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By Doddy Morris in Port Vila The controversial multimilion dollar funding that Indonesia is providing to Vanuatu comes in response to a request made by...

Asia Pacific Report The United Liberation Movement for West Papua has responded cautiously over the Melanesian Spearhead Group’s surprise denial of full membership at its...

Asia Pacific Report A West Papuan leader has condemned the Melanesian Spearhead Group for abandoning the West Papuan cause in favour of a "corrupt alliance"...

By Lydia Lewis, RNZ Pacific journalist Japan yesterday began the decades-long release of more than one million tonnes of treated nuclear wastewater into the Pacific...

By Kelvin Anthony, RNZ Pacific journalist in Port Vila and Christine Persico The Vanuatu Supreme Court has ruled in favour of the opposition, which contested...

By Kelvin Anthony, RNZ Pacific journalist in Port Vila The leaders of five Melanesian countries and territories avoided a definitive update on the status of...

By Caleb Fotheringham, RNZ Pacific journalist Locals are asking tourists to return to Maui after asking for space in the initial aftermath of the deadly...

By Doddy Morris in Port Vila Melanesian prime ministers have have signed off two declarations addressing the pressing issues of climate crisis and national security. The...

By Lydia Lewis, RNZ Pacific journalist Japan's release of more than one million tonnes of treated Fukushima nuclear wastewater into the Pacific is officially underway. Tokyo...

By Doddy Morris in Port Vila The 22nd Melanesian Spearhead Group (MSG) Leaders’ Summit was declared open at the National Convention Centre in Port Vila...

PNG Post-Courier Papua New Guineans engaged in tribal fights will face life imprisonment once Parliament has its way with the amendment of the Tribal Fights...

By Hilaire Bule in Port Vila Benny Wenda, the interim president of the United Liberation Movement for West Papua (ULMWP), has welcomed the Melanesian Spearhead...

SPECIAL REPORT: By Yamin Kogoya The United Liberation Movement for West Papua (ULMWP) is like a big house or boat, says Reverend Dr Ambirek G....

By Lydia Lewis, RNZ Pacific journalist A Japanese government spokesperson says it is "not wilfully trying to divide the Pacific" over the Fukushima treated nuclear...

By Kelvin Anthony, RNZ Pacific journalist in Port Vila The leader of the United Liberation Movement for West Papua (ULMWP), Benny Wenda, has expressed confidence...

By Kelvin Anthony, RNZ Pacific journalist in Port Vila The Melanesian Spearhead Group Secretariat's Director-General, Leonard Louma, says the Pacific region continues to be the...

Asia Pacific Report The Women's International League for Peace and Freedom (WILPF) Aotearoa, the longest running women’s peace group in New Zealand, has called on...

By Asenaca Uluiviti and Sadhana Sen Fiji recently lost Dr Meraia Taufa Vakatale, a monumental woman leader who broke many glass ceilings with her numerous...

By Finau Fonua, RNZ Pacific journalist Fears are rife in Hawai'i of predatory land buying after the recent wildfires have left many locals homeless and...

PNG Post-Courier Papua New Guinea's opposition has called on Prime Minister James Marape to immediately recall Parliament to address the escalating killings in the upper...

RNZ Pacific France is upping its "cultural diplomacy" in the Pacific with the launch of its free French language classes for Fijian journalists and social...

By Rohit Deo The Flying Fijians were defeated by World Rugby Cup hosts France 34-17 in a pre-tournament build-up test in Nantes, France, yesterday. The Semi...