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West Papuan boycott of Indonesian election successful, says campaign
Pacific Media Centre Newsdesk
The United Liberation Movement for West Papua (ULMWP) has claimed a successful boycott of the Indonesian election on Wednesday, estimating that...
Jokowi wins second term in Indonesia, CSIS-Cyrus quick count shows
By Karina M. Tehusijarana in Jakarta
A quick count conducted by the Centre for Strategic and International Studies and Cyrus Network indicates that President Joko...
Indonesian election: ‘Our most disregarded Pacific neighbour’
By the Asia Media Centre
Up to 193 million eligible voters in Indonesia will go to the polls today, in what will be the world’s...
Vanuatu child killer given life sentence in justice for little Florence
By Richard M. Nanua and Glenda Willie in Port Vila
A Vanuatu child rapist and murderer has been sentenced to life imprisonment.
The sentence — one...
TAPOL, ETAN support Papuan case for judicial review of ‘free choice’...
Pacific Media Centre Newsdesk
TAPOL and the East Timor and Indonesia Action Network (ETAN) are calling attention to a judicial review of the “Act of...
West Papuans call for mass boycott of Indonesian elections
By Tom Stayner of SBS News
A West Papuan independence leader and Nobel peace prize nominee is calling for a mass boycott of Indonesia’s upcoming...
Bougainville plans reconciliation event for former military officers
By Clifford Faiparik
The national coordination office of Bougainville affairs (NCOBA) plans to take former senior military and police officers to Bougainville for a reconciliation...
NZ’s gun law change: ‘One of the most important pieces of...
By John Gerritsen of RNZ News
National Party MPs crossed the floor of New Zealand's Parliament to congratulate Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern, and Police Minister...
New book boosts diversity, cultural consciousness in NZ film making
By Nicola Igusa
For any film maker, their aim is to create engaging work that connects with its audience. For film makers in New Zealand...
Independent, returning MPs dominate new Solomon Islands Parliament
By Koroi Hawkins of RNZ Pacific
Independent and returning MPs dominate the line-up for Solomon Islands new Parliament with all the results in from last...
Commonwealth observer group praises Solomon Islands election
By RNZ Pacific
The Commonwealth observer group has commended the commitment of the people of Solomon Islands to participating peacefully in last Wednesday's national election.
In...
Only two women elected in Solomon Islands – no new females
By SIBC
Two women have been elected out of the 25 female candidates who contested last week's Solomon Islands general election, officials have declared.
They are...
Guam legalises recreational marijuana for ‘safer society’
By RNZ Pacific
Guam has passed a law legalising recreational use of marijuana.
Governor Lou Leon Guerrero signed off on Bill 32 on Thursday, after it...
Former PM Sogavare back for sixth term in Solomon Islands poll
By Ofani Eremae in Honiara
Former Solomon Islands prime minister Manasseh Sogavare has been returned for his sixth term in Parliament after retaining his East...
Times global university sustainability index ranks ‘creative’ AUT 16th
AUT is a strategic partner for New Zealand's Techweek19 programme next month, on May 20-26, and the only NZ university taking part. Dr Roseanne...
Ramzy Baroud: Can Christchurch heal our collective wounds?
OPINION: By Ramzy Baroud
I visited the city of Christchurch on May 23, 2018, as part of a larger speaking tour in New Zealand that...
Campaign ‘blackout’ in force ahead of Solomon Islands election
By RNZ Pacific
With less than 24 hours to go before polling booths open for the Solomon Islands election tomorrow, RNZ Pacific's reporter in Honiara,...
Former PM Morauta accuses Australia of ‘whitewashing’ PNG poll rigging
By Keith Jackson
Former Papua New Guinea prime minister Sir Mekere Morauta has strongly criticised “foreign governments and organisations”, singling out Australia, for their assessments...
‘I still have trust in Indonesian military,’ Jokowi tells Prabowo
Pacific Media Centre Newsdesk
Presidential candidate Joko “Jokowi” Widodo has shrugged off a concern expressed by challenger Prabowo Subianto, who questioned the capability of the...
Mosque atrocity remembrance service calls for ‘love, solidarity’ to continue
Fifty Kowhai Intermediate School children sing the waiata at the remembrance service in Eden Park rugby stadium in Auckland today. Video: Del Abcede/PMC
By Amy...
Pacific value of ‘one family’ lost on Indonesian government
A West Papuan academic's response to the Indonesian Foreign Affairs Minister’s opinion article in The Jakarta Post.
ANALYSIS: By Yamin Kogoya
Lst Thursday, The Jakarta Post...
Violence in Papua must end before talks, says NZ Foreign Minister
By RNZ Pacific
New Zealand's Foreign Minister, Winston Peters, has called for an end to violence in Indonesia's Papua province.
Peters was responding to a letter...