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The Realm of New Zealand's four leaders
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New Zealand says its ties with its Realm countries remain strong and stable

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August 29, 2026
Crowds gather in Tehran on March 9 to celebrate the appointment of Iran's new Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Seyed Mojtaba Khamenei
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Six months on, Iran is still standing but survival is becoming more costly

A PNG Parliament press gallery monitor shows Opposition Leader James Nomane speaking during debate following the tabling of the Bougainville referendum result
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PNG’s parliament Bougainville vote still many months away

Parliament Haus in Port Moresby
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Long time coming: After decades of struggle, is Bougainville on the brink of statehood?

New Caledonia's President Milakulo Tukumuli
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New Caledonia’s President Tukumuli outlines six-month recovery roadmap

The Beachcomber Island resort off Nadi in Fiji
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PNG Prime Minister James Marape (right) and MPs "pray for wisdom"
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‘This is a difficult task’: PNG parliament to finally address Bougainville...

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A bushfire comes close to a residential area in Hohola, Port Moresby
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PNG’s tinder-dry Central Province and NCD struggle under El Niño

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August 25, 2026
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Indonesian military forces in action in Intan Jaya regency in Central Papua province this week
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West Papua issue likely to be on agenda in Palau, says...

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August 20, 2026
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Reports from West Papua say parts of the highlands region have been blanketed by snow and ice in recent days
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Snowfall in West Papua, while severe drought hits other parts of...

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August 20, 2026
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In late-June, PNG Prime Minister James Marape instructed all provinces
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‘On another scale’ – PNG province unprepared for El Niño impacts,...

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August 19, 2026
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World Vision says humanitarian agencies are not seeing the lawlessness and disregard for international humanitarian law in the Pacific
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Pacific humanitarian workers face major logistical and access challenges, says World...

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August 19, 2026
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AI slop: "Imagine a world where a British royal princess and a former Uruguayan guerrilla fighter shared their deepest reflections on life
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Jeremy Rose: AI-generated good ‘news’ floods social media

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August 18, 2026
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The author, Laurens Ikinia, with extended whānau - family (he is pictured fourth from left)
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Indonesia at 81 – who owns the Land of Papua’s...

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August 17, 2026
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Auckland's new metro rail station Karanga-a-hape
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The Fiji Women's Crisis Centre team
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Fiji Women’s Crisis Centre turns 42 – reflections on a milestone

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Contesting the Cook Islands elections
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Producer Victor Mambor of the documentary Pesta Babi (Pig Feast): Colonialism in Our Time accepts the award on behalf of the production team
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Pesta Babi documentary wins both Udin and Tasrif awards for ‘injustice’...

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August 10, 2026
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A Rising Tide climate protest with a Newcastle Port blockade
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Australia, world leader in arresting climate protesters, drops 130 charges

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August 8, 2026
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Pacific Islands Forum Foreign Ministers Meeting 2026 in Suva
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Pacific Islands Forum fails to reach consensus on anti-missile statement against...

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August 8, 2026
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The Democrat voters chose Dr Abdul El-Sayed because he’s a fighter
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August 7, 2026
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Pacific Islands Forum member flags
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Pacific foreign ministers to discuss Solomons’ idea for regional security treaty

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August 7, 2026
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A lack of scrutiny and action from the international community, including New Zealand, is allowing illegal atrocities to continue in Gaza
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NZ’s shameful silence on Gaza is potentially complicity with genocide

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August 4, 2026
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Kanaky New Caledonia's new Territorial President Milakulo Tukumuli
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‘Kingmaker’ candidate elected new president of New Caledonia’s government

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August 1, 2026
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Switzerland is meeting its Paris obligations and improving the lives of tens of thousands of people in the process
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The price of international citizenship – Switzerland showing NZ the climate...

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July 30, 2026
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Part of a support poster in the campaign to keep Lyttelton Port in public hands
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Saige England: People, environment win DP World showdown – but port...

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July 30, 2026
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Lyttelton Port . . . controversial DP World-backed Tonui Consortium proposal rejected
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July 30, 2026
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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

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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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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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Journalist and video storyteller Cole Martin
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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
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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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"I am worried about the implications of any law that bans a chant by exiled people"
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West Papua's Morning Star flag of independence
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Fijian iTaukei leaders discuss contemporary issues, such as women's representation in Fijian society
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Islands Business general manager Samantha Magick (right)
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August 28, 2026
A PNG Parliament press gallery monitor shows Opposition Leader James Nomane speaking during debate following the tabling of the Bougainville referendum result

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