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LIVE: Greenpeace NZ’s chief warns Amazon Warrior over ‘cataclysmic’ climate change
Greenpeace NZ executive director Russel Norman speaking to the master of the Amazon Warrior. Video: Greenpeace NZ
The Greenpeace New Zealand boat Taitu has "intercepted"...
Freeport brings ‘no benefits’ to Papuan people, say Jakarta protesters
The Papuan Student Alliance (AMP) have held a joint action with the Indonesian People's Front for West Papua (FRI-West Papua] in front of the...
Iran condemns air strike on Syria – UK, Australia, NZ give...
An unidentified US Navy destroyer launching missiles at a Syrian government air base. Video: TheMozzextras
Iran has condemned a United States strike on a Syrian...
First woman to lead world’s largest indigenous people’s alliance
By Philip Jacobson in Yanjung Gusta, Indonesia
Rukka Sombolinggi has been selected as secretary-general of the Indigenous Peoples Alliance of the Archipelago (AMAN), becoming the...
‘Despicable’ Youi wins Roger Award for ‘worst transnational’ in NZ
The insurance company Youi, headquartered in South Africa and prominent in Australia, has been awarded the annual Roger Award for the “worst transnational corporation...
Indonesian islanders win struggle against Chinese mining firm
By Ryan Dagur in Jakarta
Indigenous people on a small Christian majority island in Indonesia’s North Sulawesi province are claiming victory after the government revoked...
Trump puts Indonesia on ‘cheating foreign importers’ hit list
By Anton Hermansyah, Stefani Ribka and Tama Salim in Jakarta
A week after seeing a petition against Indonesia's biodiesel, the country has seen another blow...
SAS ‘atrocity’ book authors accuse PM of allowing issue to ‘fester’
The authors of the controversial investigative book Hit & Run have accused Prime Minister Bill English of ensuring the allegations of a New Zealand...
Upgrade deadlock over Port Vila runway ends – China contract ok
By Dan McGarry in Port Vila
In a late-night teleconference with senior government officials, World Bank representatives finally acquiesced to Vanuatu’s choice of bidder for...
Indonesia’s tug-of-war: The age of pseudo-military leaders rolls on
ANALYSIS: By Johannes Nugroho (Part 2)
Following the awkward debacle of suspended military cooperation with Australia, in another maverick moment, General Gatot Nurmantyo told the...
Indonesia’s military and police locked in presidential tug-of-war
ANALYSIS: By Johannes Nugroho (Part 1)
Since its inception in 2014, President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo's administration has witnessed growing rivalry between the Indonesian Military (TNI)...
PMC students score well in AUT’s annual media awards
Pacific Media Centre affiliated students and graduates have won several prizes at the annual School of Communication Studies awards night at Auckland University of...
AUT Communication Studies Awards – the winners
School of Communication Studies award winners 2016:
School of Communication Studies Award for Top Student in the Certificate in Communication Studies: Joshua Katz
School of Communication...
Hit & Run review – a painstaking and dangerous book challenge
REVIEW: By Dr Wayne Hope
It can’t have been easy for the New Zealand Defence Force (NZDF) and their political leaders to deny the results...
Hit & Run reply: This is what a military cover-up looks...
By Nicky Hager and Jon Stephenson
The Chief of Defence Force Lieutenant-General Tim Keating presented the NZ Defence Force response to the book Hit &...
Educator calls for less ‘tick-box teaching’ and more creativity
Professor Welby Ings ... talking "disobedient thinking" at TedxAuckland in 2013, some of the ideas underpinning his new book. Video: TedxTalks
Despite being expelled from...
Church supports ‘concrete feet’ environment protest in Jakarta
The church in Indonesia has lent its weight behind an ongoing demonstration outside the presidential palace by Javanese farmers protesting against the establishment of...
Prominent opposition Indonesian journalist Ahmad Taufik dies
Prominent Indonesian journalist Ahmad Taufik has died after an illness in Jakarta. He was 51.
Taufik, known as an opposition journalist during President Suharto’s dictatorship,...
Environmental damage, social conflicts overshadow Indonesia’s palm oil future
By Ratri M. Siniwi and Muham in Jakarta
Palm oil is an important commodity for Indonesia's economy, contributing US$17.8 billion, or about 12 percent, to...
Sharon Bhagwan Rolls: Feminists face shrinking spaces at UN
COMMENT: By Sharon Bhagwan Rolls in New York
Pacific -- and global -- feminists are facing challenging times this week in New York with efforts...
Indonesia steps up fight against foreign research biopiracy
By Hans Nicholas Jong and Moses Ompusunggu in Jakarta
Though it may sound like a conspiracy theory, the Indonesian government has taken seriously allegations that...
Asia Pacific Report tribute to Teresia Teaiwa – thanks to Tagata...
Dr Teresia Teaiwa featured in a Tagata Pasifika video when winning the Manukau Institute of Technology Pacific Education Award prize at the SunPix Pacific...