Tag: Citizenship

By Caleb Fotheringham, RNZ Pacific journalist A new poll by the New Zealand Taxpayers' Union shows that almost half of respondents oppose the Cook Islands...

By Caleb Fotheringham, RNZ Pacific journalist A former National Party Member of Parliament says his late party looked "like dickheads" not supporting the first reading...

ANALYSIS: By Dominic O'Sullivan, Charles Sturt University The ACT Party’s election promise of a referendum for Aotearoa New Zealand to redefine and enshrine the “principles”...

By John Mitchell in Suva Fiji got to celebrate World Oceans Day this week -- a day when our conscience gets the occasional prick on...

PNG's Foreign Minister Justin Tkatchenko steps aside.  Video: ABC News ABC PACIFIC BEAT: By Marian Faa, Prianka Srinivasan and Belinda Kora Papua New Guinea's Foreign Minister...

By Scott Waide, RNZ Pacific PNG correspondent Students at the University of Papua New Guinea (UPNG) marched to Parliament House in in the capital Port...

By Giles Dexter, RNZ News political reporter The Australian government has announced a direct pathway to citizenship for New Zealanders, ending a tension between the...

RNZ Pacific Switzerland will not allow visa-free entry for Vanuatu citizens whose passports were issued on or after May 25, 2015. The ban will stay in...

RNZ Pacific In Vanuatu, one key party in the government says it will boycott tomorrow's planned session of Parliament. That session is due to consider several...

When Israel steals Palestinian land ... Image: imgflip.com COMMENTARY: By John Minto Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has exposed so much hypocrisy in Aotearoa New Zealand and...

Asia Pacific Report newsdesk The Migrant Action Trust has condemned a proposal by a diversity academic calling for a New Zealand nation-building course before people...

RNZ News A counter-terrorism expert says there is no reason to lay charges against a New Zealand-born woman linked to the Islamic State. Suhayra Aden and...

ANALYSIS: By Sukhmani Khorana, Western Sydney University In the past five years, the number of overseas-born migrants from India grew more than any other group...

By RNZ News Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has lashed out at Australia for dumping responsibility for a woman and two young children detained at the...

By Stefan Armbruster of SBS News The federal government has lodged an appeal to overturn a Federal Court decision recognising the Australian citizenship of a...

EDITORIAL: By Dan McGarry in Port Vila After nearly two weeks of silence, Vanuatu's Minister of Internal Affairs Andrew Napuat has answered some—but not all—of...

By Dan McGarry in Port Vila Under a veil of secrecy, China has convinced Vanuatu to enforce Chinese law within its own borders. Six Chinese nationals...

By Dan McGarry in Port Vila The Chinese Embassy has for a second time failed to respond to a request for comment concerning its role...

OPINION: By Keith Locke No self-respecting country sells its passports to rich people who don’t even live there, which is why it was so bad...

By Charles Yapumi in Vanimo West Papuans who have been living in Papua New Guinea for many decades will be granted citizenship soon. The PNG Immigration...