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USP’s academic chief welcomes $7m pledge from Fiji out of arrears
Asia Pacific Report
The head of the University of the South Pacific has welcomed the return of payments by the new Fiji coalition government, reports...
NZ’s incoming PM Chris Hipkins singles out ‘global inflation pandemic’ as...
RNZ News
Incoming Prime Minister Chris Hipkins of Aotearoa New Zealand has signalled tackling the "inflation pandemic" will be a top priority for his cabinet's...
Activists call for US apology, ‘justice’ over Marshall Islands nuclear tests
By Susana Suisuiki, RNZ Pacific journalist
More than 100 activist groups, including Greenpeace, Veterans for Peace, and the Arms Control Association have signed a letter...
Wenda calls on Melanesian ‘Good Samaritans’ to help free West Papua
By Len Garae in Port Vila
West Papua independence campaigner Benny Wenda is in Vanuatu to meet Prime Minister Ishmael Kalsakau's newly-installed government.
Wenda said...
Chris Hipkins becomes NZ’s new prime minister – there are two...
ANALYSIS: By Grant Duncan, Massey University
Following the surprise resignation of Jacinda Ardern on January 19, Aotearoa New Zealand already has a new Prime Minister...
Fiji’s Imrana Jalal awarded Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg medal for defending...
By Rashika Kumar in Suva
Fijian national, jurist and lawyer Imrana Jalal has been awarded the Ruth Bader Ginsburg Medal of Honour by the World...
Poor court etiquette, lack of respect ‘show drop in Fiji lawyer...
By Pekai Kotoisuva in Suva
Arriving late to court, poor court etiquette and lack of respect are signs that the level of ethics among Fiji...
Fiji CID special force handling Aiyaz Sayed-Khaiyum’s ‘race hate’ case
By Rakesh Kumar in Suva
A special task force from Fiji's Criminal Investigations Department (CID) is handling former attorney-general Aiyaz Sayed-Khaiyum’s alleged incitement case.
Fiji Police...
Hipkins energised and excited about chance to become NZ’s PM
RNZ News
Chris Hipkins says the opportunity to become Prime Minister of Aotearoa New Zealand is the biggest privilege of his life and his eyes...
‘New Zealand, get me off this island,’ pleads 9-year Iran refugee...
By Lydia Lewis, RNZ Pacific journalist
A second group of refugees detained in offshore Australian detention camps have arrived in New Zealand.
Four people touched down...
‘The shoes needing filling are on the large side of big’...
ANALYSIS: By Richard Shaw, Massey University
Well, no one saw that coming. For those in New Zealand relieved that Christmas was over because it means...
Fight against crime in PNG’s Oro gains momentum – 22 suspects...
By Miriam Zarriga in Port Moresby
Since the start of Papua New Guinea's Operation Stabilising Oro last month, 22 rape, murder and armed robbery suspects...
The hatred and vitriol NZ’s Jacinda Ardern endured ‘would affect anybody’
"History will judge Jacinda Ardern as a remarkable leader. She is genuinely kind and has an incredible intellect, she’s made more of a contribution...
Ardern’s resignation as NZ prime minister a game changer for 2023 general...
ANALYSIS: By Grant Duncan, Massey University
New Zealanders will have a new prime minister by February 7 and will go to the polls on October...
Wholesale change at FBC board ‘inevitable’, says academic
Presented by Nick Fogarty, ABC Pacific Beat
One of Fiji's leading media analysts says wholesale changes to the Fiji Broadcasting Corporation's board were inevitable, given the...
Four out of 10 Pacific people living in crowded homes, says...
By Lucy Xia, RNZ Pacific
Nearly 40 percent of Pacific people in Aotearoa New Zealand live in crowded homes -- almost four times that of...
Probe into officers’ actions after one person killed in West Papua...
RNZ Pacific
Police officers in West Papua will be investigated over shootings during a provincial governor's controversial arrest.
One person died after the struggle that followed...
Pile of dumped rubbish at Ihumātao sacred site in NZ as...
By Stephen Forbes, Local Democracy Reporter
Illegally dumped rubbish at Ihumātao, one of New Zealand's most archaeologically significant and indigenous protected sites, has been piling...
Namah blasts PNG government over ‘serious’ Indonesian border issues
By Gorethy Kenneth in Port Moresby
An angry tirade on Papua New Guinea and Indonesia border issues in the PNG Parliament yesterday is likely to...
Fiji minister’s assurance after military chief expresses ‘shortcut’ concerns
RNZ Pacific
Fiji's Home affairs Minister has held an urgent meeting with the nation's military chief after he expressed concern about the new People's Alliance-led...
Fears over China influence leads US to reopen Solomon Islands embassy
RNZ Pacific
Washington has announced plans to reopen the United States Embassy in Solomon Islands.
Inside the Games reports that the move is a bid to...
Owen Wilkes, the intellect behind New Zealand’s anti-nuclear stance
A new book about one of New Zealand's foremost peace activists offers insight into Owen Wilkes, the man described as the intellect behind New...