Tag: Johnny Blades
Long game: political activism for a public voice at Parliament
THE HOUSE: By Johnny Blades, journalist
If elected representatives have their work cut out for them to create the slightest social or political change through...
Keeping the flow – the use of te reo Māori at...
By Johnny Blades, RNZ The House journalist
An increased appetite to learn te reo Māori among members and staff from different parts of the Parliamentary...
Indonesian influence in the Pacific grows, brushing aside West Papua
By Johnny Blades of RNZ Pacific in Wellington
Indonesia's influence in the Pacific Islands is growing, but is shadowed by disquiet over its region of...
Widodo and West Papuan human rights fall under NZ media radar
BRIEFING: By Colin Peacock of RNZ Mediawatch
While a former US President’s visit preoccupied the New Zealand media this week, the state visit of the...
Shifting demographics in West Papua highlight conflict, says academic
New statistics show indigenous Melanesians are not yet the minority they were previously thought to be in West Papua, reports Radio New Zealand International's...
‘Everything can be burnt’ – Melanesian West Papua in the Jokowi...
The face of West Papuan society is changing but RNZ International found that the core culture of the indigenous people of Indonesia's Papua region...