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Samoa extends lockdown as spread of covid-19 cases jumps to 467
RNZ Pacific
The Samoa government has extended its alert level three lockdown for another two weeks, due to the rapid spread of the covid-19 in...
PNG police minister says officers being probed for gun-smuggling, fraud
By Clifford Faiparik in Port Moresby
Retired and serving police officers in Papua New Guinea are being investigated for alleged offences such as gun-smuggling, fraud...
Pat on back for Pacific public health successes, but also criticism
Report by Pacific Media Centre
Significant achievements in Pacific public health, reports Chelsea Armitage of Asia-Pacific Journalism. But there is a serious downside too.
Progress is...
Brian Tamaki remanded in custody for alleged breach of bail conditions
RNZ News
Destiny Church leader Brian Tamaki was arrested today and has been remanded in custody.
He appeared by videolink in Auckland District Court this afternoon.
His...
Campaign ‘blackout’ in force ahead of Solomon Islands election
By RNZ Pacific
With less than 24 hours to go before polling booths open for the Solomon Islands election tomorrow, RNZ Pacific's reporter in Honiara,...
Kalafi Moala: A word on the Samoa Observer suicide report
Le Va, in partnership with Pasifika media, has launched the "Pasifika media guidelines for reporting suicide". This whiteboard video provides an overview.
OPINION: By Kalafi...
International Women’s Day activists protest in solidarity with Palestinians
Asia Pacific Report
Activists in Aotearoa New Zealand marked International Women's Day today and the start of Ramadan this week with solidarity rallies across the...
Military accused of shooting dead a Papuan pastor – call for inquiry
By Yanuarius Weya in Jayapura
A pastor has been shot dead at the weekend allegedly by the Indonesian military, sparking protests by church groups and...
Fiji government ‘useless’, warns Prasad – Ardern touts lockdown benefits
RNZ Pacific
The Fiji government's response to the covid-19 pandemic outbreak is an utter failure, but it is not too late to follow New Zealand's...
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Relatives of slain PNG police officer block Highlands Highway over unresolved...
By Scott Waide, RNZ Pacific PNG correspondent
The family of a Papua New Guinea police constable, killed in an ambush last month, has blocked a...
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Fiji GPs chief criticises ‘misconstrued’ video supporting conspiracy theories
By Repeka Nasiko in Lautoka
A video by a Fiji doctor on adverse side effects of the AstraZeneca vaccine has been misconstrued to support conspiracy...
TC Ana hits Fiji: Nacula villagers evacuated to community hall
By Timoci Vula in Labasa
Fiji villagers of Nacula in Labasa whose homes are under water after the Labasa River broke its banks this morning...
Meet Green MP Golriz Ghahraman, NZ’s first refugee in Parliament
By Kirsty Johnston of The New Zealand Herald
Most of Golriz Ghahraman's childhood memories are of war.
She remembers howling sirens, sending families scurrying into basements....
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