Tag: Repatriation
Tokelau keen to get its people stuck abroad back home again
By Lydia Lewis, RNZ Pacific journalist
Plans are underway to help Tokelauans stuck abroad, mostly in New Zealand and Samoa, to return home.
The general manager...
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
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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...
Indonesia denies claims by Papuan students over education setback
Asia Pacific Report newsdesk
The Indonesian government has denied claims by an umbrella group representing Papuan students on scholarships abroad that it is “assassinating” the...
13 Fijians trapped in Afghanistan safe as Suva plans to repatriate...
By Shanil Singh in Suva
Immigration Secretary Yogesh Karan has confirmed that 13 Fijians who are currently stuck in Afghanistan after the Taliban takeover last...
Jailing the Christchurch terrorist will cost NZ millions. A prisoner swap...
ANALYSIS: By Alexander Gillespie, University of Waikato
There is no death penalty in New Zealand, unlike the United States. But Christchurch terrorist Brenton Tarrant, due...
Airport security force Vanuatu journo to delete repatriation photos
Pacific Media Watch
A Vanuatu Daily Post journalist was forced to delete all photos of a repatriation aircraft’s arrival in Port Vila from New Zealand,...
Indonesia helping PNG citizen repatriations from West Papua
By Clifford Faiparik in Port Moresby
Repatriation of about 120 Papua New Guinea citizens from the Papua province of Indonesia to West Sepik under the...
Stranded New Zealanders still hope for India flights – two new...
By RNZ Pacific
New Zealanders left behind in India are asking for additional repatriation flights to evacuate them, after the government did not have enough...
NZ lockdown – day 27: More mercy flights on way –...
Stunning drone footage taken in Auckland and Wellington during level 4 lockdown shows few vehicles and an absence of pedestrians in New Zealand's main...