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Court appearance: Mosque attack survivors’ and families’ painful day
FIRST PERSON: By Katie Todd, of RNZ News, reporting outside the High Court in Christchurch
The latest chapter in the court proceedings of the accused...
Timor-Leste’s lost oil millions blamed on Australia’s ‘rip-off’
Pacific Media Centre Newsdesk
Fifteen months after a treaty pledged to usher in a “new chapter” in the relationship between Australia and neighbouring Timor-Leste, the...
$154m earmarked for development assistance in Fiji
Pacific Media Centre Newsdesk
Fiji expects a total value of Official Development Assistance (ODA) in 2019-2020 to be F$154.4 million, reports FBC News.
According to FBC's...
After the NZ massacre, survivors and activists tell different story
The Al Jazeera 101 East investigative report ... was the Christchurch mosque killer a "true lone wolf?"
Pacific Media Watch Newsdesk
Quiet, picturesque New Zealand was...
Samoa bans Elton John movie Rocketman from cinemas
By Justin Fa’afia in Apia
The Samoa Censorship Board has banned the screening of Rocketman – a biographical movie about the life of British rock...
‘Please explain’ call by hardliners over Australian police at Bougainville mine
By Chris Baria at PNG Mine Watch
The chairman of Bougainville Hardliners Group and former combatant-turned-businessman, James Onartoo, has called on the Autonomous Bougainville Government...
Marape unveils new-look PNG cabinet with reformist aims
By Johnny Blades of RNZ Pacific
Papua New Guinea's new Prime Minister James Marape has overseen a shake-up of cabinet which he says will drive...
Papuan activists dispute Indonesia’s poll numbers, claim boycott success
By Evan Wasuka on ABC Pacific Beat
It may be more than a month since Indonesians went to the polls, but the country is still...
New Caledonia anti-independence parties fear losing hold on government
By RNZ Pacific
The former president of New Caledonia's Congress, Gael Yanno, says he is worried a mainly pro-independence government will be elected next week.
Yanno...
Morrison arrives in Solomons in first visit by an Australian PM...
By Ian Kaukui in Honiara
Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison has arrived in Solomon Islands on a two-day state visit.
His trip to Honiara marks his...
Catholic among 4 Indonesian officials on alleged murder hit list
By Katharina R. Lestari in Jakarta
A Catholic was among four top Indonesian officials allegedly targeted for assassination in a plot possibly linked to post-election...
NZ Budget gives boost for Pacific education, languages and health
By RNZ Pacific
The well-being of Pacific people in New Zealand has been recognised in this year's Budget with increases in funding for the community...
PNG’s ‘power broker’ minister Marape elected 8th PM for 8 million...
ANALYSIS: By EMTV News
James Marape, Papua New Guinea's former Finance Minister and the man who led the defections that brought down the Peter O'Neill...
Thousands of NZ teachers take to streets to protest for better...
Pacific Media Centre Newsdesk
More than 50,000 New Zealand teachers - from both primary and secondary schools - walked out of classrooms across the country...
PNG Parliament erupts in chaos as Speaker rejects opposition motions
Embattled Prime Minister Peter O'Neill explains why he has gone to the Supreme Court to seek clarification on the vote of no-confidence procedure under...
Crisis? What crisis? A new PNG prime minister might not signal...
BACKGROUND: By Jonathan Ritchie of Deakin University
In recent days, Papua New Guinea’s Prime Minister Peter O'Neill has announced his resignation, failed to formally resign,...
Mixed reaction in Wallis and Futuna to Roch Wamytan’s Congress win
By RNZ Pacific
There has been a mixed response in Wallis and Futuna to last week's election of a pro-independence politician as Congress president of...
Timothy Masiu: Bougainvilleans won’t forget Chan and Sandline mercenaries
Papua New Guinea's Deputy Opposition Leader and Shadow Inter-government and Bougainville Relations Minister Timothy Masiu says the people of Bougainville are closely watching developments...
‘I’m not PNG’s acting PM,’ caretaker Sir Julius Chan tells nation
Pacific Media Centre Newsdesk
Sir Julius Chan says there has been a huge misunderstanding over yesterday’s press conference, reports EMTV News.
His comments follow a media...
Embattled O’Neill ‘handing over’ PNG’s leadership to Chan
Prime Minister Peter O'Neill steps down from the top job and hands over the reigns to Sir Julius Chan, leader of Peoples Progress Party....
Torres Strait Islanders in UN challenge over Australian climate ‘rights abuses’
By Kristen Lyons of the University of Queensland
Climate change threatens Australia in many different ways, and can devastate rural and urban communities alike. For...
PNG’s O’Neill announces he is stepping down as PM
By RNZ Pacific
Papua New Guinea's Prime Minister Peter O'Neill has announced that is resigning, citing a need for change, after weeks of unrest in...