‘Blood everywhere’ – 50 deaths in massacre at mosques in NZ...
By RNZ
Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has confirmed that at least 40 people have died in the terrorist attack on two mosques in the southern...
‘We haven’t known a world without climate change’ – school strikers
By Natalie Sauer in London and Rachel Waldholz in Berlin
In more than 100 countries on Friday, young people spilled out of schools and into...
Thousands of NZ students demand urgent climate action
Pacific Media Centre Newsdesk
Thousands of school students, teachers and climate advocates gathered at cities across New Zealand today to kickstart the global Strike 4...
Students across NZ to kick off global climate change day of...
By Hannah Williams of Te Waha Nui
Students across New Zealand are striking today as part of a worldwide day of action over global warming...
Amnesty welcomes school climate strikes, warns ‘truant’ governments
Pacific Media Centre Newsdesk
Amnesty International today warned that the failure of governments to tackle climate change could amount to the greatest inter-generational human rights...
UPNG may get new council, says staff boycott academic
By RNZ Pacific
A new council at the university of Papua New Guinea could soon be appointed, says an academic who led last week's staff...
Filipino groups denounce cyberattacks against independent media
By Mong Palatino in Manila
Several media groups in the Philippines marked the World Day Against Cyber Censorship this week by holding a protest to...
Humanitarian concerns grow as violent conflict worsens in West Papua
By Johnny Blades of RNZ Pacific
As the numbers of casualties and displaced people in Papua's Highlands pile up, prospects for an end to armed...
End ‘colonial mindset’ over skewed world rugby, says Samoan PM
By Lance Polu in Apia
World Rugby must adopt a “one country one national team” in world competitions as it is done in the Olympics...
NZ could be ‘innovation lab’ for climate change strategy, says planner
Pacific Media Centre Newsdesk
New Zealand has the opportunity to be a climate change “innovation lab” for the rest of the world, says an international...
Journalism education at USP – a 30-year struggle for free press
By Shailendra Singh in Suva
The University of the South Pacific's recent 50th anniversary marked 30 years of existence for its regional journalism programme. In...
Papuan residents fearful as Indonesian military buildup still grows
By Victor Mambor in Jayapura
Calm has yet to return to Nduga regency in Indonesia's Papua province where pro-independence rebels killed 19 construction workers in...
PNG faces TB crisis with 35,000 new cases each year, warns...
Businesses for Health will host a street festival in Port Moresby on March 22 to create more awareness about TB. Video: EMTV News
By Lillian...
Hearts and minds – how new media ‘cold war’ impacts on...
By Jeremy Rose of RNZ Mediawatch
Seven senior New Zealand journalists spent a week in Hawai'i late last year and produced just one story between...
Thousands of Indonesian women march on State Palace to mark IWD
Pacific Media Centre Newsdesk
Hundreds of women's rights activists commemorating International Women's Day yesterday gathered near the Horse Statue monument before holding a long march...
Activist’s arrest shows Widodo ‘no different’ from Suharto, says AJI
By Fitria Chusna Farisa in Jakarta
The Alliance of Independent Journalists (AJI) has called on the Indonesian police to release Jakarta State University lecturer Robertus...
Red Hills evacuation leaves thousands homeless as PNG controversy rages
It has been a week since the Red Hills eviction in Papua New Guinea's capital left thousands homeless. Video: EMTV
By Adelaide Sirox Kari in...
Bougainville women march for unity after recent violence
By RNZ Pacific
When the women of Bougainville march today to mark International Women's Day, the recent violence in Buka will be at the front...
Philippines ‘drug war’ no model for any country, says UN rights...
UN Human Rights High Commissioner Michelle Bachelet criticising the Philippines "war on drugs" policy in her speech in Geneva. Video: Rappler
By Jodesz Gavilan in...