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PNG Post-Courier Papua New Guineans engaged in tribal fights will face life imprisonment once Parliament has its way with the amendment of the Tribal Fights...

By Hilaire Bule in Port Vila Benny Wenda, the interim president of the United Liberation Movement for West Papua (ULMWP), has welcomed the Melanesian Spearhead...

SPECIAL REPORT: By Yamin Kogoya The United Liberation Movement for West Papua (ULMWP) is like a big house or boat, says Reverend Dr Ambirek G....

By Lydia Lewis, RNZ Pacific journalist A Japanese government spokesperson says it is "not wilfully trying to divide the Pacific" over the Fukushima treated nuclear...

By Kelvin Anthony, RNZ Pacific journalist in Port Vila The leader of the United Liberation Movement for West Papua (ULMWP), Benny Wenda, has expressed confidence...

By Kelvin Anthony, RNZ Pacific journalist in Port Vila The Melanesian Spearhead Group Secretariat's Director-General, Leonard Louma, says the Pacific region continues to be the...

Asia Pacific Report The Women's International League for Peace and Freedom (WILPF) Aotearoa, the longest running women’s peace group in New Zealand, has called on...

By Asenaca Uluiviti and Sadhana Sen Fiji recently lost Dr Meraia Taufa Vakatale, a monumental woman leader who broke many glass ceilings with her numerous...

By Finau Fonua, RNZ Pacific journalist Fears are rife in Hawai'i of predatory land buying after the recent wildfires have left many locals homeless and...

PNG Post-Courier Papua New Guinea's opposition has called on Prime Minister James Marape to immediately recall Parliament to address the escalating killings in the upper...

RNZ Pacific France is upping its "cultural diplomacy" in the Pacific with the launch of its free French language classes for Fijian journalists and social...

By Rohit Deo The Flying Fijians were defeated by World Rugby Cup hosts France 34-17 in a pre-tournament build-up test in Nantes, France, yesterday. The Semi...

By Kalinga Seneviratne in Suva The United States government’s overseas development aid arm US Agency for International Development (USAID) opened two new offices in Papua...

ANALYSIS: By Timothy Welch, University of Auckland Tune into news from about any part of the planet, and there will likely be a headline about...

By Kelvin Anthony, RNZ Pacific lead digital and social media journalist The Pacific region's focus will shift briefly to Port Vila next week when Vanuatu...

Jubi News Greenpeace Indonesia’s forest campaigner Nico Wamafma says the West Papua region has lost 641,400 ha of its natural forests in the two decades...

RNZ Pacific The board chair of the Office of Hawai'ian Affairs says the Maui wildfires were caused in part by climate change and colonisation. Carmen Lindsey...

By Alisha Evans for Te Ao Māori , Local Democracy Reporting After a 12-year fight, mana whenua will get a seat at the table after...

Asia Pacific Report A chilling new report by a German-based human rights watchdog has exposed indiscriminate attacks by Indonesian security forces on indigenous West Papuan...

By Finau Fonua, RNZ Pacific journalist As recovery and humanitarian efforts ramp up in Hawai'i's Maui to help evacuees from the town of Lāhainā, there...

PNG Post-Courier Papua New Guinea police officers have been issued with a Commissioner’s Circular on the approved use of force in the execution of their...

Asia Pacific Report At least 20 people were wounded when police used batons, water cannon and tear gas to disperse hundreds of people who joined...