Tag: Education

COMMENTARY: By Kayt Davies in Perth I wasn't good at French in my final year of high school. My classmates had five years of language...

COMMENTARY: By Michael Field The ruling FijiFirst Party has released its candidate list for the general election on December 14. With it came some dubious biographies...

By Craig McCulloch, RNZ News deputy political editor More than two million New Zealanders will get a one-off $350 sweetener as part of the Budget's...

ANALYSIS: By Azadah Raz Mohammad, The University of Melbourne and Jenna Sapiano, Monash University As the Taliban has taken control of the country, Afghanistan has...

Asia Pacific Report newsdesk As many as 714,066 Papuans and 112 organisations which are part of the Papuan People's Petition (PRP) have rejected last week's...

Asia Pacific Report newsdesk British and Indonesian human rights defender Carmel Budiardjo, founder of TAPOL watchdog and the movement's driving force for many decades, has...

Florence Jaukae works with a co-operative of women in Papua New Guinea to produce original works of bilum. Video: Pacific Trade Invest Australia By Laurens...

By John Gerritsen, education correspondent of RNZ News The second term of New Zealand's school year starts today, but nobody is going to class. Schools are...

By Michael Andrew Social media and tech industries have been replicating the ugliest aspects of capitalism from the 1800s, according to an AUT computer science...

Pacific Media Centre newsdesk The Pacific Media Centre has wrapped up the academic year with a seminar dedicated to democracy and media freedom in the...

By Rosalie Coz in Manila President Rodrigo Duterte of the Philippines was due to hold bilateral talks later today with Papua New Guinean Prime Minister...

Bearing Witness crew Blessen Tom and Hele Ikimotu's video story of USP's ongoing 50th anniversary celebrations and climate change. Video: AUT Pacific Media Centre By...

Pacific Media Centre Newsdesk Poor data collection in several Pacific Island countries is obstructing UNICEF’s first assessment to measure progress in achieving the Sustainable Development Goals...

By Olivia Allison Auckland University of Technology has appointed a new head of the School of Communication Studies, the largest in New Zealand, the university...

Pacific Media Centre News Desk Popular Oro Governor Gary Juffa, one of the opposition leaders contesting Papua New Guinea's general election next month, has called...

ANALYSIS: By Peter S. Kinjap in Port Moresby Papua New Guinea has entered the third week of the eight-week election campaign before polling commences next...

Unite Union's Mike Treen critiques the injustices of the New Zealand migrant policies and their fraud on foreign students, especially Asian. Skykiwi journalist Leon...

Auckland University of Technology features among the top millennial university in latest global rankings. It is highly ranked in the Times Higher Education (THE) Young...

By Michelle Curran in Auckland Ten years ago, Tonga’s Kisione Manu was studying a Bachelor of Science at Palmerston North-based Massey University on a New...

The oldest journalism school in the Philippines, at the University of Santo Tomas in Manila, has joined the Pacific Media Centre’s Asia Pacific Report...

The Tongan government has announced reassignment of ministerial posts to two of its ministries. Penisimani Fifita has been moved from the Ministry of Internal Affairs...

By David Robie in Auckland Cuban revolutionary leader Fidel Castro's contribution to global social justice and dignity, and to developing nations worldwide - including the...