France boosts Pacific security forces as symbolic ‘September 24’ date looms
By Patrick Decloitre, RNZ Pacific correspondent French Pacific desk
Fears of potential unrest on New Caledonia's symbolic September 24 date have prompted stronger restrictions in...
Call for UN sanctions on Israel to implement ICJ ruling on...
BDS National Committee
The Palestinian BDS National Committee (BNC), the largest coalition in Palestinian society leading the global BDS movement, has called for immediate pressure...
New poll shows NZ support for recognising Palestinian statehood, sanctioning Israel
By Luka Forman, RNZ journalist
A new poll shows a significant number of New Zealanders support recognising Palestine as a state and applying sanctions against...
Papuan aspirations at stake in divided Melanesian Spearhead Group politics
COMMENTARY: By Laurens Ikinia in Jakarta
The Land of Papua is widely known as a land full of milk and honey. It is a name...
SA company Sibaneye-Stillwater eyes New Caledonia nickel mining plant
By Patrick Decloitre, RNZ Pacific correspondent French Pacific desk
A South African company is reported to be the most probable bidder for shares in New...
Papua New Guinea celebrates 49 years of independence from Australia
By Scott Waide, RNZ Pacific PNG correspondent, and Lydia Lewis RNZ Pacific journalist
Papua New Guinea is today celebrating almost half a century of independence...
PNG police chief Manning declares emergency for Porgera
The National
Papua New Guinea's Police Commissioner David Manning has declared emergency orders to safeguard infrastructure and residents in Porgera due to escalating law and...
Up close and friendly with Vietnam’s war resistance Củ Chi tunnels
COMMENTARY: By David Robie
Vietnam’s famous Củ Chi tunnel network was on our bucket list for years.
For me, it was for more than half a...
20 dead – PNG women, girls flee tribal fighting in Porgera...
By Miriam Zarriga in Port Moresby
Women, girls, the elderly, and young boys have rushed to pack any vehicle they could as they escaped heavy...
Pope Francis – a message of peace and real change in...
COMMENTARY: By Laurens Ikinia in Jakarta
Pope Francis has completed his historic first visit to Southeast Asian and Pacific nations.
The papal apostolic visit covered Indonesia,...
RSF calls on UN to investigate Israeli attack killing photojournalist Issam...
Pacific Media Watch
A month before the anniversary of the death of photojournalist Issam Abdallah -- killed by an Israeli strike while reporting in southern...
John Minto: International Court of Justice says BDS against Israel is...
COMMENTARY: By John Minto
You could be forgiven if you missed the recent International Court of Justice (ICJ) advisory opinion that Israel’s long-standing occupation of...
West Papuan independence advocate seeks NZ support against ‘genocide, ecocide’
SPECIAL REPORT: By Te Aniwaniwa Paterson of Te Ao Māori News
West Papuan independence advocate Octovianus Mote is in Aotearoa New Zealand to win support...
Samoan journalists blast ‘ridiculous’ media restrictions at Commonwealth summit
By Harry Pearl
Restrictions on journalists covering an upcoming summit of Commonwealth nations in Samoa are “ridiculous” and at odds with a government that purportedly...
Samoa Observer: A slap across the face of media freedom
EDITORIAL: The Samoa Observer editorial board
The Samoan government’s attempt to control the media for the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting is a slap across...
Open letters on Gaza that The Press shunned – the Handala...
Pacific Media Watch
Two open letters on the genocidal Israeli war against Palestine sent to The Press for publication have been ignored in the continued...
Couple convicted of exploiting Pacific migrants have convictions thrown out
By Anusha Bradley, RNZ investigative reporter
A Hamilton couple convicted of exploiting Pacific migrants have had their convictions quashed after the New Zealand's Court of...
PNG’s Marape remains PM after no confidence vote against him fails
By Scott Waide, RNZ Pacific PNG correspondent
Papua New Guinea's Prime Minister James Marape has successfully thwarted a vote of no confidence after 75 MPs...
Greens accuse Australian police of ‘excessive force’ against anti-war protesters at...
Asia Pacific Report
The Victorian Greens have demanded an independent inquiry into Australian police tactics and alleged excessive use of force today against antiwar protesters...
Rightwing astroturfers infiltrate Australian local councils, fire up unrest over Israel
With similar Israel divestment motions having been passed at City of Sydney and Canterbury/Bankstown Councils, many had expected the motion to pass in what...