Tag: Speaker
Tonga’s PM Hu’akavameiliku throws in the towel – behind the timeline
COMMENTARY: By Lopeti Senituli in Nuku'alofa
In a highly anticipated session of the Tongan Parliament to debate and vote on the second vote of no...
PNG leader Marape’s no confidence ‘accountability’ vote set for May
By Scott Waide, RNZ Pacific PNG correspondent, and Lydia Lewis, RNZ Pacific journalist
A vote of no confidence in Papua New Guinea's Prime Minister James...
‘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...
Mr Speaker, we’re not your enemies. We’re reporting without fear or...
EDITORIAL: PNG Post-Courier
Mister Speaker, our collective question without notice is to you mister Speaker. We want the Prime Minister and his deputy to take...
Brotherson ushers in bold new era of Tavini governance for Mā’ohi...
SPECIAL REPORT: By Ena Manuireva
Mā’ohi Nui and the Pacific region has witnessed a historical moment at the Territorial Assembly when Oscar Temaru, leader of...
Former Fiji PM Bainimarama suspended over breaching parliamentary privilege
RNZ Pacific
Fiji's opposition leader Voreqe Bainimarama has been suspended for three years as an MP for breaching parliamentary privilege.
It comes after the ex-prime minister...
The occupation of NZ’s parliament grounds is a tactical challenge for...
ANALYSIS: By Ross Hendy, Monash University
The continued occupation of the Aotearoa New Zealand Parliament’s grounds by anti-vaccine mandate protesters (and others) provides a unique...
Vanuatu Supreme Court confirms 19 government MPs lose seats
RNZ Pacific
Vanuatu Supreme Court judge Justice Oliver Saksak has upheld a decision by the former Speaker of Parliament to expel 19 government MPs from...
Vanuatu judge stays Speaker’s vacation of PM plus 18 parliamentary seats
RNZ Pacific
Vanuatu Supreme Court judge Justice Oliver Saksak has granted a stay on the vacation of 19 seats in the country's Parliament.
On Tuesday, the...
Vanuatu speaker declares vacant seats of PM, his deputy and 16...
RNZ Pacific
The speaker of the Vanuatu Parliament has declared the seats of the prime minister, the deputy prime minister and 16 other government MPs...
Lord Tuʻivakanō breaks silence over why king dissolved Parliament
By Kalino Latu, editor of Kaniva News
The Speaker of Tonga’s Legislative Assembly has broken his silence and delivered a statement on air detailing what...
