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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

May 13, 2026

"Without cartoonists, power goes unchecked"

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

"I stand against genocide" placard at a Stop Wars protest in Auckland's Aotea Square last month

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Blame the NZ govt for ‘selective’ human rights morality, not activists

Pacific media in action .

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Tongan media faces new type of challenge, following threat

Winners of the Goldman Environmental Award winners, 2026

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Bougainville advocate among all-women lineup winning Goldman Environmental prize

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

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...

March 8, 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

The Fiji HIV crisis

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

March 31, 2026

Taiātea Symposium at Waitangi 2026

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

February 5, 2026

Researcher Dr Sanimere Boladuadua

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

January 28, 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

"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

An "IDF = Murder Machine" banner at the "Banners for Humanity" exhibition

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South African activist praises World Court genocide case against Israel

April 18, 2026

Indigenous West Papuans struggle against the rapacious destruction of rainforest and militarisation of their lands

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Devastating new ‘ecocide’ film to premiere at West Papua solidarity forum...

March 5, 2026

Holy Shit. Cartoon by Mr Fish

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Chris Hedges: The political dysfunction of Trump as God

April 24, 2026

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

Pacific Media Watch -

April 15, 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

The new sign for Kaipātiki Hot Springs

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Popular Auckland hot springs gets name change to Kaipātiki

January 10, 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

Susi Newborn, a Greenpeace founder, Rainbow Warrior crew stalwart, activist and author

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Susi Newborn among activists featured in Pacific ‘nuclear free heroes’ video

Pacific Media Watch -

July 17, 2025

The author, Laurens Ikinia, with a well-preserved mummy from the Hubula tribe in Wamena

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Jakarta at crossroads – can President Prabowo connect with Papuan hearts?

January 27, 2026

West Papua Solidarity Forum

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West Papua Solidarity Forum, mini film festival aim to educate

February 4, 2026

Flashback to turmoil in the wake of the 2018 independence referendum in New Caledonia

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Betrayal of Kanaky decolonisation by Paris risks return to dark days

December 10, 2021

Marian Rivera as Mirama

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Evening star rising: Girlhood in the Aeta heartlands of the Philippines

January 16, 2026

Adelaide Writers' Week Festival Board members who resigned

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Adelaide Writers Week: Cancelled – no decorum without a quorum

January 13, 2026

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

Pacific Media Watch -

August 7, 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"

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

Analysis

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

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

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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)

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Surviving harassment in journalism – how Felix Chaudhary kept on top

POPULAR POSTS

A Canadian boy tourist holds a Palestinian flag aloft signalling to "no war" protesters on Devonport wharf

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Iran war fallout – Trump is going to Beijing on bended...

Commissioner Virginia Bell

Australia

Australian ‘antisemitism’ – the Royal Conflation Commission is in session

Abducted NZ Gaza flotilla campaigner Sean Janssen

Asia Report

‘They threatened to kill us at gunpoint,’ says NZ Gaza flotilla...

Ousted Solomon Islands Prime Minister Jeremiah Manele

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Solomon Islands PM Jeremiah Manele ousted after just over two years...

EDITOR'S PICKS

About 200 protesters in the Vallée-du-Tir yesterday marked the second anniversary of the pro-independence protests that erupted into riots in Nouméa

Analysis

Two years after New Caledonia’s violent uprising, tensions remain high

A free speech forum at Lingkaran Abepura in Jayapura last Monday

Asia Report

Papuan women ‘living in fear’ condemn military violence

Resigned TVNZ political editor Maiki Sherman

Democracy

Opposition MPs say former TVNZ political editor Maiki Sherman ‘hounded’ into...

Pacific media in action .

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Tongan media faces new type of challenge, following threat

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

Jacinda Ardern

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Gordon Campbell: Media collusion with National’s attack lines the real disgrace

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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

About 200 protesters in the Vallée-du-Tir yesterday marked the second anniversary of the pro-independence protests that erupted into riots in Nouméa

Analysis

Two years after New Caledonia’s violent uprising, tensions remain high

A free speech forum at Lingkaran Abepura in Jayapura last Monday

Asia Report

Papuan women ‘living in fear’ condemn military violence

Resigned TVNZ political editor Maiki Sherman

Democracy

Opposition MPs say former TVNZ political editor Maiki Sherman ‘hounded’ into...

Pacific media in action .

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Tongan media faces new type of challenge, following threat