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  • 'France has caused this crisis': Pacific Islands Forum offers support to New Caledonia

    News
    Pacific New Caledonia
    31 May 2024
    A temporary burning roadblock set up by demonstrators is seen in Noumea on May 14, 2024, amid protests linked to a debate on a constitutional bill aimed at enlarging the electorate for upcoming elections of the overseas French territory of New Caledonia. After scenes of violence of "great intensity" including burned vehicles, looted stores and clashes between demonstrators and the police, a curfew was decreed in Noumea, 17,000 kilometers from Paris, as the independentists of the overseas French territory of New Caledonia oppose a constitutional revision they fear will "further minimize the indigenous Kanak people". (Photo by Mathurin DEREL / AFP)

    "Our Pacific region is home to independent experts and skilled personnel, that are familiar with this region, its history, its people, and importantly, its context, that can support all parties to…

    'France has caused this crisis': Pacific Islands Forum offers support to New Caledonia
  • Partial count in South Africa election puts ruling ANC below 50% as country senses monumental change

    News
    World
    31 May 2024
    South African President Cyril Ramaphosa casts his ballot Wednesday May 29, 2024 for the general elections in Soweto, South Africa. South Africans are voting in an election seen as their country's most important in 30 years, and one that could put them in unknown territory in the short history of their democracy, the three-decade dominance of the African National Congress party being the target of a new generation of discontent in a country of 62 million people — half of whom are estimated to be living in poverty. (AP Photo/Jerome Delay)

    The ANC had the most votes by some way and was well ahead in the early results, as expected.

    Partial count in South Africa election puts ruling ANC below 50% as country senses monumental change
  • Pacific Waves for 30 May 2024

    Audio
    Pacific
    30 May 2024
    A daily current affairs programme that delves deeper into the major stories of the week, through a Pacific lens, and shines a light on issues affecting Pacific people wherever they are in the world. Hosted by Susana Suisuiki.

    Vanuatu's referendum to curb political instability underway; No confidence vote in PNG's PM dominates national focus; NZ census shows an increase in Pacific population; Pacific states advocate for… Audio

  • Vanuatu's referendum to curb political instability underway

    Audio
    Pacific politics
    30 May 2024
    If Vanuatu’s constitutional amendments do pass on 29 May, and MPs are threatened with losing their seats under the proposed laws, expect lots of complex court cases, the author writes.

    Voting is underway for Vanuatu's first national referendum on constitutional amendments. Audio

  • Vanuatu referendum: Citizens vote for constitution changes

    News
    Pacific Vanuatu
    29 May 2024
    Port Vila generic - people walking at seafront

    The chairman of the electoral commission Edward Kaltamat said in-country polling officially opened at 7.30am Wednesday and will close at 4.30pm.

    Vanuatu referendum: Citizens vote for constitution changes
  • 'We've had more support than not' from employers - Te Pāti Māori

    News
    Politics
    29 May 2024
    Debbie Ngarewa-Packer

    Debbie Ngarewa-Packer says many employers are backing a strike in protest of government policies. Audio

    Budget protest strike: 'We've had more support than not' from employers - Ngarewa-Packer
  • Trump lawyer asks jurors to set politics aside as hush money trial nears end

    News
    World
    29 May 2024
    Former President Donald Trump and his lawyer, Todd Blanche, arrive at Manhattan criminal court for closing arguments in Trump's criminal hush money trial in New York, on Tuesday, 28 May, 2024.

    Donald Trump's lawyer has urged jurors at his hush money trial to set aside their personal views while considering whether he should be the first US president to be convicted of a crime.

    Trump lawyer asks jurors to set politics aside as hush money trial nears end
  • Macron's gamble on New Caledonia's crisis

    News
    Pacific New Caledonia
    28 May 2024
    Macron (right) with New Caledonia’s President Louis Mapou (left) and Congress President Roch Wamytan (centre).

    In-depth - New Caledonia has been the scene of deadly and destructive riots since 13 May 2024.

    Emmanuel Macron’s gamble on New Caledonia’s crisis
  • Animal activists want decision on greyhound racing ban following latest death

    News
    New Zealand Politics
    28 May 2024
    Greyhound dogs racing on sand track

    More greyhounds are dying while the government makes a decision on whether to end the racing industry, animal activists say.

    Animal activists want decision on greyhound racing ban following latest death
  • 'I can't just stand back': Kanak pro-independence activist following in mum's footsteps

    News
    New Zealand World
    27 May 2024
    A pro New Caledonia protest outside the French Embassy in Wellington

    Jessie Ounei organised a rally outside the French Embassy in Wellington last week to "shed light on what is happening in New Caledonia".

    'I can't just stand back': Kanak pro-independence activist following in mum's footsteps
  • French President exits New Caledonia

    Audio 25 May 2024
    French President Emmanuel Macron shakes hands with a traditional dancer during a visit to the Magenta suburb of Noumea.

    French President Emmanuel Macron visited New Caledonia for about 24 hours mid week Audio

  • Macron leaves New Caledonia after talks with parties on both sides

    News
    Pacific New Caledonia
    24 May 2024
    French President Macron visit Nouméa’s central police station on Thursday 23 May 2024 – Photo supplied-pool

    Analysis - Macron departed after a whirlwind day of political meetings, but left behind 3000 security personnel and some members of his entourage.

    French President Emmanuel Macron ends day of political talks with pro-France, pro-independence parties
  • Oral Questions for Thursday 23 May 2024

    Audio 23 May 2024

    Questions to Ministers TANYA UNKOVICH to the Prime Minister: What update can he provide on the coalition Government's commitment to Gumboot Friday? HON CARMEL SEPULONI to the Prime Minister: Does he… Audio

  • 'France lost the plot': Journalist weighs in on New Caledonia riots

    News
    Pacific New Caledonia
    22 May 2024
    ‘A subversive in Kanaky’: An article about David Robie’s first arrest by the French military in February 1987. Published in the February edition of Islands Business (Fiji-based regional news magazine), pp. 22-23. (From my 2014 book Don’t Spoil My Beautiful Face: Media, Mayhem and Human Rights in the Pacific).

    Liberation "must come" for New Caledonia, says a Kiwi journalist who has worked consistently across the French territories. Audio

    'France lost the plot': Journalist David Robie on Kanaky/New Caledonia riots
  • The warning signs for NZ's 'brittle' democracy

    News
    Politics Comment & Analysis
    20 May 2024
    Parliament

    Analysis - Power is not being abused, but it is not being well managed either. New Zealand democracy, unique and currently brittle, should be handled with greater care, Alexander Gillespie writes.

    Fast-track laws, parliamentary urgency, Treaty tension, media retreat: warning signs for NZ's 'brittle' democracy
  • Lai Ching-te inaugurated as Taiwan's president in a transition likely to bolster island's US ties

    News
    World politics
    20 May 2024
    New Taiwan's President Lai Ching-te, center, Vice President Hsiao Bi-khim, right, and former President Tsai Ing-wen wave during Lai's inauguration ceremonies in Taipei, Taiwan, Monday, May 20, 2024. (AP Photo/Chiang Ying-ying)

    Lai Ching-te takes over from Tsai Ing-wen, who led Taiwan through eight years of economic and social development despite the Covid-19 pandemic and China's escalating military threats.

    Lai Ching-te inaugurated as Taiwan's president in a transition likely to bolster island's US ties
  • New Caledonia unrest rocks French politics

    News
    Pacific
    19 May 2024
    A photograph shows a roadblock set up by residents of Noumea's Sixth Kilometer district, bearing a handwritten message which reads as 'Peace' in Noumea, France's Pacific territory of New Caledonia on May 19, 2024. French forces smashed through about 60 road blocks to clear the way from conflict-stricken New Caledonia's capital to the airport but have still not reopened the route, a top government official said on May 19, 2024. (Photo by Delphine Mayeur / AFP)

    Analysis: A police crackdown will be followed by a "dialogue mission" to help heal the wounds in the South Pacific territory. Video

    New Caledonia unrest rocks French politics as leaders plead for end to division
  • Govt attempting to overrule Te Tiriti - Tribunal

    News
    Politics Te Ao Māori
    17 May 2024
    A man casts his vote in the 2014 General Election (file photo)

    Government plans to require local councils hold a referendum on whether to have Māori wards breaches the Treaty of Waitangi, a Waitangi Tribunal report has found.

    Government plans for Māori wards breach The Treaty of Waitangi -Tribunal
  • What sparked New Caledonia's deadly riots?

    News
    New Zealand World
    17 May 2024
    A large plume of black smoke in New Caledonia during civil unrest.

    At least four people are dead and hundreds are injured amid widespread fires, armed clashes with police and mass looting.

    Explainer: What sparked New Caledonia's deadly civil unrest?
  • Bougainville plans constitution consultations in parts of PNG

    News
    Pacific
    17 May 2024
    Bougainvilleans marching during the Independence day celebrations earlier this month. President Toroama says the Infrastructure Agreement is a "momentous step" for the government to "building a prosperous future for Bougainville through substantial advancements in critical infrastructure development".

    Four teams are scheduled to travel to the Highlands, Momase, New Guinea Islands, and the Southern region in PNG.

    Bougainville plans constitution consultations in parts of Papua New Guinea
  • Waitangi Tribunal 'a parallel government'

    News
    New Zealand In Depth
    17 May 2024
    Associate Education Minister David Seymour speaks to media following a free school lunch announcement on 8 May 2024.

    David Seymour has renewed attacks on the what he says is an 'increasingly activist' Tribunal as it faces questions about its future.

    'Increasingly activist' Waitangi Tribunal faces its future under renewed attack from senior ministers
  • 'Deadly spiral'- New Caledonia's state of emergency and the Paris vote that sparked the violent unrest

    News
    Pacific
    16 May 2024
    A group of protestors turned rioters on the streets of Noumea. May 2024

    Four people are dead due to the unrest and violence in the capital Noumea.

    State of Emergency declared in New Caledonia as Paris vote sparks “deadly spiral” of violent unrest
  • Why are there riots in New Caledonia against France's voting reform?

    News
    World Pacific
    16 May 2024
    A photo show a fire in the street after a supermarket was looted and shops vandalised in the N'Gea district of Noumea, on May 14, 2024.

    Explainer: New Caledonia is central to France President Emmanuel Macron's plan to increase French influence in the Pacific.

    Why are there riots in New Caledonia against France's voting reform?
  • Bougainville and Port Moresby agree to bring in moderator

    Audio
    Pacific
    16 May 2024
    The PNG government agreed to a Bougainville request for a moderator to be brought in to solve an impasse over the tabling of the region's independence referendum.

    Papua New Guinea has agreed to a Bougainville Government request for a moderator to be brought in to solve an impasse over the autonomous region's independence aspirations. Audio

  • New Caledonia violence 'unfortunate', but Henry Puna says 'I'm not surprised'

    News
    Pacific New Caledonia
    15 May 2024
    Police reinforcements have arrived in New Caledonia where two days of violent unrest has affected the capital.

    The outgoing secretary-general of the Pacific Islands Forum is "not surprised" with the violent unrest in New Caledonia which has shut down the country. The outgoing secretary-general of the…

    New Caledonia violence 'unfortunate', but Pacific Islands Forum secretary-general is 'not surprised'
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