Press Release – UNITEC

Join us for a special screening of two iconic Tongan films at Unitec on Tuesday, 6 September as part of Tongan Language Week, which runs from 4 – 10 September. Read more »

Press Release – Thumbs up for Democracy in Fiji

The murderer Bainimarama and Khaiyum’s brutal dictatorship and tyranny on our own people has reached a critical moment. The oppression, corruption, poverty and brutality is rising, a 12 year old boy had his fingers broken under Bainimarama’s orders, … Read more »

Press Release – Geewiz

In this issue: Coaching success for Quest Napier Marketing is so challenging The right to lead???? 7 leadership strategies Wanted Business problems Welcome New clients and Geewiz network Coming seminars and workshops Rugby World Cup and sales teams Read more »

West Papuans protest for human rights with their banned Morning Star national flag in an Australian rally. Photo: etan.org

Pacific Scoop:
Commentary – Maire Leadbeater

The Melanesian people of West Papua, neighbours to Papua New Guinea,  say they belong to the Pacific region and that it is their home geographically ethnically, and culturally.

But since Indonesia took control of the territory in 1963 they have been excluded from regional meetings.

Next week, Papuan representatives will try to be heard from the margins of the Pacific Island Forum when the heads of state meet in Auckland, New Zealand. Read more »

Press Release – UNDP Pacific Centre

Secret Lives, Other Voices… a Community Based Study Exploring Male-to-Male Sex, Gender Identiy and HIV Transmission in Fiji. Read more »

Press Release – Pacific Media Watch

The Media Association of Vanuatu says the Minister of ni-Vanuatu Business, Pastor Don Ken, is again trying to intimidate journalists for reporting on his alleged public drunkenness, Radio NZI reports. Read more »

Press Release – Pacific Media Watch

Southern Highlands Governor Anderson Agiru has given notice that he is suing The National newspaper in Papua New Guinea and his former administrator William Powi for defamation. Read more »

Press Release – Pacific Media Watch

Southern Highlands Governor Anderson Agiru has given notice that he is suing The National newspaper in Papua New Guinea and his former administrator William Powi for defamation. Read more »

Speech – The Maori Party

Rahui Katene MP for Te Tai Tonga Maori Party Deputy Whip 29 August 2011; 4pm Read more »

Press Release – World Bank

Today at a meeting of representatives of the g7+ World Bank Managing Director, Sri Mulyani Indrawati commended the Government of Timor-Leste for leading the group which is working to give fragile and conflict affected countries a greater voice on the … Read more »