Tahiti pro-independence candidates sweep seats in French National Assembly
RNZ Pacific
In an unprecedented result, French Polynesia's pro-independence Tavini Huiraatira Party candidates have won a clean sweep of all three seats in the French...
Duterte ‘institutionalised’ disinformation, paved the way for a Marcos victory
By Loreben Tuquero in Manila
On social media, Ferdinand Marcos Jr needed to have all pieces in place to stage a Malacañang comeback: he had...
Geoffrey Miller: Tale of two summits – why Jacinda Ardern said...
ANALYSIS: By Geoffrey Miller of The Democracy Project
Jacinda Ardern’s decision to attend the upcoming North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) summit in Spain -- but...
In the Solomon Islands, Wong takes first tentative steps in repairing...
ANALYSIS: By Patricia A. O'Brien, Georgetown University
Australian Foreign Minister Penny Wong was no doubt expecting a cooler reception than her three previous visits to...
Rights commission discusses Papua peace talks with UN human rights commissioner
Asia Pacific Report newsdesk
Indonesia's National Human Rights Commission (Komnas HAM) has discussed the plan to hold a peaceful dialogue to resolve the problems in...
PNG elections: Female candidates try to prove parliament isn’t just for...
RNZ Pacific
The 142 women running in the Papua New Guinea election are hoping to prove that the PNG Parliament is no longer a male-dominated...
Vanuatu PM fails to push through constitutional changes – again
RNZ Pacific
The Vanuatu Prime Minister has again failed to push through controversial constitutional changes.
These include extending the term of Parliament, changing the definition of...
Advocacy group calls on NZ to ‘end silence’ over Assange extradition
Pacific Media Watch newsdesk
A media freedom advocacy group has called on New Zealand to end its silence over the Julian Assange case in what...
Jacinda Ardern first New Zealander to be invited to speak at...
By Katie Scotcher, RNZ News political reporter
Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern is expected to participate in the upcoming NATO Leaders Summit, becoming the first New...
Assange extradition order a ‘dangerous assault on international journalism’, says MEAA
Pacific Media Watch newsdesk
The UK government’s decision to uphold the application by the US Department of Justice to extradite Australian publisher Julian Assange imperils...
Al Jazeera obtains image of bullet that killed its journalist –...
The bullet that killed journalist Shireen Abu Akleh. Video: Ala Jazeera investigation
Pacific Media Watch newsdesk
An investigation by Al Jazeera has obtained an image of...
Australia gifts PNG with vests and helmets ahead of elections
By Gorethy Kenneth in Port Moresby
Australia has gifted Papua New Guinea with 3000 ballistic vests and 3000 helmets which arrived at Jackson’s International Airport...
Killing as policy: Duterte’s bloody drug war that Marcos will inherit
By Jodesz Gavilan in Manila
A birth of a child usually draws out changes from people. Parents, and even grandparents, recreate themselves in a bid...
Vanuatu opposition plans new boycott of ‘dangerous’ changes special sitting
Kizzy Kalsakau and Anita Roberts in Port Vila
Vanuatu's opposition leader Ralph Regenvanu said Members of Parliament from the Opposition bloc would boycott the special...
‘Make history’ and vote in a woman instead of ‘failed’ men,...
By Kolopu Waima in Mendi, Papua New Guinea
She is brave -- no other word can describe this Papua New Guinean woman.
Ruth Undi Siwinu isn't...
Pacific security should be a matter for ‘Pacific family’, says Wong
RNZ Pacific
Australia should be more engaged in the Pacific, something the previous government failed to do sufficiently, says Australian Foreign Minister Penny Wong.
Wong was...
Switzerland bans most Vanuatu visa free entry over ‘golden threat’
RNZ Pacific
Switzerland will not allow visa-free entry for Vanuatu citizens whose passports were issued on or after May 25, 2015.
The ban will stay in...
Samoa and China have no plans for military ties, says Fiamē
RNZ Pacific
Samoa and China do not have any plans for military ties, Samoa Prime Minister Fiamē Naomi Mataʻafa says.
Fiamē -- who is on a...
Fijians ‘no longer want FijiFirst in power’, says former party MP
By Arieta Vakasukawaqa in Suva
Former FijiFirst party member and parliamentarian Alifereti Nabulivou claims many Fijians across the country have only one thing in mind:...
Many PNG voters to miss out because Common Roll update ‘ran...
By Claudia Tally in Port Moresby
Papua New Guinea’s Common Roll, important for the voting population in the 2022 National General Elections next month, has...
Rival New Caledonian sides left in run for French National Assembly...
RNZ Pacific
New Caledonia's first round of the French National Assembly election has seen surprise advances of the pro-independence Kanak and Socialist National Liberation Front...
NZ cabinet reshuffle sparked by departure of Faafoi, Mallard
RNZ News
A New Zealand cabinet reshuffle today was sparked by the departures of Broadcasting Minister Kris Faafoi and the parliamentary Speaker, Trevor Mallard.
Earlier, it...
































































