Pacific journal launched on new research tool
The Auckland University of Technology's new open access publishing platform. Video: Tuwhera
A new online research platform will allow Pacific research to be more accessible...
Dreaver ‘thrilled’ to report in Fiji again
By TJ Aumua in Auckland
Pacific journalist Barbara Dreaver says she is 'thrilled' to be able to report in Fiji again, after being blacklisted from the...
Legal case filed as oil giant exits NZ for Arctic
An unprecedented legal case has been filed this week against the Norwegian government for allowing oil companies including state-owned Statoil to drill for new...
USP vice-chancellor ‘must step down’, says MP
Fiji's opposition is calling on the University of the South Pacific's vice-chancellor to step down, after USP's decision to de-register students who have outstanding...
‘Jakarta Conclusions’: action plan for Asian media
Experts from Southeast Asian nations have identified key challenges facing media in their region. They propose three fundamental areas of action for civil society, governments...
Lifting of Fiji journo ban ‘curious’, says reporter
New Zealand journalist Michael Field has said the announcement by the Fiji government to lift its ban on foreign journalists in the country is...
Price of Peace filmmakers honoured with award
The film made its debut at the New Zealand International Film Festival in 2015. Video: JourneymanVOD
By TJ Aumua in Auckland
Filmmakers of the New Zealand...
Pacific leaders continue the push for 1.5 degrees
The Pacific Islands Forum continues to push urgency towards limiting global warming to 1.5 degrees, putting pressure on the negotiated well below 2 degrees goal of...
Solar energy plans for American Samoa
In September leaders from Pacific Island nations came together in Honolulu as part of the 2016 International Union for Conservation of Nature World Conservation...
Call made for ‘urgent international support’ for East Timorese journalists
An online petition to drop the defamation case against two East Timorese journalist’s is calling for urgent international support, stating that the prosecution of...
West Papua to be granted full MSG membership
West Papua will be granted full membership of the Melanesian Spearhead Group (MSG) in December, 2016.
The Vanuatu Daily Post reported that the announcement was...
Pacific Voices: Fijian language week celebrations honour the past
Fijian language week celebrations over the weekend addressed the revival of the language for future generations in New Zealand. But the past was not forgotten....
National bird of Samoa threatened with extinction
Scientists in Samoa have issued a dire warning about the fate of the national bird, which features on the country's bank notes and coins.
Acccording...
Key hopes Bainimarama accepts state visit
Prime Minister John Key said he has extended an invitation to Fiji prime minister Voreqe Bainimarama on a state visit to New Zealand.
Key told...
From Tanna to Hollywood: Film success for Vanuatu love story
The cast of Vanuatu film, Tanna, travelled to Hollywood this month to attend the movies official release in Los Angeles as well as New...
Papuan activist escapes attempted abduction
A Papuan activist has escaped an attempted abduction by men who claimed to police officers at his his home in Sorong, West Papua.
Agustinus Aud,...
Allowance increases for Fiji parliamentarians
By Vijay Narayan in Suva
The Parliamentary Emoluments Committee (PEC) has recommended allowance increases for overseas travels for government ministers, the Speaker, the leader of...
New report details human rights abuses in West Papua
A new report detailing the human rights abuses in West Papua has been published this week. The research aims to convince Pacific leaders on...
Te Reo Māori on ‘life support’, says Sharples
The New Zealand Human Rights Commission hosted a discussion on the importance of the United Nations Declaration on the rights of Indigenous Peoples (UNDRIP)...
Crispin Maslog on Marcos dictatorship corruption, abuses during Martial Law
The Balitanghali interview with Professor Crispin Maslog. Image: GMA News
Communications professor Crispin C. Maslog has made a series of warnings about "Martial Law amnesia"...