Tag: Australia

By Geraldine Panapasa in Suva Climate change remains the single greatest existential threat facing the Blue Pacific, as leaders concluded the biggest diplomatic regional meeting...

RNZ News Addressing media on developments at the Pacific Islands Forum in Suva, Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern says making sure the region is investing now...

By Wata Shaw in Suva Fiji Prime Minister Voreqe Bainimarama opened the 51st Pacific Islands Forum leaders meeting yesterday by saying it was setting the...

RNZ Pacific Seats were glaringly empty at the Pacific Islands Forum summit in Suva this morning as Pacific leaders sat down to the first formal...

By Katie Scotcher, RNZ News political reporter Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern is expected to participate in the upcoming NATO Leaders Summit, becoming the first New...

RNZ News The New Zealand government is considering more action to crack down on violent gang behaviour but has dismissed the idea of a ban...

Asia Pacific Report newsdesk Newly elected Māori Pati president and columnist John Tamihere has launched a blistering criticism of New Zealand’s negative media attitude to...

ANALYSIS: By Alexander Gillespie, University of Waikato This week’s White House meeting between NZ Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern and US President Joe Biden reflected a...

ANALYSIS: By the RNZ Pacific editorial team China has been successful in signing multiple bilateral agreements with almost a dozen Pacific Island nations during its...

RNZ Pacific Fiji has been ranked as the worst place in the Pacific region for journalists in the latest assessment by the global press freedom...

SPECIAL REPORT: By Marian Faa of ABC Pacific Beat As a child, Efika Kora remembers watching planes glide over her remote village in the Pacific. Transfixed,...

By Koroi Hawkins, RNZ Pacific journalist Former Solomon Islands Prime Minister Gordon Darcy Lilo says the country needs an economic solution to its instability problems,...

By Kelvin Anthony, RNZ Pacific regional correspondent A senior Solomon Islands opposition MP has warned that the controversial security agreement with China could result in...

By Robert Iroga in Honiara Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare has denied allowing the Peoples Republic of China (PRC) to establish a military base in the...

RNZ News New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern says there is "very little" reason for China to station military forces on Solomon Islands, describing developments...

By Robert Iroga Solomon Islands opposition leader Matthew Wale has warned that the country is a young and "fairly fragile" democracy and should keep clear...

By Tess Brunton, RNZ News tourism reporter Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has gone on a marketing blitz to reel Australians to Aotearoa New Zealand's shores. It...

RNZ News The United States Centre for Disease Control and Prevention has raised its travel advisory warning on travel to New Zealand. The CDC updated its...

Asia Pacific Report newsdesk A West Papuan advocacy group in Australia has appealed to Foreign Minister Marise Payne to take the cue from a new...

MEAA News The Media, Entertainment and Arts Alliance’s national media section committee of elected officials has condemned the suspension of 24 Papua New Guinean TV...

Pacific Media Watch newsdesk The national news team of Papua New Guinea's major television channel, EMTV, walked out last night in protest over a decision...

ANALYSIS: By Peter Davis With the arrival of the omicron variant on our shores, it is hard to believe, judging by the media coverage --...