‘We don’t interfere in other countries’ affairs,’ says Tongan PM on...
By Philip Cass in Auckland
“Tonga does not interfere in other nations’ own affairs.”
That was the carefully measured response from Prime Minister Pōhiva Tu’i’onetoa to the...
Cracks in New Zealand’s covid-proof team of 5 million? The facts
ANALYSIS: By Colin Peacock, RNZ Mediawatch presenter
This week The New Zealand Herald admitted a story about resentment of Auckland's covid-19 lockdowns didn’t quite...
Farewell, Papa Joe – a Pacific beacon of calm and wise...
TRIBUTE: Dr Collin Tukuitonga farewells his mentor, Dr Joe Williams, who died on Friday night after a battle with covid-19.
I have a lot for...
Former Cook Islands PM dies in Auckland from coronavirus
By Rashneel Kumar in Avarua
Former Cook Islands Prime Minister Dr Joe Williams died last night after a battle with coronavirus.
He was 82.
Dr Williams,...
Australian officials admit Pacific ‘grand compact’ idea probe – NZ deal...
By Kaniva News
Senior officials from Australia’s Foreign Affairs Department have admitted they are investigating the concept of a “grand compact” with some small Pacific...
USP Council terminates investigation into academic chief
By Lena Reece in Suva
The University of the South Pacific Council has terminated the investigation into allegations of material misconduct against USP vice-chancellor and...
Man in 50s dies from covid-19 in NZ’s Middlemore Hospital
By RNZ News
A man in his 50s linked to the Auckland cluster of covid-19 coronavirus infections has died at Middlemore Hospital today - New...
31 prisoners escape in PNG after drunken guard falls asleep
By Jimmy Kalebe in Lae
A group of 31 men on remand have escaped from a Papua New Guinea police station holding facility in Lae...
IFJ, MEAA condemn Facebook threat to ban Australian users sharing news
Pacific Media Watch
The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) and the Media Entertainment Arts Alliance (MEAA) have condemned the global tech giant Facebook's threat to...
Academics call for action over ‘racism’ allegations at University of Waikato
By Te Aniwa Hurihanganui, RNZ News Te Manu Korihi reporter
Allegations of casual and structural racism within the University of Waikato have been met with...
Common enemy overcomes fragile Pacific regional unity – climate change
By Sri Krishnamurthi, reporting for the Pacific Media Centre
Six years on from being appointed head of the Pacific Community, Director-General Collin Tukuitonga, a boy...
NZ’s cyber security centre warns more attacks likely after stock market...
ANALYSIS: By Dave Parry, Auckland University of Technology
The Government Communications Security Bureau (GCSB) has issued a warning to all New Zealand businesses to be...
AJF calls for Chinese authorities to free ‘hostage’ TV anchor Cheng...
Pacific Media Watch Newsdesk
The Brisbane-based Alliance for Journalists’ Freedom calls for Chinese authorities to provide due process to Australian television journalist Cheng Lei and...
Camille Nakhid: Covid-19, community prejudice and humanity in NZ
COMMENT: By Camille Nakhid
How racially prejudiced is Aotearoa New Zealand? Well, we saw just how racially prejudiced it is a weekend ago when a...
Youth MP speaks out against ‘unfair’ Pacific criteria in NZ education...
By Sri Krishnamurthi of Pacific Media Centre
A New Zealand youth MP Shaneel Lal is speaking out against education policies that exclude some Pacific Island...
NZ designates Christchurch mosque shooter as a terrorist entity
By RNZ News
The Christchurch mosque shooter has been designated as a "terrorist entity" by the New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern.
The designation under New...
Catholic group calls on Marape to repeal ‘martial law’ Pandemic Act
Pacific Media Centre Newsdesk
The Catholic professionals group has filed an application in Papua New Guinea's Supreme Court to intervene in last month's challenge on...
Virtual ministerial fisheries meeting voices concerns over ‘state of Pacific’
Pacific Media Centre Newsdesk
A new look Regional Fisheries Ministers (RFMM) group met for the first time virtually last week to discuss the state of...
Police minister Kramer slams officers charging ‘illegal’ face mask spot fines
By Miriam Zarriga in Port Moresby
It is illegal for any Papua New Guinean police officer to demand spot fines from people not wearing face...
Tahiti unions threaten general strike if covid-19 rules not tightened
By RNZ Pacific
French Polynesian unions say they will hold a general strike this Thursday unless covid-19 measures are tightened.
Five unions jointly issued the warning...
PM Jacinda Ardern says NZ’s covid cases can be managed at...
By RNZ News
Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern says the New Zealand alert level system is designed to work when there are active cases at lower...
Challenges of an interpreter at the Christchurch terrorist sentencing
Pacific Media Centre Newsdesk
In the middle of the convicted mosque attack terrorist’s sentencing in New Zealand's High Court at Christchurch last week was language...