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By Finau Fonua, RNZ Pacific journalist Anzac dawn ceremonies have been held across the Pacific region, with tributes paid to both Anzac and Pacific Island...

By Lydia Lewis, RNZ Pacific journalist In the early 1940s a young Sergeant Alexander Brown from Mangaia, Cook Islands, was killed in action. "His siblings, all...

By Walter Zweifel, RNZ Pacific reporter New Caledonia's largest pro-independence party has been told that France is "panicking" and afraid of losing New Caledonia. The head...

ANALYSIS: By Katie Pickles, University of Canterbury What happened on the Gallipoli peninsula in Turkey 108 years ago has shocked and shaped Aotearoa New Zealand...

By Maxine Kamus in Port Moresby Port Moresby’s power blackouts may now be over. After 15 years, Papua New Guinea's national government and its Chinese...

By Walter Zweifel, RNZ Pacific reporter Politicians in French Polynesia have reacted with scorn over the ruling party's hastily-convened electoral alliance with an opposition party,...

THE HOUSE: By Johnny Blades, journalist If elected representatives have their work cut out for them to create the slightest social or political change through...

By James Hita of Greenpeace A flotilla of crafts surrounding a massive "ban bottom trawling" banner protested off Auckland's Mission Bay today against bottom trawling...

By Shayal Devi in Suva Any attempt to review or change Fiji’s existing taxation system will be done with proper consideration of all reports and...

By Giles Dexter, RNZ News political reporter The Australian government has announced a direct pathway to citizenship for New Zealanders, ending a tension between the...

RNZ Pacific Daycare centres have been shut down in American Samoa following confirmation of an eight-year-old girl with measles. The territory's Department of Health (DOH) said...

Asia Pacific Report Indonesian security forces have intensified operations in various conflict areas in West Papua, reports Human Rights Monitor. According to information received by the...

By Finau Fonua, RNZ Pacific journalist The United Kingdom's commitments to upholding human rights have come under question this week over the West Papua issue,...

By Miriam Zarriga in Port Moresby A senior Papua New Guinea police officer has called for mandatory drug tests because the National Capital District (NCD)...

RNZ Pacific A senior health practitioner in Fiji has warned that the exodus of nurses will put significant strain on the country's health sector. According to...

By Walter Zweifel, RNZ Pacific reporter French Polynesia's President Édouard Fritch has warned of "chaos", should his party lose power to the pro-independence Tavini Huira'atira. In...

By Stephen Forbes, Local Democracy Reporter South Auckland's poor turnout for the 2018 Aotearoa New Zealand national census could have cost the region $130 million...

By Rashika Kumar in Suva The New Zealand government has reaffirmed its 55-year partnership with the regional University of the South Pacific and will contribute...

RNZ Pacific The Indonesian military has officially escalated its operational status in West Papua to "ground combat ready" following a clash with West Papuan National...

Brief reports have surfaced about the separate bilateral meetings of the Kanaky New Caledonia pro- and anti- independence representatives with French Prime Minister Élisabeth...

By Gorethy Kenneth in Port Moresby The late Sir Rabbie Namaliu’s character and his humble leadership featured well in one of Australia’s top news organisations...

By Robert Mek I was born in Gulka (Kimil), one of the remotest villages in Papua New Guinea's Jiwaka province. Gulka is situated between Jiwaka and...