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es from AUT journalism students, contributing journalists and Asia-Pacific Journalism postgraduate reports. The 2009 Global Watch team includes Kristina Koveshnikova and Guanny Liu (Beijing), Keira Stephenson (Manila), and Claire Rourke, Rhiannon Horrell and Sarah Urlich (Jakarta).
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NZ: Barry Coates - Pacific watchdog to the world
Pacific Scoop: 19 October 2009
Climate change tides are swelling. World leaders gnash their teeth in indecision. Hungry mouths are still there. Barry Coates knows – he’s trying to deal with it all. Read more
PHILIPPINES: Typhoon exposes town planning disaster
Pacific Scoop: 14 October 2009
It was left up to many of Metro Manila’s 11 million citizens to organise their own rescue during last month’s deluge of typhoon Ondoy, which killed 295 and saw people trapped for hours in cars or on multistorey rooftops by raging floodwaters. Read more
REGION: Waves of generosity, kindness flow to tsunami-ravaged nations
Pacific Scoop: 13 October 2009
Almost two weeks after the tsunami hit Samoa, American Samoa and Tonga, the devastation remains disturbing for many across the Pacific. Without the kindness of strangers throughout the region, many people could have lost hope for the future. Read more
SAMOA: Relief mission tells of animal tragedy in tsunami disaster
Pacific Scoop: 10 October 2009
An animal relief mission has returned to New Zealand to tell of another tragedy in the tsunami-ravaged coastal region of Samoa.
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NZ: Kiwi Indians set to celebrate Diwali 'festival of lights' a week early
Pacific Scoop: 9 October 2009
During Diwali, lights and fireworks brighten the skies of India. For the eighth year in a row, New Zealand will be celebrating the event as well – with two huge events a week early in Auckland and Wellington. Read more
NZ: Facebook helps mum tracks down 'lost' son in Samoan tsunami
Pacific Scoop: 8 October 2009
After 14 hours not knowing whether her son was dead or alive, a North Auckland woman admits she has a renewed respect for the social networking tool Facebook following the Samoan tsunami. Read more
NZ: Burmese migrant joins army with dream to serve
Pacific Scoop: 22 September 2009
Newly trained New Zealand soldiers filled Waiouru military camp with warmth and excitement. Neatly dressed in uniform with arms, the soldiers looked remarkably similar and it was hard to spot Private Than Htike, a young Burmese recruit in the parade. Read more
NZ: Rare kokako settle back in Waitakere after 50 yrs
Pacific Scoop: 16 September 2009
The haunting melody of the once endangered kokako, or blue wattled crow, has returned to the Waitakere ranges skirting Auckland. Under the guidance of the Ark in the Park project, these rare birds were united back to the forest after an absence of 50 years. Read more
REGION: 'Get real' call to NZ over climate change issues
Pacific Scoop: 10 September 2009
Environmental groups and local Pacific leaders are urging New Zealanders to take responsibility and join the fight to protect low-lying Pacific Island nations from the effects of climate change. Read more
FIJI: Global concerns over human rights abuses fueled by new Amnesty International report
Pacific Media Centre/ Pacific Scoop: 8 September 2009
Global concerns over human rights abuses in Fiji are mounting following a damning new report by Amnesty International’s Pacific research team. Read more
SRI LANKA: ‘Unlock the camps’ call by post-war Tamil protesters
Pacific Media Centre/ Pacific Scoop: 7 September 2009
Up to 300,000 Sri Lankan Tamil civilians are still being held in government-run “displaced persons camps” more than four months after the country’s 26-year civil war ended in May. Read more
REGION: Pacific Scoop boosts global coverage, says founder
Pacific Media Centre/ Pacific Scoop: 28 August 2009
Hopes are high that Pacific Scoop will open up a window on the region with its New Zealand and global audience, says the co-founder of Scoop. Read more
NZ: Māori Expo vibrant experience, pity about the military
Pacific Media Centre/ Pacific Scoop: 28 August 2009
A Burmese journalist’s reflections on the Māori Expo. The Māori Expo was impressive for its colour and performances - a new experience for me. The Māori colours of red, black and white were particularly prominent. Read more
NZ: Follow an astronaut and reach for the stars, Hawawira tells Maori youth
Pacific Media Centre/ Pacific Scoop: 27 August 2009
“If a Native American, born on a reservation, can become an astronaut, a kid from Kaikohe can be president of the United States,” Maori Party MP Hone Harawira told audiences at a political issues seminar at the Māori Expo in Auckland today. Read more
NZ: Sparring MP's in lively debate at Maori Expo
Pacific Media Centre/ Pacific Scoop: 27 August 2009
The atmosphere was relaxed with the jokes flying at a forum for tangata whenua ministers and MPs at the AUT Māori Expo today.
A packed bistro at the Vector Arena listened attentively to the sparring politicians. Read more
NZ: Monk speaks in support of renewed Burmese protest
Pacific Media Centre/ Pacific Scoop: 27 August 2009
A New Zealand-based Burmese monk has spoken out in support of a new call for Buddhist monks to boycott military officials and their families across Burma in a protest over human rights abuses. Read more
NZ: Buck heads sports talk at Maori Expo
Pacific Media Centre/ Pacific Scoop: 26 August 2009
Former All Black skipper Buck Shelford will be discussing New Zealand sport with other Māori sports stars including surfing champion Daniel Kireopa and Oceania football player of the century, Wynton Rufer, at the 2009 Māori Expo tomorrow. Read more
REGION: Pacific told to focus on 'true cost' of human trafficking
Pacific Media Centre/ Pacific Scoop: 26 August 2009
It is time to put the rhetoric aside and focus on the true cost of human trafficking in the Pacific, say participants in an upcoming forum.
REGION: Climate change refugee warning for NZ
Pacific Media Centre/ Pacific Scoop: 21 August 2009
Greenpeace and the Labour Party are warning New Zealand will soon have an influx of climate change refugees from the Pacific. Read more
REGION: Women cautiously welcome UN move against sexual violence
Pacific Media Centre: 19 August 2009
Women’s advocacy groups in the Pacific have welcomed a move to stop sexual violence towards women in conflict situations, but say it needs be implemented in conjunction with an earlier resolution. Read more
PHILIPPINES: Manila families tackle water woes
Pacific Media Centre/ The Philippine Star: 16 August 2009
Some Manila communities are taking the matter into their own hands in the daily struggle for water. They are forming water cooperatives in a bid to survive. Read more
REGION: Couple fight nuclear war of silence
Pacific Media Centre: 29 June 2009
Cook Islander Tau Greig and her husband Wayne Meyer hope this month’s granting of the right to sue over British nuclear testing in the Pacific will be the turning point in their private battle to succeed. Read more
NZ: Broadcasters, writers face up to demographic media challenges
Pacific Media Centre: 7 June 2009
Challenge (noun): a task or request requiring special effort.
If ever there was a word used to describe the task facing our broadcasters in the coming decade, it would be this, if last week’s ethnic diversity broadcasting forum is anything to go by. Read more
TONGA: People worry about land, administration more than politics, says CEC
Pacific Media Centre: 7 June 2009
Tonga’s Constitutional and Electoral Commission (CEC) has released its first progress report to the public since being set up in January. The CEC had conducted a series of public forums on Tonga’s main island districts to gather public opinion about the political reforms planned for 2010. Read more
SAMOA: Farewell Luana, your dreams live on
Pacific Media Centre: 7 June 2009
In Samoa working on her Masters thesis, Luana, loved daughter of parents Adria and Adolf Arp and Gavin and Miti Cobcroft, was farewelled this afternoon by family and friends at the Anglican Church, Malifa. Read more
NZ: Pacific Ministry targets women in battle against rising unemployment
Pacific Media Centre: 5 June 2009
A long-term action plan about Pasifika employment in New Zealand is counting on a new report focusing on Pacific women’s demographics, education, and training and labour force deployment in the strategic mix. Read more
NZ: Pacific Beat producer calls on ethnic groups to 'break into' mainstream
Pacific Media Centre: 4 June 2009
Ethnic communities need to break into the mainstream media by telling inclusive stories and giving the message that Pacific people are part of New Zealand, says a leading television producer. Read more
NZ: Planet FM - from minority broadcasting to mainstream
Pacific Media Watch: 4 June 2009
Planet FM has full schedules, broadcasting in 50 languages, all made by the language groups concerned. It is multicultural and cross-cultural. Radio represents 42 percent of the media day. It is portable, intimate, comparatively inexpensive to make and always free-to-air. Read more
NZ: Pacific health group tackles breast feeding barriers
Pacific Media Watch: 2 June 2009
Many barriers face Pacific Island women over breast screening in New Zealand, including problems accessing transport, different languages and a lack of information and understanding. Read more
REGION: Seasonal crop industry boosts Pacific economies
Pacific Media Centre: 31 May 2009
An export harvesting and packaging industry employing seasonal Pacific Islanders has emerged as a critical money-spinner for small island economies, with the scheme earning more than $10 million a year for Tonga alone. Read more
NZ: Demand for Pasifika interpreters hard to match
Pacific Media Centre: 31 May 2009
Wanted: More interpreters – especially Pasifika - for the Manukau SuperClinic, which is catering for a district more culturally diverse than any other in New Zealand. Read more
NGOs: Dairy project aims to boost post war cooperation in Sri Lanka
Pacific Media Centre: 29 May 2009
In the wake of three decades of devastating civil war in Sri Lanka, aid workers are struggling to help rebuild the communities shattered by the conflict. Read more
BURMA: Dissident journalist tells of media perils
Pacific Media Centre: 27 May 2009
Risking your life is a given when reporting in and around Burma, says the Pacific Media Centre’s first Asian journalism fellow.
A moving seminar and film screening held by the centre at AUT University this week documented the perils of being a dissident Burmese journalist.
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NZ: from Thai refugee camp to politics student in Auckland
Pacific Media Centre: 27 May 2009
It has been eight years since Cicilia Dwe and her family left their United Nations refugee camp in Thailand and set foot on New Zealand soil. The Burmese 18-year-old is now looking to the future with her eyes set on gaining a politics degree at the University of Auckland, beginning in July. Read more
NZ: Chinese community split on Dalai Lama's planned visit
Pacific Media Centre: 26 May 2009
A news media report about a Chinese community bid to have New Zealand block a visa for the Buddhist spiritual leader Dalai Lama has stirred controversy. Critics condemn what the see as a derogatory attack.
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FIJI: Media risks ending up like Chinese press, says academic
Pacific Media Centre: 25 May 2009
Chinese language media in New Zealand relies heavily on free content from mainland China's media and is “importing the propaganda line to Chinese-language discourse in New Zealand”. Read more
CHINA: Cooking Chinese dishes for dummies
Pacific Media Centre: 23 May 2009
China Daily has held its very first cooking classes for foreigners.
Lessons in preparing traditional Chinese cuisine were offered at the Yosemite village in Shunyi district, Beijing. Read more
BURMA: Labour MP vows to seek parliamentary support for Aung San Suu Kyi
Pacific Media Centre: 23 May 2009
Outspoken Labour MP Maryann Street has vowed to initiate a motion in New Zealand’s Parliament calling for the release of Aung San Suu Kyi and all Burmese political prisoners, saying it was a responsibility of parliamentarians to “add our voices” to the international clamour. Read more
SRI LANKA: Tensions faced media, aid workers
Pacific Media Centre: 23 May 2009
The news media had had little access to civilians in the dying stages of Sri Lanka's civil war which ended this month. This made media dependent on sourcing details from aid organisations.
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BURMA: Armed conflict cripples food supplies
Pacific Media Centre: 20 May 2009
Burmese civilians and internally displaced people in eastern parts of Burma are suffering severe food shortages due to the ongoing armed conflict and an increase of state militarisation. Read more
FAMILY: 'We have a little girl here, come down and work it out'
Pacific Media Centre: 20 May 2009
The year Ofa Donaldson was born, in 1972, there were 3600 adoptions in New Zealand. But rediscovering her Tongan cultural roots was an extra challenge. Read more
MEDIA: New Pacific media freedom group plugs the gaps
Pacific Media Centre: 20 May 2009
The Pacific’s newest media watch group wrapped up its inaugural forum in Samoa earlier this month, but has vowed that it will not be challenging the long-established Pacific Islands News Association over press freedom issues. Read more
FIJI: Europe cancels sugar grant, regime remains defiant
Pacific Media Centre: 20 May 2009
Thousands of Fiji Islanders will be hit by the European Commission’s decision to cancel a grant worth more than $US31 million to help the Pacific country’s ailing sugar industry just days before the harvest is due to begin. Read more
REGION: Commentators warn of Pacific free trade 'downside'
Pacific Media Centre: 20 May 2009
New Zealand and Australia may be considering a softer approach to free trade negotiations after recent Pacific discussions in Auckland and Vanuatu amid criticisms of being rushed into an agreement and “bullying”. Read more
CULTURE: Shortland Street - reponses from Fiji
Pacific Media Centre: 17 May 2009
It has been a popular TV programme in Fiji since the mid-1990s. But what values and ideas do Fijians and Indo-Fijians take from Shortland Street? Read more
NZ: Digital revolution countdown stretches community broadcasters
Pacific Media Centre: 15 May 2009
Do you know who your regional broadcaster is? Did you even know you had one, just a dial-twirl away? More importantly, do you care if they are there? Read more
MEDIA: New Pacific journalism course to boost media opportunities
Pacific Media Centre: 14 May 2009
A unique new Pacific-focused journalism course is scheduled for opening next year to address a shortage of Pasifika journalists in the media industry and to help provide more cutting-edge reporting in the region. Read more
FIJI: Regime tightens grip, plans own media
Pacific Media Centre: 13 May 2009
Fiji continues to head into a political and economic hole as Fiji’s military regime tightens its grip and communications in the country are heavily censored. Read more
SOLOMON IS: 'Commission of hope' launched
Pacific Media Centre: 13 May 2009
A legacy of bitterness still troubles the Weathercoast (south coast of Guadalcanal) and parts of Malaita in the Solomon Islands. It has been five years since the conflict and now hopes are pinned on a new commission to consolidate peace. Read more
SRI LANKA: Let trapped Tamil civilians go free, says aid worker
Pacific Media Centre: 12 May 2009
Tamil Tiger rebels have been fighting for a separate Tamil state since 1983. Thousands of Tamil civilians remain inside their last remaining stronghold, where fresh water, food and medical facilities are in short supply. Read more
MEDIA: Korean publisher tells of community challenges
Pacific Media Centre: 12 May 2009
A Korean community newspaper publisher says his readers are not yet ready to talk about their issues and problems openly in the media. Read more
PACIFIC: Stalled NZ climate change policy worries Pacific nations
Pacific Media Centre: 12 May 2009
As the New Zealand government continues its review into the stalled emissions trading scheme, the nation’s vague climate policy doesn’t look good for some of the most vulnerable countries facing the effects of climate change – the Pacific Islands.
PACIFIC: Commmentators condemn NZ's policies on Fiji
Pacific Media Centre: 11 May 2009
A neglect of perspective and lack of historical perspective in reporting Fiji’s “coup culture” means New Zealand media coverage of the Pacific country lacks insight and balance, say critics. Read more
SAMOA: Pacific reporter fights off smear campaign
Pacific Media Centre: 4 May 2009
World Press Freedom day was celebrated around the globe this weekend while one of New Zealand's top reporters has been fending off a nasty smear campaign over a controversial report about gangs and guns in Samoa. Read more
PAPUA: Quiet Papuan ‘father’ takes on military with his pen
Pacific Media Centre, 26 March 2009
Fr Tebay’s mission, under military scrutiny or not, is to raise awareness in his own community, and around the world, about the struggle for autonomy in West Papua. Read more
ENVIRONMENT: Undersea volcano, climate change step up turtle worries
Pacific Media Centre, 26 March 2009
An undersea volcanic eruption off the coast of Tonga this month worries marine biologists over a risk to Pacific feeding grounds for sea turtles. Read more
TONGA: Publisher’s book ‘speaks directly’ to global Tongans
Pacific Media Centre, 25 March 2009
An outspoken Tongan journalist and publisher has released a new book that speaks directly to Tongan communities in New Zealand about the dilemmas of culture and the global diaspora. Read more
NZ: New website tackles high cost of Pacific money transfers
Pacific Media Centre, 25 March 2009
A new website, www.sendmoneypacific.org has been launched this week as a New Zealand aid project in a bid to make savings for Pacific families and economies. Read more
NZ: Bennett gives new Indian paper full marks
Pacific Media Centre, 24 March 2009
New Zealand’s newest ethnic newspaper was launched to a rave notice from Social Development Minister Paula Bennett at the weekend in Waitakere City. Read more
NZ: Money transfer website seeks savings for Pacific families
Pacific Media Centre, 24 March 2009
Pacific peoples will get a boost in financial literacy and save some money thanks to a new website-based programme with handy remittances advice. Read more
NZ: New ethnic paper targets Indian community
Pacific Media Centre, 24 March 2009
A new ethnic newspaper, the Indian Weekender, has been launched in Auckland – and Social Development Minister Paula Bennett was handed the first copy at the Holi Mela festival last weekend. Read more
TONGA: Hard-hitting publisher optimistic for Tonga’s future
Pacific Media Centre, 24 March 2009
Journalist and publisher Kalafi Moala has declared an optimistic vision for Tonga, saying: “My dream is that we will have a nation with freedom without domination, order without tyranny.” Read more
NZ/CHINA: Falun Gong disciples tell of harassment
Pacific Media Centre, 24 March 2009
The persecution of Falun Gong practitioners in China is well documented. Auckland practitioners of Falun Gong, a spiritual movement founded by Li Hongzi in China in 1992, claim they still face many pressures from the Chinese government in New Zealand. Read more
NZ: Healthy eating message in for next Polyfest
Pacific Media Centre, 24 March 2009
Health messages are in for next year’s Polyfest after more than 90,000 people enjoyed the latest event here over the weekend at the Manukau Sportsbowl - the world's largest Maori and Pasifika cultural event. Read more
NZ: NZ’s aid ‘true agenda’ faces probe
Pacific Media Centre, 23 March 2009
As the Foreign Minister Murray McCully’s controversial reviews into NZAid are completed over the next month, questions are being raised over the true agenda of New Zealand work in the Pacific. Read more
TONGA: School 'unfairness' led to Moala’s media success
Pacific Media Centre, 23 March 2009
Publisher Kalafi Moala’s civil rights streak began early – as a high school student. His friend and broadcaster Sefita Hao’uli told at the weekend how Moala had already brushed against government authority in school. Read more
ASIA PACIFIC: Scholarships go to six journos
Pacific Media Centre, 29 November 2008
Six graduating AUT students have won Asia Pacific internship scholarships for 2009 funded by the Asia NZ Foundation and organised by the Pacific Media Centre. Three are going to Jakarta, two to Beijing and one to Manila. Read more
WESTERN SAHARA: Visiting diplomat slams NZ phosphate shipments
By Katie Llanos-Small: Pacific Media Centre, 22 August 2008
A Western Saharan diplomat has condemned New Zealand’s purchases of the territory’s fertilisers from Morocco. Read more
CHINA: Rare visions
China Daily, 15 August 2008
AUT journalism graduate Marc Checkley, who has been working with China Daily Video News as a senior editor during the Olympic Games, offers a glimpse of the changing art scene in Beijing. See video
FIJI: Tackling the Pacific's tough challenges - reporting bad governance, graft and corruption
By Yvonne Sargayoos: Pacific Media Centre, 1 July 2008
It is a tough time being a Pacific journalist with big challenges covering bad governance, graft and corruption today, say the editors of a new media book being published in Fiji and New Zealand. Read more
NZ: Pacific people pass on cultural know-how to refugees
By Yvonne Sargayoos: Pacific Media Centre, 20 June 2008
It was not long ago when Pacific migrants had to adjust to a new culture when they arrived in New Zealand. Now they are passing on their experience to refugees in the greater Auckland region. Read more
NZ: AUT boosts Maori, Pasifika learning strategy with whanau centres
By Yvonne Sargayoos: Pacific Media Centre, 20 June 2008
AUT University is creating learning environments to help Maori and Pasifika students settle in with their transition into the tertiary education culture. Read more
NZ: Pauline Winter’s recipe for business success – determination, precision and risk-taking
By Yvonne Sargayoos: Pacific Media Centre, 19 June 2008
Leadership and management skills have propelled Pauline Winter to success in business, says the director for AUT University’s Office of Pasifika Advancement. Read more
NEW CALEDONIA: Campaign steps up to win world heritage status for reef
By Yvonne Sargayoos: Pacific Media Centre, 17 June 2008
Clashes in New Caledonia persist over nickel mining and coral reefs as indigenous Kanaks campaign for customary authorities to have more say in decision-making over resource development, says an environmental campaigner. Read more
POVERTY: Māori and Pacific children of unemployed out in cold
Asia-Pacific Journalism, 12 June 2008
Māori and Pacific children are the most affected by poverty in New Zealand. But Rachael Breckon reports government policy may be leaving Māori and Pacific children as victims of discrimination. Read more
WEST PAPUA: Media confusion reigns over ‘non military strikes’
Asia-Pacific Journalism, 12 June 2008
Disputed reports of military sweeps in West Papua have cast a spotlight on the Indonesian government’s restrictions on media in the area, reports James Murray. Read more
ENVIRONMENT: PNG may lose half its rainforest in decade
Asia-Pacific Journalism, 12 June 2008
Papua New Guinea has been advocating cash incentives for developing countries to stop harvesting their rainforests. But, reports Carly Tawhiao, a new report criticising forest management may jeopardise PNG’s role in the “carbon economy”. Read more
POLITICS: Obama’s success bad news for American Samoans
Asia-Pacific Journalism, 11 June 2008
Hillary Clinton’s sidelining for the Democratic Party nomination for the US presidential election is a disappointment for many American Samoans. Finbarr Bunting examines the issues. Read more
MYANMAR: Refugees of a forgotten war find home in NZ
Asia-Pacific Journalism, 11 June 2008
The tide of Burmese refugees fleeing into Thailand shows no signs of slowing. Those able to resettle in New Zealand are grateful for the opportunity, but for many life on the border is a continuing struggle, reports Keira Stephenson. Read more
NOSTALGIA: Polynesian Panthers talk media and social change 30 years on
Asia-Pacific Journalism, 9 June 2008
The Polynesian Panther Party began in the early 1970s in response to oppression Pacific Islanders faced from a society with a strongly monocultural bias. Katie Small looks at what has changed – and what has stayed the same – since the Panthers started their struggle. Read more
MEDIA: It’s goodbye Whai - but Tagata Pasifika hopes success will go on
Asia-Pacific Journalism, 9 June 2008
When Whai Ngata bows out from his TVNZ career, he will be leaving a legacy for far more than Māori television programming alone. His support and vision will also be missed at Tagata Pasifika, reports Carolyn Thomas. Read more
MEDIA: ‘Foreign correspondents’ take up the global challenge
Asia-Pacific Journalism, 9 June 2008
AUT University’s international journalism internships programme is now into its fifth year. Natasha Burling reports on the success so far and hurdles ahead. Read more
INDONESIA: Media freedom, professionalism and democracy
Pacific Media Centre, 22 May 2008
CULTURE: Welcome and value Asian migrants, say researchers
Asia-Pacific Journalism, 12 May 2008
HEALTH: Pacific life-saving treatment tough without enough facilities
Asia-Pacific Journalism, 12 May 2008
TOURISM: Fiji ‘outmarketed’ as coup fallout rolls on
Asia-Pacific Journalism, 12 May 2008
HEALTH: Indonesian bird flu death sparks fresh controversy
Asia-Pacific Journalism, 12 May 2008
GENDER: Overcoming the ‘dairy owner’ and other stereotypes
Asia Pacific Journalism, 8 May 2008
POLITICS: West Papuans forge alliance to push for independence
Asia-Pacific Journalism, 8 May 2008
LABOUR: Mama Mamas told to make way for ‘New York-style’ city
Asia-Pacific Journalism, 8 May 2008
ENVIRONMENT: Commentary - Climate change is truly the biggest challenge facing our world
Pacific Media Centre, 30 April 2008
ANZAC: Vietnam veterans about to come in from the cold
Asia-Pacific Journalism, 28 April 2008
MEDIA: Beating the Pacific gag to report human rights, environmental exposes
Asia-Pacific Journalism, 28 April 2008
NZ: Te Reo launch highlights need for protecting ‘at risk’ languages
Asia-Pacific Journalism, 7 April 2008
CHINA: Local activist groups soft pedal on NZ free trade deal
Asia-Pacific Journalism, 7 April 2008
COOK ISLANDS: No quick fix ahead for food self-sufficiency
Asia-Pacific Journalism, 7 April 2008
NZ: New Asian media scholarships spark debate
Asia-Pacific Journalism, 1 April 2008
TUVALU: ‘Submerging’ islanders keep on living on
Asia-Pacific Journalism, 1 April 2008
NZ: Tangata whenua village challenges Pasifika protocols
Asia-Pacific Journalism, 1 April 2008
VANUATU: Funding cut threatens future of literacy project
Asia-Pacific Journalism, 1 April 2008
NZ: Asian people excluded from media, says TV producer
Asia-Pacific Journalism, 31 March 2008
FIJI: Double murder tragedy drives gripping new film
Asia-Pacific Journalism, 31 March 2008
DIPLOMACY: Pro-China policy in Taiwan unlikely to hit Pacific aid
Asia-Pacific Journalism, 30 March 2008
NZ: Blurred lines between transparency and corporate gatekeepers
Asia-Pacific Journalism, 28 March 2008
INDONESIA: Suharto’s demise likely to bring mixed reactions
Pacific Media Centre, 17 January 2008
INDONESIA: Dylan's Jakarta diary - volcanoes and explosive soccer!
PMC blog, 16 January 2008
INDONESIA: Young journalists get Jakarta experience
The Jakarta Post, 8 January 2008
CHINA: Marc Checkley and the China Daily Video News
6 November 2007
CHINA: Marc Checkley reports, China Daily Video News
17 October 2007
CHINA: Beijing music festival scores 10
China Daily.com, 19 September 2007
THAILAND: Rescuers retrieve bodies from plane wreck
China Daily.com, 18 September 2007
INDONESIA: Two AUT student journalists win Jakarta scholarship
Pacific Media Centre, 17 September 2007
EAST TIMOR: Growing pains for a fledgling media
David Robie, 7 August 2007
INDONESIA: Pushing iodine into nation's bloodstream
Jakarta Post, 4 July 2007
FIJI: Pleas for fresh dialogue between NZ and post-coup regime
Bharat Jamnadas, 12 June 2007
Other Asia-Pacific Journalism course reports:
- Region: China's influence growing in South Pacific, Scoop, by Vincent Murwira
- G8 take note: Tuvalu climate change's global face, Scoop, by Vincent Murwira
SAMOA: Thousands gather to farewell Malietoa
Justin Latif, 20 May 2007
NZ: Leave humpback whales alone message to Japan
Bharat Jamnadas, 15 May 2007
Other Asia-Pacific Journalism course reports:
- Whaling plans threaten Pacific economy, by Verena Barton
- Human Rights advocates accuse Porgera mine, by Joseph Barratt
FIJI: Researchers call for deeper understanding from coup reporters
David Robie, Asia Media News Daily, 14 May 2007
Don't shield overstayers, Kiribati community warned
Taberannang Korauaba, 8 May 2007
Foreign internship destinations 2007
Thanks to Asia NZ Foundation
Chinadaily.com, Beijing: Marc Checkley, Laura Bond
Jakarta Post, Jakarta: Cameron Broadhurst
The Pacific in 2007: Handle with care
David Robie, 13-19 January 2007
China: The vagaries of the Chinese media
Emma Moore, Summer 2006
Fiji: Democracy by the gun
David Robie, 23-29 December 2006
South Pacific: Censors and beat-ups
David Robie, 8 December 2006
China: Education hell
Emma Moore, 6 November 2006
Scoop Pacific Islands Forum 2006 coverage
27 October 2006
China: The great rip-off
Emma Moore, 28 September 2006
China: Just a pile of stats?
Emma Moore, 22 September 2006
China: Treating a tightrope of Beijing Chinglish,
Emma Moore, 1 September 2006
China: First impressions,
Emma Moore, 23 March 2006
Guatemala: Lake of mud swamps villages
Phil Eichinski, 21 October 2005
South Pacific: The perils of reporting
David Robie, 22 March 2005
