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Oxfam slams NZ’s Pacific climate funds – too ‘business focused’
Oxfam New Zealand says the Government's finance towards Pacific climate change is business focused and does not benefit families in need.
Rachael Le Mesurier, Oxfam...
Obama addresses Pacific climate change during visit to Hawai’i
"No nation is immune from a changing climate," says President Barack Obama. Video: White House.
President Barack Obama has addressed Pacific Island leaders and acknowledged...
Security services set to end for Pacific detention centres
Wilson Security has confirmed that it will not renew its contract for its security service in the controversial Papua New Guinea and Nauru detention...
Pacific choir records for big budget Disney film Moana
The University of the South Pacific’s (USP) Pasifika Voices group have secured a contract to feature on the soundtrack of the much anticipated Hollywood...
Pacific activists call for urgent action over next two years to...
Outcomes of a regional Pacific meeting addressing violence against women and girls concluded with strategic steps and an urgent work plan to address the...
‘Zero mention of human rights abuses during the Aus govt’s visit...
Earlier this year West Papuan and Pacific leaders gathered together in the British parliament to call for an Internationally Supervised Vote to determine the future...
Confirm ‘time frame’ for closing Manus Island detention centre, demands NGO
Young children are among the hundreds that are kept in the Australian detention centre for asylum seekers on Manus Island where there have been persistent...
Fiji flag to remain unchanged for foreseeable future, says PM
The Fiji government has announced that it will retain its current national flag, after more than year of debating about whether its colonial symbols...
Jailed Vanuatu MPs may face longer sentences after new conspiracy rulings
Eleven former Vanuatu MPs and one lawyer have been found guilty of conspiracy in a bribery case in which they were originally sentenced to...
Fiji awaits gold medal team to start national celebrations
The Fiji 7s team's Olympic win not only made sporting history for Fiji but it was also the first time an Olympic gold had...
Vanuatu launches new digital TV service for the nation
Vanuatu Broadcasting and Television Corporation (VBTC) has launched a new national digital television service and website to mark 50 years of existence of Radio...
Climate change report confirms ‘worst fears’ for Pacific nations
The State of the Climate 2015 report released this week has reaffirmed that efforts by Pacific Island countries need to be accelerated to keep...
Waititi ensures strong indigenous presence for his new film
Hunt for the Wilderpeople director Taika Waititi has worked with Screen Australia’s Indigenous Department to ensure Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders were hired to work on...
NZ media research shows increasing generation gap with consumer habits
New research shows more 15 to 34-year-olds in New Zealand are streaming online video than watching traditional television. As a result, access to new...
MPs called on to support PNG university students’ travel
By Quintina Naime in Port Moresby
Governors and members of parliament in Papua New Guinea have been urged to assist university students by way of...
Kiribati to compete in two events at the Rio 2016 Olympics
Weightlifter David Katoatau at the 2015 Pacific Games and Oceania Championships. His victory dances have resulted in his videos becoming viral on the internet....
New research highlights potential cost of climate resilience for Pacific countries
According to the World Bank the Pacific Islands are extremely exposed to natural hazards and climate change impacts, facing threats including cyclones, floods, droughts...
New Fijian Media Association president says ‘upskilling journos’ a priority
Nemani Delaibatiki of the Fiji Sun has been elected the new president of the Fijian Media Association (FMA) and says first on his agenda is to...
Foreign media ban ignored during Nauru election, says media advocacy group
A media advocacy group in the Pacific region says the ban on foreign media during the recent election in Nauru was not mentioned by...
Taxpayer concerns over $1.6 million delegation trip to Taiwan
By Stephen Diisango in Honiara
The current trip to Taiwan by a 16-member government delegation in the Solomon Islands is costing tax-payers more than $1.6 million.
This...
Alarm over ‘illegal’ property purchases in Fiji
By Ropate Valemei in Suva
Some of Fiji's private islands have been sold locally and overseas by "illegal real estate agents".
This was revealed at the...
WJEC16: Digital-tech evolution demands journalism ‘shake-up’, say educators
By Kendall Hutt, Ami Dhabuwala and Husain Malvi
Journalism educators from across the globe continued to gather at the 4th World Journalism Education Congress (WJEC)...