Tag: Pacific scholarships
Abandoned West Papuan students in NZ welcome immigration news
Asia Pacific Report newsdesk
West Papuan students stranded in Aotearoa New Zealand by an abrupt cancellation of their Indonesian government scholarships earlier this year while...
Papuan students caught by Indonesian grants cutback plead for NZ help
The West Papua students who had their tertiary scholarships terminated by the Indonesian government have turned to New Zealanders for help. Video: Tagata Pasifika
By...
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...
Ardern’s apology to Pacific peoples just the beginning – we will...
COMMENT: By Melani Anae
When the Polynesian Panthers (PPP) activist group began calling for an apology for the Dawn Raids two years ago, we went...
Indigenous Papuan graduates praise Aotearoa – and their governors
By Laurens Ikinia in Auckland
Four fresh indigenous Papuan students have graduated with degrees from Aotearoa New Zealand universities in the past few weeks to...
Papuans choose NZ’s Waitangi Day to launch new Oceania student group
By Laurens Ikinia in Auckland
Indigenous Papuan students who are currently studying in New Zealand and Australia have formed an educational association, choosing Waitangi Day...
Papuan students succeed in NZ – ‘the golden generation from Papua’
By Laurens Ikinia
As late South African President Nelson Mandela said: “Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world.”...
Youth MP speaks out against ‘unfair’ Pacific criteria in NZ education...
By Sri Krishnamurthi of Pacific Media Centre
A New Zealand youth MP Shaneel Lal is speaking out against education policies that exclude some Pacific Island...