Vanuatu man jailed for 26 years for murder of his girlfriend
By Fern Napwatt and Glenda Willie in Port Vila
The Supreme Court in Vanuatu has sentenced Philip Jimmy, a man found guilty of murdering his...
France committed to backing ePOP Pacific climate storytelling
By Elizabeth Osifelo in Suva
The French government is committed to the fight against climate change in the Pacific and hopes programmes such as the...
Manila brands volunteer teachers as ‘terrorists’, say Lumad advocates
By Jean Bell in Auckland with additional reporting by Rahul Bhattarai
Volunteer teachers are being maliciously labelled as "terrorists" by the Philippine government while paramilitary...
PNG court overturns loggers ban on custom landowners entering own land
By Scott Waide in Lae
A group of customary landowners in Papua New Guinea has regained access to their land following a significant legal victory...
Why data power of social media giants like Facebook troubles human...
By Sarah Joseph in Melbourne
Facebook has had a bad few weeks. The social media giant had to apologise for failing to protect the personal...
PNG police shoot dead 3 suspects in botched Lae armed robbery
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Three suspected members of an armed criminal gang in Papua New Guinea's second city of Lae are dead following a botched...
‘We’re stuck in the river – please come quickly’ cry before...
By Felix Chaudhary in Lautoka
"We're stuck in the river, please come quickly."
These were the last words spoken by a distraught daughter to her father-in-law...
South Africa’s ‘Mama’ Winnie Mandela – a political and media icon
Zindzi Mandela, the youngest daughter of Winnie, shares some of her thoughts about her mother in an interview with SABC's Sophie Mokoena. Video: SABC
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‘Scary’ floodwaters engulf homes in western Fiji as 4 die over...
By Felix Chaudhary in Lautoka
"It was scary, we've never seen anything like it."
That's how a Natabua, Lautoka, man described the experience residents had as...
Demo at Freeport office in Jakarta calls for self-determination for West...
By Tony Firman in Jakarta
Calls for West Papuan self-determination were prominent during a demonstration in front of the offices of PT Freeport Indonesia in...
Indonesian state governor Nur Alam jailed for 12 years over eco-bribery
By Moses Ompusunggu in Jakarta
Indonesia's Jakarta Corruption Court has sentenced suspended Southeast Sulawesi governor Nur Alam to 12 years in prison in a case...
Life after the PNG quakes and more really tough decisions ahead
SPECIAL REPORT: Anton Lutz in Mougulu profiles what life is like on the border of Western Province and Hela at the epicentre three weeks...
Indonesian ambassador hits back at Herald columnist’s ‘baseless’ claim
By Tama Salim in Jakarta
Indonesian Ambassador Tantowi Yahya has dismissed allegations that President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo had acted disrespectfully toward Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern...
Martha Louis: We need to to do our bit in helping...
OPINION: By Martha Louis in Madang, Papua New Guinea
Madang, today, is arguably Papua New Guinea's province with the highest recorded crime rate in the...
USP unveils RNZAF monument to mark campus ‘home’
By Salote Qalubau in Suva
The events of World War II and sacrifices of many have had a major impact on shaping the Pacific’s past...
NZ to give $6m boost for USPNet telecommunications upgrade
By Salote Qalubau in Suva
The New Zealand government has committed $NZ6 million ($F8.84 million) to improve the University of the South Pacific’s digital e-learning...
Lawyer Paul Paraka hits back at PNG state with ‘citizen’s rights’...
Lawyer Paul Paraka announces he will go to court to clear himself and claim for damages. Video: EMTV News
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Embattled Papua New...
Tide of Change – documentary by USP students explores climate action
The Tide of Change climate adaptation documentary by university of the South Pacific student journalists. Video: Wansolwara
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The people of Natawaru Settlement...
Asia-Pacific media must ‘empower people’ on climate action, says PMC
Apriline Widani of the Centre for Southeast Asia Social Studies (CESASS) at the Universitas Gadjah Mada talks to the Pacific Media Centre director Professor...
Widodo and West Papuan human rights fall under NZ media radar
BRIEFING: By Colin Peacock of RNZ Mediawatch
While a former US President’s visit preoccupied the New Zealand media this week, the state visit of the...