Tag: Borders

RNZ News For the first time in more than two years, New Zealand's border will reopen to international visitors at midnight tonight. On 19 March 2020,...

RNZ News Epidemiologist Sir David Skegg, who along with his team has been providing advice to the New Zealand government on the covid-19 response, says...

By Luke Nacei in Suva Opposition whip Lynda Tabuya says Fiji should have taken its cue from Australia and delayed the opening of its borders...

RNZ News In just a few weeks the situation in Afghanistan has deteriorated sharply as millions cope without desperately needed international aid, New Zealand journalist...

By Rebecca Kuku in Port Moresby Many allegations have been levelled against Papua New Guinea's disciplinary forces over the years, alleging that police and soldiers...

Pacific Media Watch newsdesk A new poll shows nearly two out of three New Zealanders want the border to remain closed until at least 90...

RNZ Pacific Papua New Guinea and neighbouring Indonesia have been discussing a potential reopening of their shared border. The border was officially closed early last year...

By Gorethy Kenneth in Port Moresby Indonesia is pressuring Papua New Guinea over an illegal group East Sepik claiming to form an army unit to...

RNZ Pacific Police in Solomon Islands say they cannot successfully secure the western border with Papua New Guinea and stop the spread of covid-19 without...

By RNZ News Three German yachtsmen - two men and a woman - have been detained after arriving in the Bay of Islands, in breach...

Pacific Media Watch Newsdesk New Zealand's coronavirus reality check last week is a "timely wake-up call" crucial to moving towards a transtasman travel bubble, says...

COMMENT: By Jane Patterson, RNZ News political editor Public confidence in New Zealand's border controls has been shattered. The obvious anger of the prime minister when...

By RNZ Pacific The governor of Papua New Guinea's West Sepik province says people are still defying the official border closure and crossing into Indonesia. Vanimo,...

Pacific Media Watch Police in Papua New Guinea have arrested nine alleged illegal border crossers and quarantined them in Vanimo, reports RNZ Pacific. The arrests came...

By Elias Nanau in Vanimo Indonesia has issued a stern warning over illegal border crossers from Papua New Guinea. This follows Indonesia stepping up its security...

ANALYSIS: By Michael Baker and Nick Wilson of the University of Otago With some of the toughest border restrictions and a newly-announced NZ$500 million boost...

Pacific Media Centre Newsdesk Timor-Leste President Francisco Guterres will make his first official overseas visit to Indonesia this week, reports Antara news agency. President Guterres will...

Pacific Media Centre Newsdesk The Joint Security Operation in Papua New Guinea's Western Province will see more than 100 Defence Force troops assisting in the...

Indonesia and Timor-Leste have agreed to establish a Senior Official Consultation (SOC) forum to formulate the settlement of border disputes. The agreement was made following...

Three hundred and fifty Indonesian soldiers from West Kalimantan’s Tanjungpura Military Command have been assigned to keep peace along the border between Indonesia and...

By Tama Salim in Dili and Anggi M. Lubis in Jakarta Timor-Leste remains upbeat about negotiations on outstanding border issues with Indonesia, as the two...