Pressure builds on PNG’s Marape as Parliament showdown looms
By Johnny Blades, RNZ Pacific journalist
Papua New Guinea's Prime Minister James Marape has rejected opposition leader Belden Namah's call for him to resign.
Namah's call...
Christchurch commission’s call to improve NZ social cohesion is its hardest...
ANALYSIS: By Alexander Gillespie, University of Waikato
The most fundamental obligation of any state is the safety of its citizens. On 15 March 2019, New...
CIVICUS criticises Pacific countries over use of covid to curb freedoms
By Sri Krishnamurthi of the Pacific Media Centre
Australian authorities’ heavy-handedness and the use of the covid-19 pandemic to curb civic and media freedoms are...
Rabuka’s exit may spell ‘beginning of end’ for Fiji’s SODELPA
By Christine Rovoi, RNZ Pacific journalist
The writing is on the wall for Fiji's main opposition party, says New Zealand-based Fijian academic Professor Steven Ratuva.
His...
Crosbie Walsh: Parihaka, a Stuff apology to Māori and seeking truth
COMMENT: By Crosbie Walsh
Media giant Stuff, after a protracted study of its own history, announced this week that much that it has published on...
Jakarta ‘regrets’ Morning Star flag protest at Melbourne consulate after...
Pacific Media Centre newsdesk
Indonesia's Presidential Staff Office says it regrets the raising of the Morning Star flag - which is identified with Papuan independence...
Rival OPM leaders dispute Papuan ‘independence’ declaration
Pacific Media Centre Newsdesk
A renewed declaration of independence by an exiled West Papuan leader has stirred a negative response from other Papuan independence fighters...
Gallery: PMC celebrates Pacific ‘reset’ vision and farewells founding director
Pacific Media Centre newsdesk
Pacific Media Centre students, staff and journalists gathered at Auckland University of Technology this week and debated reset strategies for the...
Papuan flag day protests in Yogya, Jakarta reject ‘special autonomy’
Pacific Media Centre Newsdesk
December 1 flag day protests have taken place in several cities around Indonesia including the capital Jakarta, Yogyakarta (Central Java), Ternate...
Northern Marianas gets vaccine freezers for covid-19 treatment
By RNZ Pacific
The Northern Marianas is ready for its allocation of covid-19 vaccines from Pfizer after acquiring 10 ultra-cold freezers from South Korea.
The acquisition...
By declaring a climate emergency NZ’s Ardern needs to inspire hope,...
ANALYSIS: By David Hall, Auckland University of Technology; Raven Cretney, University of Waikato; and Sylvia Nissen
There is no question that we must act, and...
Climate crisis, coronavirus and journalism research methodologies top latest PJR edition
Pacific Media Watch Newsdesk
Climate crisis and the global coronavirius pandemic are key themes along with new research methodology strategies in the latest Pacific Journalism...
Pacific journalism, media and diversity researchers tackle challenges ahead
Pacific Media Centre Newsdesk
Pacific journalism and media researchers have gathered "live" in Auckland and "virtually" from Australia, Indonesia, and the region to showcase their...
West Papuan leaders declare first steps for world’s first ‘green state’
Pacific Media Watch Newsdesk
West Papuan leaders have begun forming a "provisional government" in defiance of a crackdown by Indonesian security forces and have pledged...
Former PNG PM O’Neill to stand trial over Israeli generators purchase
By RNZ Pacific
Papua New Guinea's former Prime Minister, Peter O'Neill, has been committed to stand trial for charges of misappropriation and official corruption
A Waigani...
Musicians across Pacific stage virtual Wan Musik Wan Sing for West...
The livestream of the Wan Musik Wan Sing Papuan flag day concert.
COMMENT: By Luisa Tuilau and Ronny Kareni
As West Papua’s Morning Star flag marks...
Academics, journalists, students raise Papuan flag in NZ ‘solidarity’ gesture
Pacific Media Watch Newsdesk
Academics, journalists and students today raised the West Papuan flag - an act banned in Indonesia and punishable by up to...
Our Truth, Tā Mātou Pono: Stuff introduces new Treaty of Waitangi...
By Katarina Williams, a senior reporter of Stuff
Stuff has introduced a new company charter with Te Tiriti o Waitangi at its core, after a...
36 arrested after police break up Free Papua rallies in Manokwari,...
The West Papua regional police (Polda) have arrested 36 people in Manokwari and Sorong city following a demonstration commemorating the anniversary of the West...
PNG Supreme Court dismisses challenge to Marape’s election
By RNZ Pacific
Papua New Guinea's Supreme Court has dismissed a legal challenge over the election of James Marape as prime minister last year.
The challenge...