O’Neill arrest featured on PMC’s Southern Cross radio
Pacific Media Watch
The arrest of former Papua New Guinea Prime Minister Peter O’Neill on his arrival home in Port Moresby was featured today on...
Why Hong Kong isn’t dead yet – ‘It’s not power, it’s...
By Lokman Tsui in Hongkong
This story is an edited version of a post published by the author on Facebook on Friday, May 22, reflecting...
‘Don’t leave us with no hope,’ plead Filipino migrants in NZ
By Tess Brunton, Otago/Southland reporter of RNZ News
The Queenstown Association of Migrant Pinoys says more than 500 Filipino migrants have sought welfare support in...
Former PM O’Neill granted bail on corruption claims and will self-isolate
Pacific Media Centre
Papua New Guinea's former Prime Minister Peter O’Neill was granted bail last night at the Waigani National Court after being arrested by...
Former PNG PM O’Neill arrested for alleged ‘abuse’ on return home
By RNZ Pacific
Papua New Guinea's former Prime Minister Peter O'Neill has been arrested after arriving back in the country.
Police say O'Neill was arrested on...
Bainimarama offers Eid greetings to Fiji’s Muslim community
By Koroi Tadulala in Suva
Prime Minister Voreqe Bainimarama has shared warm greetings as the month of Ramadan ends and has wished the Muslim members...
FLNKS wants New Caledonia vote on independence delayed by two months
By RNZ Pacific
New Caledonia's pro-independence FLNKS movement has asked Paris for the referendum on independence from France to be deferred by up to two...
Court ruling reveals new possible Stuff buyer in NZ media crisis
By Hayden Donnell, RNZ Mediawatch producer
A High Court judgment has revealed that an entity other than New Zealand Herald owner NZME is interested in buying the...
Sing the pandemic away – Papuan rapper, police chief join in...
Sing the pandemic away. Video: The Jakarta Post
Pacific Media Watch
In a bid to advise people to follow health instructions to contain the spread of...
TVNZ’s Pacific correspondent Barbara Dreaver wins Voyager media awards
Pacific Media Watch
Television New Zealand's journalists have come out on top at the annual Voyager Media Awards last night, scooping a number of awards...
Coronavirus casualty – NZ opposition leader dumped by unknown Muller
By RNZ News
New Zealand's opposition National Party leader Simon Bridges was today dumped by a relative unknown, agriculture and biosecurity spokesperson Todd Muller.
Commentators believe...
Accused PNGDF officers to appear before court on murder charge
By Theckla Gunga in Port Moresby
The two PNG Defence Force officers charged with the wilful murder of late Zone Three police commander Andrew Tovere...
Keith Locke: Covid-19 coronavirus helps us reshape NZ foreign policy
COMMENT: By Keith Locke
The covid-19 coronavirus crisis is shaking up our thinking in a number of areas in New Zealand, not least on foreign...
Indonesia detains seven more people for treason, says TAPOL
Pacific Media Centre
Seven more people have been detained in Indonesia for alleged treason since a complaint filed with the United Nations last month, says...
Where’s the Pacific voice in the viral ‘real Lord of the...
By Mong Palatino of Global Voices
A book excerpt published by The Guardian narrates the survival of six shipwrecked Tongan boys on an island...
People still slipping across Indonesian border, says PNG governor
By RNZ Pacific
The governor of Papua New Guinea's West Sepik province says people are still defying the official border closure and crossing into Indonesia.
Vanimo,...
NZ silent over ‘backdoor’ Israeli deals, says Palestinian support group
Pacific Media Watch
The Palestine Solidarity Network Aotearoa has accused the New Zealand government of developing a "backdoor policy entanglement" with Israel.
PSNA had discovered that...
Canberra appeals court ruling that PNG-born man is Australian
By Stefan Armbruster of SBS News
The federal government has lodged an appeal to overturn a Federal Court decision recognising the Australian citizenship of a...
West Papua author warns conflict is ‘re-igniting’ with new weapons, youth
By Sri Krishnamurthi, contributing editor of Pacific Media Watch
Australian war correspondent and investigative journalist John Martinkus warns the West Papuan conflict is "reigniting" and...
Chaos in Timor-Leste parliament as politicians try to ‘gag’ deputy speaker
Pacific Media Watch
Following yesterday's parliamentary row in the national chamber of Timor-Leste, chaotic scenes were streamed live on social media today for more than...