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"Bread and bullets" by Mr Fish
Civil Society

Chris Hedges: Requiem for America on the Fourth of July

APR editor -
July 4, 2026
"For Israeli diplomacy, the enemy is never merely the armed adversary"
Civil Society

Monsters playing victims – how Israel’s Danny Danon twists his war on the truth

Human rights lawyer Sarah Schwartz who is executive director of the Jewish Council of Australia
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Vile abuse and targeted by Murdoch media. The cost of speaking out against Israel

“Palestine - 78 years of [Israeli] terror” and "Aroha trumps arms" banners at the Auckland June 20 March for Peace
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NZ anti-war protesters call for independent foreign policy and peaceful planet

Iranian Prime Minister Mohammed Mosaddegh who nationalised his country's oil
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This is the story that Trump and the West don’t want you to know

The executive officer of the Jewish Council of Australia, Sarah Schwartz
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Saige England: Praise for Australia’s Jewish Council but NZ’s council is...

Pacific Media Watch -
June 25, 2026
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The leftwing heart of the Labour Party were upset by Starmer's support for Israel.
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Palestine Action ‘terror’ sentencing, Starmer resignation but Labour change unlikely over...

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June 24, 2026
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Pro-Palestine protesters set off a blood-red flare outside the US Consulate in the peaceful March for Peace demonstration in Auckland
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Paul Hopkinson: Why NZ’s ‘Free Palestine’ party seeks to put Gaza...

APR editor -
June 23, 2026
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An AI-generated image depicting Trita Parsi being arrested by ICE agents
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Drop Site News: Stand with analyst Trita Parsi against deportation from...

Pacific Media Watch -
June 21, 2026
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Israeli Ambassador to Australia Hillel Newman
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Gaza flotilla victim blaming – time to expel Israel’s ambassador

APR editor -
June 19, 2026
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Auckland Mayor Wayne Brown
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New Zealand First’s campaign to scrap city’s independent Māori Board just...

APR editor -
June 19, 2026
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Despite the presence of many well-known pro-Palestinian activists, there was no security in the room
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‘You’re a liar! You’re a liar!’ NZ foreign minister Peters insults...

APR editor -
June 18, 2026
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Gaza freedom flotilla activist Hāhona Ormsby (right) being welcomed home at Auckland International Airport on Sunday
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‘Is it NZ First, or Israel First?’ Ormsby challenges NZ foreign...

APR editor -
June 18, 2026
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PSNA national organiser John Minto
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Veteran activist John Minto gets $10,000 from NZ police after unlawful...

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June 17, 2026
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Wellington writer Eugene Doyle
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Eugene Doyle: Why I’ll be marching for global peace on June...

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June 14, 2026
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Norwegian physician Dr Mads Gilbert
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Doctor Israel banned after 40 years in Gaza’s hospitals speaks out

Pacific Media Watch -
June 14, 2026
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Presentation of the UC-FLNKS candidates among the 24 party lists presented to contest the Kanaky New Caledonian provincial elections
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New Caledonia’s political parties finalise line-up for provincial elections

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June 12, 2026
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Olayan Olayan, who was born in the village of Battir in 1941, overlooks a valley in which a new Israeli settler outpost is built
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Israel’s rampant ethnic cleansing of West Bank Palestinian communities

APR editor -
June 12, 2026
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Charges dropped for FLNKS president Christian Téin
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Latest Paris court ruling triggers polarised reactions in New Caledonia

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June 10, 2026
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Kanaky, Palestinian and West Papua flags flying at the Fiji Women's Crisis Centre last week during a protest against the opening of the Israeli Embassy in Suva
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Te Kuaka advocacy group calls for NZ transparent, independent ‘Pacific foreign...

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June 9, 2026
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A "No more complicity with war crimes" banner at a "Stop Wars" march at Devonport
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Paying the price for US-Israeli wars – and NZ’s shameful stance...

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June 9, 2026
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A mini banner inspired and dedicated to Fijians for Palestine Solidarity Network and the Fiji Women's Crisis Centre protests
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Fijians for Palestine – an antidote to ‘Suva sycophancy’ over Israel

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June 7, 2026
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FLNKS president Christian Téin
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Case dismissed for pro-independence Kanak leader Christian Téin

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June 6, 2026
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Maher Nazzal
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Maher Nazzal: I walked through Palestine

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June 3, 2026
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Disappeared Pesta Babi star Yasinta Moiwend - Mama Sinta
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Indonesia has ‘kidnapped’ Pesta Babi star to cover up ecocide, claims...

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June 3, 2026
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Fiji police talk to a Palestine protest organiser, Fiji Women's Crisis Centre coordinator Shamima Ali
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Palestine supporters stage pickets in 3 cities in Fiji, NZ protesting...

Pacific Media Watch -
June 2, 2026
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Among Pasifika awardees in the 2026 King's Birthday Honours List
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NZ King’s Birthday Honours 2026: Pasifika people among those recognised

APR editor -
June 1, 2026
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CLIMATE AND COVID

Pacific verdict on COP29
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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

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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

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BEARING WITNESS

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...

Australia, the country, as a political entity, its government, its major institutions, its official voice to the world, was quiet over the Gaza genocide
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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"
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Saige England: Bearing witness – we are seeing a rise of...

West Papua's Morning Star flag of independence
Civil Society

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

Eyes of Fire: The Last Voyage and Legacy of the Rainbow Warrior
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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
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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.
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Online abusers ‘shaming, silencing’ Fiji women journalists, say researchers

Islands Business general manager Samantha Magick (right)
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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)
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Human rights lawyer Sarah Schwartz who is executive director of the Jewish Council of Australia
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A former Kanaky New Caledonia territorial government president, Louis Mapou, heads the breakaway pro-independence UNI list
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New Caledonia’s political parties make final pitch to voters before campaigning...

This latest UN report is significant because it focuses specifically on children
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A UN report details the ‘overwhelming’ scale of children killed in...

The Fiji police and military have launched controversial joint security operations to take down criminal networks in the country
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"Bread and bullets" by Mr Fish
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Chris Hedges: Requiem for America on the Fourth of July

A TPNPB resistance fighter stands guard on the charred aircraft remains
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Fears of more conflict in West Papua after American pilot killed

"For Israeli diplomacy, the enemy is never merely the armed adversary"
Civil Society

Monsters playing victims – how Israel’s Danny Danon twists his war...

Protesters in New Zealand's largest city, Auckland Tāmaki Makaurau
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The West called it terrorism – Iran called it the architecture...

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

Jacinda Ardern
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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

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"Bread and bullets" by Mr Fish
Civil Society

Chris Hedges: Requiem for America on the Fourth of July

A TPNPB resistance fighter stands guard on the charred aircraft remains
Asia Report

Fears of more conflict in West Papua after American pilot killed

"For Israeli diplomacy, the enemy is never merely the armed adversary"
Civil Society

Monsters playing victims – how Israel’s Danny Danon twists his war...

Small island developing states facing the lowest global ODA level since 2014
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"Bread and bullets" by Mr Fish

Chris Hedges: Requiem for America on the Fourth of July

July 4, 2026
A TPNPB resistance fighter stands guard on the charred aircraft remains

Fears of more conflict in West Papua after American pilot killed

July 3, 2026
"For Israeli diplomacy, the enemy is never merely the armed adversary"

Monsters playing victims – how Israel’s Danny Danon twists his war...

July 3, 2026
Protesters in New Zealand's largest city, Auckland Tāmaki Makaurau

The West called it terrorism – Iran called it the architecture...

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A Papuan casualty on Monday

Indonesian soldiers accused of wounding two Papuan teenagers in Titigi

July 1, 2026
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