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This 18-month-old child’s father, Osama Abu Nassar, was detained near the al-Maghazi refugee camp

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‘Torture and genocide’ – UN expert Francesca Albanese denounces Israeli abuse of Palestinians

March 28, 2026

PNG Police Commissioner David Manning

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Marape condemns killing of PNG policeman, says sorry to family

Sitiveni Rabuka appeared before the Fiji Truth and Reconciliation Commission

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Fiji PM Rabuka blames ‘insulated’ upbringing for racially motivated 1987 coups

A New Zealand protester holds a poster for the "Trump Gaza" ethnic cleansing plan for a tourism development

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Hamas accuses Israel of ‘blackmail’ over aid, demands end of US support for Netanyahu

Critics say the lack of transparency, including unclear numbers, roles, and oversight, is troubling, especially while international courts are examining serious allegations linked to the conflict. Image: OnePath Network

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600 Australians, 50 Kiwis fighting for Israeli military during Gaza genocide

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Robredo slams extrajudicial killings, online trolls in Rights Day message

December 10, 2017

NZ pilot Philip Mehrtens with some of his West Papuan rebel captors

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Two countries, two kidnappings – Port Moresby shows Jakarta how it’s...

February 27, 2023

Papua's former Governor Lukas Enembe in court

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

September 28, 2023

"Stop bombing kids" . . . a banner at the solidarity rally in Auckland's "Palestine Corner"

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100 children killed or wounded every day since Gaza ceasefire broken

April 5, 2025

From restrictions on access to information and gag suits to physical attacks

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200 journalists ‘targeted’ over their environment reporting, warns RSF

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April 25, 2024

Security firms largest employer in Papua New Guinea

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Private security companies ‘holding PNG together’, claims minister

March 28, 2023

Suspended Police Commissioner Sitiveni Qiliho (right in shadows walking outside Suva's CID headquarters)

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Former Fiji PM Bainimarama and suspended police chief charged

March 9, 2023

Arrested Former Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte

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Rodrigo Duterte, how the powerful turned powerless – by a target

March 13, 2025

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Former PMW reporter talks to SA media on mosque massacre

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March 22, 2019

Former Fiji prime minister Voreqe Bainimarama

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Convicted former Fiji PM Voreqe Bainimarama released from prison

November 8, 2024

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PNG police officer accused of assault on female journalists at Boroko

Pacific Media Watch -

June 3, 2016

The Rainbow Warrior III on the eve of the memorial service for Greenpeace photographer Fernando Pereira

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‘Storm clouds are gathering’: 40 years on from the bombing of...

July 10, 2025

A funeral for yet another Gaza journalist

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The Listening Post: ‘They have been targeting media – anybody who...

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January 26, 2025

PNG former prime minister Peter O'Neill outside Boroko Police Station

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O’Neill claims perjury charges over PNG’s UBS loan inquiry ‘political’

June 12, 2023

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‘He is a terrorist – and nameless’, PM Jacinda Ardern declares...

March 19, 2019

Nelson votes to sanction Israel

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Nelson City Council joins NZ local bodies voting to sanction Israel

December 5, 2024

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‘Shocking’ levels of child violence found in Pacific, says new report

August 2, 2019

Highlands women attend a funeral for a victim of a sorcery accusation-related attack

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Pivotal role of PNG’s village courts in curbing sorcery violence

March 21, 2024

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Mastermind behind murder of activist Munir still unknown after 13 years

September 7, 2017

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Author David Robie tells of outrage over sinking of the Rainbow...

July 9, 2025

PNG Police Commissioner David Manning

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PNG’s police and defence force close ranks to foil ‘opportunist crimes’

June 2, 2024

The University of Technology in Lae

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Police warn PNG public about robbers after attack on Unitech students

May 25, 2022

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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"

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COP29: Carbon credit trading scheme criticised as ‘get out of jail...

In the Eye of the Storm

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Strings attached: The reality behind NZ’s climate aid in the Pacific

Pacific Climate Warriors

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How Pacific environmental defenders are coping with the covid pandemic

CORONAVIRUS

Senator Robert F Kennedy Jr

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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

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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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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

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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

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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

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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

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

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The March for Peace in Auckland, New Zealand, on June 20

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The new Middle East: How the Old Order died and what...

The opening of the 2026 session of the Special Committee on the Situation with regard to the Implementation of the Declaration on the Granting of Independence to Colonial Countries and Peoples (C-24) meeting

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Renewed UN calls for decolonisation action on New Caledonia, French Polynesia,...

Gaza flotilla humanitarian activist Hāhona Ormsby

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‘Take this seriously’ – flotilla activist claims beating allegations ignored by...

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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Cook Islands says bulk-buying and stockpiling places pressure on supply for everyone and is not necessary

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A timeline of how the fuel crisis impacted on the Pacific

The executive officer of the Jewish Council of Australia, Sarah Schwartz

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The leftwing heart of the Labour Party were upset by Starmer's support for Israel.

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

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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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Cook Islands says bulk-buying and stockpiling places pressure on supply for everyone and is not necessary

American Samoa

A timeline of how the fuel crisis impacted on the Pacific

The executive officer of the Jewish Council of Australia, Sarah Schwartz

Asia Report

Saige England: Praise for Australia’s Jewish Council but NZ’s council is...

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...

Four days before the Kanaky New Caledonia provincial elections, the pro-independence Kanak Workers and Exploited Workers' Union (USTKE) has announced its voting preferences in all three provinces

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Alcohol sales banned in New Caledonia as provincial election approaches