Tag: Diplomacy

By Nacanieli Tuilevuka in Suva Those spooked by the presence of a senior Central Intelligence Agency official in Fiji this week have nothing to fear. At...

RNZ News New Zealand's defence minister has defended a decision to send six NZ Defence Force staff to the Middle East to help "take out"...

By Giff Johnson, editor of the Marshall Islands Journal and RNZ Pacific correspondent Marshall Islands officials quickly moved this week to reaffirm this nation's ties...

RNZ Pacific A security studies professor says China has been applying pressure to countries to switch diplomatic ties over from Taiwan, but Beijing says its...

By Lydia Lewis, RNZ Pacific journalist The New Zealand government has given its full blessing to Cook Islands and Niue establishing diplomatic relations with the...

RNZ Pacific Papua New Guinea Prime Minister James Marape has backtracked on his comments that PNG had "no right to comment" on human rights abuses...

RNZ Pacific The Palestinian Authority has called the opening of Papua New Guinea's Israeli embassy in Jerusalem an "aggression" and a "violation" of international law. In...

By Koroi Hawkins, RNZ Pacific editor A Radio New Zealand journalist says an Indonesian government official attempted to bribe and intimidate him at last month's...

RNZ Pacific France is upping its "cultural diplomacy" in the Pacific with the launch of its free French language classes for Fijian journalists and social...

By Christina Persico, RNZ Pacific An international relations professor says that if New Zealand joins AUKUS it could impact on its relations with Pacific countries. AUKUS...

By Doddy Morris in Port Vila French President Emmanuel Macron and Vanuatu Prime Minister Ishmael Kalsakau have reached an agreement to settle the "land problem"...

PNG Post-Courier French President Emmanuel Macron jets into Port Moresby late tomorrow for his historic visit to Papua New Guinea and will be met by...

RNZ Pacific French President Emmanuel Macron will make a first official visit to Papua New Guinea next Friday as part of a short Pacific trip. AFP...

Asia Pacific Report An Australian advocacy group for West Papua self-determination has condemned yesterday's arrest by Indonesian security forces of 10 West Papua National Committee...

SPECIAL REPORT: By Yamin Kogoya The name Vanuatu has taken on a sacred significance in Papuan liberation consciousness. The Free Papua Movement (OPM) elders ignited...

RNZ News Prime Minister Chris Hipkins says New Zealand's largest ever trade delegation to China has been "knocking on open doors". Hipkins held a media briefing...

Asia Pacific Report Seven executives representing all the customary regions of West Papua have declared their support for the United Liberation Movement for West Papua...

ANALYSIS: By Damien Kingsbury, Deakin University New Zealand pilot Phillip Mehrtens has now been held hostage in West Papua for four months. Stalled attempts to...

By RNZ reporters and Rachael Nath of RNZ Pacific Fiji Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka was welcomed to the New Zealand Parliament yesterday while on his...

Asia Pacific Report The self-styled provisional government of the United Liberation Movement of West Papua "with the people" of the Melanesian region have declared political support...

RNZ Pacific Indonesian President Joko Widodo is set to make a state visit to Papua New Guinea next month. The one-day visit is scheduled for July...

By Lydia Lewis, RNZ Pacific journalist, and Scott Waide, RNZ Pacific PNG correspondent, in Port Moresby Papua New Guinea Prime Minister James Marape says the...