CLOSE
News
Analysis
Reportage
Pacific Report
Asia Report
APJS newsfile
Climate
Country
Pacific Report
Australia
Cook Islands
Federated States of Micronesia
Fiji
Kiribati
Marshall Islands
Nauru
New Caledonia
New Zealand
Niue
Palau-Belau
Papua New Guinea
Rapanui
Samoa
Solomon Islands
Tahiti
Timor-Leste
Tokelau
Tonga
Tuvalu
Vanuatu
West Papua
Asia Report
Brunei
Cambodia
China
Indonesia
Lao
Malaysia
Myanmar
Philippines
Singapore
Vietnam
Thailand
Other
Editor’s Picks
Multimedia
Multimedia
PMC on Demand
Audio
Gallery
Video
PMC on Demand
Friday, September 4, 2026
Login
About Asia Pacific Report
Contact
EveningReport.nz
Pacific Media Centre
News
Analysis
Reportage
Pacific Report
Asia Report
APJS newsfile
Climate
Country
Pacific Report
Australia
Cook Islands
Federated States of Micronesia
Fiji
Kiribati
Marshall Islands
Nauru
New Caledonia
New Zealand
Niue
Palau-Belau
Papua New Guinea
Rapanui
Samoa
Solomon Islands
Tahiti
Timor-Leste
Tokelau
Tonga
Tuvalu
Vanuatu
West Papua
Asia Report
Brunei
Cambodia
China
Indonesia
Lao
Malaysia
Myanmar
Philippines
Singapore
Vietnam
Thailand
Other
Editor’s Picks
Analysis
Nepali Times: Not if, but when next?
Democracy
Sacked Solomon Islands finance minister says Cabinet revolt is imminent
Analysis
Minerals, military strategy draw the eye of Trump to isolated atoll…
Asia Report
Israel ready to ‘forcibly remove’ Gaza population but awaiting US approval
China
Pacific Islands Forum: Should outside nations be allowed at the leaders’…
Multimedia
Multimedia
PMC on Demand
Audio
Gallery
Video
PMC on Demand
Home
Business
Business
Random
Latest
Featured posts
Most popular
7 days popular
By review score
Random
Business
Vanuatu government hopes new laws will save it on global finance ‘grey list’
APR editor
-
January 26, 2017
Business
Cut back on $530m smelter bond, Freeport mine tells Indonesia
Business
Freeport’s $3.8b divestment mine deal – what it actually means
Business
NZ’s Trans-Tasman bubble suspension hits tourism, hospitality hard again
Business
New Caledonian freight vessel begins service to Vanuatu despite diplomatic row
Business
Samoa Observer: Pandora Papers show tax reform vital, but not just...
APR editor
-
October 11, 2021
0
Business
Green Party celebrates decision to decline ‘dead end’ Taranaki seabed mining
APR editor
-
February 6, 2026
0
Business
Freeport mine shares granted for local administrations in Papua
APR editor
-
March 2, 2017
0
Business
PM on China visit: ‘Door wide open for NZ products and...
APR editor
-
July 1, 2023
0
Business
Gavin Ellis: Canadian billionaire must explain his designs on NZME –...
Pacific Media Watch
-
March 14, 2025
0
Business
The toll-keeper of Hormuz – how the US just buried its...
APR editor
-
July 15, 2026
0
Business
Why has a bill to relax NZ foreign investment rules had...
APR editor
-
July 22, 2025
0
Business
China confirms ‘in-depth exchange’ with Cook Islands as New Zealand faces...
APR editor
-
February 14, 2025
0
Business
PNG bid to buy Rio Tinto’s shares in mine company ‘unacceptable’...
APR editor
-
January 10, 2016
0
Business
Violent clashes in New Caledonia as tensions rise over nickel pact
APR editor
-
April 10, 2024
0
Business
French ‘nickel pact’ to bail out New Caledonia’s industry delayed
APR editor
-
April 1, 2024
0
Business
New Caledonian freight vessel begins service to Vanuatu despite diplomatic row
APR editor
-
May 12, 2026
0
Business
Air Niugini operates special ‘hub’ flight services to FSM
APR editor
-
September 6, 2016
0
Business
Sky TV to buy channel Three owner Discovery NZ for $1
Pacific Media Watch
-
July 22, 2025
0
Business
Vanuatu company accused of exporting kava ‘trash’ throws industry in turmoil
APR editor
-
January 15, 2017
1
Business
NZ Herald launches premium paywall – how will it impact on...
Pacific Media Watch
-
May 1, 2019
0
Business
Power theft, meter tampering, outages cost PNG provider K25m a month
APR editor
-
November 17, 2021
0
Business
Chinese banks provide 40 percent of Fiji’s foreign loans
APR editor
-
May 24, 2017
0
Business
Mothballed northern New Caledonia nickel company appoints new chair
APR editor
-
January 13, 2025
0
Business
Human Rights Watch report says Indonesia is silencing environmental activists in...
Pacific Media Watch
-
July 30, 2026
0
Business
German judges oppose ‘investment courts’ for Europe trade deal
APR editor
-
February 4, 2016
1
Business
EMTV now owned by PNG after decade of Fiji ownership
APR editor
-
January 30, 2016
0
1
...
6
7
8
9
Page 7 of 9
CLIMATE AND COVID
Climate
COP29: Pacific climate advocates decry outcome as ‘a catastrophic failure’
Asia Report
COP29: Carbon credit trading scheme criticised as ‘get out of jail...
Analysis
Strings attached: The reality behind NZ’s climate aid in the Pacific
Analysis
How Pacific environmental defenders are coping with the covid pandemic
Load more
CORONAVIRUS
Coronavirus
Sir Collin Tukuitonga criticises RFK Jr’s measles claims, slams health misinformation
Coronavirus
Better immunisation coverage needed to prevent Pacific measles, says WHO
Coronavirus
Former broadcast minister defends NZ journalism fund, state-funded media independence
Analysis
NZ election 2023: Exposing National leader Christopher Luxon’s Māori health falsehood...
Coronavirus
NZ’s covid-19 mandates end: GP group says some mask-wearing, self-isolation still...
Coronavirus
Pacific media should be supported post-covid, says PJR report
Load more
BEARING WITNESS
Asia Report
Journalist Cole Martin tells it ‘like it is in reality’ in...
Analysis
Nuclear – now climate change: New book on how great powers...
Analysis
Ignoring genocide – the bill for Australia’s silence has arrived
Analysis
Saige England: Bearing witness – we are seeing a rise of...
Asia Report
27 years after Biak massacre in West Papua, human rights crisis...
Bearing Witness
Eyewitness account of Rainbow Warrior voyage – new Eyes of Fire...
Tweet to @DavidRobie
Tweets by DavidRobie
APJS NEWSFILE
APJS newsfile
Fijian journalists use talanoa and tradition to find their voice
APJS newsfile
Online abusers ‘shaming, silencing’ Fiji women journalists, say researchers
APJS newsfile
Islands Business: ‘Big picture’ style journalism is the future for...
APJS newsfile
Surviving harassment in journalism – how Felix Chaudhary kept on top
POPULAR POSTS
Asia Report
Palestine Action activists face ‘terror’ charges over Trump golf resort spray-painting
Analysis
Six months on, Iran is still standing but survival is becoming...
Climate
Pacific leaders urged to be united behind 2050 climate action vision
Development
Solomon Islands PM Wale rushes home from Palau after confidence challenge...
EDITOR'S PICKS
Analysis
Nepali Times: Not if, but when next?
Democracy
Sacked Solomon Islands finance minister says Cabinet revolt is imminent
Analysis
Minerals, military strategy draw the eye of Trump to isolated atoll...
Asia Report
Israel ready to ‘forcibly remove’ Gaza population but awaiting US approval
Load more
MOST COMMENTS
Australia
Still stealing the generations – the abduction of Indigenous Australian children...
Analysis
Gordon Campbell: Media collusion with National’s attack lines the real disgrace
Global
Deported Freedom Flotilla activist Mike Treen arrives back in NZ
Asia Report
Chinese diplomatic gatecrash incident alleged at Taiwan event in Suva
GLOBAL REPORTAGE
Analysis
Nepali Times: Not if, but when next?
Democracy
Sacked Solomon Islands finance minister says Cabinet revolt is imminent
Analysis
Minerals, military strategy draw the eye of Trump to isolated atoll...
Asia Report
Israel ready to ‘forcibly remove’ Gaza population but awaiting US approval