Pacific Region • Solomon IslandsHidden in plain sight: New training lifts lid on human trafficking risks in the Solomon IslandsFrom logging camps to city streets, a new push is helping frontline workers spot and protect victims of one of the Pacific’s most hidden crimes.Khalia StrongFri, 20 Mar
Community • FijiPacific gender policy must include boys or efforts to stop violence risk falling short - studyResearch shows gender programmes in the Pacific are overlooking how boys are shaped by harmful norms from an early age and regional examples show boys can be key to change.Christine RovoiTue, 17 Mar
Law & Order‘Don’t suffer in silence’: Pacific families see spike in violent crimePacific communities have experienced a 42 per cent rise in victims, prompting leaders to emphasise culturally grounded services and family support.Khalia StrongMon, 02 Mar
CommunityAbuse survivor urges Pacific families to break the cycle of violence this Christmas seasonMatt Brown, co-founder of She Is Not Your Rehab, shares how his own traumatic childhood has shaped his approach to the holidays and urges men to reflect on their behaviour.Khalia StrongMon, 08 Dec
Sports • Kiribati • Solomon Islands • Fiji • Papua New GuineaOceania football targets online abuse as Pacific females face world's highest violence ratesThe OFC has launched a campaign to protect women and girls from online abuse, saying digital attacks are adding to already high levels of violence in Pasifika communities.Christine RovoiTue, 25 Nov
Law & OrderPacific families urged to speak up: Protecting children from abuse amid challengesAs World Day for the Prevention of Violence and Abuse against Children highlights the pressures on Pacific families, experts call for whānau to address the threat of abuse at home.Khalia StrongThu, 20 Nov
Law & Order • Fiji • Aotearoa New Zealand‘Bring Luisa home’: Family’s plea after Fijian mother’s death in Auckland apartmentThirty-eight-year-old Luisa Qelenisenikau Mate was found unresponsive in the complex and her whānau has appealed for help to return her body to Fiji.Christine RovoiThu, 06 Nov
Law & Order • FijiMan charged with murder of Fijian transgender doctorDr Isireli Biumaitotoya's death has left a nation in mourning and his loved ones calling for justice and an end to hate-fuelled violence.Christine RovoiWed, 10 Sep
Pacific RegionPacific child abuse crisis demands urgent attention, experts warnSave the Children’s Anna Lazar says sexual abuse is underreported as stigma and shame prevent victims from seeking help.Aui'a Vaimaila Leatinu'uWed, 06 Aug
ImmigrationHealing starts at home: Kainga Pasifika model challenges violent normsA Hawke’s Bay-based violence prevention programme continues to challenge violent norms mistaken for culture in Pacific families.Aui'a Vaimaila Leatinu'uFri, 27 Jun
