Samoa’s Supreme Court dismisses Head of State’s call for fresh election
RNZ News
Samoa's Supreme Court has thrown out the Head of State's decision to call a second election, clearing the path for the newcomer FAST...
NZ support for opposition leader Judith Collins dives in new poll
RNZ News
New Zealand's opposition National Party leader Judith Collins has suffered a sharp dip in support in the preferred prime minister stakes, in the...
Ghahraman condemns ‘disappointing’ NZ response over attacks on Gaza
Asia Pacific Report newsdesk
The foreign spokesperson for New Zealand's Green Party, Golriz Ghahraman, is "disappointed" by the government’s response to escalating attacks by Israel...
Many questions, few answers, as conflict deepens between Israelis and Palestinians
ANALYSIS: By Tony Walker, La Trobe University
What’s next in the latest Middle East convulsion? Will a ceasefire between the Hamas militant group in Gaza...
Palestinians in NZ stage rallies protesting against Israeli ‘brutality’
Pacific Media Watch newsdesk
About 4000 protesters took part in demonstrations across New Zealand at the weekend calling on the government to take action over...
Arrest of Papuan activist Victor Yeimo reported to UN rights commission
Asia Pacific Report newsdesk
Human rights lawyer and Papua advocate Veronica Koman has formally reported the arrest of West Papua National Committee (KNPB) spokesperson Victor...
Israel-Palestine conflict: ‘I can’t breathe’
Thousands rally in US in support of Palestinians
‘It’s genocide’: Protesters slam Israel, support Palestinians
Israel bombs Gaza tower housing media offices of...
Israel bombs Gaza tower housing media offices of AP, Al Jazeera
Pacific Media Watch newsdesk
Israel destroyed an 11-storey tower block in Gaza that houses offices of US-based Associated Press (AP) and Qatar-based Al Jazeera global...
Indonesia pressures PNG over militant video by West Papuan supporters
By Gorethy Kenneth in Port Moresby
Indonesia is pressuring Papua New Guinea over an illegal group East Sepik claiming to form an army unit to...
Samoa court test case ruling on fresh elections due Monday
RNZ News
Samoa is to hear on Monday whether fresh elections will go ahead next week.
The Supreme Court heard challenges yesterday to the new ballot...
Tahitian community groups try to save endangered sacred mountain
Asia Pacific Report newsdesk
A collective of community groups in Tahiti trying to preserve a historical-cultural icon at Tautira have condemned the Tahitian government for...
HRW demands police drop treason charges against Papuan activist Yeimo
Asia Pacific Report newsdesk
Human Rights Watch (HRW) is calling on the Indonesian police to drop politically motivated treason charges against West Papua National Committee...
Palestine: Hold Israel accountable for crimes against journalists, says IFJ
Pacific Media Watch newsdesk
Media offices have been bombed and Palestinian and international journalists arrested, beaten and threatened by Israeli forces amid escalating violence in...
NZ Greens condemn Israeli violence against Palestinian communities
Asia Pacific Report newsdesk
New Zealand's Green Party has condemned the violent and forced displacement of the Palestinian Sheikh Jarrah community of East Jerusalem by...
PNG and Bougainville agree on new terms for state power transfer
RNZ Pacific
The governments of Papua New Guinea and Bougainville have agreed on new terms for the transfer of powers.
Under the Bougainville Peace Agreement, the...
Fiji records second covid outbreak death – 4 new cases include...
By Timoci Vula in Suva
Fiji has recorded its second death from the current outbreak of covid-19 while reporting four more new positive cases -...
Fiji extends curfew for Suva-Nausori lockdown areas after 9 new cases
By Talebula Kate in Suva
Given the rapidly rising number of contacts stemming from new Fiji cases of covid-19 in the Suva-Nausori area, a full...
Former PM Helen Clark on panel’s call for reform over ‘runaway...
RNZ News
An international panel co-chaired by former prime minister Helen Clark is calling for urgent reform of the world's pandemic preparedness.
In its review, the...
Resourcing local Pacific media to boost wider ‘connected’ reportage
RNZ Mediawatch
After 23 years with one political party and one prime minister in charge, Samoa’s general election last month delivered a surprise neck-and-neck result....
Taieri MP Ingrid Leary pays tribute to ‘brave new wave’ of...
Pacific Cooperation Foundation
The New Zealand Rotuman community is celebrating Rotuman Language Week 2021 this week until Saturday.
Ingrid Leary, MP for Taieri and an ex-Pacific...