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Manila brands volunteer teachers as ‘terrorists’, say Lumad advocates
By Jean Bell in Auckland with additional reporting by Rahul Bhattarai
Volunteer teachers are being maliciously labelled as "terrorists" by the Philippine government while paramilitary...
Scrap or reform Fiji’s media law, says new elections report
By Rusiate Baleilevuka of Fijivillage in Suva
“We need to scrap or reform the Media Industry Development Act.”
This is one of the key recommendations in...
Surgeons in PNG carry out open heart surgery success on 10 children
By Quintina Naime in Port Moresby
Ten children between the ages of three to seven years old have successfully undergone an Operation Open Heart (OOP)...
NZ lockdown ‘having an impact’, PM Jacinda Ardern tells nation
RNZ News
While covid-19 case numbers are still rising in New Zealand, Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern says the lockdown is having an obvious impact in...
Solomon Islands political chess begins with Manasseh Sogavare re-elected in East Choiseul
By Koroi Hawkins, RNZ Pacific editor in Honiara
Solomon Islands' incumbent prime minister Manasseh Sogavare has been re-elected in the East Choiseul constituency.
It is the...
West Papuan leader Victor Yeimo indicted on ‘treason’ charges
RNZ Pacific
West Papuan human rights defender Victor Yeimo has been formally indicted on charges of "treason" by Indonesian authorities at the Jayapura District Court.
The...
NZ lockdown – day 22: Lowest case increase as pandemic bites media
By RNZ News
New Zealand has had the lowest daily increase of Covid-19 coronavirus infection cases since lockdown began last month, the Prime Minister has...
Indonesian nun offers lifeline to refugees who fled Timor-Leste
By Konradus Epa in Atambua, Indonesia
Rostiana Bareto experienced tough living conditions as a refugee when she and her family settled in Atambua, western Timor,...
Rapa Nui activist calls for rigorous curb on ‘flouting’ of migration rules
By RNZ Pacific
An indigenous activist on Chile's Rapa Nui says new rules restricting internal migration to the island need to be rigorously enforced.
Non-Rapa...
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Covid-infected PNG doctor arrested in Solomon Islands as border crosser
By Gorethy Kenneth in Port Moresby
A Papua New Guinean doctor, who is alleged to be covid-19 positive, has been arrested and charged in Solomon...
PM ‘must take responsibility’ for Honiara tragedy, says Wale
By Robert Iroga in Honiara
Opposition leader Matthew Wale has rejected the prime minister’s claim that he and other opposition members were behind last week's...
From PNG crime to a small town cycle business – how...
By Sharlyne Eri in Lae
A Papua New Guinean man who once resorted to crime to make a living is now running a bicycle repair...
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