Family Justice
Source: Press Release Service – Auckland (PR.co.nz) Press release by The Collaborative Law Association of New Zealand Inc 21 June 2019 On Monday of this week, the final report of the Independent Panel reviewing the 2014 Family Justice System changes was released. The Panel’s report highlights considerable issues within the present Family Justice System including: pervasive […]
Read More →Science Writing and Climate Change – a new environmental journalism book
Source: Pacific Media Centre Analysis published with permission of PMC David Robie ISBN/code: 9781927184578 Price: $20.00 Publication date: Wednesday, June 19, 2019 Publisher: Asian Institute of Journalism and Communication (AIJC) in association with SciDev.Net and the Pacific Media Centre: Manila and Auckland. “Disaster reporting, which focuses on deaths and casualties for the benefit of local […]
Read More →NZ tech companies should study the UN sustainable goals
Source: MakeLemonade.nz Auckland – Kiwi tech companies should study the United Nations sustainable development goals and position their solutions as ways to achieve them as there are millions of euros being invested in the next few years, leading New Zealand tech expert Graeme Muller says. Muller has just returned from major global tech conferences in the […]
Read More →Mekim Nius: South Pacific media, politics and education
Source: Pacific Media Centre Analysis published with permission of PMC An excerpt from the cover of Mekim Nius- Tok Pisin for “newsmaking”. David Robie Wednesday, June 12, 2019 Abstract The news media is the watchdog of democracy. But in the South Pacific today the Fourth Estate role is under threat from governments seeking statutory regulation, […]
Read More →Karoronga, kele’a, talanoa, tapoetethakot and va: expanding millennial notions of a ‘Pacific way’ journalism education and media research culture
Source: Pacific Media Centre Analysis published with permission of PMC Research David Robie Monday, June 10, 2019 Abstract As critical issues such as climate change, exploited fisheries, declining human rights and reconfiguration of political systems inherited at independence increasingly challenge the microstates of Asia-Pacific, approaches to news media and journalism education are also under strain. […]
Read More →Nine out of 10 Kiwis want more control of their digital identity
Source: MakeLemonade.nz Wellington – A total of 79 percent of New Zealanders are concerned about the protection of their identity and use of personal data by organisations, according to a research survey commissioned by Digital Identity New Zealand (DINZ). Andrew Weaver, executive director of DINZ, says there is a public concern and some frustration about […]
Read More →Pacific Media Watch documentary under way – the highlights 2019
Source: Pacific Media Centre Analysis published with permission of PMC Fair Go assistant producer and a recent AUT graduate Blessen Tom and current postgraduate student Sri Krishnamurthi embarked in May on a storytelling project about Pacific Media Watch. They are interviewing the founders and some of the journalists and students involved on the media freedom […]
Read More →Trade Training Awards crown top trades students
Source: Eastern Institute of Technology – Tairāwhiti 1 min ago Lola Davis handed the Mike Davis Memorial Cup over to Top Overall Apprentice Jeremy Long. The winners of the Rotary Club of Greenmeadows Trade Training Awards were announced on Wednesday during a ceremony held at the Napier War Memorial Centre. The gala evening shone a […]
Read More →NZ can learn from the Baltimore cyberattack
Source: MakeLemonade.nz Auckland – New Zealand can take lessons from Baltimore in the United States which until a few days ago, was offline following a ransomware cyberattack for more than a week, FintechNZ general manager James Brown says. What does New Zealand need to do to prevent one of its major cities being offline for […]
Read More →Pacific countries score well in media freedom index, but reality is far worse
Source: Pacific Media Centre Analysis published with permission of PMC David Robie, Auckland University of Technology When Pacific countries reflect on the state of their media since World Press Freedom Day, they know the reality is much worse than the ticks they got from a global media freedom watchdog last month. When Pacific countries reflect […]
Read More →From the slopes to the books and beyond
Source: Massey University Freestyle skier Beau-James Wells studies from home in Wanaka, and has his sights set firmly on the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics. Photo credit: Mark Clinton. Photo credit: Danny Warley. Three years ago, Olympic freestyle skier Beau-James Wells was forced to take a year off the snow after a serious injury to his […]
Read More →Massey University student wins international Olympic design competition
Source: Massey University Zakea Page’s winning medal design, Beauty in Diversity (photo supplied). Zakea Page (photo supplied). Massey University student Zakea Page has won the International Olympic Committee’s medal design competition for the Winter Youth Olympic Games, Lausanne 2020. Massey University student Zakea Page has won the International Olympic Committee’s medal design competition for the […]
Read More →Bougainville: The valley of the Rambos, 1989
Source: Pacific Media Centre Analysis published with permission of PMC A Papua New Guinean soldier guards the road to Panguna, Bougainville, 1989. Image: David Robie David Robie Tuesday, April 23, 2019 Abstract ‘The original [Panguna mine] agreement overrode our customs, denied us our land rights and was too rushed. It contradicts our way of life; […]
Read More →DLA Piper Strengthens the Future of Law in the Pacific.
Source: Press Release Service – New Zealand (PR.co.nz) Pacific Island law students learn from top New Zealand lawyer. DLA Piper has a longstanding pro bono commitment to supporting the rule of law in Pacific Island nations. As part of this, the firm develops the legal knowledge and skills of lawyers from countries including Fiji, Vanuatu, […]
Read More →Media companies on notice over traumatised journalists after landmark Age court decision
Source: Pacific Media Centre Analysis published with permission of PMC A landmark ruling by an Australian court is expected to have international consequences for newsrooms, with media companies on notice they face large compensation claims if they fail to take care of journalists who regularly cover traumatic events. The Victorian County Court accepted the potential […]
Read More →Bearing Witness 2017: Year 2 of a Pacific climate change storytelling project
Source: Pacific Media Centre Analysis published with permission of PMC David Robie, Pacific Media Centre Monday, February 25, 2019 Abstract In 2016, the Pacific Media Centre responded to the devastation and tragedy wrought in Fiji by Severe Tropical Cyclone Winston by initiating the Bearing Witness journalism project and dispatching two postgraduate students to Viti Levu […]
Read More →Pacific Media Centre Annual Review 2018
Source: Pacific Media Centre Analysis published with permission of PMC Pacific Media Centre ISBN/code: ISSN 2624-3768 Publication date: Wednesday, February 20, 2019 Publisher: Pacific Media Centre PACIFIC MEDIA CENTRE ANNUAL REVIEW 2018The Pacific Media Centre (PMC) became the only university-based communications and media publishing unit to be included in Radio New Zealand’s highly praised public […]
Read More →Beddie invited by the WHO to help global exercise concerns
Source: MakeLemonade.nz Christchurch – Richard Beddie, one of New Zealand leading’s exercise experts, is one of 20 specialists from all over the world to be invited to talk to the World Health Organisation (WHO) in Geneva on February 25 and 26. Beddie, who is recognised in the fitness industry as a global expert in exercise and […]
Read More →A life well lived paves way to encourage Pasifika women in communication
Source: Pacific Media Centre Analysis published with permission of PMC Geraldine Lopdell’s family was looking for a fitting way to celebrate a “life well lived” when they decided to set up one of AUT’s newest awards. During life, Geraldine had been an excellent teacher and artist, a supportive and generous friend and a captivating storyteller […]
Read More →Live Video Stream: New Zealand Bloodstock’s 2019 National Yearling Sales Series kicks off at 3pm today
First Day of Karaka 2019 your browser does not support frames. Sunday, Jan 27, 2019 – The 2019 National Yearling Sales Series kicks off this afternoon seeing the first 100 yearlings catalogued in Book 1 go under the hammer from 3pm. The Sale will be streamed live on www.nzb.co.nz, on the New Zealand Bloodstock facebook page, and […]
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