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China’s Shandong Province expands its climate footprint to the Pacific

September 4, 2023

The Export-Import Bank of China

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Fiji owes $374.9m to Exim Bank, but China says ‘no strings’ attached to aid

More than 200,000 voters are going to the polling booths for the first time in NZ

China

First-time Asian voters embrace New Zealand’s democratic process

It is important politically and economically for New Zealand to have trading relations with both G7 and developing countries

China

Ian Powell: Context of the ‘New Washington Consensus’ and China ‘threat’ for New Zealand

Aotearoa New Zealand's defence and security puzzle

China

Out of the shadows: why making NZ’s security threat assessment public is timely

Dr Liu (second from right) visits baby Taylor (cradled by his mother)

China

Life-saving vow by Chinese doctor in PNG saves baby Taylor with...

August 7, 2023

Prime Minister James Marape presenting a traditional eagle wood spear with totems to French President Emmanuel Macron

China

Macron warns of ‘new colonialism’ in Pacific, but clings to French...

August 3, 2023

Solomon Star's editor Alfred Sasako adamant that the newspaper has maintained its editorial independence

China

China trying to buy influence with Pacific media as it strengthens...

Pacific Media Watch -

August 2, 2023

The Solomon Star office in Honiara

China

Solomon Star promised to ‘promote China’ in return for funding

Pacific Media Watch -

July 31, 2023

French President Emmanuel Macron speaking in Noumea today

China

Macron in New Caledonia to bolster France’s Indo-Pacific strategy

July 25, 2023

RNZ steps up its multilingual media coverage for Asian migrant communities to add to its long-established Te Ao Māori and Pacific sections

China

RNZ launches new initiative to tell stories of Asian communities in...

Pacific Media Watch -

July 19, 2023

How the PNG Post-Courier today reported the news of President Macron's impending visit

China

French President Macron to make historic visit to PNG, Vanuatu

July 18, 2023

Solomon Islands PM Manasseh Sogavare meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping . . . under fire for lack of transparency over nine deals

China

Solomons PM’s ‘I’m back home’ comment in Beijing ‘shameful’, says Wale

July 12, 2023

Journalists say they have been directly fired at by Israeli troops

China

NZ ‘inert’ over Israel’s ‘flagrant violations’ in occupied Palestine

July 4, 2023

Husband and wife duo Lauren and Matt Barus perform under the stage name Terrible Sons

China

First-ever recipients of ‘outstanding’ Asian music funding unveiled

July 3, 2023

NZ Prime Minister Chris Hipkins and the trade delegation at the product launch in Beijing

China

PM on China visit: ‘Door wide open for NZ products and...

July 1, 2023

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken and PNG Defence Minister Win Barki Daki

China

PNG academic says Port Moresby politicians naïve over US defence deals

June 22, 2023

PNG Trade Minister Richard Maru

China

PNG’s trade minister ‘fed up’ with Canberra, eyeing China for future

June 20, 2023

Five Eyes uncovers hacking attack

China

Highly secretive Five Eyes alliance disrupts China-backed hacker group

May 27, 2023

University of Papua New Guinea students protest against the US-PNG defence pact

China

Memories of war haunt ‘slippery slope’ to a militarised Pacific

May 22, 2023

Hong Kong government says that the arrest and prosecution of Jimmy Lai and other press freedom defenders were “completely unrelated to the issue of press freedom

China

Hong Kong responds with veiled threat while claiming it still respects...

Pacific Media Watch -

May 20, 2023

FSM Chief Negotiator Leo Falcam Jr (left) and US Presidential Envoy Joseph Yun in Pohnpei

China

US envoy gets two of three north Pacific nations to sign...

May 19, 2023

PNG's Prime Minister James Marape

China

PNG’s Marape confident of pulling off PNG-US defence pact in spite...

May 18, 2023

Hong Kong's Jimmy Lai

China

‘Free Jimmy Lai now’ plea by RSF and 116 global media...

Pacific Media Watch -

May 16, 2023

Wansolwara tests equipment during USP Open Day

China

Human rights arguments have lost credibility over double standards

May 15, 2023

PNG chancellor Robert Igara

China

PNG’s national university eyes ‘global’ ties with China

April 28, 2023

The Chinese-funded Edevu Hydropower Station

China

K650m PNG hydropower project opens after 15 years – end to...

April 24, 2023

CLIMATE AND COVID

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

Stephanie Sageo-Tapungu

Climate

How covid priorities have ‘shelved’ PNG climate change action

Dr Collin Tukuitonga

Analysis

Common enemy overcomes fragile Pacific regional unity – climate change

BEARING WITNESS

Professor David Robie

Asia Report

David Robie: Pacific lessons in climate crisis journalism and combating disinformation

USP and AUT journalism collaboration

Bearing Witness

Pacific ‘voice of the voiceless’ media in renewed post-covid struggle

Bearing Witness

Return to Rabi on the horizon for Ossies climate doco crew?

Bearing Witness

Fiji to set up relocation trust fund for villages hit by...

Bearing Witness

Banabans climate change student documentary chosen for third festival

Bearing Witness

Banabans of Rabi student doco given Tongan film festival premiere

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While PNG promotes APEC big money, youth are building grassroots resilience

APJS newsfile

40 luxury Maseratis for PNG, but little effort put into climate...

APJS newsfile

Tukuitonga goes into battle on behalf of Pacific for WHO position

APJS newsfile

Memo NZ: ‘Get on the right side of history’ over West...

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Greens co-leader Marama Davidson

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NZ election 2023: Green Party pledges to double Best Start payment

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RNZ Pacific partnered with Pacific Media Network to question major parties on how their policies will benefit Pacific peoples

Elections

NZ election 2023: Overstayers issue kicks off Pacific communities debate

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NZ election 2023: First time Pacific voters want their voice heard

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Resigned pro-France political leader in New Caledonia Sonia Backès

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Much of what the politicians are offering is extremely grim

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Australia

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

Jacinda Ardern

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

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Deported Freedom Flotilla activist Mike Treen arrives back in NZ

Taiwan Day event in Suva

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Chinese diplomatic gatecrash incident alleged at Taiwan event in Suva

GLOBAL REPORTAGE

Resigned pro-France political leader in New Caledonia Sonia Backès

Decolonisation

New Caledonia’s Backès resigns from French govt after losing Senate vote

New Senator Robert Xowie for New Caledonia

Decolonisation

FLNKS mayor wins run-off poll to take unprecedented French Senate seat

US Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken with Cook Islands Prime Minister Mark Brown

Climate

NZ govt ‘welcomes’ US diplomatic relations with Cook Islands, Niue

The late professor 'Epeli Hau‘ofa

Culture

Auckland University to award Tongan academic, author ‘Epeli Hau’ofa honorary doctorate