Tag: Melanesian
Melanesian advocate criticises Pacific languages strategy ‘blunder’
By Susana Suisuiki, RNZ Pacific journalist
A ni-Vanuatu and Melanesian advocate in New Zealand says the country's Pacific ministry has overlooked Melanesian communities in its...
‘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...
NZ consul hails long-standing ties with New Caledonia
RNZ Pacific
The Consul-General of New Zealand for the French Pacific territories, Felicity Roxburgh, says New Zealand's presence in New Caledonia is historical.
She said she...
Jakarta bans Papuan governor Enembe from vital medical treatment trip
SPECIAL REPORT: By Laurens Ikinia
Governor Lukas Enembe of Indonesia's Melanesian province of Papua has been banned from travelling abroad by the state Directorate General...
Kramer ‘ambushes’ PNG’s chief ombudsman, challenges integrity
By Jeffrey Elapa of the PNG Post-Courier in Port Moresby
Madang MP Bryan Kramer, who held the police, justice and later immigration portfolios in the...
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...
How Google moulds public opinion on West Papua, disrupts education
ANALYSIS: By Yamin Kogoya in Brisbane
Google images of a country or region can offer a wealth of information about the people and cultures that...
Indonesian policy switch cuts off funding for Papuan students in NZ
By Matthew Scott of Newsroom
International students in New Zealand are appealing to the Indonesian government in response to funding being pulled for the autonomous...
Vanuatu’s Shefa province recognises Wenda’s West Papua government
RNZ Pacific
Vanuatu's Shefa province is recognising Benny Wenda as the interim president of a provisional "independent" West Papuan government.
In a country that has historically...
West Papuans pledge to make ‘ecocide’ serious crime in key global...
Asia Pacific Report newsdesk
West Papua indigenous independence leaders today launched "Green State Vision" at the COP26 climate summit in Glasgow, pledging to take decisive...
HRW demands police drop treason charges against Papuan activist Yeimo
Asia Pacific Report newsdesk
Human Rights Watch (HRW) is calling on the Indonesian police to drop politically motivated treason charges against West Papua National Committee...
Why Indonesia’s planned new Papuan provinces will cause division and destruction
The politics of divide and rule and how Indonesia's attempt to separate indigenous Papuans is an irrational and unrealistic proposal that will damage the...
40-day ‘fasting for West Papua’ protest ends soon – but still...
Pacific Media Centre Newsdesk
An appeal for a 40-day fast across the region by the Pacific Council of Churches in support of West Papua closes...
Dear editor, why smartphones are ruining our nakamal storytelling
Pacific Media Watch Newsdesk
A Vanuatu Daily Post newspaper reader has protested over Facebook addiction, describing it as ruining the lives of teenagers and youth...
MSG backing Kanak independence ‘on the quiet’, says campaigner
By RNZ Pacific
A leading New Caledonian pro-independence politician, Victor Tutugoro, says governments of Melanesian countries have quietly supported the New Caledonian independence cause.
Tutugoro, second...
Plea for PM to be ‘game-changer’ in Pacific support for West...
Pacific Media Centre Newsdesk
A New Zealand-based West Papua advocacy group has appealed to Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern and other leaders meeting at the Pacific...
Ex-Bougainville VP blasts Canberra’s ‘top down’ interference in referendum
Pacific Media Centre Newsdesk
A former Bougainville regional vice-president has condemned Australia for political interference over the independence referendum process, saying Canberra would be better...
Vanuatu names founding PM’s daughter Lora as Papua envoy
By the Vanuatu Independent
The Vanuatu government has appointed Lora Lini, daughter of founding prime minister Father Walter Lini, as special envoy for West Papua.
United...
New Caledonia celebrates Bastille Day and thinks about independence
IN-DEPTH: By Dr Lee Duffield, recently in Kanaky/New Caledonia
The Quatorze Juillet (14 July) events in Noumea this month, as in any small French city,...
Green co-leader slams human rights ‘obscenity’ over West Papua
By Rahul Bhattarai in Auckland
Green Party co-leader Marama Davidson last night condemned the “obscenity” of jailing West Papuans by Indonesian authorities for raising their...
Ben Bohane: China? No, let’s face the elephant in the Pacific...
BRIEFING: By Ben Bohane in Port Vila
China ... China ... China ...
All the talk is of increasing Chinese influence in our region. But this...
West Papua one step closer to MSG membership, says Wenda
Papua New Guinean Prime Minister Peter O’Neill says the Melanesian Spearhead Group has made solid progress under the chairmanship of Solomon Islands. Video: EMTV...