APR editor
Three dead, at least one missing, and airport closes in Auckland...
RNZ News
Three people are dead and at least one person is missing following the flooding overnight in Auckland, New Zealand's largest city.
About 1000 people...
Why NZ voters should beware of reading too much into political...
ANALYSIS: By Grant Duncan, Massey University
With a new prime minister sworn in and a cabinet reshuffle imminent, it is no exaggeration to say the...
Auckland mayor declares emergency as wild weather lashes NZ’s north
RNZ News
Mayor Wayne Brown has shut down criticism that he was too slow in declaring a state of emergency after severe flooding in Auckland,...
Tokelau declares 2023 elections result in spite of comms problems
By Lydia Lewis, RNZ Pacific journalist
The government of Tokelau has declared the results of the 2023 national general elections.
Voting took place on all three...
Fiji’s President suspends police chief Qiliho and prisons boss Kean
RNZ Pacific
The President of Fiji has suspended the country's chief of police and its head of prison services following advice from the Constitutional Offices...
Speaking to the world, but mirroring Australia’s off-again, on-again Pacific engagement
REVIEW: By Rowan Callick
Radio Australia was conceived at the beginning of the Second World War out of Canberra’s desire to counter Japanese propaganda in...
Activists hail life jail sentence for army major over brutal Papuan...
RNZ Pacific
The Indonesian military says a tribunal has sentenced an army major to life in prison for his involvement in the brutal murder of...
Fiji’s coalition trinity means ‘more cooks’ but Rabuka confident on future
The first time Sitiveni Rabuka was elected into office was more than 30 years ago. Today marks a little over a month since he...
Aiyaz ‘trying to mislead the people’ over use of term Fijian,...
By Meri Radinibaravi in Suva
Fiji's Constitution does not require everything related to the government to be called Fijian, says Attorney-General Siromi Turaga.
Speaking during a...
USP student body welcomes Fiji’s commitment to settle grant dues
By Geraldine Panapasa in Suva
Students at the Fiji-based regional University of the South Pacific have welcomed the announcement by the new coalition government to...
Prime Minister Chris Hipkins defends cost-of-living record, promises more action
By Russell Palmer, RNZ News digital political journalist
Prime Minister Chris Hipkins has put the "bread and butter" issue of inflation at the top of...
Fiji police suspend questioning of former AG Aiyaz in ‘hatred’ case
RNZ Pacific
Police interviewing of FijiFirst Party general secretary and former attorney-general Aiyaz Sayed-Khaiyum has reportedly been suspended but will continue later.
FBC News reports the...
Titewhai Harawira, a ‘feisty, staunch, protector’, dies, aged 90
Te Ao Māori
Northland kuia Titewhai Harawira has died in Avondale, aged 90.
Titewhai Harawira was a familiar face at Waitangi Day celebrations where she frequently...
PNG’s ‘useless Maseratis’ – now a used car twist to the...
PNG Post-Courier
There is a new twist in Papua New Guinea's four-year drama surrounding the Maseratis bought for the 2018 APEC Summit.
It has emerged that...
Who broke the law in Fiji? – Naidu responds to Sayed-Khaiyum
By Rakesh Kumar in Suva
Politicians can respond to the political rhetoric but claims that the new Fiji government has broken the law are a...
‘Claims a serious matter’ – lawyer Richard Naidu responds to Sayed-Khaiyum’s...
ANALYSIS: By Richard Naidu
Who’s broken the law? “Separation of powers” and all that stuff.
Aiyaz Sayed-Khaiyum’s hour-long news conference on Saturday, January 21, seems mostly...
Sepuloni’s ‘historic’ appointment symbolic for NZ, say Pacific leaders
RNZ News
Leaders in Aotearoa New Zealand's Pacific community believe the appointment of the country's first deputy prime minister of Pacific descent will bring positive...
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...