Civicus raps 8 Pacific countries for ‘not doing enough’ to protect...
Asia Pacific Report
The global civil society alliance Civicus has called on eight Pacific governments to do more to respect civic freedoms and strengthen institutions...
Philippines testimony reveals torture, abuses by police, says Amnesty
Asia Pacific Report
Philippines police unlawfully targeted protesters with unnecessary and excessive force during anti-corruption marches in September, according to harrowing new testimony gathered by...
Chile plans to launch global campaign seeking to expel ‘pariah’ Israel...
Ma'an News Agency in Santiago
Civil society forces in Chile are preparing to launch an international campaign to demand the expulsion of Israel from the...
COP30 ends with ‘extremely weak’ outcomes, says Pacific campaigner
By Caleb Fotheringham, RNZ Pacific journalist
The United Nations climate conference in Brazil this month finished with an "extremely weak" outcome, according to one Pacific...
‘Father of Timor Post’ – why Asia Pacific media legend Bob...
TRIBUTE: By Mouzinho Lopes de Araujo
The world has lost a giant with the passing of Australian media legend Bob Howarth. He was 81.
He was...
Fiji journalists condemn police over lack of courthouse security after another...
Pacific Media Watch
The Fijian Media Association (FMA) has demanded better police protection after a journalist working for the state broadcaster Fiji Broadcasting Corporation (FBC)...
PM hits back at PINA and PFF over Samoa Observer ‘ethics’...
Pacific Media Watch
Prime Minister La'aulialemalietoa Leuatea Schmidt has defended his decision to ban the Samoa Observer in response to a joint letter from the...
Potential Tonga PM candidate: ‘Low-hanging fruits available’ to improve people’s lives
By Teuila Fuatai, RNZ Pacific senior journalist
As Tonga's 26 newly elected representatives turn to choosing a prime minister among them, one potential candidate is...
Israel has lost social media battle over Gaza, says military ex-spokesperson
Pacific Media Watch
Former Israeli military spokesperson Daniel Hagari says Israel has “lost the war on social media,” describing the online space as the most...
Showing their aroha for the activist ‘power couple’ of Māngere East
Asia Pacific Report
Māngere East community stalwarts and activists from across Tamaki Makaurau Auckland have gathered at the local Village Green to pay tribute to...
Protesters march to Warehouse in Auckland city, demand halt to Israeli...
Asia Pacific Report
New Zealand pro-Palestinian demonstrators marched peacefully on The Warehouse in downtown Auckland today to protest over the sale of products by the...
Samoan PM takes aim at local journalists, claims overseas media ‘in...
By Sulamanaia Manaui Faulalo of the Samoa Observer
Prime Minister La'aulialemalietoa Leuatea Schmidt says international media are “in the dark” about the reasons behind his...
‘My mana reignited’: Attendees leave world’s largest Indigenous education conference feeling...
By Coco Lance, RNZ Pacific digital journalist
As the world's largest Indigenous education conference (WIPCE) closed last night in Tāmaki Makaurau Auckland, a shared sentiment...
Ramzy Baroud: Pathetic attempt to achieve by Gaza decree what US-Israel...
COMMENTARY: By Ramzy Baroud
UNSC Resolution 2803 is unequivocally rejected. It is a direct contravention of international law itself, imposed by the United States with...
Pacific climate leaders ‘deeply disappointed’ as Australia loses bid to host...
By Caleb Fotheringham, RNZ Pacific journalist
Pacific climate leaders are disappointed that Australia has lost the bid to host the United Nations Climate Conference, COP31,...
New Caledonia’s pro-independence split widens – another party quits FLNKS
By Patrick Decloitre, RNZ Pacific correspondent French Pacific desk
A rift within New Caledonia's pro-independence movement has further widened after the second component of the...
Bending over backwards for the right isn’t saving the BBC. It...
COMMENTARY: By Christopher Warren
There’s been skillful work in journalism’s dark arts on display in the UK this past week, as the nasty British right-wing...
RSF calls on Samoan PM to lift ‘unacceptable’ ban on Samoa...
Pacific Media Watch
The Paris-based global media freedom watchdog Reporters Without Borders has called on the Samoan Prime Minister to lift the ban preventing the...
Tonga election: Two new lords as 9 noble seats decided
By Teuila Fuatai, RNZ Pacific senior journalist in Tonga
Two new noble representatives have been elected in Tonga, according to results announced today in Nuku'alofa.
Lord...
Fiji Business Awards celebrate big achievements from humble beginnings
Asia Pacific Report
Entrepreneurs, professionals, families and community leaders from across Aotearoa New Zealand came together last night for the inaugural Fiji Business Awards NZ,...








































