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Cleaning up Tonga's volcano ashfall

Development

Why no warning sirens before Tonga’s deadly tsunami hit? Minister unclear

January 27, 2022

Former UNDP adninistrator Helen Clark

Development

Clark condemns US withdrawal as ‘assault on international system of cooperation’

The University of Papua New Guinea

Development

Mass eviction back on again near UPNG as police give green light

High tide floodwaters in the Carterets 06-12-2021

Development

Tidal damage cuts swathe across wide area of Pacific

The new New Zealand investment bill is convoluted and would significantly reduce effective scrutiny of foreign investments

Development

Why has a bill to relax NZ foreign investment rules had so little scrutiny?

Palau's leader Surangel Whipps Jr (left) and US President-elect Donald Trump

Development

Palau’s president invites Trump to visit Pacific to see climate crisis...

December 6, 2024

The Panguna mine as seen in Bougainville, Papua New Guinea,

Development

Rio Tinto class action begins over ‘toxic’ Bougainville mine disaster

October 13, 2024

Development

Governor Juffa, police crack down on PNG’s Collingwood Bay illegal logging

Pacific Media Centre -

March 20, 2018

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

Development

A timeline of how the fuel crisis impacted on the Pacific

June 25, 2026

US President Dionald Trump and Mohammed bin Salman (MBS), the de facto ruler of Saudi Arabia

Development

Lim Tean: What is an American signature by Trump actually worth?

July 27, 2026

Ihumatao Eru Rakena

Development

Ihumātao: Powerful powhiri welcomes state ministers to protest site

July 27, 2019

Two of the three latest Lebanese journalists assassinated by Israel . . . Fatemeh Fatouni (left)

Development

How the US, Israel and Iran are controlling their media narratives

Pacific Media Watch -

March 29, 2026

Development

Murray Horton: Hey, Jacinda, let’s do this – be truly independent

October 23, 2017

Development

Village on the broken mountain – the plight of PNG’s quake-hit...

August 21, 2018

Papua New Guinea's Yasina Nature Park

Development

Global tourism can thrive in PNG local communities, says Yasina Park...

June 19, 2023

French Polynesia's President Moetai Brotherson

Development

French Polynesia urges Pacific to unite amid rising global tensions

March 11, 2026

Development

Health risks of climate change ‘earliest, most severe’ for Pacific –...

September 30, 2017

Chinese sulky silence with Pacific media

Development

How China’s creeping influence undermines Pacific media freedom

July 14, 2022

Next chapter in Afghanistan

Development

Indonesia holds fire on Afghanistan relations – awaits Taliban government

September 2, 2021

"Illegal Israeli settlements are slowly circling and strangling Palestinian towns

Development

Beyond Gaza, Israel pushes to occupy more of the West Bank

February 15, 2026

The Pacific 2025 year ahead

Development

Pacific 2025: Vanuatu quake, Tongan and Kanaky shakeups, Trump questions set...

January 4, 2025

Development

Tonga’s communications blackout ‘a problem out of their control’

Pacific Media Watch -

January 24, 2019

Indonesian Navy (TNI AL) Mobile Yonif 1 Marine Task Force for Indonesian-PNG Border Security soldiers

Development

Indonesian military operations spark concerns over displaced indigenous Papuans

May 22, 2025

Development

Peter S. Kinjap: Development and injustice – expect the worst in...

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December 15, 2016

Asia Pacific Media editor Dr David Robie

Development

Newsmakers dissect state and future of Pacific journalism

Pacific Media Watch -

July 5, 2024

Kiribati dropped a bombshell at the Pacific Islands Forum

Development

NZ should show real solidarity with the Pacific by embracing climate...

July 30, 2022

Fiji's first coup leader and former prime minister Sitiveni Rabuka with RNZ

Development

Sitiveni Rabuka takes Fiji campaign trail to Aotearoa New Zealand

June 26, 2022

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CLIMATE AND COVID

Pacific verdict on COP29

Development

COP29: Pacific climate advocates decry outcome as ‘a catastrophic failure’

A protester at COP29 calls on wealthy nations to "pay up"

Development

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

Journalist and video storyteller Cole Martin

Asia Report

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

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"

Analysis

Saige England: Bearing witness – we are seeing a rise of...

West Papua's Morning Star flag of independence

Asia Report

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...

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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

Pacific locations could host intelligence and combat-support units

Asia Report

US think tank proposes military shift to Guam, CNMI and Pacific...

President Trump boasts of having the greatest military in the world

Analysis

Why can’t Democrats outshine a dangerous, unstable, delusional, egomaniacal Trump?

Witness Papali'i Mele Maualaivao

Disasters

Pacific remembering September 11 . . . 25 years on

A pro-Palestine protest against Israeli genocide in Gaza and the illegal settlements in the West Bank in Auckland

Analysis

The case for NZ joining the UK in sanctioning Israel over...

EDITOR'S PICKS

Author Naomi Klein . . . "Either you bunker - either you just protect you and yours - or . . .

Development

‘End Times Fascism’ – Naomi Klein, Astra Taylor on billionaires, bunkers,...

Fiji's HIV crisis

Editor's Picks

‘We are very open’: Fiji’s tourism minister says HIV emergency should...

TUC unions back motion demanding boycotts and sanctions to oppose the "catastrophic destruction of Gaza"

Development

Palestine Forum calls on NZ unions to follow TUC sanctions lead...

"Put the greens last"

Analysis

Australia’s social cohesion, far-right astroturfers and the Bondi Royal Commission

MOST COMMENTS

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

Fiji's HIV crisis

Editor's Picks

‘We are very open’: Fiji’s tourism minister says HIV emergency should...

TUC unions back motion demanding boycotts and sanctions to oppose the "catastrophic destruction of Gaza"

Development

Palestine Forum calls on NZ unions to follow TUC sanctions lead...

"Put the greens last"

Analysis

Australia’s social cohesion, far-right astroturfers and the Bondi Royal Commission

Labour's Deputy Leader Carmel Sepuloni

Civil Society

Labour promises visa-free travel for Pacific as overstayer rates rise