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Pacific artists honoured as Arts Pasifika Awards mark 30 years
Pacific artists working across comedy, dance, music and visual arts have been re...
Joseph Guenzler 26 Oct 2026
UN Human Rights office raises concerns over expanded immunity in Fiji's draft constitution proposal
Grave concerns have been raised over proposed constitutional immunity provisions...
Andrew Mathieson 26 Oct 2026
Thousands of signatures secured for Māori flag to take permanent place on Aotearoa landmark
A statement of Māori history, identity and pride flying above can be the seed fo...
Jarred Cross 23 Oct 2026
Beyond the Honey: Blanche Morrogh is building Māori wealth without giving away her whenua
Māori businesswoman Blanche Morrogh is proving that Indigenous economic success...
Nicole Brown 22 Oct 2026
Every voice matters as Māori prepare for Aotearoa’s election
Rangatahi (young people) Māori are being encouraged to enrol and vote in Aotearo...
Joseph Guenzler 22 Oct 2026
'Historic moment': PNG Chiefs unveil logo ahead of NRL entry

Papua New Guinea and rugby league fans have their first glimpse of what the Chiefs will look like when they enter the competition in 18th months time.

Jarred Cross Jarred Cross Oct 21, 2026
World's first global Indigenous clean energy fund makes a commitment to Country

Four Directions Fund (4DF), the world's first global Indigenous clean energy fund, announced on Tuesday on the main stage of Global Citizen NOW: Perth a commitment to work in partnership with the Firs...

Giovanni Torre Giovanni Torre Oct 20, 2026
World Bank Group report warns billions needed to climate-proof Fiji's future

Fiji's government faces the challenge of raising billions of dollars for strengthening its resilience against climate change if it is to avoid pushing public debts into unsustainable levels, a new rep...

Andrew Mathieson Andrew Mathieson Oct 20, 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 human rights abuses inside West Papua. Earlier this month representatives from Vanuatu and Solomon Islands urged the UN ge...

Andrew Mathieson Andrew Mathieson Oct 16, 2026
Solomon Islands' first weather radar on track for completion in 2026

Solomon Islands' first weather radar is expected to begin operating by the end of 2026, giving forecasters new tools to track approaching storms and issue earlier warnings.

Joseph Guenzler Joseph Guenzler Oct 15, 2026
Aotearoa builds an arsenal against a 'wily' invasive seaweed

Since an invasive seaweed called caulerpa was discovered in Aotearoa New Zealand in 2021, forming meadows that blanketed parts of the seabed, it's taken on an almost mythical status among people who s...

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Edward Carver Oct 15, 2026
The PNG Chiefs must do more to support women facing a domestic violence crisis

In 2028, the Papua New Guinea (PNG) Chiefs will make their highly anticipated National Rugby League (NRL) debut after unprecedented Australian federal government investment, a flurry of big-name singi...

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 two iwi tribes that designed the cultural gift for a visiting doctor 126 years ago.

Andrew Mathieson Andrew Mathieson Oct 14, 2026
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