Papuan leaders want say in Freeport copper mine negotiations
By Victor Mambor in Jayapura
The Indonesian government's decision to allow one of the world's largest copper and gold mines to operate in Papua province...
16 years on: Looking back on Bougainville’s Peace Agreement
Flashback: An EMTV News video report on the Bougainville peace.
By Fabian Hakalits in Arawa
It has been 16 years this week since the signing of...
Timely strategic research spotlights killings of journalists
A trailer for the controversial Anas investigation into corruption by Ghana's judiciary. Video: AnanseGH TV
BOOKS: By David Robie
The Ghanaian investigative journalist summed up the...
‘Live, thrive in a new place’ – financing Pacific climate adaptation
By Kendall Hutt in Auckland
By the end of the 21st century, sea levels are expected to rise by a maximum of 1.5 metres as...
AUT’s cultural diplomacy venture with Indonesia a ‘step into future’
By Kendall Hutt in Auckland
Auckland University of Technology has launched a “first of its kind” Indonesia Centre in a cultural diplomacy initiative.
“This is both...
‘Take action’ over West Papua plea to Pacific Forum leaders
Alistar Kata's video report on the campaign for a fact-finding mission to West Papua produced before the 2015 Pacific Islands Forum. Video: Pacific Media...
Kingdom’s snap election curbs chance for overseas Tongan candidates
By Kalino Latu, editor of Kaniva News
The sudden timing of Tonga’s early general election has hit some of the Tongan citizens living overseas who...
‘We’ll have final say on any mining,’ warn Panguna landowners
A video report by Fabian Hakalits. Source: EMTV News
By Fabian Hakalits in Buka
Panguna landowners will determine any reopening of the controversial mine on Bougainville,...
British swimmers cross Lake Geneva with West Papua petition
A live clip from the Swim for West Papua crew early in the venture bound for Geneva.
Pacific Media Centre Newsdesk
A British team was today...
Challenge Tongan king’s royal dissolution in court, says adviser
By Kalino Latu, editor of Kaniva News
The government of dismissed democracy Prime Minister ‘Akilisi Pōhiva has been urged to take legal actions against King...
Lord Tuʻivakanō breaks silence over why king dissolved Parliament
By Kalino Latu, editor of Kaniva News
The Speaker of Tonga’s Legislative Assembly has broken his silence and delivered a statement on air detailing what...
Gary Juffa: The myth of PNG’s ‘Middle Bench’ – don’t be...
OPINION: By Gary Juffa
My advice for Papua New Guinea's new MPs and their staff, minions, hangers on and supporters ...
Some words about the middle...
Pacific voices, culture key to climate change adaptation, say journalists
By Kendall Hutt in Auckland
Engaging with the Pacific and its stories of climate change is key to tackling the global issue, Catholic organisations have...
Clock ticking for Vanuatu’s state broadcaster – 6 months to reform
By Dan McGarry in Port Vila
The clock is ticking for the Vanuatu Broadcasting and Television Corporation, operator of Radio Vanuatu and TV Blong Vanuatu.
An...
For Australians, Tongan dismissal has parallels with 1975 Whitlam sacking
ANALYSIS: By Philip Cass in Auckland
For Australian observers of the unfolding crisis in Tonga, there are inescapable parallels between the events of August 25,...
Pōhiva’s cabinet stays as caretaker – NZ SAS troops to quit...
By Kalino Latu, editor of Kaniva News
King Tupou VI has proclaimed ʻAkilisi Pōhiva’s cabinet will continue on as Tonga's caretaker government, which will run...
Duterte’s brutal ‘war on the poor’ and also those reporting it
Al Jazeera's Listening Post programme on the Philippine "war on drugs".
ANALYSIS: Presented by Richard Gizbert
The most violent week yet in President Rodrigo Duterte's Philippines...
Disappointment, fears of violence in wake of royal dismissal of PM...
Tagata Pasifika's report on the Tongan crisis today. Video: Sun*Pix
By Philip Cass in Auckland
There was disappointment and fears of violence early today in the...
Tongan king sacks democracy PM, dissolves Parliament for election
By Kalino Latu, editor of Kaniva News
King Tupou VI of Tonga has officially dissolved Tongaʻs Parliament effective from Thursday, dismissing democracy Prime Minister 'Akilisi...
Thousands of Filipinos demand end to killings in Duterte’s drug war
Children as young as five have become the latest victims in what's believed to be the bloodiest week in the Philippines since President Rodrigo...