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Quick thinking, rapid deployment, and long days are what Territorial Force soldiers can expect this week in Waiouru as they undertake their annual week of intensive field training. More >>
The Government starts 2010 with a very full programme of reform in front of it. Our eyes will be firmly on the economy this year as we continue to implement our economic plan. More >>
LEAD STORY Rammed Again! NZ POLITICS Institutions: High School MPs To Upgrade Behaviour From Kindergarten Level Ironies: ACT Calls For Harsher Penalties For Possessing Ten Thousand Spoons Gordon Campbell: Union-Bashing And The Dispute Over National Standards ... More >>
The President of East Timor, Dr Jose Ramos Horta, has presented medals and expressed his nation's gratitude to nearly 200 Australian Defence Force (ADF) personnel who are about to return home. More >>
Statements by Timor-Leste Prime Minister, Xanana Gusmao, and his Deputy Mario Carrascalao, highlight the Gusmao administration's unwillingness to combat corruption within its own ranks - and suggest Timor-Leste's new anti-corruption commission has little chance ... More >>
Feb. 5 (BusinessWire) – New Zealand shares fell, driving the NZX 50 Index to its biggest decline this year, as reverberating concerns over sovereign debt in Europe drive down equity markets worldwide. Fletcher Building, Telecom Corp. and New Zealand ... More >>
The terms of a controversial business deal to import Chinese fruit and vegetables into Timor-Leste should be made public given its potential to disadvantage local farmers, former Minister for Agriculture and Prime Minister Estanislau da Silva said ... More >>
To help combat high maternal mortality rates in Timor-Leste, the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) has supplied equipment to assist in child delivery to a hospital in the capital of the fledgling nation. More >>
Feb. 2 (BusinessWire) – New Zealand shares fell, missing a rally across Asia fueled by strong U.S. manufacturing data, as Pan Pacific Petroleum dropped to a nine-month low and Telecom Corp. dipped after offering free credits to customers on its XT network. More >>
Critically acclaimed and given AFI Awards in Australia, banned in Indonesia (but widely circulating on DVD there), BALIBO, starring Anthony LaPaglia (Without a Trace, Lantana) and Oscar Isaac (Body of Lies, Che), opens in New Zealand cinemas on February ... More >>
Scoop Daily Ratings 1: Is The Internet Changing Marketing Completely? Auckland University If the internet is having the massive effect on marketing often subscribed to it, the change is taking place more slowly than many imagine. http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/SC0304/S00010.htm ... More >>
The Australian Defence Force’s contribution to the relief effort in Haiti commenced today with the initial deployment of Royal Australian Air Force Air Traffic Controllers (ATC). More >>
The massacre of 31 journalists in Maguindanao, the Philippines, on 23 November 2009, most graphically illustrates the violence and impunity that threaten journalists not only in the Philippines, but throughout the region. More >>
A Word From Afar: Why the NZDF is in Afghanistan. Paul G. Buchanan 26-01-10 The controversial publication of photographs of NZSAS soldiers in action in Kabul has again raised questions about the reasons why New Zealand military forces are deployed ... More >>
Jan. 26 (BusinessWire) – The following stocks may be active on the New Zealand exchange after developments since the close of trading yesterday. All prices are in New Zealand dollars unless specified. More >>
Jan. 25 (BusinessWire) – New Zealand shares fell, pushing the NZX 50 index down for the tenth day in 11, reflecting weakness in global equity markets on ongoing concern growth will suffer with President Barack Obama’s plan to rein in banks. ... More >>
Jan. 25 (BusinessWire) – Pan Pacific Petroleum, the oil company that’s part-owned by New Zealand Oil & Gas, said the Lolotoe-1 well in the Timor Sea found no commercial quantities of hydrocarbons and will be abandoned. The shares dropped 4.2% More >>
The West Papua Advocacy Team and East Timor and Indonesia Action Network are extremely troubled by the naming of a senior officer as regional commander in West Papua. Kopassus forces have a long and dark history in the region. More >>
A motor vehicle accident occurred on 18 December 2009 involving an Australian Defence Force (ADF) vehicle, operating as part of the International Stabilisation Force (ISF), and a female East Timorese pedestrian. The woman later died in hospital. More >>
Fifteen of the world’s least developed countries (LDCs), meeting at a high-level United Nations forum, today called for a greater voice in international financial structures and priority for resources to mitigate climate change. More >>
The Australasian Federation of Tamil Associations (AFTA), the umbrella body of the peak Tamil associations in Australia and New Zealand, welcomes the preliminary findings of the Milan based Permanent People’ Tribunal (PPT)after holding hearings on the ... More >>
Senior United Nations officials today called for greater efforts to help the world’s poorest countries meet their development targets, as a three-day meeting kicked off in Dhaka, Bangladesh, to examine a decade of assistance to this group of nations. More >>
United Nations blue helmets are helping to green southern Lebanon through a re-forestation project designed to raise environmental awareness and provide long-lasting benefits to local residents in the village of Sh’huur. More >>
The media conference was led by Elliot Cree, Nick's younger brother, supported by Elliot's wife Ingrid Cree. Also present were Nick's dad Denis Cree, his younger sister Stacey Cree and her partner Matt Bradley. Nick was originally from Wellington. More >>
Defence Minister Wayne Mapp and Associate Defence Minister Heather Roy have extended their deepest condolences to the wife and family of flying instructor and Red Checkers pilot Squadron Leader Nick Cree, who was killed in a plane crash near the Ohakea ... More >>
The Chief of Air Force, Air Vice Marshal Graham Lintott has released the name of the airman killed this morning when his airtrainer aircraft crashed near Ohakea Air Force Base. Squadron Leader Nick Cree died this morning just after 8 am following ... More >>
Underscoring the strong ties between the United Nations and Timor-Leste, the world body’s new top envoy to the fledgling nation today expressed her commitment to continuing with the deep relationship. More >>
A Takapuna photography studio is holding a monthly community event to raise awareness of the problem of treatable blindness in the Pacific region. More >>
The appointment of Lieutenant General Sjafrie Sjamsuddin as Indonesia's Deputy Minister of Defense undermines human rights accountability and civilian control of the military, said the East Timor and Indonesia Action Network (ETAN). More >>
Ameerah Haq of Bangladesh, a humanitarian official with over three decades of experience with the United Nations, arrived today in Timor-Leste to take up her post as the world body’s top envoy to the fledgling Asian nation. More >>
Abdurrahman Wahid, better known as Gus Dur, died on December 30. Gus Dur was unique among Indonesian leaders, personally generous, self-effacing and prepared to act on behalf of those who were victims of the policies of the Suharto dictatorship and ... More >>
The police officer under investigation for last week’s deadly shooting in Timor-Leste has been suspended from duty, the United Nations peacekeeping mission in the country, known as UNMIT, announced today. More >>
The United Nations today confirmed its participation in the criminal investigation of a deadly shooting allegedly committed by the police in the capital of Timor-Leste, and has called on the people of the nation to respect the law. More >>
“In this New Year, Australia must urgently take a lead from the Chinese, and build a high speed rail network to conquer Australia’s ‘tyranny of distance’ and open up vast areas of Australia for future economic development,” Citizens Electoral ... More >>
The first of 33,000 more U.S. troops have arrived in Afghanistan for a Christmas surge and they will soon be joined by as many as 10,000 additional non-American troops serving under NATO in the International Security Assistance Force (ISAF). More >>
After ACT's first year as a support Party of the Government, and mine as a Minister of the Crown, it is worth reflecting on the year that was. If you would like to receive this weekly email publication please email me at heather.roy@parliament.govt.nz . ... More >>
Australian and New Zealand sailors, soldiers and airmen and women are welcoming in the festive season with carolling sessions around Dili. More >>
From snow and sub-zero temperatures to monsoon rains and tropical humidity, approximately 3,800 Australian Defence Force personnel deployed overseas and conducting border protection operations will be spending Christmas this year far from home and family. More >>
Following recent reports of investment losses by The Fred Hollows Foundation Australia, The Fred Hollows Foundation NZ reassures the NZ public that their money is well-managed, and spent on the purpose for which it was given – restoring sight in the Pacific. More >>
Australian entertainers John Schumann and the Vagabond Crew, singer Chantelle Delaney and comedian Gary Bradbury have begun a series of concerts for Australian and New Zealand Defence Force personnel deployed with the International Stabilisation Force ... More >>
The United Nations handed over further policing responsibilities to Timor-Leste today as part of the gradual transfer of the security functions it assumed in 2006 after dozens of people were killed and 155,000 others – 15 per cent of the population ... More >>
1: Labour - Cautious Welcome to Copenhagen Outcome New Zealand Labour Party The end of the Copenhagen Climate Change Summit appears to be neither a resounding failure nor a major milestone on the road to curbing greenhouse gas emissions, said Labour's ... More >>
1: Minister welcomes double-bunking judgment New Zealand Government Corrections Minister Judith Collins has welcomed an Employment Court judgment in favour of the Department of Corrections over plans to extend the use of double-bunking at prisons. ... More >>
There are only six more days until Christmas. Everyone is looking forward to the Christmas break. More >>
Australian and New Zealand military personnel serving on overseas deployment in East Timor have taken time out from their normal tasks to enjoy performances by leading entertainers. More >>
From Suva to Somalia, Pakistan to the Philippines and everywhere in between, New Zealand Red Cross humanitarian aid workers operating around the world won’t have much time to stop for Santa this Christmas. More >>
Ministers from the Solomon Islands and Indonesia - on behalf of the Coral Triangle countries - today called on world leaders to recognize and act upon the threat climate change poses to marine environments. More >>
SECRETARY CLINTON: Thank you. It is wonderful being back here at Georgetown in this magnificent Gaston Hall, and to give you something to do during exam week. (Laughter.) It’s one of those quasi-legitimate reasons for taking a break – (laughter) – ... More >>
SECRETARY CLINTON: Thank you. It is wonderful being back here at Georgetown in this magnificent Gaston Hall, and to give you something to do during exam week. (Laughter.) It’s one of those quasi-legitimate reasons for taking a break – (laughter) – ... More >>
SECRETARY CLINTON: Thank you. It is wonderful being back here at Georgetown in this magnificent Gaston Hall, and to give you something to do during exam week. (Laughter.) It’s one of those quasi-legitimate reasons for taking a break – (laughter) – ... More >>
After nearly 45 years of service to the nation, three M113A1’s, one of which saw service in Vietnam, had their last street patrol in East Timor before being cleaned in preparation for shipping back to Australia. More >>
A small group of Aucklanders assembled on December 1st to raise the flag of West Papua. The blue and white stripes and white ‘morning star’ on red background flew aloft in Queen St, while most passing pedestrians looked bemused. More >>
Hon Heather Roy address to Mess Dinner to Honour veterans of the Battle of the River Plate; The Wellington Club, The Terrace, Wellington; Friday, December 11 2009. More >>
New Navy junior officers and sailors are today’s custodians of the values that distinguished New Zealand sailors fighting in the Battle of the River Plate, Defence Minister Wayne Mapp told a graduation parade at the Devonport Naval Base in Auckland ... More >>
I have long admired the East Timor and Indonesia Action Network (ETAN), a clear, effective, and very much needed voice in support of justice, human rights, and accountability. ETAN is the only U.S. group to focus solely on both East Timor and Indonesia, and ... More >>
Associate Minister of Defence Heather Roy will this weekend announce the inaugural New Zealand Defence Force (NZDF) Reservist of the Year at a special award ceremony in Wellington. "This new award is recognition of the contribution made by Reserves ... More >>
Part-time soldiers and sailors will compete against each other this weekend in a series of military skills challenges for the chance to be named the inaugural New Zealand Defence Force (NZDF) Reservist of the Year. More >>
New Zealand’s Foreign Minister Murray McCully must press Indonesia to accept responsibility for the execution of New Zealand journalist Gary Cunningham in 1975, Green Party MP Keith Locke said today. A former Indonesian special forces soldier, Gatot Purwanto, ... More >>
2025 Taskforce—Report; Economy—Reports; Unemployment—Statements; Road Transport Operators—Compliance Costs; New Zealand Superannuation Fund—Statements More >>
A former Indonesian officer, Gatot Purwanto, has just made a dramatic revelation confirming that Indonesian Special forces killed the Balibo Five journalists in cold blood. Mr Purwanto, a retired colonel, is the first senior Indonesian military figure ... More >>
Australia’s leading journalists have called upon the Australian Federal Police (AFP) to launch extradition proceedings against an Iraqi Kurd living in Norway and allegedly the mastermind behind the killing of controversial Australian cameraman ... More >>
The U.S. Department of State in October published the latest in its series of "Background Notes" regarding Indonesia. ( http://www.state.gov/r/pa/ei/bgn/2748.htm ) The periodic series provides a useful overview of the history, culture, geography, economy, government ... More >>
JAKARTA (BBC Asia-Pacific/Pacific Media Watch): Indonesia has banned the Australian-made film Balibo, which depicts the deaths of six foreign journalists in East Timor, the head of the foreign correspondents club said. More >>
The Australian Army’s elite reservist unit, 1 Commando Regiment, is being made a scapegoat over allegations of misconduct in Afghanistan, a former unit member has told TEAM UZUNOV. More >>
The United Nations handed over formal control today of policing operations in the country's largest district of Viqueque to the police of Timor-Leste, part of an ongoing strategy to lessen the UN's direct control over the country's nascent security operations. More >>
Nine (of eleven) young and promising Timorese leaders left for Jordan today to participate in the Generations for Peace International Training Camp by invitation of His Royal Highness Prince Feisal Al Hussein of Jordan. The Peace Camp is the work of his organization, ... More >>
Thank you for your invitation to speak to you about New Zealand’s relationship with the European Union. I am conscious of the fact that this is a very significant day in the history of the EU. More >>
United Nations peacekeepers planted nearly 600 trees in a botanical garden in Côte d’Ivoire over the weekend, a small but symbolic step in a project to combat climate change that has already surpassed its target of 7 billion trees – one for every ... More >>
27 November 2009 Kia ora, Tuesday, 1 December, marks the forty-eighth anniversary of the West Papuan Declaration of Independence from Dutch colonial rule - sometimes referred to as West Papua Independence Day - and as in previous years, the Day will ... More >>
LEAD STORY Race Relations: Goff Gives Speech To Orewa Rotary Club Grey Power Palmerston North NZ POLITICS Urgency: Legislate-Fest Continues The first secret bill Today In Parliament 24.11.09 World-Class Pollution: Manawatu Water Quality Needs Government ... More >>
LEAD STORY Gordon Campbell: Using Kids As Guinea Pigs(+ Hone, ETS) NZ POLITICS Criminal Arithmetic: Collin Uses Shonky Figures To Justify Private Prisons Crying Over Spilt Blood: Govt & Fonterra Must Condemn "San Lu" Executions Nothing To See Here: No Maori ... More >>
1: Real Estate: Australia Should Brace For a Tsunami Citizens Electoral Council There is increasing panic that America’s commercial real estate market is set to implode, which will hurl the world’s biggest economy even faster towards sovereign ... More >>
LEAD STORY ETS Phones Home: Nat-Maori Deal "Strikes Balance".Fancy That. Govt will put parliament into urgency to pass ETS bill NZ POLITICS Jobs For The Boys And Girls: Government Action? Violence Against Women: White Ribbon Day Wednesday Funding: Auckland ... More >>
1: New style ePassport released today New Zealand Government Minister of Internal Affairs Nathan Guy has announced the roll-out of a new style of ePassport from today, containing new artwork and security features. “The new security features will help ... More >>
LEAD STORY Health Targets: At Least Someone's Happy NZ POLITICS ETS Phoning Home: Nat-Maori Deal Expected Today Counsellors: "ACC Comes Clean" On Reasons For Sexual Abuse Claim Changes Public Disservice: National "Breaching Public Service Impartiality" ... More >>
A man who claims he was an Australian soldier on the East Timor-Indonesia border and viewed through binoculars but was powerless to stop the brutal murder of 3 United Nations aid workers in Atambua in 2000 has had an application for a disability pension ... More >>
BANGKOK, Thailand -- Thailand's military wants the U.S. to provide satellite equipment and imagery so it can hunt thousands of Islamist separatists who are killing Thai troops and civilians with hidden roadside bombs in the south. More >>
Ladies and gentlemen, thank you for the invitation to join you today in marking the 20th Anniversary of APEC. Exactly a year ago today, I was involved in my first international meeting as Foreign Minister. More >>
LEAD STORY Super-Wards: Commission Proposes New Boundaries For Auckland NZ POLITICS Greenwash II: Government Baits Guardian Columnist John Minto: Hone Harawira - Speaking Truth To Power Harm Mimisation: NZ Needle Exchange One Of World's Most Successful ... More >>
T uesday night in Lisbon had started out like an old murder mystery movie. I’d been told to take Tram 15 to the end of the line and he’d be waiting for me, in Alges. More >>
Gordon Campbell: Putting The 9/11 Terrorists On Trial NZ POLITICS Anniversaries: John Key Reviews The Year That Was Family Court: Mediator On Judge's Support Calls Policing: Operation COBRA Disrupts Wellington Drug Community General Politics: Dalai ... More >>
John Schumann, the singer-songwriter famously known for his Vietnam veteran’s anthem ‘I was only 19’, will be touring to East Timor next month to entertain our Australian service men and women, performing the hit track after it was first recorded over ... More >>
The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) is writing to urge you to conduct an investigation to follow up the recommendation of the National Commission for Human Rights (Komnas HAM). With regard to the commemoration of the Semanggi I case on November 13, we ... More >>
Indonesian censors have formed a special team to decide whether to allow the politically sensitive Australian movie about five Australian newsmen killed during the Indonesian occupation of East Timor to be shown in the country. More >>
The struggle for justice is not a contest between Indonesians and non-Indonesians. Rather, it is a contest between those around the world who want to justice to prevail and those who want to see impunity prevail. More >>
The undersigned members of the Indonesia NGO Forum and Watch Indonesia from Germany would like to take this opportunity to welcome you in your new position and bring to your attention some of our recent concerns regarding the situation of human rights ... More >>
We, the undersigned independent human rights and civil society organizations from diverse regions and societies around the world, respectfully urge your support for a United Nations General Assembly Resolution condemning the serious human rights ... More >>
Headquarters Joint Operations Command will commemorate Remembrance Day with a service and the dedication of a memorial for the 29 Australian Defence Force personnel who have died and the many wounded on operations in the 10 years since the original headquarters ... More >>
Geography Area: 8,511,965 sq. km. (3,290,000 sq. mi.); slightly smaller than the U.S. Cities: Capital--Brasilia (pop. 2.5 million). Other cities--Sao Paulo (10.9 million), Rio de Janeiro (6.1 million), Belo Horizonte (2.4 million), Salvador (2.9 ... More >>
1: Wallace & Manning: Real Cost Of Hide's Spend-Up Scoop Audio KiwiFM: Manning & Wallace discuss why Hide's romantic junket is more offensive than Harawira's slur against Pakeha Kiwis. And what's the total amount of expenses charged to his ... More >>
MANILA, PHILIPPINES (9 November 2009) – A recent increase in Australian and New Zealand tourists to Pacific island countries has raised hopes the region's vital tourism industry is recovering after being buffeted by the global financial crisis, ... More >>
The latest in a series of Australian-sponsored Pacific Patrol Boat refits has been completed and the refurbished vessel handed-back to the Federated States of Micronesia at a ceremony at the Rosshaven Marine Shipyard in Townsville QLD today. Representing ... More >>
OFFICIAL NAME: Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal Geography Area: 147,181 sq. km. (56,136 sq. mi.), about the size and shape of Tennessee, bordering China and India. Cities: Capital--Kathmandu (3 districts) (pop. 2.2 million est.). Other cities--Biratnagar, ... More >>
Geography Area: 300,000 sq. km. (117,187 sq. mi.). Major cities (2007 estimate): Capital--Manila (pop. 11.55 million in metropolitan area); other cities--Davao City (1.36 million); Cebu City (0.80 million). Terrain: Islands, 65% mountainous, with ... More >>
Lawrence Mefful’s family and colleagues say it was typical of the United Nations security officer and devout Christian to put the well-being of others before his own safety. So it was no surprise to them that in the early hours of 28 October, ... More >>
The United Nations today launched a new policy aimed at creating employment and income generation in post-conflict situations, where they are vital for future stability, socio-economic growth and sustainable peace. Led by the UN Development Programme ... More >>
Australian film maker, Sasha Uzunov, said he was not surprised at the Indonesian reaction to his film...TIMOR TOUR OF DUTY... A number of Indonesian websites were buzzing on the blogosphere but have unintentionally helped to promote the film despite ... More >>
Timor-Leste's capital city of Dili continues to receive only sporadic electricity supply, one year after the de facto Gusmao government boasted that all 13 of the nation's districts would have 24-hour power within one year. Dili is hit by daily ... More >>
Sasha Uzunov, the director/producer of explosive Australian documentary film TIMOR TOUR OF DUTY, which reveals the Indonesian military’s secret war against Australian and New Zealand troops and International peacekeepers in East Timor, says the farsighted ... More >>
The Australian Defence Force has completed the latest in a series of deployments in support of Operation RENDER SAFE, working to rid the Solomon Islands of unexploded ordnance left in the wake of some of the bloodiest battles of World War II. The latest ... More >>
Australian-made Timor film receives US commendation award - ex-Aussie soldier reveals Kiwi soldier's gruesome fate at the hands of pro-Indonesian militia raced though his mind during shoot out in East Timor. An explosive Australian documentary film ... More >>
The Gusmao de facto government's Minister for Finance, Ms Emilia Pires, stated to a parliamentary committee that she would not take any responsibility for budget implementation, blaming other ministries, which failed to spend budget monies for vital social and ... More >>
Lance Corporal Edwards, a member of the 2nd Commando Regiment, was part of a Special Forces night training activity with live ammunition. The activity was associated with mission specific training for an upcoming deployment to Afghanistan. More >>
Dr Paul Lowe, a secondary science teacher at Morrinsville College, has won the Kudos Award for Science Educator at this month’s Kudos Awards in Hamilton. More >>
The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) today welcomed additional support that will enable thousands of children in Timor-Leste to receive meals while attending school. More >>
Oil and gas company Cue Energy Resources Ltd announced today it will publically list on the NZX market on Wednesday 21 October 2009, offering Kiwi investors a chance to enjoy the sucess of Maari. More >>
1: Iraq: Talks Over Contested Northern Boundaries Terry Evans Talks on disputed internal Iraqi boundaries -- in the oil-rich, ethnically mixed north -- have made progress on measures to address concerns of local residents, the United Nations Assistance ... More >>
Address By His Excellency The Prime Minister Of The Democratic Republic Of Timor-Leste Kay Rala Xanana Gusmão At The Opening Ceremony Of The 10th Western China International Economy And Trade Fair More >>
Dili - Timor-Leste born Indonesian citizens living in Atambua-Kupang-Indonesia, have threatened to set up checkpoints or sweeps vehicles with Timor-Leste white registration number plates because of the detention of the former Laksaur Militia Commander, Maternus ... More >>
The root causes of the community tensions behind the violence that shook Timor-Leste in 2006 remain, threatening the nascent country’s fragile security, despite its recent peaceful celebration of 10 years since a vote for independence, Secretary-General ... More >>
Eighteen countries around the Indian Ocean Rim will participate in a United Nations-backed tsunami exercise on 14 October to coincide with World Disaster Reduction Day, the first time that the warning system set up following the devastating disaster that ... More >>
- In Hawaii they're importing milk from the mainland as shrinking livestock numbers cut production by half, from 24.3 million 'pounds' to 12.7 million over the past two years, reports the Honolulu Advertiser. Farmers are wailing about subsidy cuts ... More >>
Members of the World March for Peace and Nonviolence, which starts in Wellington on 2 October, will plant native trees in Island Bay to promote personal responsibility for a zero-carbon footprint. The event will also draw attention to the need for global ... More >>
Members of the World March for Peace and Nonviolence, which starts in Wellington on 2 October, will plant native trees in Island Bay to promote personal responsibility for a zero-carbon footprint. The event will also draw attention to the need for global ... More >>
Oct. 1 (BusinessWire) – The following stocks may be active on the New Zealand exchange after developments since the close of trading yesterday. All prices are in New Zealand dollars unless specified. More >>
Sept 30 (BusinessWire) - Dual-listed oil and gas explorer Pan Pacific Petroleum NL is taking a 15% interest in a highly prospective Timor Sea drilling programme due to start by the end of the year. More >>
Sept. 30 (BusinessWire) – The following stocks may be active on the New Zealand exchange after developments since the close of trading yesterday. All prices are in New Zealand dollars unless specified. More >>
Female police officers serving in United Nations peacekeeping missions around the world have taken part in a training conference this week as part of the world body’s ongoing efforts to try to recruit more females to the ranks of its police. More >>
Saturday 26th September, 1pm, The Gus Fisher Gallery, The Kenneth Myers Centre, 74 Shortland Street, Auckland More >>
We must take full advantage of this historic moment to advance the nuclear disarmament and non-proliferation agenda. We owe it to our generation and to those who follow us to progress our vision for a world free from nuclear weapons. More >>
The Rafto Prize for 2009 goes to journalist and human rights activist Malahat Nasibova. Nasibova has been awarded the prize for her courageous and unwavering struggle for a free and independent press. Risking her own safety, she reports on abuse of power, ... More >>
THE PRESIDENT: Good morning. Mr. President, Mr. Secretary General, fellow delegates, ladies and gentlemen, it is my honor to address you for the first time as the 44th President of the United States. (Applause.) I come before you humbled by the responsibility ... More >>
Attached is a copy of a speech given in Wellington on 18 September by Caritas Internationalis Secretary General Lesley-Anne Knight to an audience of about 65 people. More >>
With Timor-Leste’s accession to the global pacts seeking to stem ozone loss, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today hailed the now universal participation in these treaties as he marked the International Day for the Preservation of the Ozone Layer. More >>
New Zealand Defence Force (NZDF) troops deploying to Afghanistan this October will be equipped with the latest, battle tested body armour and protective equipment. The Army has invested in a variety of gear, from patrol packs to ballistic glasses, ... More >>
Timor-Leste’s police force, known as PNTL, has taken over the United Nations-supported police training centre as part of the gradual handover of responsibility by the world body’s peacekeeping mission to local law enforcement officers. More >>
At least a quarter of secondary schools currently offering night classes are now warning they will no longer do so, as the axe comes down on their funding - the deadline to apply for the remaining cash to hold them is this Friday, and some already see ... More >>
The New Zealand Defence Force has made real progress solving the people number worries that have dominated its performance in recent years, its latest Annual Report reveals. The report shows that as at 30 June 2009, NZDF’s Regular Force numbers were at ... More >>
Media Release: Australia’s Balibo war crimes investigation welcomed and NZ Government urged to support it and challenge Indonesia to come to the party. The Indonesia Human Rights Committee has written to the Attorney General and the Minister of Foreign ... More >>
The New Zealand Defence Force (NZDF) has made good progress improving its military and corporate capability a new Audit Office report confirms. Chief of the Defence Force, Lieutenant General Jerry Mateparae, today welcomed release of the report of ... More >>
Papuan sources are reporting Indonesian military attacks on civilians in remote regions of West Papua. These include continued attacks in the long-troubled Puncak Jaya region and reports of new attacks on Yapen island. More >>
On September 7, 2004 human rights defender, reformer and leading civil society activist Munir Said Thalib was killed for his critical views of the government and military in Indonesia. One of Munir's main achievements was the elucidation of crimes committed ... More >>
In a mini-fleet entry this morning, the Navy's Amphibious Sea Support Vessel, HMNZS CANTERBURY, accompanied by two of the new In Shore Patrol Vessels, HMNZS HAWEA and HMNZS PUKAKI arrived home to the Devonport Naval Base. HMNZS HAWEA,under the command ... More >>
Doctors of Tomorrow From Sydney, Dr Tim Anderson speaks on Cuban medical aid and disaster relief in the Asia-Pacific region Cuban medical aid abroad is one of the good news stories the media fails to cover. Since the 1959 revolution, Cuban ... More >>
Amnesty International calls on the New Zealand Government to ratify the treaty and take a crucial step towards ending enforced disappearances worldwide Imagine waiting for your loved ones to come home one day, and imagine that day turning into the rest ... More >>
The New Zealand Prostitutes Collective and the Salvation Army say the numbers involved in human trafficking can sometimes be exaggerated and it’s time to present hard evidence. More >>
1: damage of a drug war and an insurgency Council on Hemispheric Affairs Colombian President Alvaro Uribe’s summer visit to Washington reignited the still sputtering debate over U.S. military aid to Colombia and the country’s contentious human rights ... More >>
The UN Security Council should establish an International Criminal tribunal with jurisdiction over all grave human rights violations surrounding Timor-Leste’s 1999 independence referendum and in the previous 24 years of Indonesian occupation, said ... More >>
New York, Aug 26 2009 6:10PM Highlighting events that include the creation of the Human Rights Council and the election of Ban Ki-moon as Secretary-General, the 2006 Yearbook of the United Nations was released today, showing the world body’s unified ... More >>
1: Foreign Weapons Kill the Blockade on Burma Richard S. Ehrlich BANGKOK, Thailand -- Demands for an international blockade against weapons sales to Burma, in response to the military regime's detention of Aung San Suu Kyi, will face difficult challenges ... More >>
New York, Aug 24 2009 10:10AM It may lack the glamour or the pedigree of the Tour de France, but the inaugural Tour de Timor – which starts today in the capital, Dili – can probably claim to be a more gruelling race than its storied peer, with ... More >>
Police honoured for service to Timor-Leste Police Minister Judith Collins tonight paid tribute to 165 New Zealand police officers who served in Timor-Leste, describing them as “exemplary representatives of our police overseas”. More >>
Points of interest: - Looking at formalised reporting to help track efficacy of ‘anti-smacking’ legislation and will consider changes to police and CYF operations in order to give reassurance to parents. - Closer relationship with Australia in areas such as streamlining ... More >>
New Zealand’s independent foreign policy would suffer if it entered into a joint military task force with Australia, the Green Party’s Defence spokesperson Keith Locke said today. “The best approach is to ensure our units are interoperable and ... More >>
Seventy eight new police constables who graduate from the Royal New Zealand Police College today have been inspired by their wing patron retired Police Commissioner Rob Robinson CNZM. Mr Robinson, who will be the guest speaker at today's graduation ... More >>
Humanitarian aid workers are increasingly coming under attack – and more and more it is local people working for humanitarian organisations that are being targeted, says the executive director of the Council for International Development, David Culverhouse. ... More >>
Humanitarian aid workers are increasingly coming under attack – and more and more it is local people working for humanitarian organisations that are being targeted, says the executive director of the Council for International Development, David Culverhouse. More >>
New York, Aug 18 2009 5:11PM By the late 1990s Liberia appeared well on the road to recovery. A disastrous civil war had ended, democratic elections had been held, refugees and internally displaced persons (IDPs) were beginning to return home, emergency ... More >>
1: Scientists And Intellectuals Key To Green Economy United Nations New York, Aug 17 2009 5:11PM Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon told an academic forum in Seoul today that scientific and intellectual leadership is the key to creating the new green ... More >>
For the first time a New Zealand warship has entered Dili’s small harbour to offload vehicles and equipment for New Zealand and Australian forces in the International Stabilisation Force. HMNZS CANTERBURY was the largest military vessel to be seen ... More >>
Putting the lives of NZ troops at risk by deploying them into a combat zone is not a decision taken lightly by any Government. Nor is it an issue to play politics with. It is too serious for that. For the same reason, it is an issue that demands careful ... More >>
Every day of the year, New Zealand Red Cross international humanitarian aid workers are making a difference to the lives of vulnerable people across the globe. More >>
If the military regime in Fiji deserves smart sanctions against its officials, relatives, supporters and sports teams – and it does – then you’d think New Zealand would be zealously promoting a policy of absolute zero tolerance towards the military regime ... More >>
August 12 - Members of the U.S.-based East Timor and Indonesia Action Network (ETAN) will gather in Timor-Leste later this month to commemorate the tenth anniversary of the country's historic vote for independence. More >>
A Voice from the Truth- & Justice-Seekers, who sit between all chairs, because they are not part of organized white-collar or no-collar-crime in Somalia or elsewhere, and who neither benefit from global naval militarization, from the illegal fishing ... More >>
(New York) - Indonesia's recently re-elected president, Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, should undertake comprehensive measures to address persistent human rights problems, Human Rights Watch said in a letter today. In the letter, Human Rights Watch makes ... More >>
New York, Aug 7 2009 5:10PM The ranks of female police officers serving in United Nations peacekeeping operations around the world need an urgent boost to more effectively protect and assist women against the rampant use of sexual abuse as a weapon in armed ... More >>
New Zealand’s Amphibious Sea Support Vessel HMNZS CANTERBURY is on her way to Darwin to undertake preparations for a short tasking in Dili, Timor Leste. CANTERBURY will be berthed in Darwin from Sunday 9 August and will leave for Timor Leste on Thursday ... More >>
1: Sinking of Princess Ashika Interisland ferry The Maori Party Mr Speaker 'Oku oatu 'eku 'ofa ki he kakai tonga kotoa pe he faingata'a kuo hoko. I greet the people of Tonga on this sad day. Kei te pouri te ngakau i tenei wa. http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA0908/S00092.htm ... More >>
Wellington, 6 August 2009 – Many countries in the Pacific are yet to suffer the full impact of the global financial crisis but it is about to hit the region with all the devastation of a tsunami, the UN Children’s Fund is warning. More >>
1: Scoop Images: One Arrest At Education Cuts Protest; 2: Martin LeFevre: Racism In America; 3: Top Scoop Stories August 5th, 2009 News Summary; 4: Australian And Afghan Soldiers Wounded; 5: West Papua Report 63; 6: Tom Frewen: Today In Parliament ... More >>
This is the 63rd in a series of monthly reports that focus on developments affecting Papuans. This series is produced by the non-profit West Papua Advocacy Team (WPAT) drawing on media accounts, other NGO assessments, and analysis and reporting from ... More >>
Indonesia's Special Forces (Kopassus), more than any other in the Indonesian military, stands accused by the Indonesian people of some of the most egregious human rights violations. More >>
New York, Jul 25 2009 2:10PM Timorese police forces have taken over law enforcement duties from the United Nations in a third district of the fledgling country, the UN peacekeeping mission reported today as it continues to gradually hand over responsibility ... More >>
July 23 - More than 50 U.S. organizations today urged the U.S. government to "strictly prohibit any U.S. cooperation with or assistance to the Indonesian Special Forces (Kopassus)' in a letter sent today to President Obama, Secretary of State Hillary ... More >>
July 23 - More than 50 U.S. organizations today urged the U.S. government to "strictly prohibit any U.S. cooperation with or assistance to the Indonesian Special Forces (Kopassus)' in a letter sent today to President Obama, Secretary of State Hillary ... More >>
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New York, Jul 22 2009 6:10PM United Nations peacekeepers are no strangers to working in some of the world’s most hazardous regions, and they are now helping out on a new battlefront: combating climate change. More >>
New York, Jul 22 2009 1:10PM Ending war is only the first step in peacebuilding, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said today, stressing the need for well-planned and coordinated international support in the immediate aftermath of conflict to ensure ... More >>
New York, Jul 21 2009 5:11PM The United Nations committee which monitors compliance with the international convention on eliminating discrimination against women is 30 years old this year, but as it meets this week at UN Headquarters in New York, ... More >>
Government backing for the controversial Australian film “Stolen” must be withdrawn until a thorough investigation of its backing is conducted, say those working for the film's subjects. More >>
Points of interest: - Government announces review of folic acid being added to bread - Minister agrees it would be best to delay adding folic acid, but bound by treaty - Wilkinson: ”the evidence says it is safe”, warns against scaremongering - Kedgley: ... More >>
Indonesia's Presidential election goes into its first round on July 8, 2009. This second election process in Post-Suharto Indonesia is an important step in the countries short democratic history. More >>
New York, Jul 6 2009 2:10PM United Nations Police (UNPOL) serving in Timor-Leste and the South-East Asian country’s police force (PNTL) say they have cracked a human trafficking ring after arresting 10 people during a joint operation in a bar ... More >>
In a letter to the Australian Prime Minister, Australian -West Papuan support groups have called on the Prime Minister to cease all ties between the Australian military and the Indonesian special forces. Joe Collins, spokesperson for the Sydney group ... More >>
The United Nations is assisting families displaced by violence which shook Timor-Leste in 2006 return to their homes and preventing potential conflicts in their communities. More >>
As a Minister my days consist of appointments following briefings, following meetings and more. The engagements I've had this week include attending a special reception to celebrate the United States' 233rd anniversary of independence, and tomorrow night ... More >>
Dozens of United Nations Volunteers (UNV) are heading to Timor-Leste to help the fledgling nation’s upcoming local elections. More >>
As Indonesia prepares for its second direct presidential election on July 8th, the East Timor and Indonesia Action Network (ETAN) and the Commission for the Disappeared and Victims of Violence (Kontras) together urge the Indonesian government, its citizens, ... More >>
The Indonesia Human Rights Committee has written to Minister of Defence, Dr Wayne Mapp, to urge the New Zealand Government to suspend its defence ties with the Indonesian military. Since 2007, New Zealand has had a programme of officer exchanges with the ... More >>
The General Assembly today condemned this weekend’s coup d’état in Honduras, calling for the restoration of the democratically-elected President and constitutional Government. More >>
The Fred Hollows Foundation NZ was reeling from its second burglary in as many weeks on Saturday. The Newmarket-based charity was stunned to lose thousands of dollars of computer equipment just one day after replacing equipment stolen two weeks previously. ... More >>
In light of the latest Human Rights Watch report with accusations that members of elite special forces, Kopassus , had acted with impunity in Papua to detain, torture and beat up ordinary citizens, the Australia West Papua Association (Sydney) calls ... More >>
(New York) – The Indonesian government should conduct independent and impartial investigations into abuses by its elite special forces, Kopassus (Komando Pasukan Khusus), Human Rights Watch said in a report released today. More >>
The book /Masters of terror /, contains the most complete set of profiles available so far of the key suspects in the 1999 destruction of East Timor. The book aims to support the cry for justice in East Timor. More >>
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“This soldier said he would have loved the luxury of a container instead of a tent while he was serving in East Timor or training in snow and ice under the mountains of Waiouru.” More >>
AWPA (Sydney) has written to the Pacific Islands Forum (PIF) leaders who are meeting in Cairns in August, urging them to discus the deteriorating situation in West Papua at their meeting . More >>
“This soldier said he would have loved the luxury of a container instead of a tent while he was serving in East Timor or training in snow and ice under the mountains of Waiouru.” More >>
LEAD STORY Gordon Campbell: Garrett & Rankin Misbehaving NZ POLITICS Q+A Transcript: Three Strikes, Garret's Reprimand H1N1: NZ Moves Away From Swine Flu Containment War: NZ Should Follow Belgian Uranium Munitions Ban More >>
Points of interest: - Fiji economy “very precarious” - Fiji talking to IMF about “severe adverse economic circumstances” - Australia interested in new ready reaction ANZAC taskforce to deploy in the Pacific - “Agreement about the details” of a ... More >>
The panel discussions have been transcribed below. The full length video interviews and panel discussions from this morning’s Q+A can be seen on tvnz.co.nz at, http://tvnz.co.nz/q-and-a-news Points of interest: - Moore on Fiji: “It represents a huge diplomatic failure by ... More >>
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We are all familiar with Indonesia's terrible record of human rights abuse in East Timor, a sorry tale of oppression, murder and torture. East Timor became something of a cause celebre , as the world woke up to the facts of Indonesia’s illegal invasion, ... More >>
June 15 - The East Timor and Indonesia Action Network (ETAN) and West Papua Advocacy Team (WPAT) praised the U.S. House of Representatives for making a serious legislative statement about the conditions of the people of West Papua. More >>
New York, Jun 10 2009 7:10PM The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) announced today that its campaign to plant 7 billion trees worldwide – in a bid to pressure nations to “seal the deal” on an ambitious new climate change pact this December ... More >>
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