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Fiji’s Bainimarama, suspended police chief plead not guilty to abuse of...
By Meri Radinibaravi in Suva
Former Fiji Prime Minister Voreqe Bainimarama and suspended Police Commissioner Sitiveni Qiliho appeared before Suva Magistrates Court judge Justice Seini...
Former Fiji PM Bainimarama and suspended police chief charged
RNZ Pacific
Fiji's top prosecutor has sanctioned charges of abuse of office against former prime minister Voreqe Bainimarama and the suspended Police Commissioner Sitiveni Qiliho.
In...
Plea to PNG prime minister to tell truth about ransom paid...
PNG Post-Courier
A recent cash payment by Papua New Guinea for the release of three hostages held captive by armed gunmen in Southern Highlands province...
NZ has history of prominent public servants who were also outspoken...
ANALYSIS: By Grant Duncan, Massey University
It has been a difficult time for senior public servants recently -- at least it has been for those...
Former Fiji PM Voreqe Bainimarama resigns from Parliament, vows to fight...
RNZ Pacific
Former Fiji Prime Minister Voreqe Bainimarama has resigned from Parliament just two weeks after copping a three-year suspension for making seditious comments.
Bainimarama, who...
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ANALYSIS: By Ayesha Scott, Auckland University of Technology; Aaron Gilbert, Auckland University of Technology, and Candice Harris, Auckland University of Technology
Gender equity continues to...
International Women’s Day – ‘Pink Shoes into the Vatican’ campaign
Asia Pacific Report
A group of "pink shoes" women in Aotearoa New Zealand campaigning for gender equality in the Catholic Church took their message with...
Cyclones: Vanuatu children ‘need to see their friends’, educator warns
By Caleb Fotheringham, RNZ Pacific reporter
Tens of thousands of ni-Vanuatu children could be experiencing "stress and trauma" after the double cyclones that tore through...
Days are numbered for iconic Filipino jeepneys – ‘kings of the...
COMMENTARY: By Jhoanna Ballaran in Manila
My father has been losing sleep the past weeks over the thought of his jeepneys being forced off the...
PNG police investigate torture of 4 women cleaners by teachers in...
PNG Post-Courier
Several teachers from a Papua New Guinean school in Porgera, Enga province, are now being investigated by police after they allegedly instigated the...
15 Papuan babies believed to have died of measles – ...
RNZ Pacific
As many as 15 children under the age of five in Central Papua have reportedly died of measles.
Parish Priest of Christ the Redeemer...
Greenpeace accuses Labour govt of ‘robbing’ climate mitigation funds to fix...
Asia Pacific Report
New Zealand Prime Minister Chris Hipkins' decision to "reprioritise" future transport budgets -- away from walking, cycling and public transport -- in...
Back-to-back cyclones in Vanuatu – stories of survival in ‘tough go’
By Lydia Lewis, RNZ Pacific journalist
People in Vanuatu remain optimistic about their future after two destructive cyclones in two days left parts of the...
Rob Campbell: Public service bosses of ‘Pyongponeke’ forget who they’re supposed...
COMMENTARY: By Rob Campbell
In Pyongyang there is a public service which would appeal to our own Public Service Commissioner in Aotearoa New Zealand. It...
Tropical Cyclone Kevin lashes Port Vila with destructive winds and heavy...
Asia Pacific Report
Vanuatu has been under a state of emergency, after two earthquakes and two cyclones hit in as many days, reports ABC News.
Hundreds...
Females do 73 percent of unpaid housework in Fiji, says new...
By Wata Shaw in Suva
Females do 73 percent of the unpaid household work in Fiji, compared with 27 percent by males, says a new...
Vanuatu residents ‘exhausted’ after two wild cyclones in three days
RNZ Pacific
Ni-Vanuatu residents have emerged battered but still standing after Cyclone Kevin swiped the country with a strong backhand.
"It was quite exhausting. Dealing with...
NZ’s Sky TV plans to outsource 200 jobs to India, Philippines
Asia Pacific Report
New Zealand pay-TV company Sky TV plans to cut some jobs in the country as it outsources roles to India and the...
Wenda slams Jakarta’s ‘hypocrisy’ over support for Palestine, but denying West...
Asia Pacific Report
The United Liberation Movement for West Papua has condemned an Indonesian government protest over Fiji Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka's declared support for...
Climate strikes: Thousands march in NZ to demand action from government
RNZ News
Thousands of people turned up for climate strikes across Aotearoa New Zealand today -- and briefly staged a sit-in at Christchurch City Council.
School...
Indonesia protests over Fiji’s Rabuka backing Papuan independence leader
Asia Pacific Report
Indonesia has protested to the Fiji government after Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka met with a Papuan independence leader in a morale boost...
PM Kalsakau in cyclone-ravaged Vanuatu declares emergency as new storm bears...
RNZ Pacific
A state of emergency has been declared in Vanuatu following the damage to infrastructure and homes left by severe tropical cyclone Judy.
It comes...