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A focus on information-sharing between countries, which, on Fiji's part, requires a reform programme "to address fragmentation"

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NZSIS to support Fiji intelligence review amid foreign ‘interference’ claims

October 15, 2026

Round 1 to the PNG Chiefs in NZ High Court

RNZ Pacific

High Court declines NZ Rugby’s bid for interim injunction on PNG Chiefs

Firearms and ammunition seized in a counter-terrorism operation by PNG police in Southern Highlands province

RNZ Pacific

Call for criminal groups to be declared ‘terrorists’, as PNG police seize more high-grade guns

Fiji's Tui Nayau, Ratu Tevita Mara

RNZ Pacific

Fijian chief warns coup immunity debate must address inequality and social issues

A low resolution new image of New Zealand hostage pilot Philip Mehrtens

RNZ Pacific

Author-poet condemns Papuan rebel threat to shoot NZ hostage pilot if denied talks

Vanuatu Prime Minister Jotham Napa

RNZ Pacific

Vanuatu PM Napat may face fresh no-confidence motion in November

October 19, 2026

Fiji Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka

RNZ Pacific

Who is a ‘Fijian’?: Constitution reform reignites identity debate

October 20, 2026

Delphina Soti. the general manager of Vinnies Tāmaki Makaurau

RNZ Pacific

‘Poor becoming poorer’ – South Auckland foodbanks warn poverty is deepening...

October 15, 2026

All smiles for Solomon Islands Prime Minister Matthew Wale

RNZ Pacific

Solomon Islands PM Wale rushes home from Palau after confidence challenge...

August 31, 2026

USP campus in Suva

RNZ Pacific

USP forced to cut costs as Fiji still refuses to pay...

July 20, 2022

French Polynesia territorial President Moetai Brotherson

RNZ Pacific

French Polynesia proposes ‘pathway to independence’ process at UN

October 7, 2026

UNGA adopts the political declaration on pandemic prevention

RNZ Pacific

‘Humiliating’ – former PM Helen Clark slams NZ abstention on United...

October 13, 2026

A Greenpeace deep-sea mining protester dressed as US President Donald Trump

RNZ Pacific

Greenpeace seabed mining activists protest on board NZ research vessel Tangaroa

September 27, 2026

Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese

RNZ Pacific

Pacific Islands Forum: Is Australia out of touch with the Pacific...

September 10, 2026

Masked Kumul 23 elite police tactical force members

RNZ Pacific

Eight dead in September violence at Papua New Guinea’s troubled Porgera

October 13, 2026

Fiji's 2013 Constitution

RNZ Pacific

Fiji targets new constitution by Christmas Eve as watchdog warns of...

September 18, 2026

Tuvalu Prime Minister Feleti Teo (from left), PNG Prime Minister James Marape, Palau President Surangel Whipps Jr, and Tonga Prime Minister Lord Fatafehi Fakafanua

RNZ Pacific

‘Let’s rally behind them’ – PNG commits to help Tuvalu at...

October 7, 2026

NZ Prime Minister Christopher Luxon

RNZ Pacific

Luxon defends NZ’s position on Iran attacks – same as Australia

March 2, 2026

NZ's gun control report 2005.

RNZ Pacific

Former PNG military chief calls for gun ban to curb election...

August 5, 2022

Manolos Aviation in Papua New Guinea carried out an emergency medical evacuation

RNZ Pacific

Mother rescued after triplets die in remote PNG community

September 28, 2026

Aseri Radrodro (from left), Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka, and NFP's Professor Biman Prasad

RNZ Pacific

‘Respect the people’ – Fiji coalition clash over Rabuka’s fast-tracked constitutional...

October 7, 2026

Fiame Naomi Mata'afa being sworn in

RNZ Pacific

FAST heading back to court to try and resolve political impasse...

May 25, 2021

Earthjustice attorney David Henkin (left) and Rudy Bartley, a member of the nonprofit groups Faasao Amerika Samoa and Puipui Measina a Amerika Samoa

RNZ Pacific

American Samoa environmental group sues US govt over deep sea mining...

October 1, 2026

The Fijian Health Ministry predicts more than 3000 new cases will be reported this year

RNZ Pacific

Fiji approves ‘lifeline’ needle exchange law to combat HIV emergency

October 2, 2026

Fiji's HIV crisis

RNZ Pacific

‘We are very open’: Fiji’s tourism minister says HIV emergency should...

September 18, 2026

"Alii - welcome to Palau"

RNZ Pacific

Missing leaders won’t derail Pacific Islands Forum outcomes, says secretariat

August 31, 2026

The RFMF has assured the Fiji public that "there is no threat to public safety"

RNZ Pacific

Fiji military puts public ‘on notice’ citing national security threats

April 14, 2026

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CLIMATE AND COVID

Pacific verdict on COP29

RNZ Pacific

COP29: Pacific climate advocates decry outcome as ‘a catastrophic failure’

A protester at COP29 calls on wealthy nations to "pay up"

RNZ Pacific

COP29: Carbon credit trading scheme criticised as ‘get out of jail...

In the Eye of the Storm

Analysis

Strings attached: The reality behind NZ’s climate aid in the Pacific

Pacific Climate Warriors

Analysis

How Pacific environmental defenders are coping with the covid pandemic

CORONAVIRUS

Senator Robert F Kennedy Jr

RNZ Pacific

Sir Collin Tukuitonga criticises RFK Jr’s measles claims, slams health misinformation

According to WHO, Western Pacific measles cases jumped by 225 percent

RNZ Pacific

Better immunisation coverage needed to prevent Pacific measles, says WHO

Labour's former broadcasting minister Willie Jackson

RNZ Pacific

Former broadcast minister defends NZ journalism fund, state-funded media independence

1News political editor Jessica Mutch-McKay talks to the main party leaders in last night's debate

RNZ Pacific

NZ election 2023: Exposing National leader Christopher Luxon’s Māori health falsehood...

Practices like mask wearing and self-isolation should be encouraged for all

RNZ Pacific

NZ’s covid-19 mandates end: GP group says some mask-wearing, self-isolation still...

The 2021 post-covid Pacific media freedom panel discussion participants

RNZ Pacific

Pacific media should be supported post-covid, says PJR report

BEARING WITNESS

“Anything’s possible. Don’t give up hope.”

Analysis

Caitlin Johnstone: Assange returns to public commentary . . . ...

Journalist and video storyteller Cole Martin

Asia Report

Journalist Cole Martin tells it ‘like it is in reality’ in...

Author and journalist Dr David Robie speaking at the launch of the third edition of the Rainbow Warrior book Eyes of Fire

Analysis

Nuclear – now climate change: New book on how great powers...

Australia, the country, as a political entity, its government, its major institutions, its official voice to the world, was quiet over the Gaza genocide

Analysis

Ignoring genocide – the bill for Australia’s silence has arrived

"I am worried about the implications of any law that bans a chant by exiled people"

Analysis

Saige England: Bearing witness – we are seeing a rise of...

West Papua's Morning Star flag of independence

Asia Report

27 years after Biak massacre in West Papua, human rights crisis...

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APJS NEWSFILE

Fijian iTaukei leaders discuss contemporary issues, such as women's representation in Fijian society

APJS newsfile

Fijian journalists use talanoa and tradition to find their voice

Fijian women journalists face abuse, harassment and spam online.

APJS newsfile

Online abusers ‘shaming, silencing’ Fiji women journalists, say researchers

Islands Business general manager Samantha Magick (right)

APJS newsfile

Islands Business: ‘Big picture’ style journalism is the future for...

QUT student journalist Maxim Bock with Fiji TV's director of news, current affairs and sports Felix Chaudhary (right)

APJS newsfile

Surviving harassment in journalism – how Felix Chaudhary kept on top

POPULAR POSTS

Oceanographers deploy a buoy inside the Rose Atoll in American Samoa waters

RNZ Pacific

Environmental groups, chiefs file lawsuit as US pushes American Samoa deep...

US envoy to UN Tammy Bruce

American Samoa

US envoy seeks ‘termination’ of UN decolonisation committee, slams Pacific ‘junkets’

Vanuatu Prime Minister Jotham Napa

RNZ Pacific

Vanuatu PM Napat may face fresh no-confidence motion in November

Te Pāti Māori's co-leader Rawiri Waititi (left) landed a "killer blow" to New Zealand First leader Winston Peters in last night's TVNZ election debate

Commentary

Rawiri shines at Kingmaker debate as Māori voters set to rock...

EDITOR'S PICKS

Oceanographers deploy a buoy inside the Rose Atoll in American Samoa waters

RNZ Pacific

Environmental groups, chiefs file lawsuit as US pushes American Samoa deep...

Part of a fullpage Palestine Solidarity Network Aotearoa (PSNA) advertisement in The New Zealand Herald

Asia Report

‘Please explain’, Palestine Forum tells NZ over Israeli-Pacific Islands Forum ‘partnership’

NZ Prime Minister Christopher Luxon

Decolonisation

‘Serious questions to answer’ – Labour slams Luxon over Israel’s Pacific...

PIF Secretary-General Baron Divavesi Waqa with Israeli Ambassador Maya Yaron

Asia Report

Israel joins Pacific Islands Forum as development partner

MOST COMMENTS

Australia

Still stealing the generations – the abduction of Indigenous Australian children...

Jacinda Ardern

Analysis

Gordon Campbell: Media collusion with National’s attack lines the real disgrace

Global

Deported Freedom Flotilla activist Mike Treen arrives back in NZ

Taiwan Day event in Suva

Asia Report

Chinese diplomatic gatecrash incident alleged at Taiwan event in Suva

GLOBAL REPORTAGE

Oceanographers deploy a buoy inside the Rose Atoll in American Samoa waters

RNZ Pacific

Environmental groups, chiefs file lawsuit as US pushes American Samoa deep...

Part of a fullpage Palestine Solidarity Network Aotearoa (PSNA) advertisement in The New Zealand Herald

Asia Report

‘Please explain’, Palestine Forum tells NZ over Israeli-Pacific Islands Forum ‘partnership’

NZ Prime Minister Christopher Luxon

Decolonisation

‘Serious questions to answer’ – Labour slams Luxon over Israel’s Pacific...

Sacha Roytman, chief executive of Combat Antisemitism Movement

Asia Report

Israelis mislead Australia’s Royal Commission into Antisemitism