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'Historic moment': PNG Chiefs unveil logo ahead of NRL entry
Papua New Guinea and rugby league fans have their first glimpse of what the Chie...
Jarred Cross 21 Oct 2026
'Working continuously to address such allegations' - Indonesia defends its human rights monitoring in West Papua
The United Nations has heard Indonesia reject the latest claims of systematic hu...
Andrew Mathieson 16 Oct 2026
Traditional kiwi cloak returned to Māori community after more than a century in British museum
A kiwi-feather cloak given to a British museum has finally been returned to the...
Andrew Mathieson 14 Oct 2026
Indigenous leaders warn investors off latest Amazon oil mining plans in Ecuador
Ecuador's government announced plans at the country's premier oil and gas summit...
Andrew Mathieson 13 Oct 2026
French Polynesia demands UN start independence process
French Polynesia is taking its first step towards independence after President M...
Andrew Mathieson 13 Oct 2026
Tuvalu’s fight to stay echoes across the seas

Tuvalu has been raising land to protect its communities from rising seas, as new research warns sea levels will continue climbing even if global temperatures eventually fall.

Joseph Guenzler Joseph Guenzler Oct 8, 2026
Vanuatu hits back at 'racist, neo-colonial rant' from pro-French lawmaker

Vanuatu has condemned what has been described as a "shameful, racist, and neo-colonial rant" from a pro-French, New Caledonian lawmaker of France's national assembly.

Andrew Mathieson Andrew Mathieson Oct 8, 2026
More than 250 kiwi returned to Wellington through community project

Kiwi have returned to the hills surrounding Wellington in Aotearoa / New Zealand for the first time in 150 years through a project involving iwi, community members and landowners.

Joseph Guenzler Joseph Guenzler Oct 6, 2026
Lead the room in Antalya: why Australia should own loss, damage and adaptation finance at COP31

Australia should use its COP31 presidency of negotiations to continue to lead on loss and damage and adaptation finance, starting with our own front line in the Torres Strait.

Environmentalists sue Trump administration to prevent deep-sea mining in American Samoan waters

Pasifika environmentalists are taking court action against the Trump administration over its plans to deep-sea mine in American Samoa territorial waters.

Andrew Mathieson Andrew Mathieson Oct 6, 2026
Indigenous media challenged to scrutinise leaders

Indigenous journalists and media organisations across the world must be bold and strive to deliver content driven by their audiences. The plea came at the World Indigenous Broadcasters Network (WIBN)...

David Prestipino David Prestipino Oct 2, 2026
Pacific nations unite ahead of global biodiversity talks

Fourteen Pacific Island countries have come together in Fiji to develop a coordinated regional position ahead of the 17th Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity.

Joseph Guenzler Joseph Guenzler Sep 23, 2026
Amnesty International demands an end to killings in West Papua

Amnesty International is appealing tor all armed organisations to lay down their guns and stop the killing of West Papuan civilians in the occupied Indigenous territory.

Andrew Mathieson Andrew Mathieson Sep 21, 2026
Bougainville President calls out 'terroristic acts of violence' at mine site

The Bougainville government has condemned an arson attack at a property of a foreign mining company, which the autonomous region's president appointed to reopen a dormant mine.

Andrew Mathieson Andrew Mathieson Sep 17, 2026
Protectors of the Amazon strengthen their forest defence at activism convention

Indigenous voices of South America have demonstrated a range of activism and advocacy instruments and strategies to protect the Amazon rainforest and their territories.

Andrew Mathieson Andrew Mathieson Sep 16, 2026
Melanesian countries look to ban Indonesia's regional status over delay of UN visit to West Papua

Melanesian leaders are stepping up pressure on Jakarta to facilitate a United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights visit to West Papua.

Andrew Mathieson Andrew Mathieson Sep 14, 2026
UN weather agency warns El NiƱo to impact Pacific forecast for the next six months

The World Meteorological Organisation has predicted intensifying El NiƱo climate conditions will bring exceptionally warmer tropical weather to the Pacific Ocean than is usual over the coming m...

Andrew Mathieson Andrew Mathieson Sep 12, 2026
New research calls for renewed attention on land security in the Pacific

Land governance must be restored as a central pillar toward regional peace and security efforts across the Pacific, a new paper released from the Pacific Security College has found.

Andrew Mathieson Andrew Mathieson Sep 11, 2026
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