NZ law student takes government to court over climate policy ‘failure’
Hamilton law student Sarah Thomson speaking about her court case against the NZ government. Video: Greenpeace NZ
A New Zealand law student is battling the...
More than 100 PNG border soldiers from Papua frontier for polls
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The Joint Security Operation in Papua New Guinea's Western Province will see more than 100 Defence Force troops assisting in the...
PMC to host visiting Pacific exchange student journalists
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The Pacific Media Centre will host three student journalists today in the opening session of a two-week attachment media programme...
Annie Goldson talks to RNZ’s Sunday on the Kim Dotcom doco
Kim Dotcom ... the "most wanted man online". Video: Caught in the Web
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Kim Dotcom: Caught in the Web is the new...
Rights groups condemn ‘cowardly censorship’ bid over Al Jazeera
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Press freedom and human rights advocates, journalists and social media users have condemned a demand by Saudi Arabia and other Arab countries...
Voting gets under way in PNG national elections
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Papua New Guineans began voting today in the two-week-long rolling ballot at different polling places across the country.
Voting began today in...
40 years of PNG independence – ‘why are our women still...
By Julianna Waeda in Kerema, Papua New Guinea
Although linked by road to Papua New Guinea's capital of Port Moresby and Waigani, Gulf province continues...
Unprecedented outpouring of grief at funeral for Vanuatu president
By Dan McGarry in Port Vila
Vanuatu has never seen an outpouring of sorrow and admiration such as it witnessed yesterday.
Many alive today may not...
‘Anticipation, excitement’ sweep PNG as election polling looms
Pacific Media Centre News Desk
Polling in Papua New Guinea’s 2017 national election begins this weekend.
On Saturday, voters will take to the polling booths after...
New York Times condemns ‘misguided’ attempt to silence Al Jazeera
Silencing Al Jazeera was a high priority when Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain and Yemen moved to isolate Qatar earlier this month,...
New governance watchdog PNGi exposes O’Neill’s business networks
Pacific Media Watch News Desk
PNGi is set to revolutionise governance in Papua New Guinea by cracking open the secrets of the rich and powerful...
Five PNG police officers sentenced to 87 years in jail for...
By Sally Pokiton in Wewak, Papua New Guinea
A former Papua New Guinean police station commander, Chief Inspector Sakawar Kasieng, has been sentenced to seven...
PNG grants citizenship to 138 West Papuans, waives legal fees
By Delly Waigeno in Port Moresby
Four naturalised citizens and 138 West Papuans have become citizens of Papua New Guinea.
Acting Chief Migration Officer Solomon Kantha...
Juffa blasts PNG for ‘hypocrisy’ over deportation of NZ missionary
Oro Governor Gary Juffa blasts PNG government over the deportation of NZ Catholic missionary Douglas Tennent. Video: EMTV News
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Oro Governor...
Images: ‘No BCL, no mining,’ say protesting Panguna women
Landowner women and mothers have protested over plans to reopen the Panguna mine on Bougainville in Papua New Guinea.
They demonstrated in Arawa in central...
‘Make election less disruptive’, pleads commissioner ahead of PNG ballot
By Gorethy Kenneth in Port Moresby
More than 800 election monitors will be deployed nationwide to observe and make independent reports on Papua New Guinea’s...
Panguna landowner women protesters block mine pact, win court order
Panguna women landowner protesters -- mothers from the mining affected areas and the women from Central Bougainville -- have demanded the Autonomous Bougainville Government...
Al Jazeera caught in the Qatar crisis crossfire, reports Mediawatch
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So-called "fake news" and the damage it can do has featured much in the media in recent months.
Radio NZ's Mediawatch...
Vanuatu president who struck ‘decisive blow’ against corruption dies
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Vanuatu's President Baldwin Jacobson Lonsdale has died at Vila Central Hospital early today after being rushed to hospital last...
PM O’Neill challenges rival candidates to show off ‘real policies’ for...
Speaking about the controversial Manus Asylum Centre saga, Prime Minister Peter O'Neill says the deal was signed and agreed to for the development of...