West Papua Tensions Building

19 APRIL 2023 The long-running conflict in West Papua has slipped from the headlines in recent times as other regional … Continue reading West Papua Tensions Building

OPM / Free Papua Movement seeking UN Secretary-General and Security Council intervention

Australia 27 February 2023 Following the recent capture of New Zealand pilot Mr Philip Mehrtens and the Press Statement of … Continue reading OPM / Free Papua Movement seeking UN Secretary-General and Security Council intervention

WELLINGTON, 28 FEBRUARY 2022 (RNZ PACIFIC) — The West Papua Action Aotearoa is calling on the New Zealand Government to … Continue reading Calls for NZ govenment to condemn charges against West Papuan activist

Asia Pacific Report newsdesk West Papuans will peacefully mark the 60th anniversary of the birth of West Papua next week … Continue reading Prayer events to mark 60 years since West Papuan ‘birth’ in the Pacific

COMMENT: By David Robie in Auckland International reporting has hardly been a strong feature of New Zealand journalism. No New Zealand … Continue reading West Papua and other critical issues – why is NZ media glossing over them?

PMW ID10802 AUCKLAND (Asia Pacific Report/Pacific Media Watch): Academics, journalists and students today raised the West Papuan flag – an act … Continue reading NZ: Academics, journalists, students raise West Papuan flag in NZ ‘solidarity’ gesture

The foreign ministers of Pacific Island Forum nations meet in Fiji on Friday to consider key issues ahead of next … Continue reading Pacific foreign ministers meeting in Fiji Friday

Advocates for West Papua in New Zealand are protesting a major Pacific trade show put on by Indonesia. About a … Continue reading Protest at Indonesian trade show in Auckland

Jayapura, Jubi – Menteri luar negeri Selandia Baru (NZ) mendesak dihentikannya kekerasan bersenjata yang berlangsung di Tanah Papua hingga saat ini. … Continue reading NZ desak kekerasan bersenjata di Papua harus dihentikan sebelum negosiasi

Nine New Zealand politicians are preparing for a six day trip to Solomon Islands and Vanuatu next week. Speaker Trevor … Continue reading Nine New Zealand MPs head to Melanesia