By Asenaca Uluiviti and Sadhana Sen Fiji recently lost Dr Meraia Taufa Vakatale, a monumental woman leader who broke many glass ceilings with her numerous...

By Finau Fonua, RNZ Pacific journalist Fears are rife in Hawai'i of predatory land buying after the recent wildfires have left many locals homeless and...

PNG Post-Courier Papua New Guinea's opposition has called on Prime Minister James Marape to immediately recall Parliament to address the escalating killings in the upper...

RNZ Pacific France is upping its "cultural diplomacy" in the Pacific with the launch of its free French language classes for Fijian journalists and social...

By Rohit Deo The Flying Fijians were defeated by World Rugby Cup hosts France 34-17 in a pre-tournament build-up test in Nantes, France, yesterday. The Semi...

By Kalinga Seneviratne in Suva The United States government’s overseas development aid arm US Agency for International Development (USAID) opened two new offices in Papua...

ANALYSIS: By Timothy Welch, University of Auckland Tune into news from about any part of the planet, and there will likely be a headline about...

By Kelvin Anthony, RNZ Pacific lead digital and social media journalist The Pacific region's focus will shift briefly to Port Vila next week when Vanuatu...

Jubi News Greenpeace Indonesia’s forest campaigner Nico Wamafma says the West Papua region has lost 641,400 ha of its natural forests in the two decades...

RNZ Pacific The board chair of the Office of Hawai'ian Affairs says the Maui wildfires were caused in part by climate change and colonisation. Carmen Lindsey...

By Alisha Evans for Te Ao Māori , Local Democracy Reporting After a 12-year fight, mana whenua will get a seat at the table after...

Asia Pacific Report A chilling new report by a German-based human rights watchdog has exposed indiscriminate attacks by Indonesian security forces on indigenous West Papuan...

By Finau Fonua, RNZ Pacific journalist As recovery and humanitarian efforts ramp up in Hawai'i's Maui to help evacuees from the town of Lāhainā, there...

PNG Post-Courier Papua New Guinea police officers have been issued with a Commissioner’s Circular on the approved use of force in the execution of their...

Asia Pacific Report At least 20 people were wounded when police used batons, water cannon and tear gas to disperse hundreds of people who joined...

By Craig Stephen, RNZ Pacific World football's top dog has completed his tour of the Pacific while in the region for the FIFA Women's World...

This open letter to En Avant Toute and journalists at France 24 and France Info marked the International Day of the World's Indigenous Peoples...

RNZ Pacific New research shows that more than half of New Zealanders are struggling financially. The annual survey by the Retirement Commission found the number of...

RNZ Pacific Vanuatu's Parliament is scheduled to meet tomorrow to debate a motion of no confidence against Prime Minister Ishmael Kalsakau's government. A political stalemate persists,...

RNZ News A GPs advocacy group says that practices learned from the covid-19 pandemic, like staying home when sick or wearing masks in health facilities,...

By Sera Sefeti in Suva International environmental campaign group Greenpeace’s flagship Rainbow Warrior is currently sailing across the Pacific, calling at ports and collecting evidence...

RNZ Pacific Two men charged with conspiring to murder former Samoan prime minister Tuilaepa Sailele Malielegaoi have been jailed. Malele Paulo, also known as King Faipopo,...