NZ government makes apology over Dawn Raids targeting Pasifika
RNZ Pacific
New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern today delivered the government's apology for the Dawn Raids against Pasifika overstayers.
She apologised for the raids in...
PNG byelection officers protest over unpaid work – told ‘wait, no...
By Clifford Faiparik in Port Moresby
Angry policemen, election officials and others involved in Papua New Guinea's Moresby North-West byelection last month stormed into the...
The Jakarta Post: Delay the dangerous Papua Games over covid risks
EDITORIAL: By the editorial board of The Jakarta Post
After chairing a cabinet ministers meeting on July 13, President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo said the 20th...
Samoa’s first female leader has made history – now she faces...
ANALYSIS: By Patricia A. O'Brien, Georgetown University
After nearly four months of being taken to the brink of dictatorship, Samoa’s constitutional crisis ended on July...
Black Ferns golden win against France banishes Olympic sevens heartbreak
RNZ Pacific
The Black Ferns Sevens have beaten France 26-12 to win gold at the Tokyo Olympics after earlier today defeating Fiji in the semifinal,...
ULMWP calls for suspension of Indonesia from UN rights council over...
Asia Pacific Report newsdesk
The United Liberation Movement for West Papua (ULMWP) has called on the international community to immediately suspend Indonesia from the UN...
Macron says Paris owes ‘debt’ to French Polynesia over nuclear tests
Pacific Media Watch newsdesk
French President Emmanuel Macron said this week that Paris owed “a debt” to French Polynesia over nuclear tests conducted in the...
Vaccine resistance in West Papua as covid-19 pandemic rages
By Johnny Blades, RNZ Pacific journalist
As with much of Indonesia, the country's easternmost provinces of Papua and West Papua are struggling to contain the...
NZ covid-19 mass vaccination event starts in Auckland – long delays
RNZ News
New Zealand's first mass vaccination event is getting under way in Manukau where 16,000 people are due to receive a covid-19 vaccine in...
FAST now says it needs to delay Samoa’s Parliament convening
RNZ Pacific
After previous calls for the Samoan Parliament to convene so a national budget can be passed, the ruling FAST Party now says there...
Solomons PM warns journalists against ‘yellow journalism’ rumours
Pacific Media Watch newsdesk
Solomon Islands Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare has warned the news media that the country's emergency powers enable the government to target...
Outrage over Indonesian officers for stomping on disabled Papuan teen’s head
Warning: Content may be distressing to some viewers. The video of the assault on the Papuan deaf teenager Steven Yadohamang. Video: Benar News
SPECIAL REPORT:...
UN boss in Fiji explains evacuation of worker to NZ with...
RNZ News
A UN official with covid-19 has been evacuated from Fiji on a mercy flight after an about-turn from New Zealand's health authorities.
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Fiji’s other crisis – away from the covid emergency, political dissent...
ANALYSIS: By Dominic O'Sullivan, Charles Sturt University
The arrest of nine Fijian opposition politicians, including party leaders and two former prime ministers, once again exposes...
Fiji covid-19 patient being flown to NZ for treatment in about-turn
RNZ Pacific
A covid-19 positive patient is being flown to New Zealand from Fiji today despite an earlier decision by the Ministry of Health to...
Fiji Olympic Gold … never to be missed even for Fiji’s...
COMMENT: By Shailendra Singh in Suva
This poignant photo by Max Vosailagi captures Fiji's fixation with rugby sevens, with winning a second Olympic Gold last...
Fiji dedicates Olympic sevens win to struggling people back home
RNZ Pacific
Fiji has dedicated its Olympic rugby sevens win to the people back home who are struggling amidst the country's covid-19 health crisis.
Fiji defeated...
PNG landowner group accused of ‘hijack’ over validation in Porgera
Asia Pacific Report newsdesk
Allegations of "hijacking and manipulation" of a Papua New Guinea national government sanctioned validation exercise at the Porgera mine in Enga...
Māori Party calls for indigenous debate to address NZ racism, white...
Asia Pacific Report newsdesk
The co-leader of New Zealand's minority Māori Party has launched a blistering attack on white privilege and the opposition National Party...
Tokyo Olympics rugby sevens: Fiji too strong for NZ and claim...
RNZ Pacific
Fiji have proved too strong for the New Zealand men's sevens team at the Olympics, denying New Zealand its best chance yet of...