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PNG Prime Minister James Marape

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PNG’s Marape on the Mt Bosavi hostages: ‘Free them all’

February 24, 2023

An Israeli army spokesperson had falsely called Al Jazeera Arabic’s Gaza correspondent Anas Al-Sharif a "terrorist" multiple times

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CPJ condemns Israeli killing of Gaza journalist Anas al-Sharif and video crew of four

The charred ruins of Gerehu's central shopping district

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PNG’s Gerehu became a ‘ghost town in the blink of an eye’ after riot

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The Intan Jaya conflict: A risk of more widespread violence in future

Charged with abuse of office and detained overnight

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Fiji’s ex-PM Bainimarama, Sayed-Khaiyum charged for abuse of office

The tougher new legislation has been introduced to target 'domestic terrorism"

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Tough new PNG police powers won’t work, says Transparency chief

July 5, 2023

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Tongan police charge Lord Tu’ivakanō with bribery in passport saga probe

March 2, 2018

"The kids had all been tortured’ in West Papua

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Advocacy group calls on Senator Wong to press Jakarta over latest...

September 28, 2023

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Christchurch terror attacks: NZ advertisers to pull social media ads

Pacific Media Watch -

March 19, 2019

Indonesian police blockade a protest in the Papuan capital of Jayapura

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Rights group says security forces unlawfully killed 72 Papuans in past...

December 20, 2022

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‘I will have you jailed too,’ Trillanes warns President Duterte

February 25, 2017

Fiji Prime Minister's son Meli Bainimarama faces 17 charges

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Fiji leader’s son faces domestic violence charges in Sydney

September 17, 2022

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PNG police shoot dead 3 suspects in botched Lae armed robbery

April 3, 2018

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Israel’s ‘illogical’ legal defence off to weak start, says analyst Bishara

Pacific Media Watch -

January 13, 2024

Jubilation over terrorist sentence

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When life means life: why the NZ court had to deliver...

August 27, 2020

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Philippine military vow to bring Abu Sayyaf to justice after beheading

April 26, 2016

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What is JAD? Indonesian terror group behind Surabaya church bombings

May 15, 2018

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Christchurch commission’s call to improve NZ social cohesion is its hardest...

December 9, 2020

Palestine advocate Leeann Wahanui-Peters

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Israel accused over ‘shameful whitewashing’ bid to sanitise soldier holidays in...

January 17, 2026

NZ Labour MP Louisa Wall

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NZ Labour MP breaks ranks to accuse China of organ harvesting,...

July 5, 2021

Auckland protesters condemn Israel's systematic starvation tactics in the besieged Gaza enclave in a march in the Viaduct

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PSNA calls on NZ to urgently condemn Israeli weaponisation of starvation

July 21, 2025

Crime reports as the post-cyclone Gabrielle clean-up operations continue

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Cyclone Gabrielle: Police report number of uncontactable people down to single...

February 26, 2023

Port Moresby's Bomana Correctional Facility . . . nine inmates injured in an confrontation with jail guards. Image: RNZ/Johnny Blades

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Inmates in critical condition after alleged attack by PNG corrections officers

February 26, 2026

Accused Goroka MP Aiye Tambua

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PNG court rejects sex case accused MP’s bid to gag media

Pacific Media Watch -

April 5, 2024

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Highlands tribal fighting in PNG – Scott Waide backgrounds the conflict

Pacific Media Watch -

March 17, 2020

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

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

February 27, 2023

Security firms largest employer in Papua New Guinea

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Private security companies ‘holding PNG together’, claims minister

March 28, 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

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

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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

Indonesian police launch a brutal crackdown against Papuan protesters

Asia Report

Wenda calls on Indonesia to halt crackdown on peaceful Papua protests

Indonesian security forces crack down on a Papuan protest over the Puncak massacre

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West Papua: The unhealed wounds and sorrow run deep in Puncak

Starlink green light . . . good news for many Papua New Guineans

Disasters

Starlink set to return to PNG after court quashes ban, clearing...

Fiji Minister for Defence Pio Tikoduadua

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Injured Fiji police officer in checkpoint incident ‘is my daughter’, says...

EDITOR'S PICKS

Indonesian security forces crack down on a Papuan protest over the Puncak massacre

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West Papua: The unhealed wounds and sorrow run deep in Puncak

The narrative being delivered through our “Western-centric” media lens is that Ukrainians are legitimately resisting and defending their homeland from an evil invader

Analysis

‘Self-defence’ and the contradictions of Western exceptionalism in our media

Author Shana Chandra

Culture

Girmitiya ancestry the inspiration behind Fiji writer’s debut novel

Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi meets with Russian President Vladimir Putin

Analysis

As Trump’s narrative on negotiations flails, Iran is setting its own...

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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

Indonesian security forces crack down on a Papuan protest over the Puncak massacre

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West Papua: The unhealed wounds and sorrow run deep in Puncak

Indonesian police launch a brutal crackdown against Papuan protesters

Asia Report

Wenda calls on Indonesia to halt crackdown on peaceful Papua protests

The narrative being delivered through our “Western-centric” media lens is that Ukrainians are legitimately resisting and defending their homeland from an evil invader

Analysis

‘Self-defence’ and the contradictions of Western exceptionalism in our media

Author Shana Chandra

Culture

Girmitiya ancestry the inspiration behind Fiji writer’s debut novel