MIL-Evening Report: Indonesian influence in the Pacific grows, brushing aside West Papua
By Johnny Blades of RNZ Pacific in Wellington Indonesia’s influence in the Pacific Islands is growing, but is shadowed by disquiet over its region of Papua, known widely as West Papua. The West Papuan independence movement has significant traction in the region, where it continues to push for its self-determination aspirations to be addressed by […]
Read More →MIL-Evening Report: Rapa Nui activist calls for rigorous curb on ‘flouting’ of migration rules
Ahu Akivi maois (statues) on the island of Rapa Nui. Image: RNZ Pacific/AFP By RNZ Pacific An indigenous activist on Chile’s Rapa Nui says new rules restricting internal migration to the island need to be rigorously enforced. Non-Rapa Nui Chileans now need to have Rapa Nui spouses or children to migrate to the island without […]
Read More →MIL-Evening Report: Noumea visitors help Vanuatu celebrate 38 years of freedom
Families celebrating Vanuatu’s 38th Independence Day in the same named Port Vila park yesterday. Image: Vanuatu Daily Post By Len Garae in Port Vila An estimated more than 4000 strong crowd threatened to spill over into the parade grounds at Independence Park during the 38th Independence Anniversary Ceremony yesterday. Police had to be posted to […]
Read More →MIL-OSI Australia: Badu Gili
Source: City of Sydney What’s On Badu Gili, meaning water light in Gadigal language, is a free daily experience that celebrates the ancient stories and rich contemporary culture of Australia’s First Nations.The 7 minute animation appears on the Opera House’s eastern Bennelong sail year-round (twice each night, at sunset and 7pm, or 9pm during daylight […]
Read More →MIL-OSI Australia: Mali dharngurr
Source: City of Sydney What’s On International Towers is proud to exhibit mali dharngurr, a Yolngu Mata interpretation meaning ‘looking of voice’, an exhibition of photographic stories focusing on the empowerment of Indigenous women. The work showcases the real-life achievements, experiences and challenges faced by Indigenous women, from rural, remote and urban communities throughout Australia.The […]
Read More →MIL-Evening Report: Reconciling New Caledonia: A vote to clear the air on independence?
In the final instalment of a three-part series, Dr Lee Duffield in Noumea assesses some of the options and omens. It looks like a simple case of voting yes or no to clear the air on independence for this French-governed territory less than four months away. But, not so easy. What about the “day after”? […]
Read More →MIL-Evening Report: Komo Airfield landowners give PNG government ‘last warning’ over deal
Komo landowners spokesman John Pipija calls for “no more excuses”. Video: EMTV News Pacific Media Centre Newsdesk Komo International Airfield landowners in Hela have given the Papua New Guinea government a last warning, EMTV News reports. Spokesperson John Pipija said the government must stop making excuses and compensate the 16 clans who had been left […]
Read More →MIL-Evening Report: Decolonisation in New Caledonia – who decides the future?
In this second of three articles from Noumea, Dr Lee Duffield learns about multicultural New Caledonia and the events that led to their referendum on independence due on November 4. What is the shape of decolonisation in the present time, now long after the rush to independence that went on in countries around the world […]
Read More →MIL-Evening Report: Lifetime of devotion to Māori and Pacific student success
Tui O’Sullivan (right) with Tagaloatele Peggy Fairbairn-Dunlop at the Pacific Media Centre recently when retiring. Image: Del Abcede/PMC PROFILE: By Leilani Sitagata Educator and kuia Tui O’Sullivan has recently retired from Auckland University of Technology after close to 40 years of service. Born and breed up North in the heart of Ahipara, she says choosing […]
Read More →MIL-Evening Report: New Caledonia celebrates Bastille Day and thinks about independence
By Dr Lee Duffield, recently in Kanaky/New Caledonia The Quatorze Juillet (14 July) events in Noumea this month, as in any small French city, reflected the grand military parade down the Champs Elysees in Paris – ranks of soldiers and a senior officer taking the salute. It was like a refrain from colonial times, kepis […]
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