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1 day ago · A senior research fellow at the Development Policy Centre says the freeze is important because it raises the prospect of Washington stepping back from some key sectors.Don Wiseman, RNZ Pacific Senior Journalist What does the executive order issued by US President Donald Trump to pause US development ...

1 day ago · A round-up of news in brief from around the region, including the autonomous Papua New Guinea region preparing for its mid-year elections. Tonga – parliament Tonga’s new Prime Minister ...

Jan 22, 2025 · Press Release – Waipapa Taumata Rau About eight percent of the participants in Samoa and six percent in Tonga experienced psychological distress, in comparison to four to six percent of Pacific peoples in Aotearoa over recent years. Read more »

Pacific Scoop: Report – By AUT Media AUT’s Pacific Media Centre and Evening Report editor Selwyn Manning have teamed up to launch Asia Pacific Report, a news website that will provide a fresh “Pacific” voice to bolster Asia Pacific news and analysis in New Zealand. PMC director Professor David Robie says the collaboration is a result of a gap in the media market for an independent Asia ...

Dec 31, 2024 · From supermarket rat infestations, to job cuts, a hkoi, and the Marokopa man who continues to evade police – here are some of the biggest NZ stories from 2024. Potentially lethal meth lollies were distributed in food parcels, a state of emergency was declared in Otago, and a navy ship ran aground ...

Jan 8, 2025 · A round-up of news in brief from around the region, including a rise in sexual offences involving youth in Fiji last month. American Samoa – health American Samoa’s Department of Health...

Dec 30, 2024 · A look back at the major news stories out of the region in 2024. RNZ Pacific’s Bulletin Editor, Christina Persico takes a look back at political turmoil, natural disasters, and the ongoing cl...

Pacific Scoop: Analysis – By Vernon Rive For an hour and a half on Sunday evening – in the final excruciating stages of a marathon negotiating session involving through the night meetings on Wednesday, Thursday and Friday – it looked as if a typo in the final draft text might derail proceedings on the Paris Agreement. A ‘shall’ had been …

Nov 25, 2024 · The real beneficiaries of climate finance for small island nations are private contractors brought in to build resilient infrastructure. There are now calls for a fairer money dispersal system. As ...