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Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi meets with Russian President Vladimir Putin

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As Trump’s narrative on negotiations flails, Iran is setting its own terms for ending the war

April 28, 2026

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Philippines president’s ‘hit man’ allegations spur renewed calls for killings probe

"What Trump and Musk and Vance and the supine Republicans are doing are installing an imperial, militaristic domestic dictatorship"

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Trump has ‘declared war against the American people’, says Ralph Nader

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NZ journalists arrested in Fiji now free but no new era of press freedom

If the West so wished, it could be putting more economic pressure on Israel

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Gordon Campbell: NZ’s silence over Gaza genocide, ethnic cleansing

Ayatollah Seyyed Mojtaba Khamenei

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What I would do if I was Mojtaba Khamenei – a...

April 13, 2026

The new Parliament in Aotearoa New Zealand already has one overhang seat

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NZ election 2023: Polls understated the right, but National-ACT may struggle...

October 17, 2023

A street artist adds to a mural of Al Jazeera reporter Shireen Abu Akleh

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John Minto: Exposing Israel’s horrific record in targeted killing of journalists

Pacific Media Watch -

June 11, 2022

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UN critics join global outrage over Duterte’s Rappler ‘free press’ attack

January 26, 2018

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

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

Pacific Media Watch -

April 22, 2026

Dan McGarry

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Dan McGarry: The truth is our republic

July 20, 2021

Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu

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Netanyahu stresses the need for more propaganda as Israel’s Hasbara budget...

Pacific Media Watch -

May 12, 2026

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Wadan Narsey: BDO report is not ‘history’ for Pacific taxpayers

June 26, 2020

Bryan Bruce

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Bryan Bruce: Economics and the NZ election – unpacking neoliberal...

July 17, 2020

The Democracy Project

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Geoffrey Miller: Tale of two summits – why Jacinda Ardern said...

June 20, 2022

Palantir has been mired in controversy

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‘We kill enemies’ – spy firm Palantir secures top Australian security...

January 21, 2026

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Indonesian president recognises land rights of nine more indigenous groups

November 19, 2017

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Rainbow Warrior … launch of the new ‘last voyage’ and bombing...

August 6, 2015

New Zealand Gaza flotilla supporters welcome home two Kiwi activists from brutal Israeli detention at the weekend

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Gaza freedom flotilla – reluctance of the West to protest Israel’s...

May 25, 2026

Indonesian security forces confront a West Papuan demonstration

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The silent war – Australia and Indonesia mum on Papuan human...

September 1, 2023

Manila lockdown

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State must fund urgent Filipino health, social needs now, say economists

University of Santo Tomas Journalism -

March 23, 2020

Indonesian security forces intimidate Papuans

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West Papua and other critical issues – why is NZ media...

June 5, 2021

Jacinda Ardern

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

June 29, 2020

Solidarity from another decolonisation struggle - West Papua

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Phil Goff: Israel doesn’t care how many innocent people it’s killing...

June 1, 2025

Palestinian-American journalist Shireen Abu Akleh

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Behind the tears for Shireen, more evidence of Israel’s daily crimes...

May 12, 2022

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Fiji climate lead challenged Western consultants’ influence before losing job

Pacific Media Watch -

March 9, 2018

“The safety of journalists is non-negotiable. War must under no circumstances hinder the work of the press," says RSF

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War in Iran – journalism in crisis as reporters work amid...

March 6, 2026

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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

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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

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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

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...

Sawana Village on Fiji's Vanua Balavu island was partly destroyed by Cyclone Winston in 2016

APJS newsfile

Not up for debate: Fijian journalists in the climate crisis response

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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

POPULAR POSTS

Analysis

Israel’s $700m Hasbara fiasco – how Ben-Gvir’s flotilla abuse video stirred...

New Zealand Police Commissioner Richard Chambers flanked by regional police chiefs and Commissioner Rusiate Tudravu

Crime

Chambers backs Pacific police leaders confronting corruption challenges amid drug trade...

Marshall Islands Foreign Minister Kalani Kaneko (second from right) has been leading advocacy for island US military veterans

Civil Society

Health services for US veterans from Freely Associated States remain elusive

New Zealand . . . steadily pushing Pacific regional defence co-operation on a number of fronts

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Pacific concerns about militarisation – and NZ’s role as part of...

EDITOR'S PICKS

Sydney CAM Rally . . . CAM uses tactics including social media, lobbying politicians and convening conferences to relentlessly pursue its goal of entrenching the IHRA definition of antisemitism into policy at all levels

Analysis

Australia’s Combat Antisemitism Movement keeps slaying social cohesion

Australian protesters condemn the torture of Palestinian prisoners held in Israeli jails at a demonstration in Adelaide, South Australia, in December 2025

Analysis

US-built ‘torture ship’ and US funding played role in kidnapping, torture...

The AI-generated fake footage on Instagram shared by an Indonesian nationalist account @bersamaastacita showing Koteka Wenda speaking out

Asia Report

‘Digital colonisation’ – West Papuan activist targeted in fake AI-generated reel

Gaza freedom flotilla activist Hāhona Ormsby (right) being welcomed home at Auckland International Airport on Sunday

Asia Report

Kidnapped Kiwi Gaza flotilla detainee condemns brutal Israeli torture

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

The moment "Coconut Cartel" ringleader Lorenzo Lemalu Tovia was gunned down

Crime

Samoan police investigate after pair admit killing ‘Coconut Cartel’ ringleader in...

Australian protesters condemn the torture of Palestinian prisoners held in Israeli jails at a demonstration in Adelaide, South Australia, in December 2025

Analysis

US-built ‘torture ship’ and US funding played role in kidnapping, torture...

The AI-generated fake footage on Instagram shared by an Indonesian nationalist account @bersamaastacita showing Koteka Wenda speaking out

Asia Report

‘Digital colonisation’ – West Papuan activist targeted in fake AI-generated reel

Gaza freedom flotilla activist Hāhona Ormsby (right) being welcomed home at Auckland International Airport on Sunday

Asia Report

Kidnapped Kiwi Gaza flotilla detainee condemns brutal Israeli torture