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‘Decolonisation must continue’, says Kanak independence campaigner
By Walter Zweifel, RNZ Pacific reporter
France has been warned against attempts to abandon the New Caledonian decolonisation process pursued for more than two decades.
A...
Fun, community activism and Rotuman language on the airwaves
Asia Pacific Report
Pacific Media Network broadcaster and community activist Ernestina Maro (left) and Auckland Rotuman Fellowship Group chair Rachael Mario share the microphone to...
Indonesia sends disaster aid supplies to Vanuatu – warning over West...
RNZ Pacific
Indonesia has sent 30 tonnes of relief supplies to aid the Vanuatu government's recovery efforts post three major natural disasters earlier this year.
The...
Heavy rain, thunderstorms spark local emergency in Auckland
RNZ News
A state of local emergency has been declared in Aotearoa New Zealand's largest city Auckland today as heavy rain and thunderstorms affect the...
French Polynesia’s economy on ‘good path’, says Paris-based institute
By Walter Zweifel, RNZ Pacific reporter
The French Polynesian economy has been given a positive assessment in the aftermath of the covid-19 pandemic by the...
Viktor Yeimo denounces Jakarta’s ‘systemic racism’ in Papua in his treason...
Jubi News
A West Papuan leader, defending himself against treason charges, has denounced "systemic racism" by Indonesian authorities in the Melanesian region in a court...
‘Time is right for reconciliation’ – Fiji’s Methodist Church seeks to...
By Rachael Nath, RNZ Pacific journalist
The Methodist Church of Fiji is seeking forgiveness from the descendants of Indian indentured labourers, or Girmitiyas, for the...
Rotuman communities in NZ celebrate their language week 2023
Asia Pacific Report
Rotuman people and communities in Aotearoa New Zealand launched their Rotuman Language Week 2023 celebrations yesterday.
The event by the NZ Rotuman Collective...
NZ’s winter health plan fails to stem shortages, burnout, say frontline...
By Stephen Forbes, Local Democracy Reporter
Te Whatu Ora's new winter health plan fails to address workforce shortages and staff burnout in Aotearoa New Zealand,...
WHO covid-19 status changed but still NZ’s infectious ‘number one killer’
RNZ News
The World Health Organisation's decision to remove covid-19 as a global health emergency is the right move, epidemiologist Professor Michael Baker says.
The organisation...
Why Australia and NZ could become republics – and stay in...
ANALYSIS: By James Mehigan, University of Canterbury
The coronation of King Charles III is an ideal time for Australia and New Zealand to take stock...
‘We’re still being dawn raided’, Tongan leader tells emotional public meeting
RNZ Pacific
A meeting has been held in Auckland between the New Zealand government and those who lived through dawn raids past and present.
The meeting...
Pacific media freedom: The day the Fiji police arrested me at...
By Serafina Silaitoga in Labasa, Fiji
It was a typical Sunday morning on August 10, 2008, as I enjoyed breakfast with the family, lots of...
Fiji prosecutor drops charges against PM Rabuka, ex-PM Bainimarama
By Talebula Kate in Suva
Fiji's Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions will not lay charges against Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka and former prime...
‘We stand with you’ – Pacific overstayers called to speak out
By Lydia Lewis, RNZ Pacific journalist
The use of "dawn raid" tactics have trampled on Immigration NZ's "very special relationship" with the Pacific communities, says...
PNG warns foreigners to respect laws as businessman Pang blacklisted, deported
By Miriam Zarriga in Port Moresby
Papua New Guinea has deported controversial Australian businessman Jamie Pang.
Surrounded by Immigration and Citizenship Authority officials and police, Pang...
PNG politician orders police to ‘shoot to kill’ drug runners along...
PNG Post-Courier
North Fly MP James Donald has ordered Papua New Guinean police to shoot to kill drug and gun runners along the Indonesian border.
Donald...
Pacific journalists around region mark progress but warn of new risks
By Finau Fonua, RNZ Pacific journalist
World Press Freedom Day has been marked by journalists around the world, including the Pacific.
Launched by the United Nations...
Tahiti disaster expected to be called after Teahupo’o village flooded
By Caleb Fotheringham, RNZ Pacific journalist
Cars have been swept out to sea and homes damaged after extensive flooding this week in the south Tahiti...
Brotherson’s new cabinet for Tahiti expected to be mainly women
By Walter Zweifel, RNZ Pacific reporter
French Polynesia's presidential candidate Moetai Brotherson has named four ministers in his proposed government, and confirmed he will vacate...
Samoa Observer: 2023 World Press Freedom Day – reflection, celebration
EDITORIAL: By the Samoa Observer editorial board
There will be celebrations as well as self-contemplation in newsrooms around the world today to mark World Press...
‘Calm before the storm’ – PNG’s Bryan Kramer vows to fight...
PNG Post-Courier
Dissident Papua New Guinean politician and former cabinet minister Bryan Kramer has vowed to fight on in his campaign against corruption, saying the...