Professor Pal Ahluwalia on the future of USP: ‘I’m here to...
From mitigating the impacts of a global pandemic to battling financial constraints, the University of the South Pacific's vice-chancellor Professor Pal Ahluwalia speaks to...
Mediawatch: Mounting fake news prompts calls for action in NZ
By Colin Peacock, RNZ Mediawatch presenter
Two New Zealand government agencies have revealed mounting concern about the intensity and the impact of online misinformation --...
Solomon Islands marking 80 years of WWII Battle of Guadalcanal
RNZ Pacific
Senior government and military leaders from the United States, New Zealand, Australia and Japan are in Honiara to mark the 80th anniversary of...
Kabul one year on – cat-and-mouse with the Taliban intelligence agents
RNZ News
A year on from the fall of Kabul, Australian reporter Lynne O’Donnell returned to Afghanistan -- and now says she’ll never go back.
O’Donnell...
Fiji media group warns ‘ambiguity’ of new law change open to...
By Vijay Narayan of Fijivillage in Suva
The Fiji Media Association has expressed concern about amendments to media laws that were passed in Parliament last...
Public health ‘patriot’ protesters march onto central Auckland streets
RNZ News
Protesters blocked roads in central Auckland this afternoon for the second time in two weeks, marching past the main entrance to the city's...
Backlash after Solomons government reins in public broadcaster
RNZ Pacific
The Solomon Islands government has prompted anger by ordering the censorship of the national broadcaster.
The government of Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare has forbidden...
New Caledonia referendum challenged in Euro human rights court
RNZ Pacific
The holding of New Caledonia's third and final referendum on independence from France during the covid-19 pandemic last year is being challenged in...
Former PNG military chief calls for gun ban to curb election...
PNG Pacific
A former Papua New Guinea military commander who drew up a plan 17 years ago to try to end gun violence says the...
Women leaders condemn PNG men’s ‘violence, bribery, vote rigging’ to keep...
By Peter Korugl of the PNG Post-Courier
“Shame on yous!” ... these are the three powerful words Julie Soso, former governor and candidate for the...
Back on stage – Pacific Music Awards gig banishes covid blues
By Susana Suisuiki and Finau Fonua of RNZ Pacific
The Vodafone Events Centre in Manukau, Auckland came alive with music, glitz and glam for the...
Murray Horton: The day the police came looking for a swifty...
By Murray Horton
As I was having breakfast in my Christchurch suburban dining room on Monday morning, I heard a loud but indeterminate noise.
I actually...
Censoring SIBC an ‘assault on media freedom’ in Solomons, says IFJ
Pacific Media Watch newsdesk
The Brussels-based International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) has condemned the censoring of the Solomon Islands Broadcasting Corporation (SIBC) as an "assault...
NZ’s new climate crisis plan: ‘Blueprint for more resilient communities’
By Hamish Cardwell, RNZ News climate reporter
For the first time Aotearoa New Zealand has a long-term strategy to deal with the effects of climate...
O’Neill ‘bombshell’ throws top position in PNG elections wide open
By Gorethy Kenneth in Port Moresby
People’s National Congress party leader Peter O’Neill has blown the race for the Papua New Guinea prime minister’s job...
Break this cycle of sorcery-related violence in Papua New Guinea
COMMENTARY: By Anton Lutz
The sun rises over a strange landscape. Come with me and meet these people over here.
Even though they have stayed awake...
Solomon Islands orders national broadcaster SIBC to ‘self-censor news’
By Annika Burgess of ABC Pacific Beat
The Solomon Islands government has ordered the country's national broadcaster to self-censor its news and other paid programmes...
Philippines’ People Power hero passes as dictator’s son takes over rule
By Diana G. Mendoza in Manila
The Philippine media described him as “Steady Eddie,” a warrior and survivor, and an accidental hero of the world-renowned...
Campaign over Solomons media freedom ‘misguided’, claims PM’s office
Solomon Times
The Solomon islands Prime Minister's office (PMO) has accused local news media of being involved in a "war on media freedom” that is...
Cooks’ newcomers United look set to take five seats in election
RNZ Pacific
The Cook Islands Parliament looks set for a shake up after today's general elections.
In preliminary results, the ruling Cook Islands Party has performed...
PNG police hunt for 15 Enga election suspects over ‘gun threats’
By Miriam Zarriga and Marjorie Finkeo of the PNG Post-Courier
Police are closing in on 15 candidates in Enga who allegedly used guns to threaten...
NZ to provide $15m to support Samoa over climate change action
By Giles Dexter, RNZ News political reporter
New Zealand will provide $15 million to support Samoa with its climate change priorities.
Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern made...