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Indigenous media challenged to scrutinise leaders
Indigenous journalists and media organisations across the world must be bold and...
David Prestipino 2 Oct 2026
Pacific nations unite ahead of global biodiversity talks
Fourteen Pacific Island countries have come together in Fiji to develop a coordi...
Joseph Guenzler 23 Sep 2026
Amnesty International demands an end to killings in West Papua
Amnesty International is appealing tor all armed organisations to lay down their...
Andrew Mathieson 21 Sep 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 for...
Andrew Mathieson 17 Sep 2026
Protectors of the Amazon strengthen their forest defence at activism convention
Indigenous voices of South America have demonstrated a range of activism and adv...
Andrew Mathieson 16 Sep 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 Niño to impact Pacific forecast for the next six months

The World Meteorological Organisation has predicted intensifying El Niño 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
Fiji strengthens frontline animal health workforce with para-vet training

Fiji has strengthened its frontline animal health workforce after 26 agriculture officers completed specialised para-vet training aimed at improving support for livestock farmers and rural communities...

Joseph Guenzler Joseph Guenzler Sep 9, 2026
Pacific research centre to be officially launched as WHO Collaborating Centre

The University of Auckland's Te Poutoko Ora a Kiwa, Centre for Pacific and Global Health, will be officially launched as a World Health Organization Collaborating Centre for Noncommunicable Diseases a...

Giovanni Torre Giovanni Torre Sep 7, 2026
Date set for PNG Chiefs first logo and jersey unveiling

The PNG Cheifs have set the date they'll unveil their club logo and inaugural jersey ahead of entering the NRL in 2028. A 'special event' in Port Moresby is planned for the logo release on October 21...

Jarred Cross Jarred Cross Sep 3, 2026
Alutiiq village in Alaska welcomes first cruise ship

HX Expeditions has become the first commercial cruise line to visit Old Harbor, a remote Alutiiq community on Kodiak Island, allowing travellers to experience the traditions, stories and daily life of...

Solomon Islands PM faces no-confidence motion threat on eve of Pacific Islands Forum Leaders Meeting

Solomon Islands is in a political crisis after three senior government ministers resigned from cabinet on the eve of new Prime Minister Matthew Wale's arrival at the Pacific Island Forum Leaders' Meet...

Andrew Mathieson Andrew Mathieson Sep 1, 2026
PNG parliament delays vote for Bougainville independence

Members of Papua New Guinea's parliament have delayed the Prime Minister's Sunday voting deadline on Bougainville's independence. On the brink of statehood, the verdict on the autonomous region's futu...

Andrew Mathieson Andrew Mathieson Aug 31, 2026
Organised Crime and Corruption inquiry finds Bougainville's president accepted gift before signing mine deal

A probe into Bougainville's President has found Ishmael Toroama accepted an offer from an Indian company to cover the cost of his wife's life-saving kidney surgery before signing a lucrative mining de...

Andrew Mathieson Andrew Mathieson Aug 31, 2026
Fiji tests biocontrol agents to tackle invasive African tulip

Fiji's Ministry of Agriculture and Waterways is testing two biological control agents that could help manage African tulip, with both being kept under secure containment while their environmental safe...

Joseph Guenzler Joseph Guenzler Aug 28, 2026
West Papua National Committee stands against Indonesia's registration of internally-displaced Papuans

A proposal from the Indonesian government to conduct a new registration of internally-displaced Papuans across their conflict-affected territory has been condemned by the West Papua National Committee...

Andrew Mathieson Andrew Mathieson Aug 27, 2026
Katchafire recruits Emily Wurramara for new version of ‘Giddy Up’

Māori roots reggae band Katchafire will team up with Warnindhilyagwa artist Emily Wurramara for a new version of 'Giddy Up', the next single from the band's forthcoming Revival 2.

Joseph Guenzler Joseph Guenzler Aug 26, 2026
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