Tag: Parliament
Independent committee needed for Fiji MPs’ salaries, says parliament chief
By Repeka Nasiko in Suva
"Let other people decide your salaries" is the latest message in the Fiji parliamentary pay controversy.
This is the call of...
PNG’s police and defence force close ranks to foil ‘opportunist crimes’
PNG Post-Courier
Papua New Guinea's Police Commissioner David Manning has commended the coordinated efforts between police and defence intelligence units in the lead up to...
Zero tolerance – Solomon Islands police on high alert ahead of...
By Koroi Hawkins, RNZ Pacific editor
Police in Solomon Islands are on high alert ahead of the election of the prime minister today.
The two candidates...
No clear winner as lobbying to form next Solomon Islands government...
By Koroi Hawkins, RNZ Pacific editor in Honiara
With only four more seats in the 50-member Parliament yet to be officially declared, there is no...
Solomon Islands political chess begins with Manasseh Sogavare re-elected in East...
By Koroi Hawkins, RNZ Pacific editor in Honiara
Solomon Islands' incumbent prime minister Manasseh Sogavare has been re-elected in the East Choiseul constituency.
It is the...
Warning signs have been flashing, PNG police housing needs ignored
By Scott Waide in Lae, Papua New Guinea
Ten days into 2024, Port Moresby descended into chaos as opportunists looted and burned shops in Waigani,...
Fa’anānā Efeso Collins – an ‘extraordinary man’, says widow
RNZ News
The late Green Party MP Fa'anānā Efeso Collins has been remembered by his widow as an "extraordinary man" at a service in South...
Namah not happy with Marape’s reply over PNG ‘warlords’ question
By Gorethy Kenneth in Port Moresby
Papua New Guinea's former opposition leader Belden Namah says Prime Minister James Marape never answered in detail the questions...
PNG’s opposition bloc confident of ousting Marape leadership
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...
PNG opposition numbers grow ahead of expected no-confidence vote
RNZ Pacific
A total of 12 MPs in the Papua New Guinea government of Jame Marape have now switched sides, joining the opposition ahead of...
Marape first global leader to speak in Australian parliament since 2020
By Lawrence Fong of the PNG Post-Courier
Papua New Guinea and Australia created another piece of history yesterday when James Marape became the first international...
NZ opposition parties urge PM Luxon to shut down ‘erase treaty’...
RNZ News
New Zealand's opposition parties have seized on a leaked ministerial memo about the coalition government's proposed Treaty Principles bill, saying the prime minister...
Golriz Ghahraman’s exit from politics shows the toll of online bullying...
ANALYSIS: By Cassandra Mudgway, University of Canterbury
The high-stress nature of working in politics is increasingly taking a toll on staff and politicians. But an...
Lack of Pasifika MPs and ‘no voice’ in new NZ govt...
By Lydia Lewis and Caleb Fotheringham, RNZ Pacific journalists
Pacific leaders fear they will have little or no voice in the new National-led government in...
NZ election 2023: Two polls show boost for left bloc –...
RNZ News
Two polls out tonight both have Winston Peters firmly in the drivers' seat for forming a government with Aotearoa New Zealand's general election...
Charlot Salwai elected 4th prime minister of Vanuatu in three years
By Koroi Hawkins, RNZ Pacific editor, and Don Wiseman, RNZ Pacific senior journalist
Vanuatu's Prime Minister Sato Kilman has been voted out through a motion-of-no-confidence...
Vanuatu PM Kilman loses majority and faces defeat in Friday vote
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...
NZ election 2023: From ‘pebble in the shoe’ to future power...
ANALYSIS: By Annie Te One, Te Herenga Waka — Victoria University of Wellington
In his maiden speech to Parliament in 2020, Te Pāti Māori co-leader...
Hipkins warns NZ voters against ‘turning the clock back’ on reforms
By Russell Palmer, RNZ News digital political journalist
Parliament has ended for another term, shutting down ahead of the Aotearoa New Zealand election campaign with...
‘People suffering’ from lingering Vanuatu political impasse
By Kelvin Anthony, RNZ Pacific lead digital and social media journalist
People in Vanuatu believe politicians need to look beyond their own four walls and...
Vanuatu Supreme Court rules in favour of opposition in Parliament majority...
By Kelvin Anthony, RNZ Pacific journalist in Port Vila and Christine Persico
The Vanuatu Supreme Court has ruled in favour of the opposition, which contested...
PNG opposition calls for emergency over Highlands naked body killings
PNG Post-Courier
Papua New Guinea's opposition has called on Prime Minister James Marape to immediately recall Parliament to address the escalating killings in the upper...