APR editor
‘Committed to human rights’, claims Indonesia over West Papua torture
RNZ Pacific
The Indonesian government has confirmed it is investigating a viral video showing security forces in Papua torturing a civilian.
The video -- which can...
Tongan PM resigns as defence minister to ‘appease’ king over throne...
By Kalino Latu, editor of Kaniva Tonga
Tonga's Prime Minister Siaosi Sovaleni Hu’akavameiliku has resigned as Minister of Defence in order to appease King upou...
West Papuan wounds of suffering – diplomatic pressure on Indonesia needed...
COMMENTARY: By Ronny Kareni
Recent videos depicting the barbaric torture of an indigenous Papuan man by Indonesian soldiers have opened the wounds of West Papua's...
NZ protesters call for expulsion of Israeli ambassador over Gaza atrocities
Asia Pacific Report
A leader of one of New Zealand's main Palestine solidarity groups today called on the government to expel the Israeli ambassador and...
Time to get in quick for the fast looming deadline for...
Asia Pacific Report
Time is running out for media people and academics wanting to tell their innovative story or present research at the 2024 Pacific...
Bougainville threat to bypass PNG Parliament in independence standoff
By Don Wiseman, RNZ Pacific senior journalist
Papua New Guinea and Bougainville appear no closer to the tabling in the National Parliament of the referendum...
Wenda condemns ‘sadistic brutality’ of Indonesian torture of Papuan – calls...
Asia Pacific Report
A West Papuan pro-independence leader has condemned the "sadistic brutality" of Indonesian soldiers in a torture video and called for an urgent...
‘Performing monkeys for colonial institutions’ – Pacific adviser quits NZ Rugby
By Eleisha Foon, RNZ Pacific senior journalist
Prominent Pasifika community leader Pakilau Manase Lua has resigned from New Zealand Rugby's (NZR) Pasifika Advisory Group, saying...
PNG ‘isn’t broke’, says PM Marape who wants byelections to go...
PNG Post-Courier
Papua New Guinea's Prime Minister James Marape says funding for impending byelections is not an issue.
“We are assisting the Electoral Commission with funding,...
‘Help us help ourselves’ PNG plea over free and open Indo-Pacific
By Jeffrey Elapa in Port Moresby
Papua New Guinea's Defence Minister Dr Billy Joseph attended the second Japan Pacific Islands Defence Dialogue (JPIDD) in Tokyo,...
Te Kuaka calls for urgent law change on spy agency, warns...
Asia Pacific Report
Te Kuaka, an independent foreign policy advocacy group with a strong focus on the Pacific, has called for urgent changes to the...
Under pressure, Australia reinstates some visas to Gazans fleeing genocide
By A Firenze in Gadigal/Sydney
Palestinians fleeing war-ravaged Gaza for safety in Australia were left stranded when the Labor government abruptly cancelled their visas.
The “subclass...
NZ government urged to help evacuate Palestinians from war on Gaza
By Katie Scotcher, RNZ News political reporter
The New Zealand government is being urged to create a special humanitarian visa for Palestinians in Gaza with...
New Caledonia’s provincial elections delay passes final voting hurdle
ANALYSIS: By Patrick Decloitre, RNZ Pacific correspondent French Pacific desk
An "organic law" to postpone New Caledonia's provincial elections has passed the final hurdle and...
Pivotal role of PNG’s village courts in curbing sorcery violence
RNZ PACIFIC Q&A: By Don Wiseman, RNZ Pacific senior journalist
In Papua New Guinea, sorcery accusation-related violence (SARV) remains a significant form of violence across...
Nuclear submarines may never appear, but AUKUS is already in place
By Paul Gregoire in Sydney
One year since Prime Minister Anthony Albanese went to San Diego to unveil the AUKUS deal the news came that...
PNG judge says ‘no double standards’ – expat prisoners must do...
By Melyne Baroi in Port Moresby
A senior National Court judge in Papua New Guinea has dismissed an expatriate prisoner’s request to have his sentence...
‘Only one meal per day’ – 20 die in PNG Highlands...
By Lydia Lewis, RNZ Pacific journalist
Food rationing is underway in remote areas in Papua New Guinea's Highlands following torrential rain and flash flooding.
More than...
Fiji facing an exodus of Fijians – and a brain drain...
By Wata Shaw in Suva
Fiji is facing an exodus of Fijians as many are leaving for overseas seeking employment and education and others are...
50 anti-corruption advocates call for probe into Indonesian ‘election fraud’
Asia Pacific Report
Up to 50 anti-corruption activists and former employees of the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) have sent letters to several Indonesian political party...
Christchurch attacks 5 years on: terrorist’s online history gives clues to...
ANALYSIS: By Chris Wilson, University of Auckland, Waipapa Taumata Rau; Ethan Renner, University of Auckland, Waipapa Taumata Rau; Jack Smylie, University of Auckland, Waipapa...
PNG Supreme Court stays Madang byelection pending Kramer appeal
RNZ Pacific
The Papua New Guinea Supreme Court has stopped a byelection for the Madang Open seat being held until an appeal filed by former...