TJ Aumua takes on ‘niche’ job as Pacific Media Watch editor
TJ Aumua reflects on her PCF exchange scholarship in Fiji last year. PMC video
Auckland University of Technology honours graduate journalist TJ Aumua has been...
Deaths and food shortages have left PNG people feeling ‘forgotten’
Barbara Jackson, humanitarian director of CARE International, speaks about her experience of the drought in Papua New Guinea in a recent video.
Thousands of Papua...
Fiji Times challenges government over exclusive advertising deal
By Talebula Kate in Suva
The Fiji Times is challenging the selection of the Fiji Sun as the government's exclusive carrier of newspaper advertisements for the...
Images: Justice for Palestine – Electronic Intifada editor speaks out
Palestinian author and journalist Ali Abunimah kicked off his New Zealand speaking tour addressing a packed auditorium at the Auckland Town Hall concert chamber...
Four Corners: The Panama Papers – secrets of the super rich
By Marian Wilkinson and Ali Russell
It's the shadowy world of secret international finance and tax avoidance.
"What we're looking at here is really a parallel...
Fiji picks up the pieces after TC Winston – looking to...
By Dionisia Tabureguci of Business Melanesia
As Fiji picks up the pieces after Tropical Cyclone Winston’s ravaging impact in late February, tourism and remittances...
Vanuatu PM wants public broadcaster to have nationwide coverage
By Thompson Marango in Port Vila
Prime Minister Charlot Salwai, who is also minister responsible for media, said it is important for Vanuatu's national broadcaster...
‘Baseless accusations’ in Fiji police witchhunt, says former intelligence chief
By Talebula Kate in Suva
Former Fiji Police Force chief of intelligence and investigations Henry Brown says he has no confidence in Commissioner of Police...
DiCaprio’s eco tweet from Indonesia spurs threat on visiting foreigners
By Adam Harvey in Jakarta
Indonesia says it will watch foreigners more closely after Hollywood actor Leonardo DiCaprio tweeted his support of a controversial environmental...
Scientists need to brush up on communications, says Fiji weather man
By Monica Aguilar and Shivika Mala in Suva
Fiji's Neville Koop, managing director and meteorologist at Na Draki Weather, believes scientists must do a better...
Papuan activists discuss Freeport mine with US ambassador
Papuan activists have met with US Ambassador to Indonesia Robert Blake in the provincial capital Jayapura to discuss human rights, politics and US-owned Freeport...
Vanuatu justice system alive and strong, says President Lonsdale
By Thompson Marango in Port Vila
When officiating the oath of a new Supreme Court judge this week, President Baldwin Lonsdale took the opportunity to...
Indonesia may appoint special envoy to South Pacific
By Tama Salim in Suva
Indonesia is looking to strengthen its diplomatic ties with South Pacific countries by appointing a special envoy to the region...
Imrana Jalal: Paradise lost – shocking report on Pacific violence against...
OPINION: By Imrana Jalal in Suva
The Pacific Islands conjure up images of paradise: white sand beaches, transparent sparkling aquamarine seas, and happy smiling islanders.
But...
PNG’s Opposition to take legal action over dismissal of confidence vote
By Quintina Naime in Port Moresby
Papua New Guinea's Opposition will take legal action against the dismissal of the vote of no-confidence against Prime Minister...
Two NZ media groups initiate closer ties with Fiji
A new platform to bring together entrepreneurs engaged or planning to engage in industrial, commercial and investment activities in Fiji has been created in...
Willie Jackson: What to do about Radio New Zealand?
OPINION: By Willie Jackson
Last year Radio New Zealand cut its last Māori dedicated news in prime time, Manu Korihi, from its airwaves and not...
Indonesia’s climate crisis: Is the world still looking away?
By India Thorogood
"Indonesia is burning - so why is the world looking away?" Late last year those words shone a small spotlight on a...
Fifth Estate: ‘Bomber’ talks climate change and the impact on Pacific
Michael Timmins (left) and Dr David Robie on Fifth Estate tonight. Video: Slipstream Media
Radio Waatea and The Daily Blog featured the Pacific and climate...