Tag: New Zealand
‘A win for all Kanak people,’ says first indigenous Harvard graduate
By Finau Fonua
New Caledonian Joe Xulue has made history by becoming the first person of Kanak heritage to graduate from Harvard University in the...
‘Mental torture’ – protesters seek freedom for detained Iran refugee
By Lydia Lewis and Christina Persico
As Australian protesters gathered outside the Brisbane detention centre calling for the freedom of a Nauru refugee, the man...
Pacific councillors offer passionate defence of Auckland city’s assets in budget dilemma
Local Democracy reporter Kim Meredith reflects on her observations from Auckland Council’s two-day annual budget meeting last week. Following drawn out debate and Mayor...
Hipkins grants Fiji $11m in climate crisis aid as Rabuka renews NZ links
By RNZ reporters and Rachael Nath of RNZ Pacific
Fiji Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka was welcomed to the New Zealand Parliament yesterday while on his...
Slow down Simeon Brown – NZ bilingual traffic signs aren’t an accident waiting to happen
ANALYSIS: By Richard Shaw
When New Zealand’s opposition National Party’s transport spokesperson, Simeon Brown, questioned the logic of bilingual traffic signs, he seemed to echo...
Academic ‘tsunami’ at USP shakes regional Pacific institution to core
COMMENT: By Michael Field
An alleged bizarre swinging punch towards an academic from a senior management figure at the top of the University of the...