Tag: Laurens Ikinia
‘Forgotten’ Melanesians host their first cultural festival in Aotearoa
By Susana Suisuiki, RNZ Pacific journalist
About 23,000 Melanesians live in Aotearoa and yesterday they had their first very own festival showcasing their diverse cultures.
Fijians...
West Papuan students fight on for rights to education in Aotearoa
By George Heagney of Stuff in Palmerston North
Students from West Papua desperate to stay in New Zealand after having their scholarships cut are pinning...
West Papuan students face ‘hardship and stress’ over scholarship loss
By George Heagney of Stuff
A group of students from West Papua, the Melanesian Pacific region in Indonesia, are fearful about their futures in New...
Fiji’s Biman Prasad calls out ‘dire straits’ Bainimarama government
By Venkat Raman in Auckland
Fiji's National Federation Party leader and Member of Parliament Dr Biman Prasad is confident that the incumbent Voreqe Bainimarama government...
West Papuan students in dire straits in NZ after Indonesia cuts...
By Sri Krishnamurthi, RNZ Pacific digital journalist
Students from West Papua have been facing a stressful time in New Zealand since the beginning of the...
West Papuan students fight to keep scholarships to study in Aotearoa
By Marena Mane of Māori Television
Indigenous students from West Papua studying at universities across Aotearoa are defying an order from the Indonesian government to...
Overcoming trauma, Papuan students in NZ now face new challenge
SPECIAL REPORT: By Mary Argue of the Wairarapa Times-Age
Screams erupted as the sound of gunshots ricocheted around the open-air market. People ran.
It was bloody.
“I...
