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Tonga has been locked in a political standoff between the country's King Tupou VI and Prime Minister Siaosi Sovaleni Hu'akavameiliku which erupted into a...

By Patrick Decloitre, RNZ French Pacific correspondent One of the main components of New Caledonia's pro-independence FLNKS umbrella, the Union Calédonienne (UC), says it has...

By Vijay Narayan in Suva Army commander Major-General Jone Kalouniwai has highlighted the need for the Republic of Fiji Military Forces to "redeem itself" as...

Interview by Don Wiseman, RNZ Pacific senior journalist The man being touted by the opposition as the next leader of Papua New Guinea says the...

By Finau Fonua, RNZ Pacific journalist Fiji's Women's Minister Lynda Tabuya says the decision by the People's Alliance executive council to remove her as deputy...

ANALYSIS: By Donald Rothwell, Australian National University In an unprecedented legal development, senior Australian politicians, including Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, have been referred to the...

By Alex Bainbridge, Peter Boyle, Isaac Nellist, Jacob Andrewartha, Jordan Ellis, Alex Salmon, Stephen W Enciso and Khaled Ghannam of Green Left Thousands marched for...

Asia Pacific Report A West Papuan independence leader has called on the Dutch Parliament to support a United Nations visit to the Melanesian region ruled...

Asia Pacific Report The United Nations Security Council (UNSC) should act urgently to establish an international protection force to safeguard Palestinian civilians and ensure...

By the ABC's Fiji reporter Lice Movono and Pacific Local Journalism Network's Nick Sas in Suva Some described it as a case of looking...

By Bramo Tingkeo in Port Moresby A disturbing video has surfaced of a female, alleged to be a rape victim, attempting to jump out of...

RNZ Pacific A Pasifika health leader says high obesity rates in the Pacific are not new, but an increase in childhood obesity is concerning. A study...

Pacific Media Watch New Zealand news media came under fire at today’s Palestine solidarity rally in Auckland calling for an immediate ceasefire in the war...

Jubi News Negotiations for the release of New Zealand pilot Phillip Mark Mehrtens, who has been held captive by the West Papua National Liberation Army...

Warning: This story contains details that may be distressing to some readers. By Lydia Lewis, RNZ Pacific journalist, and Scott Waide, RNZ Pacific PNG correspondent As...

By Scott Waide, RNZ Pacific PNG correspondent, and Lydia Lewis, RNZ Pacific journalist A vote of no confidence in Papua New Guinea's Prime Minister James...

World Council of Churches Today is Remembrance Day -- marking the 70th anniversary of the largest US nuclear test detonation, Castle Bravo, which took place...

ANALYSIS: By Alexander Gillespie, University of Waikato Despite the carnage, United Nations resolutions and international court rulings, Israel's war in Gaza has the potential to...

By Don Wiseman, RNZ Pacific senior journalist The 13th Ministerial Conference (MC13) of members of the World Trade Organisation (WTO) is being held in Abu...

RNZ News The late Green Party MP Fa'anānā Efeso Collins has been remembered by his widow as an "extraordinary man" at a service in South...

RNZ News Prime Minister Christopher Luxon has designated the political wing of Hamas as a "terrorist" entity. New Zealand designated the military wing of Hamas as...

Pacific Media Watch The International Court of Justice (ICC) has held its last day of hearings examining the legality of Israel's decades-long occupation of Palestinian...