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Freeport mining boss denies assaulting lawmaker in row over smelter
By Eko Praseto in Jakarta
Freeport Indonesia director Chappy Hakim has denied assaulting a lawmaker after a hearing with the House of Representatives' Commission VII...
100 whales refloated in NZ rescue bid, but many stranded again
Many of the more than 100 whales refloated off the South Island's Farewell Spit today at high tide have become stranded again, reports Radio...
COP23 president Bainimarama to ‘reach out’ to Trump over climate
Flashback to Fiji in 2015 and the Pacific call for NZ to do more on climate change. Reporter Niklas Pedersen Video: Pacific Media Centre
By...
Vanuatu news media in uncharted territory as FOI law in force
Journalists in Vanuatu are already preparing to make Freedom of Information requests to test the governments new law.
David Robie is a professor of journalism...
PNG’s general election faces ‘limbo’ threat over preparations, says Polye
Opposition Leader Don Polye says this year’s general election in Papua New Guinea may be in limbo if the government does not help the...
Juffa demands Labour boss step down over work permit allegations
By Freddy Mou in Port Moresby
Northern Governor Gary Juffa has called on the Papua New Guinea government to sideline Labour Secretary Mary Morola, claiming...
Duma, Pok step aside in PNG’s Manumanu defence land probe
Heads roll and investigations begin over the Manumanu defence land deal. Video: EMTV
By Gynnie Kero in Port Moresby
Two Papua New Guinea cabinet ministers have...
Indonesia stands firm as Freeport mine threatens to cut production
The Indonesian government seems set to ignore threats by United States mining giant Freeport-McMoran Inc to cut production at its Papuan copper mine -...
Catholic Church blasts Duterte’s war on drugs as ‘reign of terror’
The Philippines' Catholic Church has blasted President Rodrigo Duterte's "war on drugs" for creating a "reign of terror".
In its most strongly worded attack yet...
Remember the marginalised, chief justice says on Waitangi Day
Kimiora Kaire-Melbourne and Wikitōria Day reporting for Māori Television from Waitangi.
Māori Television’s Rereātea brings you the latest news on New Zealand’s Waitangi Day 2017.
Today Kimiora Kaire-Melbourne and Wikitōria Day take you...
Australia, Indonesia strengthen cyber-security ties but West Papua ignored
Australia and Indonesia have agreed to focus on cyber-security in their fight against terrorism and transnational crimes after a meeting in Jakarta but West...
Transparency PNG chief condemns sacking of 9 whistleblowers
Reports of the sacking of nine civilian staff of Papua New Guinea's Defence Department should be of concern to all public servants and the...
Keith Locke: Israel’s anti-nuclear whistleblower more deserving of NZ citizenship
OPINION: By Keith Locke
No self-respecting country sells its passports to rich people who don’t even live there, which is why it was so bad...
PNG immigration officials whisk Iranian refugee away from media
By Freddy Mou in Port Moresby
The deported Iranian refugee who arrived in Port Moresby today from Fiji, Loghman Sawari, was whisked away by heavy...
Vanuatu police chief court case, finance ‘grey list’ pose challenges
COMMENT: By Bob Makin in Port Vila
Two big issues for Vanuatu lead today’s news and need quick resolution to restore confidence in the current administration. There are...
350.org Pacific calls on Suckling to stop ‘slap in face’ support...
The climate change advocacy group 350.org Pacific today called on Patrick Suckling, the Australian government’s Ambassador for the Environment, to immediately remove his support...
Iranian refugee detained ‘aggressively’ in Fiji, flown back to PNG
UPDATED: Loghman Sawari, the Iranian national seeking asylum in Fiji, was taken into custody today and transported to Nadi International Airport where he was...
Trump slams ‘dumb’ Obama Pacific refugee deal with Australia
Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull sidesteps questions about his reported tense phone conversation with US President Donald Trump. Turnbull adds that he stands up...
Wadan Narsey: Are there two sets of prosecuting rules in Fiji?
ANALYSIS: By Wadan Narsey in Suva
In 2016, two of Fiji’s main media organisations, the privately owned Fiji Times and state-owned Fiji Broadcasting Corporation, came...
Trump’s immigration policy has little impact on Indonesia, says Kalla
By a special correspondent in Jakarta
Indonesia, the world's largest Muslim-majority country, deplores the immigration policy issued by newly inaugurated United States President Donald Trump,...
Fiji authorities unaware as Iranian refugee slips into Nadi
An Iranian national slipped into Fiji using false documents last week and is seeking asylum after being a refugee on Manus Island in Papua...
Telecom Vanuatu sold to company with 35% Fiji government ownership
By Bob Makin in Port Vila
Amalgamated Telecom Holdings Limited of Fiji has announced its purchase of Telecom Vanuatu Ltd.
The deal still needs the approval...



























































