Doc Edge abandons ‘provocative’ Israeli Embassy sponsorship for 2023 festival
By John Minto
The Doc Edge Film Festival has abandoned Israeli Embassy sponsorship this year after a furore caused by such sponsorship last year.
We are...
West Papuan rebels condemn NZ for ‘collusion’ with Indonesia, risks to hostage pilot safety
Jubi News in Jayapura
Captured pilot Philip Mehrtens has called on the Indonesian government to stop military operations in the Nduga highlands in a bid...
Papuan church leaders call on Jokowi to stop military ops over NZ pilot
Jubi News in Jayapura
Church leaders across denominations in Papua have urged President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo to stop military operations and to promote a humanitarian...
PNG authorities try to quell unrest after 16 prisoners on run shot dead
RNZ Pacific
A curfew has been imposed in part of Papua New Guinea and extra police have been moved in to quell unrest over the...
Rich-lister supports NZ capital gains tax as new research opens fresh debate
By Anneke Smith
One of New Zealand’s wealthiest people says he supports a capital gains tax, as new research lays the groundwork for a fresh...
‘I’m alive, healthy . . . stop the bombs,’ says kidnapped NZ pilot in new West Papua video
RNZ Pacific
New Zealand hostage Phillip Mehrtens, who is being held by pro-independence fighters in West Papua, appears well in a newly-released video.
It comes as...