COP26 climate trip branded ‘junket’ – Prasad slams 36-strong Fiji team
By Luke Nacei in Suva
Opposition National Federation Party leader Professor Biman Prasad has hit out at the Fiji government, calling on Prime Minister Voreqe...
Record 222 new community cases of covid-19, one death in NZ
RNZ News
New Zealand reported a record 222 new community cases of covid-19 and one virus-related death today.
There are now 91 people in hospital and...
Hundreds of NZ health workers unvaccinated facing deadline
By Rowan Quinn, RNZ News health correspondent
About 2000 New Zealand district health board workers had not been vaccinated 15 hours before the deadline to...
Northland principal faces ‘vindictive’ abuse for backing vaccine mandate
By Ella Stewart, RNZ News reporter
A Northland high school principal says she has been accused of being "complicit in mass genocide" by people opposed...
Pacific scholar Dr Damon Salesa named AUT’s next vice-chancellor
Asia Pacific Report newsdesk
Pacific scholar and senior university sector leader Toeolesulusulu Dr Damon Salesa has been appointed as the next vice-chancellor of Te Wānanga...
The ultimate guide to why the COP26 summit ended in failure...
ANALYSIS: By Robert Hales, Griffith University and Brendan Mackey, Griffith University
After two hard-fought weeks of negotiations, the Glasgow climate change summit is, at last,...
NZ reports new covid case high of 207 as ‘clock ticking’...
RNZ News
An epidemiologist says New Zealand's record high covid-19 case numbers today and the spread across the North Island are a reminder that the...
World strikes ‘uncomfortable’ pact at COP26 climate summit
SPECIAL REPORT: By Chloé Farand, Joe Lo, Isabelle Gerretsen and Megan Darby
After a series of tense huddles, more than 24 hours into overtime, the gavel went...
Fiji political parties call for probe into elections chief Saneem’s ‘behaviour’
By Litia Cava in Suva
Leaders of four political parties in Fiji are calling for a “complete clean-up” of the Elections Office before preparations for...
Auckland mayor Phil Goff calls NZ anti-lockdown protesters ‘stupid’
RNZ News
Auckland mayor Phil Goff has hit out at anti-lockdown protesters who held up traffic on roads throughout the country today, describing their actions...
NZ sends medical team to PNG as covid-19 overwhelms health system
RNZ Pacific
A New Zealand medical and logistics support team with essential supplies to assist Papua New Guinea with its covid-19 crisis has departed New...
France keeps December 12 date for New Caledonia independence vote
Asia Pacific Report newsdesk
The French High Commissioner in New Caledonia, Patrice Faure, has confirmed the December 12 date for the independence referendum, fuelling tension...
Fiji’s Thompson and Khan voted out of USP top jobs after...
By Samisoni Pareti in Suva
A major development out of the besieged University of the South Pacific has meant that two main characters in a...
Scott Waide: I hate covid-19 with a passion – but this...
SPECIAL REPORT: By Scott Waide in Port Moresby
Our mother, Patricia, sits on the bed in a small room she is currently sharing with our...
Not enough nurses to deal with NZ self-isolation covid cases, says...
RNZ News
Auckland is a thousand nurses short and lacks the capacity to deal with the amount of people self-isolating at home, according to New...
‘Work together’ plea by Bougainville leader over covid-19 surge
Asia Pacific Report newsdesk
Bougainville President Ishmael Toroama has urged his people not to take a surge in covid-19 positive cases lightly, reports the PNG...
PMC communications researcher named on Meta Aotearoa panel
Pacific Media Watch newsdesk
A Pacific Media Centre advocate and researcher is one of five people named today in the Meta Aotearoa News Innovation Advisory...
Iwi urge pastor Tamaki to ‘follow science’ in fight against covid-19
RNZ News
An iwi that pastor Brian Tamaki descends from are calling him out to say he is putting Māori communities at risk.
This follows mass...
‘Be professional’ plea to Indonesian journalists over risk to Koman’s family
Pacific Media Watch newsdesk
The Alliance of Independent Journalists (AJI) has appealed to news media that reported on intimidation against the parents and relatives of...
Rev James Bhagwan: Climate justice now for the sake of humanity
COMMENTARY: By Reverend James Bhagwan
The climate emergency is the result of an ethical, moral and spiritual crisis, manifested in a fixation on profit.
The extractive...