Stays in MIQ to be halved under NZ’s new system –...
RNZ News
The New Zealand government revealed changes to MIQ (managed isolation and quarantine) today, with stays halving from 14 to seven days, followed by...
West Papuans flee from ‘liberation’ conflict into remote PNG region
SPECIAL REPORT: By Johnny Blades, RNZ Pacific journalist
Armed conflict in West Papua has caused an exodus of displaced people into one of the most...
Baby killed by Indonesian military as Papuans flee to PNG, claims...
Asia Pacific Report newsdesk
Two small babies were shot by the Indonesian military in Intan Jaya two days ago, claims the United Liberation Movement of...
As Asia ‘lives with covid-19’, media may need to be less...
ANALYSIS: By Kalinga Seneviratne in Sydney
Indonesia’s popular tourism islands of Bali opened for tourism last week, while Thailand announced that from November 1 vaccinated...
Colombian drug lord’s capture a reminder of Tonga’s cartel links
By Kalino Latu, editor of Kaniva Tonga
The arrest of Colombian drug lord Dairo Antonio Úsuga, known as Otoniel, has re-opened deep seated concerns about...
Kaitiaki block ‘particularly dangerous’ anti-vax protesters at Auckland border
By Sam Olley, RNZ News reporter
Ngāti Whātua kaitiaki remain in bolstered numbers at the border between Tāmaki Makaurau and Te Tai Tokerau to stop...
France deploys big force to secure New Caledonia referendum
RNZ Pacific
France has detailed an unprecedented security set-up for New Caledonia's third and final independence referendum on December 12.
The French authorities made the announcement...
Port Moresby backs off ‘total’ lockdown in city, says Governor Parkop
By Grace Auka-Salmang in Port Moresby
National Capital District Governor Powes Parkop has announced that there will not be a total lockdown of Port Moresby.
He...
Bainimarama’s Fiji faces investigative PR crisis on eve of climate COP26
COMMENT: By Grubsheet's Graham Davis
A public relations disaster for Fiji just as Prime Minister Voreqe Bainimarama and Attorney-General Aiyaz Sayed-Khaiyum head to Glasgow for...
Dementia tsunami by 2050 ‘likely to hit Pasifika, Māori, Asian communities’
SPECIAL REPORT: By Sri Krishnamurthi for Asia-Pacific Report
The warning is stark -- New Zealand is on the verge of a “tsunami" of dementia cases...
NZ to mandate covid vaccination for workplaces requiring entry certificates
RNZ News
New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern today announced vaccination will be mandated in any workplace that requires a certificate of vaccination for entry.
Last...
PNG’s Pangu Pati entangled in new legal row over female president
By Jeffrey Enapa in Port Moresby
Papua New Guinea’s ruling Pangu Pati is entangled in another internal dispute just six months before the issue of...
79 new community covid cases in NZ – 75 in...
RNZ News
New Zealand has reported 79 new community cases of covid-19 today.
Of the new cases, 75 are in Auckland and four are in Waikato....
Two covid cases arrive from New Caledonia at border in Vanuatu
RNZ Pacific
The Vanuatu covid task force has confirmed that two arrivals from New Caleldonia have covid-19.
But the organisation says Vanuatu remains free of any...
PANG condemns Australia policy for ‘abandoning’ Pacific nuclear-free pact
Asia Pacific Report newsdesk
Australia needs to be put on notice by Pacific Islands Forum (PIF) leaders over abandoning its commitments under the South Pacific’s...
NZ reports 109 new community covid cases – another rise
RNZ News
New Zealand reported 109 community cases of covid-19 today.
Of the new cases 103 are in Auckland, four are in Waikato and there are...
Red Cross gives emergency supplies to Tanna volcano refugee eviction victims
By Glenda Willie in Port Vila
The Vanuatu Red Cross Society (VRCS) is one of the first humanitarian organisations to intervene and support the volcano...
Student protests in Indonesia slam 7th year of Jokowi’s administration
Asia Pacific Report newsdesk
Protesting students have held demonstrations in several cities around Indonesia to mark seven years of President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo's administration, reports...
NZ reports 80 community covid cases – a drop over previous...
RNZ News
Eighty community cases of covid-19 were reported in New Zealand today - 77 in Auckland, two in Waikato and one in Northland.
There were...
Fiji vaccination of teens going strong after adult rollout success
RNZ Pacific
With most of its eligible adult population covered, Fiji's covid-19 vaccine rollout for teenagers is gaining pace.
The Health Ministry said 28,965 children aged...