Tag: Parliament
‘Respect’ work of journalists and media, Masi tells Solomons police
Pacific Media Watch newsdesk
The Media Association of Solomon Islands (Masi) has called on the police to respect journalists and media workers when carrying out...
Sogavare adamant deal with China won’t undermine regional security
By Kelvin Anthony, RNZ Pacific regional correspondent and Koroi Hawkins, RNZ Pacific journalist
The Solomon Islands prime minister is adamant a security co-operation agreement his...
PNG’s political system ‘being hijacked’ by leaders, warns analyst over election
By Marjorie Finkeo in Port Moresby
Only two of Papua New Guinea's general elections -- in 1992 and 1997 -- have had some semblance of...
Fiji’s Biman Prasad calls out ‘dire straits’ Bainimarama government
By Venkat Raman in Auckland
Fiji's National Federation Party leader and Member of Parliament Dr Biman Prasad is confident that the incumbent Voreqe Bainimarama government...
Fiji ministers ‘held on tight leash’ – afraid to speak up,...
By Pekai Kotoisuva in Suva
Some Fiji government ministers are “held on a tight leash” and afraid to make open ended statements in public, claims...
Marape, Electoral Commission say PNG election preps are on track
By Gorethy Kenneth in Port Moresby
Papua New Guinea's general election will go ahead as planned in June with CCTV (closed circuit television) to monitor...
Sogavare denies ‘insulting’ claim on Chinese military base for Solomons
By Robert Iroga in Honiara
Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare has denied allowing the Peoples Republic of China (PRC) to establish a military base in the...
Parliament protest: What the cameras in the crowd witnessed
SPECIAL REPORT: By Rituraj Sapkota of Māori Television
“I have never had that fear before that I might get physically hurt,” says Patrice Allen, a...
Covid-19: 28 Parliament protesters believed to have tested positive
RNZ News
Twenty-eight of the anti-public health protesters who occupied New Zealand's Parliament grounds over the past month have now tested positive for covid-19.
In a...
Anti-mandate protesters try to camp at marae – told to ‘go...
RNZ News
Small groups of anti-mandate protesters are still lingering around Wellington after being cleared out of New Zealand's Parliament precinct on Wednesday
The disparate collection...
How NZ’s Parliament anti-covid protest was brought to an end
By Sharon Brettkelly, co-host of RNZ's The Detail
After 23 days, the occupation at Aotearoa New Zealand's Parliament was finally brought to a chaotic and...
Political parties condemn Parliament protesters, praise police actions
By Russell Palmer, RNZ News digital political journalist
All political parties have supported a motion in Parliament to recognise the "safe restoration of Parliament's grounds"...
Parliament protest aftermath – NZ police enter ‘significant investigation phase’
RNZ News
Police have begun a "significant investigation" into yesterday's events at the Parliament protest and say they will hold people accountable for any criminal...
Police out in force after chaotic scenes end anti-mandate protest at...
RNZ News
Police are out in force in New Zealand's capital Wellington after yesterday's massive operation to clear the illegal anti-covid public health measures occupation...
NZ Parliament grounds ‘reclaimed’: Police operation ends 23-day protest
RNZ News
The area around New Zealand's Parliament has today been the scene of a full-day ordeal of violence as police removed protesters whose behaviour...
PM Ardern denounces violence, ‘desecration’ outside Parliament
RNZ News
Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern says she is saddened and angered by protesters' actions today, and that the New Zealand Parliament's grounds have been...
60 arrests made as NZ police say some Parliament protesters have...
RNZ News
Police have made 60 arrests today as part of a pre-planned operation to remove anti-covid public health protesters from New Zealand's Parliament grounds.
Police...
NZ’s covid-19 response still one of the best worldwide, says health...
RNZ News
A public health expert says New Zealand's covid-19 response is still one of the best in the world, two years after the first...
Auckland Domain protest: Mayor says council ready to trespass campers
RNZ News
Auckland Mayor Phil Goff says council has trespass orders "ready to go" as Auckland Domain remains closed to vehicles due to a small...
Auckland closes Domain to vehicles over anti-health camping protesters
RNZ News
The Auckland Domain remained closed today to vehicles until further notice, because a small number of anti-covid protesters have set up tents there...
Protesters show up as covid-19 patients at hospitals across New Zealand
RNZ News
Hospitals across New Zealand are receiving anti-covid-19 mandate protesters returning from Parliament, and are pleading with those experiencing cold and flu symptoms to...
NZ anti-mandate protesters march across Auckland Harbour Bridge
RNZ News
All southbound traffic lanes on State Highway One over the Auckland Harbour Bridge have now reopened after they were closed while New Zealand...