Article – Pacific Media Watch

A pro-democracy Fijian group is threatening to protest in Auckland just as the Rugby World Cup begins in New Zealand. About 250 people – predominantly Fijians – gathered in Papatoetoe last night for a rally organised by the Fiji Democracy and Freedom … Read more »

Press Release – Pacific Media Watch

Global media tycoon Rupert Murdoch has come under fire from one of the furthest flung corners of his media empire this week, with Papua New Guinea’s acting prime minister accusing one of the media baron’s papers of trying to oust him, reports Agence … Read more »

Press Release – West Papua Media Alerts

With the help of an NGO in the USA and the European Union, ELSHAM-Papua has drawn up a comprehensive report of cases of human rights violations that have occurred in West Papua during the period since it became part of the Republic of Indonesia. Read more »

Press Release – West Papua Media Alerts

In a statement issued today, 25 July, the Papuan branch of Komnas HAM, the National Human Rights Commission, has called on the authorities to mete out the harshest possible punishment for the member of the army who murdered the Rev. Ginderman Gire and wounded … Read more »

Press Release – iPredict

There is an expectation that the OCR will increase earlier and more frequently than previously indicated, according to this week’s snapshot from New Zealand’s prediction market, iPredict. Consequently, there is an increased likelihood that mortgage rates … Read more »

Column – truthout.org

“Let’s talk about how we ended up in this pickle, bucking up against the ‘debt ceiling.’ From 2001 to 2008, a Republican president took an annual surplus of $86 billion left for him by Bill Clinton and ran up the budget deficit to over half a trillion in … Read more »

Ratu Tevita Mara ... speaking at the final New Zealand Fiji '"democracy" rally. Photo: Alex Perrottet/PMC

Pacific Scoop:
Analysis – By Alex Perrottet of Pacific Media Watch

The Ratu Tevita Uluilakeba Mara road show rolled through Papatoetoe at the weekend with a meeting organised by the Fiji Freedom and Democracy Movement New Zealand.

A garlanding of the fugitive and former lieutenant-colonel and traditional yaqona ceremony preceded a long line up of speakers including the movement’s president Josaia Rasiga – a former assistant police commissioner of Fiji.

Rasiga had been arrested in 2007 and questioned over alleged corruption. He was later released and charges were withdrawn by the Fijian Independent Commission Against Corruption on a “logistics decision”. Read more »

Press Release – TVNZ

TV ONE has released its broadcast schedule and revealed its commentary team for the 2011 Rugby World Cup today. Read more »

Press Release – Maori Television Service

Maumahara – series premiere, Wednesday 24 August at 8pm Homai Te Pakipaki Grand Final – live from the Logan Campbell Centre on Friday 26 August at 8.30pm Season finals this week Fox Memorial Sheild 2011 – final on Sunday 21 August at 1.30pm … Read more »

Press Release – New Zealand Defence Force

A Navy Reserve Officer who served as a UN Military Observer to the Southern Sudan and a Navy Reserve Chaplain who deployed to the Solomon Islands were among a group of reserve personnel decorated for their service this week. Read more »