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...
40-day ‘fasting for West Papua’ protest ends soon – but still...
Pacific Media Centre Newsdesk
An appeal for a 40-day fast across the region by the Pacific Council of Churches in support of West Papua closes...
NZ to admit 2000 Pacific horticulture workers under strict conditions
By Eric Frykberg, RNZ News Reporter
The New Zealand government has offered help to the under-pressure horticultural sector by allowing 2000 registered seasonal employer...
Air NZ covid case not linked to New Zealand genomes –...
RNZ News
Genome sequencing has showed the Air New Zealand crew member who tested positive for covid-19 in China is not linked to known cases...
Three PNG government MPs test covid-positive amid political crisis
By RNZ Pacific
Three government members of Papua New Guinea's Parliament have tested positive for covid-19.
The MPs, whose names haven't been publicised, have been in...
Stop funding military repression in Papua, plead TAPOL speakers
Pacific Media Centre Newsdesk
Campaigners at a TAPOL-hosted global webinar have called on the people of Australia, New Zealand, United Kingdom, United States and other...









































