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‘Only one meal per day’ – 20 die in PNG Highlands...
By Lydia Lewis, RNZ Pacific journalist
Food rationing is underway in remote areas in Papua New Guinea's Highlands following torrential rain and flash flooding.
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CLIMATE CHANGE
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,...
Chlöe Swarbrick to replace NZ’s outgoing Green Party co-leader James Shaw
RNZ News
Outspoken MP Chlöe Swarbrick will be the Green Party's new co-leader alongside Marama Davidson, as climate change specialist James Shaw steps down.
Last month,...
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Christchurch attacks 5 years on: terrorist’s online history gives clues to...
ANALYSIS: By Chris Wilson, University of Auckland, Waipapa Taumata Rau; Ethan Renner, University of Auckland, Waipapa Taumata Rau; Jack Smylie, University of Auckland, Waipapa...
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Mediawatch: TV news meltdown – what will NZ government do?
RNZ MEDIAWATCH: By Colin Peacock, RNZ Mediawatch presenter
The future of Aotearoa New Zealand television news and current affairs is in the balance at the...
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Christchurch attacks 5 years on: terrorist’s online history gives clues to...
ANALYSIS: By Chris Wilson, University of Auckland, Waipapa Taumata Rau; Ethan Renner, University of Auckland, Waipapa Taumata Rau; Jack Smylie, University of Auckland, Waipapa...
PNG Supreme Court stays Madang byelection pending Kramer appeal
RNZ Pacific
The Papua New Guinea Supreme Court has stopped a byelection for the Madang Open seat being held until an appeal filed by former...
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Fiji facing an exodus of Fijians – and a brain drain...
By Wata Shaw in Suva
Fiji is facing an exodus of Fijians as many are leaving for overseas seeking employment and education and others are...
50 anti-corruption advocates call for probe into Indonesian ‘election fraud’
Asia Pacific Report
Up to 50 anti-corruption activists and former employees of the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) have sent letters to several Indonesian political party...
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Mediawatch: TV news meltdown – what will NZ government do?
RNZ MEDIAWATCH: By Colin Peacock, RNZ Mediawatch presenter
The future of Aotearoa New Zealand television news and current affairs is in the balance at the...
Elders chair Mary Robinson calls for Biden to stop arming Israel
By Jessica Corbett
The Elders chair Mary Robinson has highlighted the unique leverage that the United States has with Israel and called on the Biden...
SPORTS
Kolinisau named new Fiji 7s coach after Gollings’ failure to win...
By Rodney Duthie in Suva
The Fiji Rugby Union has sacked Fiji 7s head coach Ben Gollings and replaced him with former Fiji 7s captain...
RWC2023: England will be tougher opponent for Flying Fijians in quarters,...
By Rodney Duthie of The Fiji Times
Flying Fijians head coach Simon Raiwalui says facing England in the Rugby World Cup quarter-finals will be different...
SOCIO-ECONOMICS
PNG eyes China for more ‘cheaper’ loans as ties gain momentum
By Lawrence Fong in Port Moresby
Cheaper loans will be a key agenda for Papua New Guinea officials when Prime Minister James Marape leads a...
NZ election 2023: Labour’s disconnect with the electorate – and with...
COMMENTARY: By John Minto
There is a sea change happening in the wider electorate in Aotearoa New Zealand which is counter intuitive to what the...
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Te Whānau-a-Apanui take Te Matatini kapa haka title 2023
RNZ News Te Ao Māori
Te Kapa Haka o Te Whānau-a-Apanui from Mātaatua have been crowned Te Matatini champions for the third time in Aotearoa...
The genocide next door – West Papuan band spreading message of freedom
By Moale James
“West Papuans are being denied their basic human rights … Human beings have a right to freedom. Freedom to be treated fairly...
Tagata Pasifika: Youth lead indigenous storytelling at Moana Loloto
Pacific Media Centre Newsdesk
Young Pasifika performers and artists came together last week for Moana Loloto, a night of indigenous storytelling to explore four pressing...
Outrage, opposition to Cook Islands Rocketman ban
Pacific Media Watch Newsdesk
A prominent Cook Islands lawyer intends to take a court challenge against the censor’s impending ban of the film Rocketman, reports the...
SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY
Food industry, lack of exercise key to childhood obesity, says Sir...
RNZ Pacific
A Pasifika health leader says high obesity rates in the Pacific are not new, but an increase in childhood obesity is concerning.
A study...
Freak waves cause damage at US army base at Roi-Namur, shut...
By Giff Johnson, editor of the Marshall Islands Journal and RNZ Pacific correspondent
Powerful waves, driven by offshore storm surges, hit an important United States...
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A tribute to a Pacific visionary – remembering Epeli Hau’ofa
By Aisha Azeemah in Suva
With the lights on one of his sneakers blinking as he ran through the gallery, a little boy looked up...