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Israeli colonialism . . . the Nakba

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Why is the West dancing to Israel’s tune? What’s leading us to disaster

Pacific Media Watch -

March 28, 2026

PNG Prime Minister James Marape

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PNG to upgrade Tribal Fights Act with life in jail for ‘domestic terrorists’

Gary Juffa

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Juffa welcomes inter agency probe with logging spot checks in Oro

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Indonesian activists seek Appeal Court ruling on Munir murder files case

Mosque attack court appearance

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Court appearance: Mosque attack survivors’ and families’ painful day

Peter O'Neill

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Former PNG PM O’Neill arrested for alleged ‘abuse’ on return home

May 24, 2020

Fiji's Acting Director of Public Prosecutions John Rabuku

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Justice wins, says Fiji’s acting DPP over jailing of former PM,...

May 12, 2024

Human Rights

‘Zero mention of human rights abuses during the Aus govt’s visit...

August 23, 2016

Crime

Wiranto appointment confirms ‘deep-rooted impunity’ in Indonesia, say rights groups

July 28, 2016

Australian Federal Police officers on peacekeeping duties in Honiara

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‘Don’t interfere’, Solomon Islands police tell opposition leader

December 5, 2021

How the New Zealand Herald featured the assassination attempt on former President Donald

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Elevation, colour – and the American flag. Here’s what makes Evan...

Pacific Media Watch -

July 15, 2024

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David Robie: Florida airport shootings – few basic questions being raised

January 12, 2017

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Philippines faces call for UN rights inquiry into war-on-drugs killings

July 10, 2019

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Duterte blamed for spate of killings – 10 Filipino activists dead...

December 8, 2017

A US protester holds placards reading ‘’war making is a crime’’

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‘Maniacal tyrant’ Trump and Iran trade threats to energy infrastructure over...

March 23, 2026

Home Affairs Minister Pio Tikoduadua

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‘Remain calm’, Fiji’s Pio tells public over firebombing incident in Suva

September 22, 2023

Crime

Civicus Monitor criticises PNG use of cybercrime law to curb free...

Pacific Media Watch -

February 13, 2025

Boship Kaiwi . . . found guilty

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PNG court finds Boship Kaiwi guilty over death of Jenelyn Kennedy

June 19, 2023

Women rights advocates in Papua New Guinea are calling on women to stand up against violence

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‘National crisis’: PNG women demand MPs act against all forms of...

February 23, 2024

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Indonesian police not investigating violence against journalists, says AJI

Pacific Media Watch -

August 7, 2019

Police guard at LynnMall Countdown

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Missed opportunities to deradicalise attacker in NZ tragedy, says criminologist

September 6, 2021

Jone Vakarisi . . . asked if he was planning a coup

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‘His life mattered’: Family of man who died in Fiji military...

April 23, 2026

Pastor Yeremia Zanambani

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Independent investigators blame TNI for killing of Papuan pastor

Pacific Media Watch -

October 31, 2020

PNG's Milne Bay Province

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30 killed, many injured in PNG ‘island of love’ tribal massacre

October 25, 2022

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Two people die, PNG police officer wounded in Madang clashes

April 8, 2018

PNG Defence Force and police officers patrolling near the town of Wabag

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Wapenamanda massacre: ‘Pregnant mothers fled for their lives’

February 20, 2024

Police Commissioner David Manning (right) escorts the the three last hostages to be released by the gunmen

Crime

Nightmare over for final 3 PNG freed hostages – police hunt...

February 27, 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

Journalist and video storyteller Cole Martin

Asia Report

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

Crime

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

Crime

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...

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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

President Surangel Whipps talking over the chairmanship of the PIF, making his remarks at the opening of the 55th PIFLM in Palau

Climate

Pacific leaders urged to be united behind 2050 climate action vision

US Deputy Secretary of State Christopher Landau (from left), Cook Islands Prime Minister Mark Brown, and New Zealand Foreign Minister Winston Peters mark the announcement of the Penrhyn port project in Palau

Climate

US expected to announce major fuel security deal at Pacific Islands...

Vanuatu Special Envoy on Decolonisation and Maritime Boundaries Delimitation Joe Natuman

Asia Report

Vanuatu special envoy calls for PIF to ‘reopen’ issue of Pacific...

Cook Islands Party leader Mark Brown

Cook Islands

Mark Brown’s Cook Islands Party set to govern for historic fifth...

EDITOR'S PICKS

Fiji's Lautoka City Council says it has started in collaboration with the Fiji Police Force

Civil Society

Who is responsible? Glaring lack of clarity over Fiji operation to...

US Deputy Secretary of State Christopher Landau (from left), Cook Islands Prime Minister Mark Brown, and New Zealand Foreign Minister Winston Peters mark the announcement of the Penrhyn port project in Palau

Climate

US expected to announce major fuel security deal at Pacific Islands...

President Surangel Whipps talking over the chairmanship of the PIF, making his remarks at the opening of the 55th PIFLM in Palau

Climate

Pacific leaders urged to be united behind 2050 climate action vision

Palestine Solidarity Network Aotearoa (PSNA) activist Neil Scott

Asia Report

How Free Palestine party plans to pressure NZ govt over its...

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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

Colonel Nochi Mendel ordered the Israeli drone strike that killed seven aid workers in April 2024

Asia Report

‘Not sorry’ – will international pressure mean justice for Zomi Frankcom?

Pro-Palestine activists at a public meeting in Auckland last night planning for the New Zealand share of the Global March for Palestine

Asia Report

PSNA raps NZ govt over ‘haphazard’ foreign policy and mixed messages

US Deputy Secretary of State Christopher Landau (from left), Cook Islands Prime Minister Mark Brown, and New Zealand Foreign Minister Winston Peters mark the announcement of the Penrhyn port project in Palau

Climate

US expected to announce major fuel security deal at Pacific Islands...

President Surangel Whipps talking over the chairmanship of the PIF, making his remarks at the opening of the 55th PIFLM in Palau

Climate

Pacific leaders urged to be united behind 2050 climate action vision