Former Fiji PM Laisenia Qarase ousted in 2006 coup dies at...
By Lice Movono in Suva
Former Fiji Prime Minister Laisenia Qarase died early today at the Oceania Hospital in Suva, following a short illness.
Confirming the...
Vanua’aku Pati’s Bob Loughman becomes new Vanuatu PM
By Godwin Ligo, Terence Malapa and Kizzy Kalsakau in Port Vila
The new Prime Minister of the Republic of Vanuatu is Bob Loughman, president of...
Delight, relief and caution: Six experts on NZ’s move to ease...
ANALYSIS: By Dougal Sutherland, Te Herenga Waka — Victoria University of Wellington; Arindam Basu, University of Canterbury; Malcolm Campbell, University of Canterbury; Martin Berka,...
PM says ‘devastating’ Māori, Pasifika inequalities factor in lockdown move
By RNZ News
The vulnerable health of an urbanised Māori and Pasifika population was among reasons for extending the country's alert level 4 lockdown, the...
MEAA welcomes making Facebook and Google pay for media content
Pacific Media Watch
Moves to make digital platforms begin to compensate media organisations for the content they have been using for free will go some...
NZ lockdown – day 26: Government extends period to next Monday
By RNZ News
Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has announced New Zealand's level 4 lockdown will be extended five days until next Monday night.
The country went...
Pacific coronavirus: NZ’s big decision, j-schools and media closures
Pacific Media Watch
Into the fourth week of lockdown in New Zealand, and today's weekly Pacific Media Centre Southern Cross radio programme covers what...
Fiji man shot dead by NZ police after multiple machete violence...
By Anish Chand
A Fiji man was shot dead by police in the south Auckland suburb of Papatoetoe early today.
Counties Manukau Police District Commander Superintendent...
PNG’s New Ireland steps up security after second case found over...
New Ireland Governor Sir Julius Chan says the provincial government will ensure communities are protected. Video: EM TV News
By Jack Lapauve Jnr in Kavieng
With...
Consider government of national unity, suggests former PM Ham Lini
Compiled by Godwin Ligo in Port Vila
The former president of the National United Party (NUP) and one time former Prime Minister, Ham Lini Vanuaroroa,...
‘Stop, listen, Papatūānuku, the earth mother, is breathing’
The Visit Auckland video "Papatūānuku (our earth mother) is Breathing".
PACIFIC PANDEMIC DIARY: By Sri Krishnamurthi, self-isolating in Auckland under New Zealand’s Covid-19 lockdown as...
NZ lockdown – day 25: Nine new cases – community spread...
By RNZ News
Data to determine if community transmission of Covid-19 is occurring in New Zealand will be a big factor in tomorrow's decision on...
Cook Islanders stranded in NZ furious over extra isolation requirements
By Barbara Dreaver, Pacific correspondent of Television NZ
More than 300 Cook Islanders stranded and in lockdown in New Zealand are furious to receive news...
Hong Kong police arrest Next Digital founder Jimmy Lai among 14...
Pacific Media Watch
The Committee to Protect Journalists has called on Hong Kong authorities to drop all charges against Jimmy Lai, founder and chair of...
NZ lockdown – day 24: 13 new cases reported – slight...
By RNZ News
New Zealand reported 13 new cases of Covid-19 today, made up of eight confirmed, and five probable cases.
The total number of cases...
RSF condemns Indonesia over using Covid-19 to ‘silence’ state criticism
Pacific Media Watch
Reporters Without Borders (RSF) is alarmed to learn that Indonesia’s police have been ordered to combat not only disinformation about the coronavirus...
Indonesia braces itself for social unrest amid virus economic downturn
Pacific Media Centre
The Indonesian government is bracing itself for social unrest ahead of the Ramadan fasting month amid the economic downturn caused by the...
NZ lockdown – day 23: New cases drop, but deaths rise...
By RNZ News
There have now been 11 deaths from Covid-19 in New Zealand, but the number of new cases has dropped to single figures...
63 political prisoners in Indonesia file urgent appeals amid virus pandemic
By Jennifer Robinson and Veronica Koman with the support of TAPOL
Sixty-three political prisoners detained on treason charges in Indonesia have made a joint urgent...
High Court rules in favour of News Corp, but against press...
ANALYSIS: By Peter Greste of The University of Queensland
It is easy to assume Australia has a free press. Our squawky newspapers are filled with...