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Crispin Maslog: A love-hate relationship with President Duterte

September 20, 2016

Papua's former Governor Lukas Enembe in court

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Former Papuan governor Enembe’s corruption trial ends – verdict soon

Climate activist Violet Coco

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‘Israel wanted to shame us, but the shame is Israel’s,’ says climate activist Violet Coco

Civil Society

Refugee advocates hopeful for better human rights with Suu Kyi’s win in Myanmar

Senator Lindsey Graham (left) and US Secretary of State Marco Rubio

Civil Society

Caitlin Johnstone: More shockingly honest confessions from the Empire managers

The United Kingdom, France and Canada announced they would ban imports of Israeli products which originated from the illegal settlements in the occupied West Bank

Civil Society

Peters’ ‘hot air’ over Israeli settlement trade ban rules out of...

September 9, 2026

"Terror is the engine that empowers dictatorships"

Civil Society

Chris Hedges: The global machinery of terror

Pacific Media Watch -

January 13, 2026

Civil Society

In publishing Tom Cotton, The New York Times has made a...

June 7, 2020

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

May 25, 2026

Political prisoners during the 1793 French "Reign of Terror" awaiting their fate

Civil Society

The French Revolution executed royals and nobles, yes – but most...

July 14, 2023

Australian Attorney-General Michelle Rowland

Civil Society

Australia’s frightening new ‘hate speech’ laws are clearly aimed at pro-Palestine...

January 22, 2026

Civil Society

Life after the PNG quakes and more really tough decisions ahead

Pacific Media Centre -

March 27, 2018

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

Civil Society

Australia’s Combat Antisemitism Movement keeps slaying social cohesion

May 28, 2026

Thai protesters gathered outside the Israeli Embassy in Bangkok condemn the behaviour of Israeli tourists

Civil Society

‘Take Thailand Back’ – Thais protest against ‘disrespectful’ Israeli tourists in...

September 11, 2026

You start pulling on one thread and then the whole thing unravels

Civil Society

Caitlin Johnstone: All it takes is one crack in the lie...

August 28, 2026

Fiji's NGO Coalition on Human Rights chair Shamima Ali

Civil Society

Fiji ‘failing’ the Gaza genocide and humanity test, says rights group

July 29, 2025

Civil Society

Deportation of NZ missionary ‘will not be taken lightly’, says archbishop

July 5, 2017

The Hīkoi mō te Tiriti in Huntly

Civil Society

Hīkoi day four: Setting off from Huntly on way to Wellington...

November 14, 2024

"Western media institutions promote a colonial narrative that reproduces the discourse of Israeli superiority, using linguistic and legal mechanisms to justify genocide."

Civil Society

Systematic bias: how Western media reproduces the Israeli narrative

July 19, 2025

Venezuelans mobilise in Caracas against US violent aggression and abductions this week

Civil Society

Ian Powell: The Nicolás Maduro kidnapping, US imperialist expansion and implications...

January 10, 2026

Known far-right figures were among the first setting up at the Beehive Parliament protest

Civil Society

Mad, bad or mostly moderate? Media’s mixed message on protest

Pacific Media Watch -

February 20, 2022

Te Ao With Moana

Civil Society

Māori delegates defend controversial ‘Indigenous’ trips to Israel

Pacific Media Watch -

September 24, 2026

The March 4, 2021, gender justice rally, Australia

Civil Society

Nine Australians fighting for gender equality and making a difference

April 20, 2021

A protest over a controversial and widely condemned series of heavily armed nationwide Te Urewera raids

Civil Society

An indictment of NZ’s settler colonial and ‘Five Eyes’ spy paranoia...

January 8, 2025

PSNA co-chair Maher Nazzal (from left), councillor Julie Fairey and Kathy Ross

Civil Society

Auckland Council committee votes to review illegal Israeli settlement policies

April 14, 2026

Civil Society

Philippines youth groups mark Martial Law’s 44th anniversary with protests

September 21, 2016

Owen Wilkes speaking at a protest at the US base at Christchurch Airport

Civil Society

Owen Wilkes, the intellect behind New Zealand’s anti-nuclear stance

January 17, 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

“Anything’s possible. Don’t give up hope.”

Analysis

Caitlin Johnstone: Assange returns to public commentary . . . ...

Journalist and video storyteller Cole Martin

Civil Society

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

Civil Society

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

Civil Society

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

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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

A Palestine solidarity rally in Auckland on 3 Oct 2026

Civil Society

Palestine – We remember. We resist. We remain. We will not...

Writer Nick Bollinger speaking at the Roger Fowler whānau's book launch

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A reminder of what is possible in community empowerment – ‘survival...

Local Fiji journalists conduct an interview at the Pacific Peace and Security Dialogue in Suva

Analysis

Fiji’s Online Safety Act – why it poses risks for journalism

Labour's foreign policy spokesperson Vanushi Walters

Democracy

Labour ‘will not shrink’ from moral challenges – it will recognise...

EDITOR'S PICKS

Masked Kumul 23 elite police tactical force members

Crime

Eight dead in September violence at Papua New Guinea’s troubled Porgera

The Global March for Palestine in Auckland

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What is happening to Palestine is the tip of the spear...

Fiji Times chair Kirit Prabhudas Patel

Democracy

Fiji Times reaffirms commitment to truth, fairness and accountability

1News coverage on New Zealand public broadcaster television

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Maher Nazzal: Shame on New Zealand’s mainstream news media

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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

Masked Kumul 23 elite police tactical force members

Crime

Eight dead in September violence at Papua New Guinea’s troubled Porgera

The Global March for Palestine in Auckland

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What is happening to Palestine is the tip of the spear...

Fiji Times chair Kirit Prabhudas Patel

Democracy

Fiji Times reaffirms commitment to truth, fairness and accountability

Writer Nick Bollinger speaking at the Roger Fowler whānau's book launch

Civil Society

A reminder of what is possible in community empowerment – ‘survival...