TAPOL condemns cancellation of early release for Jakarta Five prisoners
Pacific Media Centre
TAPOL has condemned the political decision to cancel the early release of five political prisoners that were arrested in Jakarta for demonstrating...
Senator outrages Tahiti government with ‘brutal virus crisis’ criticism
By RNZ Pacific
French Polynesia's ruling Tapura Huiraatira party has responded with anger to a radio interview with one of the party's two members of...
Media monopoly: Was NZME trying to pull a ‘fast one’ over...
COMMENT: By Sri Krishnamurthi, contributing editor of Pacific Media Watch
Was New Zealand media giant NZME trying to pull a “fast one” when the company...
How George Simpkin taught Fiji the ruck-and-run game for World Cup
OBITUARY: By Sri Krishnamurthi, contributing editor of Pacific Media Watch
Before Ben Ryan (2016 Fiji gold medal winners at the Rio Olympics) there was George...
‘Shut Freeport mine’ plea by Mimika regent after workers test positive
Pacific Media Watch
The regent of Mimika in Papua has urged President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo to temporarily close a mine in the regency owned by...
Doctors’ union wants answers over seven nurses infected at NZ hospital
By Katie Scotcher, reporter for RNZ News
A New Zealand doctors' union fears the Waitematā District Health Board is covering up mistakes that led to...
Pacific ‘hub’ Fiji keen to join NZ-Australia travel bubble
By RNZ Pacific
Fiji has put its hand up to join New Zealand and Australia's travel bubble amid the covid-19 coronavirus pandemic.
On Friday, New Zealand...
Could covid-19 spell the end of world mobility as we know...
ANALYSIS: By Vissia Ita Yulianto of Universitas Gadjah Mada and Jian-bang Deng of Tamkang University
Before the covid-19 pandemic started in late 2019, the...
PNG courts reopen with ‘new normal’ of no-mask-no-entry policy
By Todagia Kelola in Port Moresby
Papua New Guinea's National and Supreme Court sittings in Waigani, NCD, resumed under the “new normal” yesterday - no...
Ardern unveils staggered NZ move to alert level 2 – but...
By RNZ News
Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern announced today a staggered move for New Zealand into alert level 2 starting on Thursday, with schools and...
30 media freedom groups, academics, journalists protest over TV shutdown
Pacific Media Watch
More than 30 media freedom groups, journalists and academics have combined in an international statement today condemning the closure of the largest...
NZME makes offer to buy rival Stuff for nominal $1
By RNZ News
NZME is insisting a deal for it to purchase media rival Stuff is still on the cards, despite Stuff's owner saying it...
Scott Waide: Look at the big picture, not just a breaking...
COMMENT: By Scott Waide, deputy regional head of news of EMTV News
Yesterday , we received a lot of criticism over our coverage of the...
Was NZ’s coronavirus lockdown legal? One week might make the difference
By Kris Gledhill of Auckland University of Technology
As New Zealand approaches the end of its strictest lockdown period, a debate has begun about whether...
Southern Cross covers pandemic lockdown and media ‘fast one’
Pacific Media Watch
Well into the alert level 3 phase of New Zealand's covid-19 coronavirus pandemic lockdown, and today’s weekly Pacific Media Centre Southern...
Eco-tourism major key to ‘tricky’ Pacific economic reset, says Leary
PACIFIC PANDEMIC DIARY: By Sri Krishnamurthi, contributing editor of Pacific Media Watch
As New Zealand prepares to go to alert level 2 in the...
Former PNG Defence Force chief calls for inquiry after policeman killed
Pacific Media Watch
Former Papua New Guinea Defence Force commander Jerry Singirok has condemned the killing of a senior police officer allegedly by off-duty soldiers.
He...
Two new confirmed cases of covid-19 reported in New Zealand
By RNZ News
New Zealand has reported another two new confirmed cases of covid-19 in the global coronavirus pandemic, the Ministry of Health has revealed.
There...
Rappler publisher Maria Ressa raps Duterte for ‘security’ violations
Pacific Media Watch
Rappler publisher and chief editor Maria Ressa was critical today of the Philippines administration under President Rodrigo Duterte for its focus on...
Shut down Philippines TV network journalist tells of ‘the unthinkable’
Rappler justice reporter Lian Buan talks to ABS-CBN's Mike Navallo who broke the report about the shutdown. Video: Rappler
Pacific Media Watch
For the first time...