Tag: Economy
Hipkins warns NZ voters against ‘turning the clock back’ on reforms
By Russell Palmer, RNZ News digital political journalist
Parliament has ended for another term, shutting down ahead of the Aotearoa New Zealand election campaign with...
Will Fiji’s 2022 hotly contested elections further cement democracy?
ANALYSIS: By Shailendra Singh of the University of the South Pacific
In Fiji’s politically charged context, national elections are historically a risky period. Since the...
Cook Islands PM on travel bubble: ‘Today, we start to rebuild’
By Charlie Dreaver, RNZ News political reporter
Cook Island businesses holding out for much needed tourists have now got a reprieve with a travel bubble...
Sir Mekere, PNG’s straight shooting and reformist prime minister
OBITUARY: By Scott Waide in Lae
For many Papua New Guineans, Sir Mekere Morauta will be remembered as the straight shooting politician and the reformist...
PNG opposition’s Namah calls for end to ‘martial law-like’ restrictions
Pacific Media Centre Newsdesk
Papua New Guinea's opposition has called on the government to explain the paralysing martial law type restrictions that has crippled the...
Long queues for takeaways as many NZers return to work after...
By RNZ News
Hundreds of thousands of New Zealanders are returning to work today under eased level 3 restrictions - and some are queuing in...
NZ’s $5 billion foreign student industry faces dramatic drop
By John Gerritsen of RNZ News
The $5 billion foreign student industry is facing a massive downturn with as many as half of this year's...
PNG’s opposition blasts O’Neill over ‘fake budget, fake revenues’
Pacific Media Centre Newsdesk
Papua New Guinea's opposition has declared it will fight a good fight to expose and oppose what it describes the 2018...
Disaster risk reduction event in West Papua a boost for sustainability
Pacific Media Centre Newsdesk
Disaster risk reduction efforts need to be understood as investments to sustain development plans rather than mere budget expenditures, says Indonesia's...