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"While New Zealand was formally invited to join the Board -- and chose to decline -- Fiji was not invited at all"

Analysis

Troops without a seat – the Gaza ‘Board of Peace’ and Fiji

February 8, 2026

Save Papuan journalists

Analysis

Indonesia’s cover up over Papuan media freedom violations exposed

Despite saying multiple times that she and Biden “have been working around the clock” for a ceasefire in Gaza, the truth is that Joe Biden and Kamala Harris have not secured a ceasefire simply because they do not want one

Analysis

Harris will not be a president for marginalised people – in the US or abroad

President Trump's obsession with Kharg island

Analysis

Why Trump’s ‘fantasy’ obsession with Kharg Island may lead to disaster

9/11 from Suva

Analysis

Two decades on from 9/11 and a Pacific newsroom sense of dread

Wikileaks founder Julian Assange

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Assumptions vs facts – how the Julian Assange case confronts our...

October 30, 2021

US trainers in Afghanistan

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West spins ‘humanitarian’ tale over Afghanistan, China talks up war...

August 29, 2021

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Café Pacific: INFOCORE sets pace on global violent conflict media research...

Pacific Media Centre -

October 18, 2015

"Trouble is brewing in the West, as people realise just how controlled their rulers are."

Analysis

12 reasons why a huge split is opening up in the...

March 3, 2026

Children in Gaza have paid tribute to Father Amir Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani

Analysis

Sheikh Hamad: The Arab leader who broke Israel’s siege on Gaza

July 14, 2026

Analysis

Flashback to Kanaky in the 1980s – ‘Blood on their banner’

November 1, 2018

Analysis

‘Most important years in history’ – last chance over climate, says...

October 9, 2018

Analysis

Women-led protests in Iran gather momentum – but will they be...

October 14, 2022

Attempts to silence, diminish and demean New Zealand's prime minister, female MPs and other prominent women have plumbed new depths

Analysis

Who will call out the misogyny and abuse undermining women’s academic...

April 27, 2022

Analysis

Amanda Watson: Does PNG rank highly for internet porn searches?

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January 31, 2017

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Samoan human rights report will hopefully show Pacific nations the way,...

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August 30, 2015

Analysis

Tess Newton Cain: We need a new law about kava …...

January 21, 2017

Analysis

#COP21: Drama over ‘most important global agreement in history’

December 15, 2015

Anzac Day . . . that spirit of humanitarianism

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New lessons about old wars: keeping the complex Anzac Day story...

April 25, 2023

Diagnosing past infection

Analysis

Covid diagnosis: Could I have had the virus and not realised?

March 21, 2022

The Civicus "civic freedoms" in the Pacific report

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Civicus raps 8 Pacific countries for ‘not doing enough’ to protect...

Pacific Media Watch -

November 26, 2025

Analysis

‘Time of anxiety’ – a depressing new normal for local journalists...

Pacific Media Watch -

May 9, 2018

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken (from left), PNG Prime Minister James Marape (standing) and Defence Minister Win Daki after signing the US-PNG defence cooperation pact in Port Moresby

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How Washington teamed up with PNG to pip Canberra for ‘control’...

July 5, 2023

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Timor-Leste turns 20: Colonial past feeds problems of neocolonial present

Pacific Media Watch -

August 30, 2019

Israeli colonialism . . . the Nakba

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Why is the West dancing to Israel’s tune? What’s leading us...

Pacific Media Watch -

March 28, 2026

Analysis

David Robie on Rainbows, warriors and ship naming

August 25, 2015

Journalists who have paid with their lives

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1668 journalists killed in past 20 years (2003-2022), says RSF

Pacific Media Watch -

January 2, 2023

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CLIMATE AND COVID

Pacific verdict on COP29

Climate

COP29: Pacific climate advocates decry outcome as ‘a catastrophic failure’

A protester at COP29 calls on wealthy nations to "pay up"

Asia Report

COP29: Carbon credit trading scheme criticised as ‘get out of jail...

In the Eye of the Storm

Analysis

Strings attached: The reality behind NZ’s climate aid in the Pacific

Pacific Climate Warriors

Analysis

How Pacific environmental defenders are coping with the covid pandemic

CORONAVIRUS

Senator Robert F Kennedy Jr

Coronavirus

Sir Collin Tukuitonga criticises RFK Jr’s measles claims, slams health misinformation

According to WHO, Western Pacific measles cases jumped by 225 percent

Coronavirus

Better immunisation coverage needed to prevent Pacific measles, says WHO

Labour's former broadcasting minister Willie Jackson

Coronavirus

Former broadcast minister defends NZ journalism fund, state-funded media independence

1News political editor Jessica Mutch-McKay talks to the main party leaders in last night's debate

Analysis

NZ election 2023: Exposing National leader Christopher Luxon’s Māori health falsehood...

Practices like mask wearing and self-isolation should be encouraged for all

Coronavirus

NZ’s covid-19 mandates end: GP group says some mask-wearing, self-isolation still...

The 2021 post-covid Pacific media freedom panel discussion participants

Coronavirus

Pacific media should be supported post-covid, says PJR report

BEARING WITNESS

Journalist and video storyteller Cole Martin

Asia Report

Journalist Cole Martin tells it ‘like it is in reality’ in...

Author and journalist Dr David Robie speaking at the launch of the third edition of the Rainbow Warrior book Eyes of Fire

Analysis

Nuclear – now climate change: New book on how great powers...

Australia, the country, as a political entity, its government, its major institutions, its official voice to the world, was quiet over the Gaza genocide

Analysis

Ignoring genocide – the bill for Australia’s silence has arrived

"I am worried about the implications of any law that bans a chant by exiled people"

Analysis

Saige England: Bearing witness – we are seeing a rise of...

West Papua's Morning Star flag of independence

Asia Report

27 years after Biak massacre in West Papua, human rights crisis...

Eyes of Fire: The Last Voyage and Legacy of the Rainbow Warrior

Bearing Witness

Eyewitness account of Rainbow Warrior voyage – new Eyes of Fire...

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APJS NEWSFILE

Fijian iTaukei leaders discuss contemporary issues, such as women's representation in Fijian society

APJS newsfile

Fijian journalists use talanoa and tradition to find their voice

Fijian women journalists face abuse, harassment and spam online.

APJS newsfile

Online abusers ‘shaming, silencing’ Fiji women journalists, say researchers

Islands Business general manager Samantha Magick (right)

APJS newsfile

Islands Business: ‘Big picture’ style journalism is the future for...

QUT student journalist Maxim Bock with Fiji TV's director of news, current affairs and sports Felix Chaudhary (right)

APJS newsfile

Surviving harassment in journalism – how Felix Chaudhary kept on top

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The International Criminal Court in The Hague

Asia Report

NZ called on to back international law in ICC vote –...

Professor Vijay Naidu

Civil Society

Fiji universities criticised for ‘great shame’ of ignoring coup impacts

Journalist and video storyteller Cole Martin

Asia Report

Journalist Cole Martin tells it ‘like it is in reality’ in...

Whether or not the two theatres are directly commanded in tandem, the effect is the same

Analysis

The Dual-Strait Siege – how Iran and the Houthis just closed...

EDITOR'S PICKS

Israeli Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir and rightwing Israelis under military protection storm the Al-Aqsa Mosque

Asia Report

Palestine Forum of NZ condemns ‘provocative’ Israeli assault on Al-Aqsa Mosque,...

Iranian and Palestinian flags at a New Zealand rally against the war on Iran and the Gaza genocide

Asia Report

New Zealanders warned not to transit through MidEast as Trump threatens...

Tehran's parliamentary Speaker, Mohammad Baqer Ghalibaf

Asia Report

Lim Tean: Iran’s Ghalibaf warns US war equation is clear –...

The world spent 40 years building an oil reserves shock absorber for exactly this war

Analysis

The illegal US war on Iran – and now the economic...

MOST COMMENTS

Australia

Still stealing the generations – the abduction of Indigenous Australian children...

Jacinda Ardern

Analysis

Gordon Campbell: Media collusion with National’s attack lines the real disgrace

Global

Deported Freedom Flotilla activist Mike Treen arrives back in NZ

Taiwan Day event in Suva

Asia Report

Chinese diplomatic gatecrash incident alleged at Taiwan event in Suva

GLOBAL REPORTAGE

Israeli Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir and rightwing Israelis under military protection storm the Al-Aqsa Mosque

Asia Report

Palestine Forum of NZ condemns ‘provocative’ Israeli assault on Al-Aqsa Mosque,...

Iranian and Palestinian flags at a New Zealand rally against the war on Iran and the Gaza genocide

Asia Report

New Zealanders warned not to transit through MidEast as Trump threatens...

Tehran's parliamentary Speaker, Mohammad Baqer Ghalibaf

Asia Report

Lim Tean: Iran’s Ghalibaf warns US war equation is clear –...

Dr Anna Naupa

Culture

Vanuatu govt blasts chiefs’ demand to replace first female MSG head...