Young climate activists seek step up from streets to political table
RNZ joins more than 250 media organisations from around the world in the Covering Climate Now (CCN) initiative by committing to heighten climate coverage in the week leading up to…
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Striking students tell world leaders ‘do your jobs’ on climate
Hundreds of thousands of students, office workers and other protesters took to the streets across the globe on Friday to demand urgent action to avert an environmental catastrophe from world…
Taiwan cuts diplomatic ties with Solomon Islands
Taiwan has cut its diplomatic ties with Solomon Islands and recalled its ambassador, accusing China of “dollar diplomacy” in the Pacific. The move was announced in a statement released on…
Academic calls for caution over Taiwan-China decision
The Solomon Islands Government should exercise caution as it considers whether to maintain diplomatic ties with Taiwan or switch to China, an academic says. Last week, amid diplomatic visits from…
Chinese warships dock in Sydney Harbour
By Andrew Probyn and Andrew Greene * Analysis – When three Chinese warships sailed through the Sydney Heads this week, defence figures with a keen sense of history felt an…
Top US official accuses China of ‘heavy-handed’ destabilisation in the Pacific
A top US State Department official visiting Australia has accused China of destabilising the Pacific by trying to pick off Taiwan’s allies in the region. Principal deputy assistant secretary for…
Magnitude 7.5 quake hits off Papua New Guinea
A strong, shallow earthquake hit near Rabaul in Papua New Guinea’s New Britain island on Tuesday, rattling the city as residents slept. The magnitude 7.5 quake – at a depth…
Solomon Islands police remain on high alert in the wake of political unrest
Police in Solomon Islands remain on high alert after Wednesday’s riots which broke out across the capital Honiara shortly after Manasseh Sogavare was announced the country’s prime minister. Listen to…
First results of Solomon’s election expected today
The first results of the Solomon Islands election are expected today as counting gets underway in the country. All of the ballot boxes from yesterday’s poll are being transported to…
Reports of irregularities as Solomon Islands polls close
A good turnout of voters in Solomon Islands was marred by several irregularities at polling places. People turned up at the wrong polling stations, and others claimed to have been…