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‘New Zealand, get me off this island,’ pleads 9-year Iran refugee...
By Lydia Lewis, RNZ Pacific journalist
A second group of refugees detained in offshore Australian detention camps have arrived in New Zealand.
Four people touched down...
‘The shoes needing filling are on the large side of big’...
ANALYSIS: By Richard Shaw, Massey University
Well, no one saw that coming. For those in New Zealand relieved that Christmas was over because it means...
Fight against crime in PNG’s Oro gains momentum – 22 suspects...
By Miriam Zarriga in Port Moresby
Since the start of Papua New Guinea's Operation Stabilising Oro last month, 22 rape, murder and armed robbery suspects...
The hatred and vitriol NZ’s Jacinda Ardern endured ‘would affect anybody’
"History will judge Jacinda Ardern as a remarkable leader. She is genuinely kind and has an incredible intellect, she’s made more of a contribution...
Ardern’s resignation as NZ prime minister a game changer for 2023 general...
ANALYSIS: By Grant Duncan, Massey University
New Zealanders will have a new prime minister by February 7 and will go to the polls on October...
Wholesale change at FBC board ‘inevitable’, says academic
Presented by Nick Fogarty, ABC Pacific Beat
One of Fiji's leading media analysts says wholesale changes to the Fiji Broadcasting Corporation's board were inevitable, given the...
Four out of 10 Pacific people living in crowded homes, says...
By Lucy Xia, RNZ Pacific
Nearly 40 percent of Pacific people in Aotearoa New Zealand live in crowded homes -- almost four times that of...
Probe into officers’ actions after one person killed in West Papua...
RNZ Pacific
Police officers in West Papua will be investigated over shootings during a provincial governor's controversial arrest.
One person died after the struggle that followed...
Pile of dumped rubbish at Ihumātao sacred site in NZ as...
By Stephen Forbes, Local Democracy Reporter
Illegally dumped rubbish at Ihumātao, one of New Zealand's most archaeologically significant and indigenous protected sites, has been piling...
Namah blasts PNG government over ‘serious’ Indonesian border issues
By Gorethy Kenneth in Port Moresby
An angry tirade on Papua New Guinea and Indonesia border issues in the PNG Parliament yesterday is likely to...
Fiji minister’s assurance after military chief expresses ‘shortcut’ concerns
RNZ Pacific
Fiji's Home affairs Minister has held an urgent meeting with the nation's military chief after he expressed concern about the new People's Alliance-led...
Fears over China influence leads US to reopen Solomon Islands embassy
RNZ Pacific
Washington has announced plans to reopen the United States Embassy in Solomon Islands.
Inside the Games reports that the move is a bid to...
Owen Wilkes, the intellect behind New Zealand’s anti-nuclear stance
A new book about one of New Zealand's foremost peace activists offers insight into Owen Wilkes, the man described as the intellect behind New...
Churches grateful for ‘miracle’ on anniversary of Tonga eruption
RNZ Pacific
Churches across Tonga have commemorated the victims and the struggles endured as a result of the eruption of the Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha'apai volcano...
NZ aid worker remains missing in Ukraine – the tragedy of...
ANALYSIS: By Alexander Gillespie, University of Waikato
The humanitarian aid worker Andrew Bagshaw, who has dual New Zealand and British citizenship, has been missing in...
Rabuka clarifies on retirement savings in bid to stem Fiji’s ‘brain...
By Felix Chaudhary in Suva
The retirement age in Fiji is now 60 but people can withdraw their superannuation savings when they turn 55, says...
US to boost aid to Micronesia in exchange for broader military...
By Mar-Vic Cagurangan, editor-in-chief of the Pacific Island Times
The Federated States of Micronesia will receive more US economic assistance under the Compact of...
Tonga eruption: ‘The tsunami came, taking down electric poles, trees’
SPECIAL REPORT: By Finau Fonua, RNZ Pacific journalist
On the first anniversary of the Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha'apai volcanic eruption two men share how they survived...
A year on, we know why the Tongan eruption was so...
ANALYSIS: By Shane Cronin, University of Auckland
The Kingdom of Tonga exploded into global news on January 15 last year with one of the most...
Fiji ‘bully of the region’ under former government, claims airlines chief
By Repeka Nasiko in Suva
Fiji was regarded a bully, flexing its muscle as a selfish and arrogant player in regional forums, claims Association of...
Tonga volcano eruption: PM reflects ahead of one-year anniversary of disaster
By Finau Fonua, RNZ Pacific journalist
Ahead of the one-year anniversary of the catastrophic volcanic eruption tomorrow, Tongan Prime Minister Hu'akavameiliku Siaosi Sovaleni spoke to...
Fiji’s sugar minister condemns ‘disappearance’ of FICAC abuse allegation files
By Serafina Silaitoga in Suva
Files submitted to the Fiji Independent Commission Against Corruption (FICAC) two years ago over alleged abuse of funds by a...