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Tonga's Permanent Representative to the UN Viliami Va'inga Tōnē (left)

China

Tonga ratifies nuclear test ban treaty amid China missile debacle

July 8, 2026

The Strait of Hormuz is not governed from Washington, or even from Tehran. It is governed from London

Asia Report

The man who would bomb the Hormuz actuaries – and he hasn’t got a clue

Understand what is actually being contested here. This is not about tankers. It is about governance

Asia Report

Lim Tean: The Hormuz bone – why Iran will not let go

You could always count on Lindsey Graham to be the first and loudest voice arguing in favour of more death

Asia Report

Caitlin Johnstone: Well, at least Lindsey Graham is dead

If long-besieged Iran -- the world's 51st-ranked economy -- was able to force the Americans to sue for peace

Asia Report

Eugene Doyle: Overmatch – why the US will lose a war to China

Papuan students taking part in the global virtual meeting

Education

Papuan students form umbrella body, reaffirm campaign for education rights

February 5, 2022

Papuan students in NZ

Education

Papuan students appeal for meeting with President Jokowi to air grievances

February 1, 2022

Police presence at Australian Special Envoy Jillian Segal's presentation to the Bondi Royal Commission into Antisemitism hearing last week

Asia Report

Antisemitism envoy Segal slams ABC, SBS ‘Israel bias’, wants to vet...

July 13, 2026

West Papuan support for the Melanesian Spearhead Group

Analysis

MSG throws away golden chance to reset peace and justice for...

August 26, 2023

Palau's President Surangel Whipps Jnr

Asia Report

Palau’s President warns of rising nuclear anxiety in the Pacific, after...

July 9, 2026

PNG Prime Minister James Marape

China

‘Stop firing missiles in our ocean’ – Pacific reacts to China...

July 8, 2026

New Zealand pro-Palestine protesters stage a rally in Te Komititanga Square

Asia Report

The Gulf tollbooth that demands real recognition – Iran closes the...

July 12, 2026

Minuteman III test launch, California

Asia Report

Jeremy Rose: The nuclear-free Pacific and hypersonic hypocrisy

July 7, 2026

Pacific Elders Voice group's chair Anote Tong

China

Pacific at a crossroads amid growing geopolitical tension, says former leaders’...

July 8, 2026

In Dunedin Ōtepoti yesterday . . . walking from St Kilda beach to St Clair beach, Palestine will be free

Asia Report

John Minto: The shame of NZ’s betrayal of Gaza’s children

Pacific Media Watch -

July 5, 2026

Protesters from Americans Abroad Against the War (AAAW) taking part in a recent Auckland march against the US war on Iran

Asia Report

‘Profound strategic misjudgment’ – why Iran may have upper hand in...

July 13, 2026

A "Stop RIMPAC forever" poster.

Asia Report

RIMPAC 2026: Part 2 – Hawai’ian activist torpedoes lies about US...

July 7, 2026

French-Ethiopian student Sarah Cotte

Asia Report

Retrial for UK student charged with ‘terrorism’ over speech condemning genocide

Pacific Media Watch -

July 11, 2026

President Trump's so-called "Board of Peace"

Asia Report

Gaza’s future stuck in diplomatic limbo as ‘Board of Peace’ blocks...

July 6, 2026

The United States bombed Iran over a toll

Asia Report

Lim Tean: The Hormuz ‘guardian’ turns pirate – 20% for tribute

July 14, 2026

"The face of courage vs the face of evil"

Asia Report

‘He’s Māori!’ Hāhona Ormsby – a New Zealander in the Israeli...

May 29, 2026

The Yuan Wang 2 Chinese satellite tracking vessel

Asia Report

NZ accuses China of going against peace and stability of Pacific

July 7, 2026

Heavy police presence as Jewish Australians protest against Israel outside the Royal Commission into Antisemitism

Asia Report

Antisemitic, really? Jewish leader speaks out on Australia’s Royal Commission hypocrisy

July 14, 2026

A potential pathway for transformative change in Indonesia, aiming to forge a new social contract for Papuans

Asia Report

Papua in the Pacific mirror: A path to recognition and reconciliation

January 12, 2026

Deir el Balah in 2024

Asia Report

What ceasefire? People still being killed and Gaza still under siege

July 12, 2026

The only sensible stance is to stand against the carnage

Asia Report

Saige England: Call out the Zionist hypocrisy – genociders are settler...

July 14, 2026

Disappeared Pesta Babi star Yasinta Moiwend - Mama Sinta

Asia Report

Indonesia has ‘kidnapped’ Pesta Babi star to cover up ecocide, claims...

June 3, 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

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

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

Asia Report

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

Tehran doesn't answer vulgarity with vulgarity

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‘They’re scum.’ F bombs and real bombs. Trump completely outclassed by...

Three inmates, who scaled the fence at Baisu Prison, were shot dead

Crime

Dilapidated infrastructure blamed for fatal PNG prison escape attempt

The United States bombed Iran over a toll

Asia Report

Lim Tean: The Hormuz ‘guardian’ turns pirate – 20% for tribute

Ex-coup convict George Speight

Culture

Former coup leader re-enters Fiji political debate with challenge to immunity...

EDITOR'S PICKS

The spectacle and symbolism of assassinated Ayatollah Khamenei’s funeral

Asia Report

How Tehran turned Ayatollah Khamenei’s funeral into a media event

Heavy police presence as Jewish Australians protest against Israel outside the Royal Commission into Antisemitism

Asia Report

Antisemitic, really? Jewish leader speaks out on Australia’s Royal Commission hypocrisy

Three inmates, who scaled the fence at Baisu Prison, were shot dead

Crime

Dilapidated infrastructure blamed for fatal PNG prison escape attempt

The United States bombed Iran over a toll

Asia Report

Lim Tean: The Hormuz ‘guardian’ turns pirate – 20% for tribute

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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 spectacle and symbolism of assassinated Ayatollah Khamenei’s funeral

Asia Report

How Tehran turned Ayatollah Khamenei’s funeral into a media event

Heavy police presence as Jewish Australians protest against Israel outside the Royal Commission into Antisemitism

Asia Report

Antisemitic, really? Jewish leader speaks out on Australia’s Royal Commission hypocrisy

Three inmates, who scaled the fence at Baisu Prison, were shot dead

Crime

Dilapidated infrastructure blamed for fatal PNG prison escape attempt

The United States bombed Iran over a toll

Asia Report

Lim Tean: The Hormuz ‘guardian’ turns pirate – 20% for tribute