Turaga applauds Dialogue Fiji media law report, reaffirms review plan
By Geraldine Panapasa in Suva
While steps are being taken behind the scenes by Fiji's coalition government to review the country's existing media legislation, civil...
Thousands without power, evacuations begin as Cyclone Gabrielle hits NZ
RNZ News
Cyclone Gabrielle was battering parts of the North Island of Aotearoa New Zealand with strong winds and heavy rain last night.
Most of the...
Northland declares state of emergency as Cyclone Gabrielle hits NZ
RNZ News
Northland has declared a state of emergency and the Auckland Harbour Bridge has been closed as steady rain and strong winds from Cyclone...
Fiji to probe Korean Grace Road cult land deals – 31...
By Arieta Vakasukawaqa in Suva
The Grace Road Church made 31 acquisitions of land during the reign of the FijiFirst government and it has several...
Red weather warnings as Cyclone Gabrielle makes NZ landfall
RNZ News
Cyclone Gabrielle is already bringing steady rain and strong winds to northern parts of Aotearoa New Zealand after sparing Norfolk Island and MetService...
Cyclone Gabrielle closes in on Aotearoa: Warnings and forecasts
RNZ news
Coromandel Peninsula and Gisborne north of Tolaga Bay are now under red heavy rain warnings in Aotearoa New Zealand linked to Cyclone Gabrielle.
MetService...
4 die, 700 forced to flee as earthquake hits Papuan capital...
Jubi News
An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.4 hit Papua's capital city Jayapura on Thursday afternoon, killing four people, injuring at least five and...
‘I’m just a catalyst for the bigger change’, says exiled USP...
By Geraldine Panapasa of Wansolwara in Suva
The University of the South Pacific’s vice-chancellor and president, Professor Pal Ahluwalia, was given a rousing welcome at...
Lice Movono: Hopes for the return of press freedom in Fiji
ABC Pacific
Veteran Fijian journalist Netani Rika and his wife were resting in their living room when suddenly a Molotov cocktail went crashing through their...
Accepting Indonesia into MSG ‘a mistake’, admits Natuman
By Len Garae in Port Vila
Former Vanuatu Prime Minister Joe Natuman says allowing Indonesia -- by former Prime Minister Sato Kilman -- into the...
Auckland’s Great Flood: ‘If you think it was bad before, it’s...
By Ashleigh McCaull, RNZ Te Ao Māori news
A fortnight after the floods in Tāmaki Makaurau and as Aotearoa New Zealand braces for Cyclone Gabriel...
PNG government’s top legal adviser charged over ‘dangerous’ road death
PNG Post-Courier
The Papua New Guinea government’s top legal adviser, Dr Eric Kwa, has been arrested and charged on allegations of dangerous driving causing death.
Dr...
Rescue mission underway for NZ pilot held hostage in Papua, say...
RNZ News
Indonesian police and military have launched a joint mission to rescue a New Zealand pilot who was seized by rebels as a hostage...
Human rights researcher pleads for West Papuan rebels to free NZ...
By Finau Fonua and Lydia Lewis, RNZ Pacific journalists
A researcher at Human Rights Watch in Jakarta is calling for the immediate release of the...
Indonesian security forces ‘have no idea’ where NZ pilot hostage is
Jubi News in Jayapura
Indonesian security forces do not know the whereabouts of the New Zealand pilot taken hostage by the West Papua National Liberation...
Climate data from Pacific has deteriorated, says new report
By Caleb Fotheringham for RNZ Pacific
The quality and quantity of Pacific Island climate data has been getting worse in recent decades according to a...
‘No Fiji TV broadcast tonight due to censorship’ – Rika recalls...
By Lice Movono in Suva
Veteran Fijian journalist Netani Rika and his wife were resting in their living room when he was suddenly woken, startled...
Indonesian rights researcher slams kidnapping – efforts to free NZ pilot
RNZ News
An Indonesian human rights researcher has condemned the Papuan rebels who have taken a New Zealand pilot hostage and gone into hiding in...
Mediawatch: NZ’s public media policy put out of its misery
ANALYSIS: By Colin Peacock, RNZ Mediawatch presenter
Prime Minister Chris Hipkins has confirmed today what pundits have predicted for weeks: the plan for a public...
NZ Papua hostage: Pilots warned to take precautions in ‘danger’ zone
By Kate Green , RNZ News journalist
A former New Zealand pilot says flying for an Indonesian airline can be dangerous, and those who do...