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Niki Rattle: A call for stronger human rights protections
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DPM defends CIIC finance and travel policies
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Deep sea dilemma: Cook Islanders weigh the cost of mineral riches
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Articles by RNZ
Prolonged drought impacting food, water across Micronesia
Monday 22 April 2024 | Written by RNZ | Published in Pacific Islands, Regional
Extreme droughts in the Western Pacific region are expected to persist over the next three months.
New Caledonian pro-independence activist issues dire warning to France
Tuesday 16 April 2024 | Written by RNZ | Published in New Caledonia, Regional
A pro-independence activist in New Caledonia is warning France to immediately halt planned constitution amendments or face "war".
Regulator defends Starlink users
Tuesday 9 April 2024 | Written by RNZ | Published in National, Regional, Technology, Vanuatu
Cook Islands telecommunications regulator head Bernard Hill said regional regulators who are banning the use of Starlink might have an “overinflated view” of their importance.
Kiribati judge hopes to finally have day in court
Monday 25 March 2024 | Written by RNZ | Published in Kiribati, Regional
An expatriate judge in Kiribati hopes he will get a chance to make his case on Tuesday over his controversial suspension three years ago.
Electoral Amendment Bill: Samoa will not be governed by outsiders
Friday 8 March 2024 | Written by RNZ | Published in Regional, Samoa
Samoa’s Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries La'auli Leuatea Schmidt says the country would not be ruled by outsiders, should a change to the electoral act go through.
Leader was an ‘extraordinary man’, widow says at funeral
Friday 1 March 2024 | Written by RNZ | Published in New Zealand, Regional
The late Green Party MP Fa'anānā Efeso Collins has been remembered by his widow as an "extraordinary man" at a service in South Auckland.
NZ Minister sets ‘long-term’ house price target of 3 to 5 times household incomes
Wednesday 28 February 2024 | Written by RNZ | Published in New Zealand, Regional
The new housing minister has set a target of having homes costing just three to five times household incomes - well below what they are now in most of New Zealand.
PNG ‘susceptible to rapid increase of transnational crime’ - Research
Wednesday 28 February 2024 | Written by RNZ | Published in Papua New Guinea, Regional
The Papua New Guinea (PNG) government needs to do more work to address transnational crime in the country.
Pacific first: Wichman wins prestigious human rights award
Saturday 10 February 2024 | Written by RNZ | Published in Features, Weekend
Valery Wichman, a leading figure in the Cook Islands’ LGBTQI+ movement, was presented with the Franco-German Prize for Human Rights and the Rule of Law in Wellington.
New Zealand minimum wage set to increase to $23.15 from April 1
Friday 2 February 2024 | Written by RNZ | Published in New Zealand, Regional
The minimum wage will increase by 2 percent, from $22.70 to $23.15, from 1 April.
Fiji court grants bail to 13 people charged in relation to 4800kg meth bust
Tuesday 30 January 2024 | Written by RNZ | Published in Fiji, Regional
A Fiji court has granted bail to 13 people charged in relation to the seizure of almost five tonnes of methamphetamine.
Criticise ‘stars of Fiji politics’ on performance ‘not other things’, political expert says
Thursday 25 January 2024 | Written by RNZ | Published in Fiji, Regional
Victoria University of Wellington Comparative Politics professor Jon Fraenkel said the management of Fiji is far more important than what he considers to be "private matters" between the Women's Minister Lynda Tabuya and sacked Education Minister Aseri Radrodro.
Māori will not sit idly by, PM Luxon warned against ‘meddling with te Tiriti’
Thursday 25 January 2024 | Written by RNZ | Published in New Zealand, Regional
The New Zealand prime minister has been warned that Māori will not sit by without a fight if the government attempts to meddle with te Tiriti.
Fiji’s coalition at risk of collapse following dismissal of minister
Monday 22 January 2024 | Written by RNZ | Published in Fiji, Regional
Fiji's three-party coalition government is at risk of collapse after just over 12 months in power following the dismissal of a Cabinet minister on Friday, with calls for Sitiveni Rabuka to step down as prime minister.
PNG’s PM declares state of emergency as he suspends Police Commissioner
Friday 12 January 2024 | Written by RNZ | Published in Papua New Guinea, Regional
A 14-day state of emergency has been declared in Papua New Guinea's capital, Port Moresby after more than a dozen people were killed in the country in rioting.
Family feud explodes at mother’s funeral in Aitutaki
Tuesday 9 January 2024 | Written by RNZ | Published in Local, National, New Zealand, Outer Islands, Politics, Regional
A former New Zealand National Party government minister has been interviewed by Cook Islands Police after a family feud turned violent as the coffin of his late mother was being carried into her Aitutaki home last week.
Higher shipping costs : Fears Red Sea attacks will soon hit Kiwis in the pocket
Monday 8 January 2024 | Written by RNZ | Published in New Zealand, Pacific Islands, Regional
New Zealand consumers could soon pay the price for shipping networks being disrupted by attacks in the Red Sea.
Increasing toxic agal blooms could be linked to extreme weather events
Friday 29 December 2023 | Written by RNZ | Published in New Zealand, Regional
The increasing frequency of toxic algal blooms could be related to extreme weather, says the NZ Ministry for Primary Industries. Shellfish toxin alerts have been issued for parts of Waiheke Island, Kawhia, the West Coast of Northland, East Cape, and Marlborough Sounds.
El Niño threat looms large over NZ tourism sector this summer
Wednesday 27 December 2023 | Written by RNZ | Published in New Zealand, Regional
The tourism industry has been creating plans on how to prepare for the impacts of El Niño during a busy summer.
NZ Foreign Affairs Minister Peters to resume ‘Pacific reset’ plan again
Tuesday 19 December 2023 | Written by RNZ | Published in New Zealand, Pacific Islands, Regional
Foreign Affairs Minister Winston Peters says the government wants to resume and renew the Pacific reset strategy "with greater intensity".
