4 killed, fears death toll may rise in massive PNG weekend...
PNG Post-Courier
A massive earthquake has sent shockwave across PNG with at least four dead, properties and key infrastructure destroyed and fears of a mounting...
NZ covid-19 traffic light system scrapped from midnight, says PM Jacinda...
RNZ News
All mask wearing requirements in Aotearoa New Zealand -- except in healthcare and aged care -- will be scrapped, and household contacts will...
Workers who helped NZ migrant fraud inquiry gutted to be told...
By Lucy Xia, RNZ News reporter
A group of migrants who have been helping a New Zealand investigation into immigration fraud may soon be forced...
Deaths, buried villages reported as 7.6 magnitude earthquake hits PNG
By Melisha Yafoi in Port Moresby
A 7.6 magnitude earthquake has been felt across Papua New Guinea with widespread damage to villages and an unconfirmed...
Flags at half mast across the Pacific as leaders pay tribute...
RNZ Pacific
Flags are flying at half mast across the Pacific and leaders are paying tribute to Queen Elizabeth II, who died at Thursday at...
From evolving colony to bicultural nation, Queen Elizabeth II walked a...
ANALYSIS: By Katie Pickles, University of Canterbury
The death of Queen Elizabeth II brings to an end a long, complex and remarkable chapter in the...
‘Fijian hearts are heavy’ says PM as Pacific mourns Queen Elizabeth...
RNZ Pacific
Queen Elizabeth II -- 1926-2022
Fiji Prime Minister Voreqe Bainimarama tweeted today "Fijian hearts are heavy this morning as we bid farewell" as global...
John Minto: Where are the journalists to tackle NZ’s prime ministerial...
COMMENT: By John Minto
Deception and political spin crossed new boundaries this week with Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern, under pressure to explain the housing catastrophe...
Late Queen Elizabeth’s 1953 Pacific royal tour teaches us much about...
REVIEW: By Philip Cass, editor of Pacific Journalism Review
One of the joys of travelling the world and collecting books is the historical oddities that...
Papuan families’ lawyer criticises murder reconstruction, calls for independent probe
Tabloid Jubi in Jayapura
The lawyer of the families of the victims of the Mimika murder case has criticised the military reconstruction of the killings...
Snapchat removes moko, mataora tattoo filters after NZ outcry
RNZ News
Social media platform Snapchat has removed a feature that allowed users to apply traditional Māori tattoos on their faces.
The filters were pulled after...
Tongan Language Week helping empower NZ’s Tongan youth
By Finau Fonua, RNZ Pacific journalist
Uike Kātoanga'i 'o e lea faka-Tonga, or Tongan Language Week, is under way with schools and community groups organising...
ABC, USP Journalism keen to boost Pacific media partnerships
By Geraldine Panapasa in Suva
The University of the South Pacific’s Journalism Programme is open to strengthening engagement and partnership with the Australia Broadcasting Corporation...
French rugby star from Fiji Vakatawa hangs up his boots over...
By Rodney Duthie in Suva
Kiwi-born and Fiji-raised France rugby centre Virimi Vakatawa has revealed that he has a heart condition that has forced him...
French Polynesia moves towards ban on ‘craziness’ of seabed mining
RNZ Pacific
French Polynesia has voted a draft opinion for a temporary ban on seabed mining projects.
Of the territory's Council for the Economy, Social, Environment...
Civicus raps Solomon Islands over rights curbs, tighter media controls
Pacific Media Watch newsdesk
The Civicus Monitor has documented an uptick in restrictions on civic space by the Solomon Islands government, which led to the...
Seven-year-old boy shot dead by younger brother, say Tonga police
RNZ Pacific
Tongan police have confirmed the death of a seven-year-old boy after he was shot.
Police report the shooting occurred at the boy's residence at...
Suspicious ‘Papuan’ tweets promoted Indonesian government’s agenda
ANALYSIS: By David Engel, Albert Zhang and Jake Wallis
The Australian Strategic Policy Institute (ASPI) has analysed thousands of suspicious tweets posted in 2021 relating...
Maria Ressa and Muratov’s 10-point plan over global information crisis
ANALYSIS: By Maria Ressa and Dmitry Muratov in Oslo
We call for a world in which technology is built in service of humanity and where...
NZ union ‘shocked and horrified’ at AUT’s proposed 230 job cuts
RNZ News
A union representing New Zealand tertiary sector staff says a proposal which could lead to massive job cuts at the Auckland University of...