20 dead – PNG women, girls flee tribal fighting in Porgera...
By Miriam Zarriga in Port Moresby
Women, girls, the elderly, and young boys have rushed to pack any vehicle they could as they escaped heavy...
Pope Francis – a message of peace and real change in...
COMMENTARY: By Laurens Ikinia in Jakarta
Pope Francis has completed his historic first visit to Southeast Asian and Pacific nations.
The papal apostolic visit covered Indonesia,...
RSF calls on UN to investigate Israeli attack killing photojournalist Issam...
Pacific Media Watch
A month before the anniversary of the death of photojournalist Issam Abdallah -- killed by an Israeli strike while reporting in southern...
John Minto: International Court of Justice says BDS against Israel is...
COMMENTARY: By John Minto
You could be forgiven if you missed the recent International Court of Justice (ICJ) advisory opinion that Israel’s long-standing occupation of...
West Papuan independence advocate seeks NZ support against ‘genocide, ecocide’
SPECIAL REPORT: By Te Aniwaniwa Paterson of Te Ao Māori News
West Papuan independence advocate Octovianus Mote is in Aotearoa New Zealand to win support...
Samoan journalists blast ‘ridiculous’ media restrictions at Commonwealth summit
By Harry Pearl
Restrictions on journalists covering an upcoming summit of Commonwealth nations in Samoa are “ridiculous” and at odds with a government that purportedly...
Samoa Observer: A slap across the face of media freedom
EDITORIAL: The Samoa Observer editorial board
The Samoan government’s attempt to control the media for the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting is a slap across...
Open letters on Gaza that The Press shunned – the Handala...
Pacific Media Watch
Two open letters on the genocidal Israeli war against Palestine sent to The Press for publication have been ignored in the continued...
Couple convicted of exploiting Pacific migrants have convictions thrown out
By Anusha Bradley, RNZ investigative reporter
A Hamilton couple convicted of exploiting Pacific migrants have had their convictions quashed after the New Zealand's Court of...
PNG’s Marape remains PM after no confidence vote against him fails
By Scott Waide, RNZ Pacific PNG correspondent
Papua New Guinea's Prime Minister James Marape has successfully thwarted a vote of no confidence after 75 MPs...
Greens accuse Australian police of ‘excessive force’ against anti-war protesters at...
Asia Pacific Report
The Victorian Greens have demanded an independent inquiry into Australian police tactics and alleged excessive use of force today against antiwar protesters...
Rightwing astroturfers infiltrate Australian local councils, fire up unrest over Israel
With similar Israel divestment motions having been passed at City of Sydney and Canterbury/Bankstown Councils, many had expected the motion to pass in what...
New Caledonia crisis: Unrest-hit Air Calédonie in search of new markets
By Patrick Decloitre, RNZ Pacific correspondent French Pacific desk
New Caledonia's domestic carrier Air Calédonie is set to launch a biweekly international connection to neighbouring...
Student pressure forces Victoria University Foundation to divest from Israeli bonds
Student Justice for Palestine Pōneke
After almost a year of consistent pressure from the student body, the Victoria University of Wellington (VUW) Foundation has announced...
Protesters mobilise to greet Australia’s ‘Land Forces’ merchants of death
COMMENTARY: By Binoy Kampmark in Melbourne
Between tomorrow and Friday, the Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre (MCEC) will host a weapons bazaar that ought to...
New Caledonia crisis: Another church burns, spate of attacks continues
ANALYSIS: By Patrick Decloitre, RNZ Pacific correspondent French Pacific desk
Another church has been set alight in New Caledonia, confirming a trend of arson which...
US not probing killing of its citizen Aysenur Eygi in West...
Asia Pacific Report
Officials in the United States have said that Washington still does not “know with full certainty what transpired” when a US citizen...
Pro-Palestinian activists hold protests to disrupt defence expo in Australia
By Efe Özkan
Pro-Palestinian anti-war activists in Australia have protested in Melbourne, disrupting a defence expo set to open on Wednesday.
Protesters gathered yesterday in...
Netanyahu and the Israeli protesters are on the same genocidal page
COMMENTARY: By Belén Fernández
In July 2014, shortly after the kickoff of Israel’s “Operation Protective Edge” in the Gaza Strip -- a 51-day affair that...
‘Numerous questions’, but Fiji govt sticks with new anti-corruption chief
By Caleb Fotheringham, RNZ Pacific journalist
The Fiji government is backing the appointment of the country's new anti-corruption chief who was under investigation by the...
Pope Francis calls for end to tribal ‘spiral of violence’ in...
Inside PNG
In his address to Papua New Guinea, the Sovereign Head of the Vatican and the Head of the Catholic Church, Pope Francis, called...
Mediawatch: Kiingi Tuheitia’s tangihanga – epic broadcast marks new epoch for...
RNZ MEDIAWATCH: By Colin Peacock, RNZ Mediawatch presenter
"Anticipation is growing. The warriors are ready. They're preparing themselves. The paddlers are already on their...