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Village resisters against the massive destruction of rainforest as portrayed in the new West Papuan documentary Pesta Babi - Pig Feast

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West Papuan doco Pig Feast exposes oligarchs, food security crisis and ecocide under noses of military

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New Zealand Gaza flotilla supporters welcome home two Kiwi activists from brutal Israeli detention at the weekend

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Gaza freedom flotilla – reluctance of the West to protest Israel’s thuggery enabled the abuse

A woman protester holds up a “Wanted” poster featuring Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu

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Israel becomes world’s most disliked country, global survey finds

The documentary Pesta Babi has stirred discussions about Papuan development and the impact of deforestation policies

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Pesta Babi doco stirs West Papuan development debates and ‘crackdown’

Starkly, in Israel’s case, not only does its actions in Gaza look like genocide, but its leaders have been crystal clear

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The West’s bubble of illusion about Israel – and about itself – is finally being burst

Chinese embassy staff in Nauru with government officials hosted a New Year Candy Parade on 2 January 2026

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Nauru orders public servants, govt bodies to follow ‘One China’ policy

May 21, 2026

PNG's Parliament Haus in Port Moresby

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New bid to tackle Papua New Guinea’s chronic lack of women...

May 20, 2026

An Auckland Writers' Festival vigil with Marika (left) and Kathy

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Palestine on patrol – how a flag-dress caused a writers’ stir...

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May 17, 2026

"Without cartoonists, power goes unchecked"

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Pacific political caricatures: Why criticising a leader’s actions isn’t a personal...

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May 5, 2026

Papua's Tom Beanal

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Thom Beanal – saluting a human rights legacy for Papua’s ‘father’

May 18, 2026

French President Emmanuel Macron and Papua New Guinea PM James Marape meeting

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PNG prime minister visits France, plans to open Paris embassy

May 26, 2026

"The message is clear to every current or aspiring Republican politician: Be a toady to Trump, or you’re out."

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Robert Reich: Has Trump’s Republican Party become a criminal enterprise?

May 20, 2026

Winners of the Goldman Environmental Award winners, 2026

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Bougainville advocate among all-women lineup winning Goldman Environmental prize

April 25, 2026

Author Shana Chandra

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Girmitiya ancestry the inspiration behind Fiji writer’s debut novel

April 28, 2026

The Fiji HIV crisis

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‘We’re doing something about it’ – Fiji’s health minister defends HIV...

March 31, 2026

"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...

February 12, 2026

Taiātea Symposium at Waitangi 2026

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Indigenous and Pacific leaders unite at Waitangi with shared messages on...

February 5, 2026

Vanuatu national women's football team playing Fiji last week in the FIFA 2027 World Cup Oceania Qualifiers

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Vanuatu newspaper faces football coverage ban after ‘lesbianism’ headline

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March 16, 2026

West Papua's Morning Star flag of independence

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

July 6, 2025

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Iran trolls Trump with AI-generated LEGO video – now ‘banned’

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April 15, 2026

Pacific media in action .

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Tongan media faces new type of challenge, following threat

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May 13, 2026

Mele Ikiua with four of her five children: Eunique Ikiua (from left), Kaira-Jo Talagi-Ikiua, Topui Jnr Talagi-Ikiua, Mele, and Hannah Edwards-Ikiua

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Pasifika recipients say King’s Birthday honours not just theirs alone

June 2, 2025

West Papua on Google

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How Google moulds public opinion on West Papua, disrupts education

February 15, 2022

Researcher Dr Sanimere Boladuadua

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Pacific women scholars call for ‘radical shift’ in global health systems

January 28, 2026

“Pesta Babi" (The Pig Party) . . . the West Papuan documentary film

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West Papuan filmmakers expose Merauke rainforest destruction in ‘siege’ doco

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February 24, 2026

Fijian iTaukei leaders discuss contemporary issues, such as women's representation in Fijian society

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Fijian journalists use talanoa and tradition to find their voice

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August 16, 2024

John Miller's photograph of the 1975 Land March held up in the same location at the 2024 Hīkoi mō te Tiriti in Pōneke Wellington.

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Protest photographer John Miller records Hīkoi mō te Tiriti with his...

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November 24, 2024

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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"

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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

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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

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Better immunisation coverage needed to prevent Pacific measles, says WHO

Labour's former broadcasting minister Willie Jackson

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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Not up for debate: Fijian journalists in the climate crisis response

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Fijian iTaukei leaders discuss contemporary issues, such as women's representation in Fijian society

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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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Surviving harassment in journalism – how Felix Chaudhary kept on top

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New Caledonia’s MP at the French National Assembly Emmanuel Tjibaou (pro-independence) after the French National Assembly endorsed changes in New Caledonia’s electoral roll for provincial elections

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French National Assembly allows ‘native’ voters to take part in local...

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US target on leftwing streamer Hasan Piker and antiwar activist Medea Benjamin

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French President Emmanuel Macron and Papua New Guinea PM James Marape meeting

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PNG prime minister visits France, plans to open Paris embassy

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

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French President Emmanuel Macron and Papua New Guinea PM James Marape meeting

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