‘Big picture vision’ conversations missing in Pacific, says Aqorau
By Giff Johnson in Majuro
Big picture conversations about the future of the Pacific islands should be happening, but they are not, says one of...
Indonesian security forces attack West Papuan rebels holding NZ pilot
By Finau Fonua, RNZ Pacific journalist, and Koroi Hawkins, RNZ Pacific editor
Indonesian security forces in Papua last week launched an offensive against the West...
Private security companies ‘holding PNG together’, claims minister
By Gorothy Kenneth in Port Moresby
Private security companies are currently holding Papua New Guinea together with the largest workforce of 29,445 and supporting the...
Aukus ‘going against’ Pacific nuclear free treaty – Cook Islands leader
RNZ Pacific
Cook Islands Prime Minister Mark Brown has joined a growing list of Pacific leaders to object to the US$250 billion nuclear submarine deal...
West Papua Liberation Army fighter shot dead, claims Indonesia
RNZ Pacific
A joint force of Indonesian military and police are claiming to have shot dead a member of the West Papua National Liberation Army...
Repeal ‘draconian’ MIDA Act, urge Fiji media and journalism stakeholders
By Kelvin Anthony, RNZ Pacific lead digital and social media journalist
The Fiji government is signalling that it will not completely tear down the country's...
PNG a key transit point for ‘Pacific drug highway’ to Australia
By Miriam Zarriga in Port Moresby
The production and trafficking of methamphetamine (meth), cocaine and now heroin is on the rise with Pacific countries now...
Keeping the flow – the use of te reo Māori at...
By Johnny Blades, RNZ The House journalist
An increased appetite to learn te reo Māori among members and staff from different parts of the Parliamentary...
Posie Parker departs NZ – JK Rowling blasts protest as ‘repellent’
RNZ News
British gender activist Posie Parker has left New Zealand, calling it the "worst place for women she has ever visited".
Kellie-Jay Keen-Minshull, also known...
Palestinians uphold traditional Ramadan rituals – despite the Israeli Occupation
By Wafa Aludaini in Gaza
During the holy month of Ramadan, Muslims from all corners of the globe come together to celebrate. Each country has...
News media ‘not an enemy or nuisance’, Fiji editor tells...
By Krishneel Nair in Suva
"The most important thing from my perspective is a strategic partnership -- a partnership where the media should not be...
Fijian Drua and Moana Pasifika looking for 80min performances
By Iliesa Tora, RNZ Pacific senior sports journalist, and Sri Krishnamurthi, RNZ Pacific journalist
The Fijian Drua will need to start and finish well, while...
Philippines and US plan biggest ever Balikatan joint op with 17,600...
By Sofia Tomacruz in Manila
The Philippines and the United States will hold their largest Balikatan exercise this year, with 17,600 troops expected to participate...
Repeal Fiji’s media law and start with ‘clean slate’, says CFL...
By Arieta Vakasukawaqa in Suva
Communications Fiji Ltd (CFL) chair William Parkinson has called for a repeal of Fiji's Media Industry Development Act 2010 and...
Ask Fiji military about ‘guns on plane’ claims, says Sayed-Khaiyum
By Meri Radinibaravi in Suva
Former attorney-general Aiyaz Sayed-Khaiyum has told The Fiji Times to ask the Republic of Fiji Military Forces about claims that...
PNG contractors plead for government to pay up after 12-year wait
By Todagia Kelola in Port Moresby
A number of small contractors in Papua New Guinea are still waiting for positive feedback for money owed to...
Vanuatu minister says harvests will take time to recover after cyclones
By Caleb Fotheringham, RNZ Pacific journalist
Vanuatu's Minister of Climate Change warns "there's going to be a lot of hardship" for people waiting for their...
As Pacific islanders, we bear the brunt of the climate crisis....
Monday’s Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) report has given a "final warning" to avert global catastrophe. Pacific cabinet ministers call on all world...
Pacific needs to sit up and pay close attention to AUKUS,...
By Koroi Hawkins, RNZ Pacific editor, and Caleb Fotheringham, RNZ Pacific journalist
A Pacific elder and former secretary-general of the Pacific Islands Forum says Pacific...
Does public safety trump free speech? History’s case for banning anti-trans...
ANALYSIS: By Bevin Veale, Massey University
The impending arrival of Kelly-Jean Keen-Minshull -- aka Posie Parker -- has put the spotlight on the tension between...










































