Manasseh Sogavare elected Solomon Islands PM for fourth time
By RNZ News
Manasseh Sogavare has been voted in as the Prime Minister of Solomon Islands for the fourth time, polling 34 votes over his rival...
‘We all need to act on terror’ – PM says NZ,...
By RNZ News
Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has announced that NZ and France will lead global efforts to try to end the use of social...
Sylvester Gawi: Deplorable neglect of PNG’s ‘voice of the nation’
COMMENTARY: By Sylvester Gawi in Lae
I grew up in the 1990s listening to NBC Radio - Radio Kundu - which was informative and always...
Asian and Pacific nations struggling over media self-censorship, says RSF
By RNZ Pacific
Democracies across Asia and the Pacific are struggling to resist disinformation and protect press freedoms, according to a new report.
Reporters Without Borders...
How soldier guitars, culture and faith paved way for Bougainville’s peace
The trailer for Will Watson's documentary on Bougainville peacemaking, Soldiers Without Guns.
FILM REVIEW: By David Robie
While a gripping film about the apocalyptic Bougainville war,...
Jokowi’s camp ups ante against Prabowo’s ‘real count’ vote claim
By Marguerite Afra Sapiie in Jakarta
As tensions intensified between incumbent Joko “Jokowi” Widodo and challenger Prabowo Subianto over the expected results in the Indonesia...
Maria Ressa on Time’s ‘100 most influential people in world’ list
By Christia Marie Ramos in Manila
Philippine journalist, editor and publisher Maria Ressa has been named among Time magazine’s “100 Most Influential People in the...
Yap’s traditional chiefs seek to expel, gag probing US journalist
Pacific Media Watch Newsdesk
Traditional chiefs, members of the Council of Pilung from the four main islands of Yap, have written to the Yap Legislature...
Pacific ‘bright spots’ amid World Press Freedom Index Asian warnings
Pacific Media Watch Newsdesk
Fiji, New Zealand and Timor-Leste have made significant gains in the latest annual Reporters Without Borders World Press Freedom Index while...
West Papuan boycott of Indonesian election successful, says campaign
Pacific Media Centre Newsdesk
The United Liberation Movement for West Papua (ULMWP) has claimed a successful boycott of the Indonesian election on Wednesday, estimating that...
Jokowi wins second term in Indonesia, CSIS-Cyrus quick count shows
By Karina M. Tehusijarana in Jakarta
A quick count conducted by the Centre for Strategic and International Studies and Cyrus Network indicates that President Joko...
AUT communication studies awards – the full 2018 list
The 2018 School of Communication Studies Awards presented at last night's 2019 annual ceremony.
School of Communication Studies Award for Top Student in the Certificate...
Pasifika and diversity strong ‘winners’ at AUT media awards night
By Michael Andrew
Diversity was a winner at AUT’s School of Communication Studies annual awards last night with several Pacific Media Centre contributors taking out...
Prabowo camp to ‘report US journalist’ over Indonesian poll strategy exposé
Pacific Media Watch Newsdesk
The party backing a presidential challenger in today's Indonesian general election claims it is reporting an independent US journalist to police...
Indonesian election: ‘Our most disregarded Pacific neighbour’
By the Asia Media Centre
Up to 193 million eligible voters in Indonesia will go to the polls today, in what will be the world’s...
Fiji to set up relocation trust fund for villages hit by...
Pacific Media Centre Newsdesk
A Relocation Trust Fund will be set up by the Fiji government to help villages facing the threat of climate change.
Economy...
Vanuatu child killer given life sentence in justice for little Florence
By Richard M. Nanua and Glenda Willie in Port Vila
A Vanuatu child rapist and murderer has been sentenced to life imprisonment.
The sentence — one...
Indonesia’s political system has ‘failed’ its minorities – like West Papuans
Indonesian army and police gather villagers in several sub-districts in Nduga and try to force them to "admit" to accusations that they are members...
Fiji opposition seeks Malolo damage probe, criticises local media
By RNZ Pacific
Fiji's opposition has called for a full investigation by an impartial committee into allegations of collusion by government officials in the destruction...
Solomon Island’s election among ‘most corrupt’, says former PM
Pacific Media Centre Newsdesk
Former Solomon Islands Prime Minister Ezekiel Alebua says that while last week's general election was peaceful, he claims it was also...