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Kanak trade union USTKE pioneer and militant leader ‘Loulou’ Uregei dies
Asia Pacific Report
Louis Kotra Uregei, an emblematic and radical figure in the independence struggle in New Caledonia, has died aged 71, announced the Union...
Indonesian police arrest Buchtar Tabuni and two Papuan ‘ministers’
Asia Pacific Report
Indonesian police have arrested Buchtar Tabuni, one of West Papua’s most important liberation leaders, along with three other United Liberation Movement for...
After PNG’s mines run out – what then? An ominous warning
By Andrew Anton Mako in Port Moresby
“When we don’t have any of these copper and gold mines anymore, where are we headed?”
This quote is...
Vanuatu may have first woman MP in decade, say poll reports
RNZ Pacific
A woman candidate appears to have won a seat for the first time in Vanuatu in more than a decade in unofficial results...
Fijiana hopes up with one game away from World Cup quarterfinals
By Finau Fonua, RNZ Pacific journalist
The Fijiana are one step away from reaching the quarterfinals of the Women's Rugby World Cup -- but they...
French Polynesian atolls still wary decades after nuclear tests
RNZ Pacific
The new French High Commissioner to French Polynesia has heard calls for support and compensation for atolls close to the test sites of...
Wadan Narsey: Shameful silences over another unfolding tragedy in Fiji
COMMENTARY: By Wadan Narsey
There is a shameful public tragedy unfolding day by day as the Bainimarama government tries to stop a potential political candidate,...
France’s refusal to engage over Tahiti decolonisation ‘increasingly untenable’
RNZ Pacific
French Polynesia's pro-independence Tavini Huiraatira party says France's refusal to engage in any UN-supervised decolonisation process is becoming increasingly untenable.
In 2013, the UN...
France ‘must pay’ for study on genetic impact of its Pacific...
RNZ Pacific
The French state should pay for a study on the genetic impact of its nuclear weapons tests in the South Pacific, says French...
Businessman Nupiri arrested, charged over PNG election violence at Mendi
PNG Post-Courier
A Papua New Guinean businessman has been arrested and charged by police as the first of 15 "persons of interest" relating to post...
Papuans mourn sudden loss of ‘one of their brightest stars’
OBITUARY: By Yamin Kogoya
The sudden death of activist Leonie Tanggahma has shaken Papuan communities. Her loss last week has shocked West Papuans who regarded...
Fijiana survive scare from South Africa to win 21-17 in dying...
By Alipate Narawa
The Fijiana 15s defeated 13th ranked South Africa 21-17 today to get their first win at the Women’s Rugby World Cup.
Fiji struck...
Lobbying begins for new coalition government in Vanuatu after vote
By Hilaire Bule, RNZ Pacific correspondent in Port Vila
Talks among Vanuatu political parties have started for the formation of a coalition government following Thursday's...
Draconian Fiji ‘nowhere near genuine democracy’, says NFP’s Prasad
By Finau Fonua, RNZ Pacific journalist
Fiji MP and the leader of the opposition National Federation Party, Professor Biman Prasad, is accusing Prime Minister Voreqe...
Dominic O’Sullivan: The role of Te Tiriti in boosting local government
ANALYSIS: By Professor Dominic O'Sullivan
At this year’s local government elections, average voter turnout was 36 percent. This is comparable to the 2019 figure. It...
Honouring the people’s fight against hardship, repression and racism
SPECIAL REPORT: By Tony Fala
Community organisers representing multiple Aotearoa struggles gathered at the Ponsonby Community Centre in Tāmaki Makaurau last Sunday to celebrate the...
Women-led protests in Iran gather momentum – but will they be...
ANALYSIS: By Tony Walker, La Trobe University
As protests in Iran drag on into their fourth week over the violent death in custody of Mahsa...
New MP marks milestone for Aotearoa – gender parity in the...
By Moana Ellis, Local Democracy Reporter
The swearing in of Labour list MP Soraya Peke-Mason to Parliament on October 25 will mark a milestone for...
Fiji’s Methodists face ‘worrying trend’ over misuse of funds, dictatorial style
By Wata Shaw in Suva
Misuse of funds, dictatorial leadership and lack of consultation displayed by some Methodist Church leaders in Fiji is “a worrying...
Vanuatu snap election: International observers arrive for key vote
By Hiliare Bule, RNZ News correspondent in Port Vila
Forty nine regional and international observers have arrived in Vanuatu to monitor the running of...
Star Post-Courier ‘frontline’ reporter Miriam Zarriga now new chief-of-staff
PNG Post-Courier
Miriam Zarriga, one of Papua New Guinea's top experienced journalists, has been appointed as the PNG Post-Courier's new chief-of-staff.
With more than 10 years...
When will enough be enough? Port Moresby’s struggle with ethnic war
SPECIAL REPORT: By Miriam Zarriga in Port Moresby
Port Moresby’s "amazing city" tag in Papua New Guinea is fast losing its varnish and appeal --...