Michael Neilson: Time for Pakeha to take politics out of te...
OPINION: By Michael Neilson of The Gisborne Herald
"Why would you want to learn it if you are not even Māori?” “You know it’s a...
No Nauru election visa for SBS journalist despite presidential handshake
By Stefan Armbruster in Brisbane
SBS World News has not been granted a journalist visa to cover Nauru’s general election this weekend, despite a direct...
Prasad challenges $1m for Fiji’s ‘questionable’ PR firm Qorvis
By Nasik Swami in Suva
The Fiji government has called for expressions of interest from public relations firms since the contract for the US-based Qorvis...
WJEC16: Samoan media face challenges on free speech journey
The challenges faced by working journalists in Samoa to ensure freedom of speech will be discussed in a presentation from a leading academic from...
WJEC16: Pacific journalism contingent gearing up to share with world educators
By TJ Aumua in Suva
The Pacific contingent attending the World Journalism Education Congress next week are eager to share their region's journalism knowledge with...
PIANGO welcomes World Churches call for West Papua solidarity visit
The Pacific Islands Association of NGOs (PIANGO) executive director, Emele Duituturaga, has welcomed a call made by the World Council of Churches (WCC) for...
Two killed, three injured in Yogyakarta copter crash
At least two crew members were killed and three others injured after an Indonesian army helicopter crashed in a village in the Yogyakarta district...
PM O’Neill denies ‘shady deal’ accusation over Bougainville mine
Papua New Guinea Prime Minister Peter O’Neill has denied making a deal with Rio Tinto to take up the Bougainville Copper Limited shares offloaded...
Student leader criticises drop in Papuan intake for admin school
By Abeth You in Jayapura
The student executive leader of the University of Cendewasih, Elius Wenda, has criticised the recruitment of students in the Institute...
MSG, ACP and the (almost) forgotten case of West Papuan independence
By Veronika Kusumaryati and Cypri Dale
Two events of highest significance in the context of global history of decolonisation are taking place in the Pacific:
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Gallery: Biak isn’t forgotten – protesters raise Morning Star flag in...
On July 6 each year people gather to raise the Morning Star flag and to remember those who died in West Papua's Biak Massacre...
Where are you from? Hold that question and give us a...
Where are you from? This simple question, as harmless as it may be intended, is loaded with controversial assumptions of race, ethnicity and a...
Livestreaming: Corruption in the Pacific and the role of the media
A major challenge for Pacific Island nations is how to address corruption, lack of accountability and transparency and mismanagement of public and private resources.
Now...
18 years since the Biak massacre, but suffering still ongoing
OPINION: Contributed by the Australian West Papua Association
On the 2 July 1998, the West Papuan Morning Star flag was raised on top of a...
NZ’s John Key to visit Europe, UK and Indonesia for trade...
Prime Minister John Key will visit the United Kingdom and Europe next week for a series of bilateral meetings and to attend Bastille Day...
Radio 95bFM features PNG student unrest calling for PM to resign
The alternative New Zealand radio station 95bFM, based at the University of Auckland, today featured Papua New Guinea's student unrest in a live interview.
Andrew...
Shirley Shackleton: Trade a ‘dirty word’ excuse over Balibo silence
Shirley Shackleton, widow of journalist Greg Shackleton, one of the Balibo Five killed by Indonesian special forces at that Timorese border town of that...
Vanuatu PM tells broadcaster board to resign over financial woes, porn...
By Glenda Willie in Port Vila
Prime Minister Charlot Salwai has reportedly asked the chairman of the Vanuatu Broadcasting and Television Corporation board, Johnety Jerety,...
UPNG abandons 2016 academic year, suspends student body
Story and video by Serah Aupong in Port Moresby
The University of Papua New Guinea Council has suspended the 2016 Academic Year.
The announcement of the...
Bougainville to Rio Tinto: ‘Our grandmothers said no, land is life...
The independent blog PNG Mine Watch was originally established to track the progress of the Ramu nickel mine in Madang Province, Papua New Guinea,...
Bougainville president, chiefs condemn Rio Tinto ‘conspiracy’ over mine
Bougainville's president and Meekamu landowner chiefs have condemned the Rio Tinto "mess" over Panguna mine and the traditional landowners have called for the company...
NZ media ‘ignore’ Pacific’s West Papua story in spite of social...
New Zealand news media are “ignoring” the biggest story in the Pacific region in spite of a social media revolution taking the storytelling to...