Philippines
Calling Home: Pauline Curtis-Smith in the Philippines
Ruel Foundation CEO Pauline Curtis-Smith has established two orphanages and oversees cleft lip/palate operations for some of the Philippines' most needy children. She's Calling Home from Calapan on… Audio
The New Zealanders involved in the exploitation of Filipinos
New Zealand is a dream destination for many Filipinos. But many are exploited and New Zealanders are increasingly becoming involved in exploitation in the Philippines as well. Gill Bonnett… Audio
Judy Taguiwalo: serving in President Duterte's cabinet
Professor Judy Taguiwalo briefly served in Duterte's cabinet as Secretary of Social Welfare. Now she travels the world, giving an inside view of the human rights situation in the Philippines. Audio
Northland couple killed in Philippines plane crash
An elderly Northland farmer and his wife are among the nine people killed in a fiery plane crash in the Philippines.
Tom and Erma Carr from Ruakaka were on board a medical flight to Manila when the… Video, Audio
Solomons' students struggle amid expenses wrangle
Hundreds of Solomon Islands students on government scholarships at universities in the Philippines have been placed in financially desperate straits.
Worker restrictions put construction at risk on Guam
Guam is facing a crisis in its civilian construction sector due to a labour shortage caused by new US federal restrictions on Filipino workers.
Bomb explosions at cathedral kill 27 in southern Philippines
Successive bombings during a church service in the southern Philippines have killed at least 27 people and wounded dozens more, security officials said.
Mangkut batters China after killing at least 64 in Philippines
Authorities in Guandong province, China have issued a red alert as Typhoon Mangkut, which has already killed 64 people in the Philippines and wreaked havoc in Macau and Hong Kong, approaches. Video, Audio
Typhoon Mangkhut: First Philippines' deaths confirmed
At least two people have died after a massive storm brought destruction to the northern Philippines.
Philippines braces for monster storm
Thousands of people have begun evacuating from coastal areas of the Philippines ahead of a super typhoon heading towards the country.
Basketball Australia won't appeal bans on players
Basketball Australia won't appeal the sanctions that followed the Boomers' ugly brawl with the Philippines in their World Cup qualifier in Manila last month.
Rappler: Fighting fake news and patriotic trolls
Social media can give the news media an almost unlimited number of eyeballs for stories. But they can also be used to target the media and put pressure on journalists. Mediawatch meets an… Video, Audio
Australian basketballers accuse Philippines coach of inciting brawl
Boomers assistant coach Luc Longley has alleged Philippines coach Chot Reyes incited his players to act violently in their World Cup qualifier which ended in a brawl.
Pele Navarro: Save Our Schools
Independent indigenous schools in the southern Philippines are under threat. Pele Navarro is in New Zealand representing the Save Our Schools network of Salupongan International, an organisation… Audio
Operation Restore Hope hits 20: Tristan De Chalain
Operation Restore Hope is a charity that surgically repairs cleft lips and palates for underprivileged children in the Philippines. This is the 20th year in which a team of NZ medical staff will head… Audio
Hundreds missing, dead after Philippines storm
More than 180 people are reported to have been killed as a tropical storm swept through the southern Philippines, with dozens more missing.
NZ police tip-off leads to childrens' rescue in Philippines
Three children have been rescued from sexual exploitation in the Philippines after a tip-off from New Zealand police.
Pacific Media Centre turns ten, discusses media freedom under threat
Auckland University of Technology's Pacific Media Centre has marked its tenth anniversary with a seminar discussing two of the wider region's most critical media freedom crises.
Concerns about Fiji employing foreign bus drivers
An opposition MP in Fiji says local bus drivers need to be offered more and owners discouraged from hiring drivers from the Philippines. Audio
Reporting risks grow under ‘The Punisher’
Journalists in the Philippines take their life in their hands doing their job. What was already one of the world's riskiest places to be a reporter has become even more difficult under President… Audio