Tag: Australia
When life means life: why the NZ court had to deliver...
The attacker behind New Zealand's worst mass shooting has been sentenced to life in prison, without the chance of parole. Video: Wayne Hay, Al...
Christchurch mosque attacks: ‘Inhuman’ terrorist jailed for life without parole
By Tim Brown, RNZ News reporter in Christchurch
Warning: This story discusses details of the 15 March 2019 Christchurch mosque massacre.
The man who carried out...
Mosque victim’s mother tells terrorist: ‘You killed your own humanity’
By Tim Brown, RNZ News reporter
Warning: This story includes details of the 15 March 2019 mosque terrorism attacks.
New Zealand's High Court will hear from...
RSF calls on Facebook to restore censored Papua press freedom article
Pacific Media Watch Newsdesk
Reporters Without Borders (RSF) has called on Facebook to restore an article that was censored for violating its rules on nudity...
PNG investigation tracks down K200m ‘biggest drug heist’ – pilot fined
Pacific Media Centre Newsdesk
A combined investigation team seized more than K200 million ($80 million) worth of cocaine in the biggest drug heist in the...
NZ grants Kurdish-Iranian author Behrouz Boochani refugee status
By RNZ News
Immigration New Zealand has confirmed that Behrouz Boochani has been given refugee status in New Zealand.
Boochani has been in New Zealand since...
Alexandra Wake: In defence of journalism schools and underpinning civil society
COMMENTARY: By Alexandra Wake in Melbourne
How disappointing to read another opinion piece in Australian papers repeating time-old arguments that fail to acknowledge the excellent...
Forget Australia, open up to covid-free Pacific bubble, says Cook Islander
Pacific Media Centre Newsdesk
New Zealand's "intransigence" over wanting to allow Australians in before New Zealanders out to the covid-free Pacific does not stand up...
PNG Defence Force in lockdown over fears of coronavirus spread
Pacific Media Centre
PNG Defence Force soldiers are undergoing mass testing for covid-19 while there is controlled access into Murray Barracks to reduce further possible...
Australian Defence Force officer confirmed covid positive in PNG
Pacific Media Centre Newsdesk
The Papua New Guinea government has announced a ninth covid-19 case in the country, and this has since been confirmed by...
Fiji works on its own ‘Bula Bubble’ in spite of Australian,...
Pacific Media Centre Newsdesk
Prime Minister Voreqe Bainimarama says while Australia and New Zealand work out their Trans-Tasman bubble, Fiji’s equal greater success against the...
Trans-Tasman bubble – Ardern hopeful of eased travel ‘when safe’
By RNZ News
The leaders of New Zealand and Australia have agreed to ease travel restrictions between the two countries as soon as it is...
Desperate times unleash digital creativity, flexibility for j-schools
By Sri Krishnamurthi, contributing editor of Pacific Media Watch
Desperate times call for desperate measures and so it is with journalism schools throughout the Pacific...
Alexandra Wake: Students on frontline for media truth in a fact-less...
COMMENT: By Dr Alexandra Wake
No democracy is complete without access to transparent and reliable information. It is the cornerstone for building fair and impartial...
Bentley Effect doco aims to ‘inspire’ NZ fight against oil, gas...
The Bentley Effect ... "inspiring celebration of the power of community". Video: The Bentley Effect Movie
By Kendall Hutt in Auckland
In 2010, gas exploration in...
NZ exhibition aims to highlight ‘regeneration’ of refugees lives
By Kendall Hutt in Auckland
Black-and-white photographs are aiming to start a conversation and dispel myths around former refugees and asylum seekers in New Zealand....
