Tag: Pacific politics
David Robie: 2022 Pacific political upheavals eclipse Tongan volcano
2022 PACIFIC REVIEW: By David Robie
The Pacific year started with a ferocious eruption and global tsunami in Tonga, but by the year’s end several...
Long term vision clinches Pacific Islands Forum rift deal in Suva
By Lice Movono, RNZ Pacific correspondent in Suva and Koroi Hawkins, RNZ Pacific journalist
In a watershed moment, Pacific Islands Forum leaders have agreed on...
Kiribati ‘forced’ to allow China visit on Pacific mission, says journalist
RNZ Pacific
A Pacific journalist believes the Kiribati government has been coerced by Beijing to accommodate China's foreign minister's visit.
Kiribati authorities have confirmed that Wang...
Russia-Ukraine conflict will impact on Pacific economies, says USP academic
RNZ Pacific
The invasion of Ukraine is likely to have a signficant impact on the Pacific, warns a senior USP academic.
On Thursday, Russia launched a...
How to make sense of white supremacy and settler colonialism for...
ANALYSIS: By Tony Fala
PART 1: Divide and rule with Māori and Pacific communities
White Supremacy (WS) has proliferated during covid-19 lockdowns in Aotearoa from 17...
Pacific coronavirus: Covid-19 exposes cracks in facade of regionalism
ANALYSIS: By Anna Powles and Jose Sousa-Santos of Massey University
At the time of writing, there are 63 reported cases of COVID-19 in the Pacific.
This...
Consulate denies Māori Party claim for royal backing for Tongan candidate
By Philip Cass in Auckland
Tonga's Consul has denied claims by Tongan Māori Party candidate Manase Lua that he was endorsed by King Tupou VI.
Lua...
Pasifika voters want ‘hand-ups, not hand-outs’ in NZ housing crisis
By Kendall Hutt in Māngere
Pasifika voters in South Auckland have stressed they would like to see “hand-ups, not hand-outs” following New Zealand’s 2017 general...
UPNG students make ballot voice heard in spite of challenge over...
By Elizah Palme in Port Moresby
University of Papua New Guinea students have spoken through the ballot in spite of being provided 2000 ballot papers...
‘Keep PNG great’ farewell message from the Grand Chief
By Gloria Bauai in Port Moresby
"I’m leaving with good memories of the country," says Papua New Guinea's Grand Chief Sir Michael Somare.
“Who would have...
Moving Pacific forward in Auckland’s housing crisis
By TJ Aumua in Auckland
Pacific members of Parliament were brought together this month to address the way forward for Pacific communities living amongst Auckland's current...
WJEC16: Pacific corruption ‘like cancer’ – needs treating, says TINZ Pacific...
By Ami Dhabuwala
Each Pacific country is dealing with its own issues, but one of the major issues is corruption.
A preconference of the Journalism Education...
No Nauru election visa for SBS journalist despite presidential handshake
By Stefan Armbruster in Brisbane
SBS World News has not been granted a journalist visa to cover Nauru’s general election this weekend, despite a direct...
New Pacific research institute gives students, staff ‘cutting edge’ chance
By Pacific Media Watch contributing editor TJ Aumua
The launch of the New Zealand Institute of Pacific Research (NZIPR) at the University of Auckland last...
Hilda Heine sworn in as first Pacific woman president
From Marshall Islands Journal
By Giff Johnson in Majuro
The ousting this week of President Casten Nemra, only two weeks into his term as president of...
