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Fiji children ‘abandoned, forgotten’ by overseas workers, says counsellor
By Elena Vucukula in Suva
Children are abandoned and forgotten when a large number of Fijians leave the country for work and start new relationships...
PNG’s trade minister ‘fed up’ with Canberra, eyeing China for future
RNZ Pacific
Papua New Guinea's Trade Minister Richard Maru has complained that his country's trade deal with Australia has been skewed in Canberra's favour for...
Global tourism can thrive in PNG local communities, says Yasina Park...
By Nelson Joe in Goroka
At least a self-contained shelter is enough to attract international eco-tourists to Papua New Guinea, say tourism operators.
David Van, an...
PNG court finds Boship Kaiwi guilty over death of Jenelyn Kennedy
PNG Post-Courier
The Waigani National Court has finally handed down a ruling finding Boship Kaiwi guilty of causing the death of his wife Jenelyn Kennedy...
‘A win for all Kanak people,’ says first indigenous Harvard graduate
By Finau Fonua, RNZ Pacific journalist
New Caledonian Joe Xulue has made history by becoming the first person of Kanak heritage to graduate from Harvard...
Pasifika people using kava and talanoa to boost mental health
By Alualumoana Luaitalo, Te Rito journalism cadet
A new business initiative in Aotearoa New Zealand aims to open up conversations about the benefits of kava...
Critical D-day over Papua governor Lukas Enembe’s legal nightmare?
SPECIAL REPORT: By Yamin Kogoya
Next month, on July 10, six months will have passed since Papua's Governor Lukas Enembe was "kidnapped" and flown to...
Indonesian critic condemns draft health law as based on ‘fake paper’
By Singgih Wiryono in Jakarta
Indonesian Legal Aid Foundation (YLBHI) chair Muhammad Isnur has condemned the drafting of the Healthcare Bill (RUU Kesehatan) as "fake",...
Richard Naidu: Money, politics and fear – yet FFP’s millions still...
ANALYSIS: By Richard Naidu in Suva
It has been six months now, but I have to make a strange admission. I miss the laughs I...
West Papua’s customary region leaders back full MSG membership
Asia Pacific Report
Seven executives representing all the customary regions of West Papua have declared their support for the United Liberation Movement for West Papua...
‘I am sorry’ – Fiji Rugby admits it shortchanged women players
By Iliesa Tora, RNZ Pacific senior sports journalist
Fiji Rugby Union (FRU) has confirmed it underpaid its women rugby players and still owes them their...
O’Neill says defence pact giving US forces ‘immunity’ threatens PNG sovereignty
By Jeffrey Elapa in Port Moresby
Former Papua New Guinean prime minister Peter O’Neill says the controversial US-PNG Defence Cooperation Agreement threatens the country's sovereignty.
He...
Influenza outbreak after Mawar challenges Guam’s evacuation centres
By Rachael Nath, RNZ Pacific journalist
An influenza B outbreak has occurred at shelters housing residents who were hardest hit by Typhoon Mawar.
It has been...
I was involved in stalled talks to free kidnapped NZ pilot...
ANALYSIS: By Damien Kingsbury, Deakin University
New Zealand pilot Phillip Mehrtens has now been held hostage in West Papua for four months. Stalled attempts to...
‘We’re outgunned,’ says local PNG police chief – ‘give us firepower’
SPECIAL REPORT: By Miriam Zarriga at Wapenamanda, Papua New Guinea
Standing in the middle of the countryside, the sound of heavy gunfire is loud and...
Fiji PM Rabuka downplays ‘loyalist’ nepotism allegations
By Kelvin Anthony, RNZ Pacific lead digital and social media journalist
Fiji's Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka has played down criticism he is leading an administration...
NGOs work in ‘public interest – not foreign lackeys’, says activist...
Asia Pacific Report
A defendant in an Indonesian case of alleged defamation, Fatia Maulidiyanti, has hit back at a statement by Coordinating Minister for Maritime...
Gavin Ellis: Proof our newsrooms need a ‘second pair of eyes’
COMMENTARY: By Gavin Ellis
Own goals by two of our top news organisations last week raised a fundamental question: What has happened to their checking...
RNZ appoints panel to investigate inappropriate editing of online stories
RNZ News
RNZ has appointed a group of experts to carry out an investigation over how pro-Russian edits were inserted into international stories online.
An RNZ...
‘Mental torture’: Protesters seek freedom for detained Iran refugee
By Lydia Lewis, RNZ Pacific journalist, and Christina Persico, RNZ Pacific bulletin editor
As Australian protesters gathered outside the Brisbane detention centre calling for the...
Pacific councillors offer passionate defence of Auckland city’s assets in budget...
Local Democracy reporter Kim Meredith reflects on her observations from Auckland Council's two-day annual budget meeting last week. Following drawn out debate and Mayor...
PNG chief secretary’s complaint prompted arrest of former PM O’Neill
By Gorethy Kenneth and Majorie Finkeo in Port Moresby
The arrest of Papua New Guinea former prime minister Peter O’Neill yesterday was prompted by a...