Papua governor Lukas Enembe’s legal drama and tragedy in Jakarta
SPECIAL REPORT: By Yamin Kogoya
Last Monday, suspended Papua Governor Lukas Enembe was indicted on gratification, bribery and corruption charges in Indonesia's central Corruption Criminal...
PNG law change empowers police to use lethal force in kidnapping,...
By Miriam Zarriga in Port Moresby
Papua New Guinea police will be able to use lethal force to deal with crimes that come under "domestic...
‘We carry the voice of the colonised people’, delegates tell UN
By Finau Fonua, RNZ Pacific journalist
France's grip on its overseas territories in the Pacific may be waning, with pro-independence delegates now claiming to have...
Deposed Papua governor Lukas Enembe indicted on $3m bribery charges
RNZ Pacific
The deposed Papua Governor Lukas Enembe has been indicted this week on charges of bribery, allegedly over about US$3 million.
The amount of bribes...
Bougainville minister angry over change in vote on independence
RNZ Pacific
A cabinet minister in Bougainville is furious that the Papua New Guinea government has decided to make a vote on independence an absolute...
Nuclear experts offer to ‘take a sip’ of Japan’s treated reactor...
By Lydia Lewis, RNZ Pacific journalist
Independent nuclear experts have offered to drink water and eat fish from the Pacific Ocean after Japan dumps its...
Jayrex’s lawyers threaten lawsuit if PNG music ban isn’t lifted
By Phoebe Gwangilo in Port Moresby
Legal proceedings are expected to take place if the temporary ban on the songs of Jason Suisui -- popularly...
ULMWP welcomes Vanuatu leader’s ‘Melanesian way’ vow in Jakarta
Asia Pacific Report
The pro-independence United Liberation Movement for West Papua (ULMWP) has welcomed Vanuatu Deputy Prime Minister Jotham Napat’s comments on West Papua during...
PNG academic says Port Moresby politicians naïve over US defence deals
By Don Wiseman, RNZ Pacific senior journalist
A Papua New Guinean academic says the new security deals with the United States will militarise his country...
Starved of funds and vision, struggling universities put NZ’s entire research...
ANALYSIS: By Nicola Gaston, University of Auckland
The crisis in Aotearoa New Zealand’s university and wider research sector did not happen overnight. While funding shortfalls...
Donna Miles-Mojab: Is there such a thing as unbiased reporting?
COMMENTARY: By Donna Miles-Mojab
Recently, there was a serious revelation that some wire service reports were edited, without attribution, by an individual employee of our...
PNG’s censorship office bans Jayrex songs over partner abuse allegations
By Phoebe Gwangilo in Port Moresby
Papua New Guinea's National Censorship Office has cracked down on gender-based violence by temporarily banning all songs by popular...
‘Other people’s wars’, climate crisis – South Pacific not in good...
By Kalinga Seneviratne in Suva
In a keynote speech at the annual Pacific Update conference the region's major university, Fiji deputy Prime Minister Professor Biman...
Fiji children ‘abandoned, forgotten’ by overseas workers, says counsellor
By Elena Vucukula in Suva
Children are abandoned and forgotten when a large number of Fijians leave the country for work and start new relationships...
PNG’s trade minister ‘fed up’ with Canberra, eyeing China for future
RNZ Pacific
Papua New Guinea's Trade Minister Richard Maru has complained that his country's trade deal with Australia has been skewed in Canberra's favour for...
USP signs ‘milestone Pacific MOUs’ for enterprising journalism initiatives
By Viliame Tawanakoro in Suva
The University of the South Pacific’s regional journalism programme has penned three milestone Memorandums of Understanding that will usher in...
Global tourism can thrive in PNG local communities, says Yasina Park...
By Nelson Joe in Goroka
At least a self-contained shelter is enough to attract international eco-tourists to Papua New Guinea, say tourism operators.
David Van, an...
PNG court finds Boship Kaiwi guilty over death of Jenelyn Kennedy
PNG Post-Courier
The Waigani National Court has finally handed down a ruling finding Boship Kaiwi guilty of causing the death of his wife Jenelyn Kennedy...
‘A win for all Kanak people,’ says first indigenous Harvard graduate
By Finau Fonua, RNZ Pacific journalist
New Caledonian Joe Xulue has made history by becoming the first person of Kanak heritage to graduate from Harvard...
Pasifika people using kava and talanoa to boost mental health
By Alualumoana Luaitalo, Te Rito journalism cadet
A new business initiative in Aotearoa New Zealand aims to open up conversations about the benefits of kava...