkering’, other marine charges in PNG court
By Miriam Zarriga in Port Moresby
Three crew members of an unnamed foreign ship intercepted by a Papua New Guinea Navy vessel near Kavieng, New...
NZ detains three German yachties in Bay of Islands for defying...
By RNZ News
Three German yachtsmen - two men and a woman - have been detained after arriving in the Bay of Islands, in breach...
University of Waikato launches taskforce to address racism
By Katie Todd, RNZ News Reporter
Academics who made allegations of racism at the University of Waikato are welcoming the outcome of an independent review.
While...
USP staff slam Fiji’s freezing of F$28m grant as holding university...
Pacific Media Centre Newsdesk
Staff of the regional University of the South Pacific have condemned the Fiji government’s “dictatorial" action in freezing a $28 million...
Survey shows many Indonesians think ‘covid doesn’t exist’ amid new spike
By Ivany Atina Arbi in Jakarta
Indonesia saw a one-day record of 4465 new covid-19 cases on Wednesday, bringing the total number of confirmed cases...
Third pastor killed in Papua this century, says church fellowship
By Benny Mawel and Budi Sutrisno in Jayapura and Jakarta
The killing of Pastor Yeremia Zanambani in Intan Jaya regency, Papua, last weekend - allegedly...
Toroama declares independence top of agenda, offers ‘olive branch’ to rivals
By Romulus Masiu in Port Moresby
Full independence will be top of the agenda pledges Ishmael Toroama, the newly elected president for the Autonomous Region...
100,000 Polynesians with covid by year’s end, warn Tahiti officials
By Michael Field
French Polynesian authorities are conceding the Pacific territory of 280,000 people will probably have 100,000 cases of covid-19 by the end of...
Fiji suspends funding grants to USP over long-standing conflict
By RNZ Pacific
The Fiji government has suspended its funding grants to the University of the South Pacific.
This comes after months of conflict at the...
Father, daughter team win seats in Bougainville general election
By The National
A father-daughter team will join the Autonomous Bougainville Government House of Representatives after winning their seats in the recent election.
Raymond Masono retained...
Bougainville president-elect Ishmael Toroama – rebel, peacemaker, farmer
ANALYSIS: By Keith Jackson
Ishmael Toroama built his reputation as a bold fighter and later a commander in the Bougainville Revolutionary Army (BRA) in its...
Ziena Jalil: Why ticking the diversity boxes keeps missing the mark
COMMENT: By Ziena Jalil
Diversity was in the spotlight last week. Te Wiki o te Reo Māori and Te Wā Tuku Reo Māori were embraced...
Bryan Bruce: Poll dancing in NZ election – the choice is...
COMMENT: By Bryan Bruce
I’ll be honest, it was a long day yesterday so I only watched the first 10 minutes of the Leader’s debate...
Count down under way for New Caledonia’s independence vote
By RNZ News
The campaign for New Caledonia's referendum on independence from France is already officially three days old with the critical vote in less...
Labour and National leaders contest debate ‘draw’ but sharply different
ANALYSIS: By The Conversation
Prime Minister and Labour leader Jacinda Ardern and National Party leader Judith Collins met tonight for the first televised debate of...