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By Felix Chaudhary in Suva Exiled University of the South Pacific vice-chancellor Professor Pal Ahluwalia says he is thrilled at the prospect of returning to...

RNZ Pacific Former New Zealand prime minister Helen Clark is supporting aid agencies' decision to halt operations in Afghanistan, and a UN official has urged...

By Josefa Babitu in Suva The greenlight has been given to University of the South Pacific vice-chancellor, Professor Pal Ahluwalia, and Dr Padma Lal, to...

By Rakesh Kumar in Suva Fiji’s new Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Finance Professor Biman Prasad says the good policies of the government that...

RNZ Pacific Fiji has finally reached the other side of the long and winding road that was the 2022 general election and can enjoy the...

CHRISTMAS MESSAGE: By Benny Wenda As 2022 draws to a close, I would like to thank everyone who has supported the West Papuan struggle this...

RNZ Pacific Former coup leader and ex-prime minister Sitiveni Rabuka was today elected Fiji's new prime minister, winning 28 votes to Voreqe Bainimarama's 27. The secret...

RNZ News Thousands of people will be cancelling their Christmas Day plans thanks to the invisible grinch, covid-19. Leading epidemiologist Professor Michael Baker estimates 85,000 people...

By Timoci Vula in Suva "Merry Christmas Fiji!" This was the message to Fiji from kingmakers Social Democratic Liberal Party (Sodelpa) management board member and MP...

By Ian Chute in Suva A complaint lodged against FijiFirst general secretary Aiyaz Sayed-Khaiyum for alleged incitement at the Totogo Police station yesterday has been...

RNZ Pacific French Polynesia's pro-independence leader Oscar Temaru has accused the environment minister of defamation over seabed mining. Last week, Environment Minister Heremoana Maamaatuaiahutapu claimed Temaru's...

ANALYSIS: By Steven Ratuva, University of Canterbury When the final election results were announced around 4pm on Sunday, many Fijians, at home and around the...

By Arieta Vakasukawaqa in Suva Tight police security will greet the Sodelpa management board meeting in Suva tomorrow when it will again decide the political...

By Felix Chaudhary in Suva The incumbent FijiFirst government's appeal was beginning to wane and voters deserted the party “because of what they saw as...

RNZ News A climate activist furious with the Aotearoa New Zealand government's watering down of the proposed emissions pricing scheme says he hopes for stronger...

By Felix Chaudhary in Suva Former Supervisor of Elections Jon Apted says that the coalition formed by the  Social Democratic Liberal Party with the People’s...

RNZ Pacific Many members of Auckland's Fiji community say they are "delighted and relieved" by last week's general election result. Coup leader turned prime minister Voreqe...

By Miriam Zarriga in Port Moresby Papua New Guinea is close to voting in it first female Govenor-General after nominations for the post closed yesterday...

RNZ Pacific The ruling FijiFirst party is refusing to concede the 2022 general election, saying it can only be called after the election of the...

RNZ Pacific Claims of irregularities in the vote to create a new coalition government formed in Fiji have emerged. Internal disagreements have resurfaced within Sodelpa, Fiji's...

By Rakesh Kumar in Suva After 72 hours of negotiations ended yesterday, the Social Democratic Liberal Party finally chose the People’s Alliance party and National...

RNZ Pacific Jubilant scenes in Suva tonight greeted Fiji's kingmaker party Sodelpa as it announced it will form a coalition with the People's Alliance-National Federation...