APR editor
Ni-Vanuatu villagers need more help after cyclones Judy and Kevin
By Caleb Fotheringham, RNZ Pacific journalist in Port Vila
Communities in Vanuatu continue to rely on government for basic necessities and still lack access to...
Bougainville president slams ‘mocking’ by drunken MP over independence
Asia Pacific Report
Bougainville President Ishmael Toroama today condemned a visiting Papua New Guinean member of Parliament for "mocking" the autonomous region's independence aspirations during...
PNG’s Sir Rabbie blessed at birth – ‘he’ll be a big...
By Jean Nuia in Kokopo, Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea’s fourth prime minister, Sir Rabbie Namaliu, has died -- four days shy of his...
Australian advocacy group condemns Indonesian crackdown on Papuan ‘democracy’ rally in...
Asia Pacific Report
The Australia West Papua Association has condemned an Indonesian crackdown on a peaceful Papua self-determination rally in Bali at the weekend after...
NZ universities are not normal Crown institutions – they shouldn’t be ‘Tiriti-led’
ANALYSIS: By Dominic O'Sullivan, Charles Sturt University
As part of its aspiration to be “Tiriti-led”, the University of Otago has embarked on a consultation process...
Indonesian police move to stem rise in Papuan freedom fighter attacks
Jubi News in Jayapura
Indonesia's Papua police chief Inspector-General Mathius D Fakhiri has called for action to ensure that "security disturbances" in the Puncak Jaya...
Vanuatu hails ‘historic resolution’ in climate battle on the world stage
By Barbara Dreaver in Port Vila
Vanuatu is in celebration mode after winning a significant battle on the world stage over climate change.
In a United...
FLNKS message to French PM about Kanak ‘humiliation’ over referendum
By Jan Kohout, RNZ Pacific journalist
New Caledonia's Kanak and Socialist National Liberation Front (FLNKS) say they will tell the French Prime Minister of the...
Indonesia ‘makes humanitarianism illegal’ for West Papuans – 20 arrests
Asia Pacific Report
Twenty West Papuans who were fundraising for the victims of tropical cyclones in Vanuatu were today arrested by Indonesian police in Jayapura,...
UN adopts Vanuatu-led resolution in ‘epic win’ on climate change
RNZ Pacific
The UN General Assembly has adopted a Vanuatu-led resolution calling for an advisory opinion from the International Court of Justice (ICJ) on climate...
‘Big picture vision’ conversations missing in Pacific, says Aqorau
By Giff Johnson in Majuro
Big picture conversations about the future of the Pacific islands should be happening, but they are not, says one of...
Indonesian security forces attack West Papuan rebels holding NZ pilot
By Finau Fonua, RNZ Pacific journalist, and Koroi Hawkins, RNZ Pacific editor
Indonesian security forces in Papua last week launched an offensive against the West...
Private security companies ‘holding PNG together’, claims minister
By Gorothy Kenneth in Port Moresby
Private security companies are currently holding Papua New Guinea together with the largest workforce of 29,445 and supporting the...
Aukus ‘going against’ Pacific nuclear free treaty – Cook Islands leader
RNZ Pacific
Cook Islands Prime Minister Mark Brown has joined a growing list of Pacific leaders to object to the US$250 billion nuclear submarine deal...
West Papua Liberation Army fighter shot dead, claims Indonesia
RNZ Pacific
A joint force of Indonesian military and police are claiming to have shot dead a member of the West Papua National Liberation Army...
PNG a key transit point for ‘Pacific drug highway’ to Australia
By Miriam Zarriga in Port Moresby
The production and trafficking of methamphetamine (meth), cocaine and now heroin is on the rise with Pacific countries now...
Keeping the flow – the use of te reo Māori at...
By Johnny Blades, RNZ The House journalist
An increased appetite to learn te reo Māori among members and staff from different parts of the Parliamentary...
Posie Parker departs NZ – JK Rowling blasts protest as ‘repellent’
RNZ News
British gender activist Posie Parker has left New Zealand, calling it the "worst place for women she has ever visited".
Kellie-Jay Keen-Minshull, also known...
Palestinians uphold traditional Ramadan rituals – despite the Israeli Occupation
By Wafa Aludaini in Gaza
During the holy month of Ramadan, Muslims from all corners of the globe come together to celebrate. Each country has...
News media ‘not an enemy or nuisance’, Fiji editor tells...
By Krishneel Nair in Suva
"The most important thing from my perspective is a strategic partnership -- a partnership where the media should not be...
Philippines and US plan biggest ever Balikatan joint op with 17,600...
By Sofia Tomacruz in Manila
The Philippines and the United States will hold their largest Balikatan exercise this year, with 17,600 troops expected to participate...
Ask Fiji military about ‘guns on plane’ claims, says Sayed-Khaiyum
By Meri Radinibaravi in Suva
Former attorney-general Aiyaz Sayed-Khaiyum has told The Fiji Times to ask the Republic of Fiji Military Forces about claims that...