Academics, African leaders, youth call on NZ police to apologise
By Anna Majavu
Prominent Auckland academics and community leaders have called on the New Zealand police to formally apologise for "rubbishing" new research alleging that...
High risks for Fiji divers in Pacific documentary ‘disturbing’
Trailer for Le Salaire des Profondeur, a deeply disturbing New Caledonian film about the fate of Fijian fishermen diving for sea cucumbers.
By Christina Milligan...
African youth gather to discuss ‘race profiling’ allegations over NZ police
Full story on the African youth forum on Asia Pacific Report
Africa On My Sleeve
Background to the African youth forum
African Youth: Experiences with the police...
Bougainville faces mental health issues legacy from the civil war
Edited extracts from a report by the Health Medicine Network published on PNG Attitude.
Estimates of the number of war deaths attributable to the Bougainville...
Samoa now ‘one party state’, Tuilaepa crushes Tautua opposition
By Lanuola Tupufia and Sarafina Sanerivi in Apia
HRPP 47 – Tautua Samoa 2
Samoan Prime Minister Tuilaepa Sa’ilele Malielegaoi has achieved another first for...
Fiji’s ruined houses need better building in wake of Winston
Day 9 - Alex Perrottet reporting via Skype on Monday from Vanua Balavu for RNZ's Checkpoint
By Alex Perrottet of Radio New Zealand International
Around half...
HRPP heading for landslide win in Samoan election
By Mataeliga Pio Sioa in Apia
The numbers are favouring a landslide win for the ruling Human Rights Protection Party in the Samoan general election...
Damage to Fiji’s water system repair costs will hit millions
By Peni Shute in Suva for Newswire
Water Authority of Fiji says it was well prepared before tropical cyclone Winston devastated areas around the country...
Kurdish anti-ISIS hacker attacks Fiji defence websites
By Allison Penjueli of Newswire Fiji
Websites belonging to the Republic of Fiji Military Force (RFMF), Fiji Police Force and the Immigration Department were today...
Wanted: 2000 more spies in Indonesia, says BIN chief
Indonesia's National Intelligence Agency (BIN) plans to spend Rp700 billion (US$54 million) to recruit more agents in response to concerns over personnel constraints, a...
‘Life and death’ climate action needed now after February heat spike
The month of February has experienced a whopping temperature rise not seen before in the history of record-keeping, according to just-released global satellite data,...
Mariana Islands community groups to sue US Navy over at risk...
By Sylvia C. Frain in Saipan
Eight groups plan to file a lawsuit against the US Department of the Navy and the US Fish and...
Timor Sea protest group calls for GG’s help in maritime dispute
The Australian Governor-General, Peter Cosgrove, has turned down a request by a Timor Sea civil society group to meet during his short tour of...
Tour de Flores aims to boost tourism, cultural awareness
By Markus Makur in Flores, Indonesia
The stage is set for the Tour de Flores, a world cycling event that aims to boost tourism on...
Sedition case against Indian student leader devastating free press setback
By Gayathry Venkiteswaran of IFEX
An arrest of a university student for sedition and subsequent attacks against journalists covering the story in India sparked...
Gays and lesbians feel heat of discrimination and prejudice in Indonesia
By Michael Neilson in Jakarta
On the University of Indonesia campus in Depok, south of Jakarta, there is a group that gets together twice a...
Fiji’s AG welcomes relaxed provident fund rules for cyclone aid
By Calvin Prasad in Suva
Fiji's Attorney-General and Minister for Finance Aiyaz Sayed-Khaiyum has welcomed the relaxation of requirements for Fiji National Provident Fund (FNPF)...
Putting state terrorism in context – the Rainbow Warrior follies
Reviewed by Jeremy Agar of CAFCA and published on Nuclear Free and Independent Day.
EYES OF FIRE: The Last Voyage Of The Rainbow Warrior,
by David...
Free lunch for some Fiji schools, cyclone classroom damage $42m
By Maggie Boyle in Suva
Students attending schools managed by TISI Sangam, Fiji's largest non-government organisation, in some cyclone-ravaged areas will be provided lunch for...
Four Corners probe: ‘This mud wave has killed anything alive’
A CNN report at the time of the Bento Rodrigues disaster broadcast on 6 November 2015. Source: Noticias Esporte De Hoje
ABC Four Corners investigative...