Tag: No confidence vote

By Scott Waide, RNZ Pacific PNG correspondent Papua New Guinea's Supreme Court has ruled that Parliament must be recalled on April 8 to debate a...

By Caleb Fotheringham, RNZ Pacific journalist in Avarua, Rarotonga China has confirmed details of its meeting with Cook Islands Prime Minister Mark Brown for the...

By Scott Waide, RNZ Pacific PNG correspondent Papua New Guinea's Prime Minister James Marape has successfully thwarted a vote of no confidence after 75 MPs...

By Miriam Zarriga in Port Moresby Prime Minister James Marape has declared that he will not resign in spite of the defection of many Pangu...

RNZ Pacific A Papua New Guinea MP who is being touted by the opposition as the next prime minister of the country says "my life...

Interview by Don Wiseman, RNZ Pacific senior journalist The man being touted by the opposition as the next leader of Papua New Guinea says the...

By Gorethy Kenneth in Port Moresby Papua New Guinea's opposition has vowed to remove Prime Minister James Marape and his government from power. During a media...

By Lydia Lewis, RNZ Pacific journalist The opposition group in Papua New Guinea's Parliament staged a walkout yesterday after a fiery exchange, amid an ongoing...

By Hilaire Bule in Port Vila Power has transitioned from Vanuatu's government to the opposition in Parliament during the Fifth Extraordinary Session convened to debate...

By Hiliare Bule, RNZ News correspondent in Port Vila Forty nine regional and international observers have arrived in Vanuatu to monitor the running of...

RNZ Pacific The Chief Justice of Vanuatu has ordered the amendment of a constitutional application against the dissolution of Parliament to exclude the president of...

By Koroi Hawkins and Lydia Lewis, RNZ Pacific journalists, with reporting and photography from RNZ correspondent Hilaire Bule in Port Vila The Vanuatu Prime Minister...

RNZ Pacific The Solomon Islands prime minister came in for searing criticism when he faced a confidence vote in Parliament today. A motion of no confidence...

RNZ Pacific Vanuatu Supreme Court judge Justice Oliver Saksak has upheld a decision by the former Speaker of Parliament to expel 19 government MPs from...

RNZ Pacific The speaker of the Vanuatu Parliament has declared the seats of the prime minister, the deputy prime minister and 16 other government MPs...

RNZ Pacific Papua New Guinea's parliament has adjourned for almost four months, dashing an attempt to oust Prime Minister James Marape. The adjournment allows Marape to...

ANALYSIS: By Kalino Latu, editor of Kaniva News Was Tonga's Hon. Vuna Fā’otusia betrayed by his close friends from the nobility and cabinet while being...

By Johnny Blades, RNZ Pacific journalist Papua New Guinea's prime minister has urged the public to not get caught up in the country's political crisis...

By RNZ Pacific Papua New Guinea's Prime Minister Peter O'Neill has finally resigned. O'Neill told Parliament today he had tendered his resignation to the Governor-General this...

Embattled Prime Minister Peter O'Neill explains why he has gone to the Supreme Court to seek clarification on the vote of no-confidence procedure under...

Pacific Media Centre Newsdesk Sir Julius Chan says there has been a huge misunderstanding over yesterday’s press conference, reports EMTV News. His comments follow a media...

OPEN LETTER: By Gary Juffa, Governor of Oro Dear Prime Minister, You sold all our todays and were about to sell our children's tomorrows too. You...