Tag: Parliament
‘Claims a serious matter’ – lawyer Richard Naidu responds to Sayed-Khaiyum’s...
ANALYSIS: By Richard Naidu
Who’s broken the law? “Separation of powers” and all that stuff.
Aiyaz Sayed-Khaiyum’s hour-long news conference on Saturday, January 21, seems mostly...
FijiFirst seems to be ‘confused’ over role of Aiyaz, says Naidu
By Felix Chaudhary in Suva
The opposition FijiFirst party still "seems to be confused" about the role of its general secretary Aiyaz Sayed-Khaiyum, says prominent...
Aiyaz ousted as Fiji MP over taking public office, rules Speaker
By Felix Chaudhary in Suva
FijiFirst Party general secretary and former attorney-general Aiyaz Sayed-Khaiyum is no longer a Member of Fiji's Parliament, says Speaker Ratu...
Marape government encourages ‘honest debate, dissent’, says Juffa
RNZ Pacific
The Governor of Oro province in Papua New Guinea, Gary Juffa, says Prime Minister James Marape encourages "honest debate" and discussion within his...
‘PM at first sitting’ – Fiji’s former elections chief explains how
By Felix Chaudhary in Suva
Former Supervisor of Elections Jon Apted says that the coalition formed by the Social Democratic Liberal Party with the People’s...
‘Nothing to concede’, says FijiFirst in wake of contested election
RNZ Pacific
The ruling FijiFirst party is refusing to concede the 2022 general election, saying it can only be called after the election of the...
‘The time has come’, says Zelensky in fresh appeal to NZ...
RNZ News
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky delivered an address to New Zealand's Parliament today and the government has pledged an additional $3 million of humanitarian...
Independents, minor parties needed to form Vanuatu government
RNZ Pacific
The results of Vanuatu's snap election have been released, but it is not clear who has come out on top.
The official results have...
Vanuatu may have first woman MP in decade, say poll reports
RNZ Pacific
A woman candidate appears to have won a seat for the first time in Vanuatu in more than a decade in unofficial results...
Wadan Narsey: Shameful silences over another unfolding tragedy in Fiji
COMMENTARY: By Wadan Narsey
There is a shameful public tragedy unfolding day by day as the Bainimarama government tries to stop a potential political candidate,...
New MP marks milestone for Aotearoa – gender parity in the...
By Moana Ellis, Local Democracy Reporter
The swearing in of Labour list MP Soraya Peke-Mason to Parliament on October 25 will mark a milestone for...
‘With or without you, we’ll sail in both worlds’ – 50...
By Māni Dunlop, Māori news director, and Ashleigh McCaull of RNZ News
It has been a day of celebration and reflection for those who delivered...
PNG orders investigation into Conflict islands ‘sale’ – no deal, says...
By Gorethy Kenneth of the PNG Post-Courier
The Conflict group of islands in Papua New Guinea's Milne Bay province cannot be sold to foreign interests,...
Refusing to rule out working with Brian Tamaki, Luxon gives NZ’s...
ANALYSIS: By Richard Shaw, Massey University
The final act in this week’s protest on the lawns of Parliament was the announcement by Destiny Church leader...
Vanuatu’s chief justice orders change over dissolution of parliament plea
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...
No arrests as ‘freedom’ protest winds up peacefully outside NZ’s Parliament
RNZ News
New Zealand police praised how an anti-government protest at Parliament unfolded today, saying there were no arrests and no trespass orders issued.
Police estimated...
Vanuatu president dissolves parliament – ‘respect it’ plea by Loughman
By Koroi Hawkins, RNZ Pacific journalist
The president of Vanuatu has dissolved the country's Parliament just over halfway through the current four-year-term.
President Nikenike Vurobaravu signed...
Morrison’s multiple portfolios: why the law has nothing to do with it
ANALYSIS: By Frank Bongiorno, Australian National University and Emily Millane, The University of Melbourne
The go-to defence of pretty much everyone who is entangled in...
‘Just a power grab’ claim over Vanuatu PM’s no-confidence vote boycott
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...
Labour’s caucus suspends rogue MP Gaurav Sharma for ‘breach of...
RNZ News
Aotearoa New Zealand's ruling Labour's caucus has unanimously decided to suspend Hamilton West MP Dr Gaurav Sharma effective immediately in the wake of...
Marape continues his leadership in PNG with unanimous majority
By Gorethy Kenneth of the PNG Post-Courier in Port Moresby
In a historic first, the Papua New Guinea Parliament has installed Pangu Pati leader and...
Pruaitch joins growing list of PNG’s major election upsets
By Gorethy Kenneth in Port Moresby
Papua New Guinea politics -- or for that matter, Parliament -- will no longer be the same any more...