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$154m earmarked for development assistance in Fiji

June 12, 2019

SciDevNet speakers

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Universities need to boost ‘poor sister’ community engagement, forum told

"Corrupt by nature" - Fast Track Bill.

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‘Greedy lying racists’, ‘Kill the bill’, say thousands of NZ protesters over fast track draft

A candidate’s campaign poster for Vanuatu’s snap general election next week on January 16

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Vanuatu election 2025: Earthquake aftershocks expose high cost of democracy

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Mendi mayhem destroyed 42,000 vaccine shots for PNG children

Spawning kawaka

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Fijian policymaker calls for an ‘inspired’ defence of world oceans

June 8, 2022

Former Palestinian diplomat Ali Kazak

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Former Canberra diplomat Ali Kuzak dies on the way to Palestine

May 19, 2025

James O'Dea ... oral historical account of struggles in Aotearoa

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James ‘Jimmy’ O’Dea: How he upheld Te Tino Rangatiratanga and many...

December 9, 2021

Filipino President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr

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Not over: Young generations wage fight to protect Martial Law memories

September 21, 2022

High tide floodwaters in the Carterets 06-12-2021

Development

Tidal damage cuts swathe across wide area of Pacific

December 7, 2021

An appeal advertisement for Jewish National Fund Australia

Development

Australian charities funding Israel’s illegal settlements ‘untouchable’, says Labor govt

March 20, 2026

Pacific flags . . . advancing advance discussions on the the Blue Pacific

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Pacific Islands Forum leaders advance discussions on regional reforms

March 28, 2025

Troubled road to Nouméa

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Troubled road in New Caledonia fully reopens after eight-month closure

February 3, 2025

Rongelap MP Hilton Kendall speaking at the welcoming ceremony for the Rainbow Warrior in Majuro

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Marshall Islands: How the Rongelap evacuation changed the course of history

March 15, 2025

Indonesia's President Prabowo speaking dressed in a keffiyeh

Development

Prabowo’s tears and cries of ‘Free Palestine’ are not enough

September 22, 2026

The New Caledonia Congress in session in November 2024

Development

New Caledonia political crisis costs one third of multi-million French package

January 2, 2025

New Zealand's French Pacific territories Consul-General Felicity Roxburgh

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NZ consul hails long-standing ties with New Caledonia

September 20, 2022

Maata Wharehoka . . . Parihaka Matriarch

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Parihaka’s matriarch, champion of tikanga and peace advocate Maata Wharehoka dies...

February 25, 2025

‎Recognising and respecting local value systems is not about compromising press freedom

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Culture at the core: examining journalism values in the Pacific

Pacific Media Watch -

May 21, 2025

Taeri MP and former journalist Ingrid Leary

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Fiji coup culture and political meddling in media education given airing

Pacific Media Watch -

June 4, 2025

New Zealand is hurtling towards a sharply divided country of extreme wealth and extreme poverty

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Govt should defuse NZ’s social timebomb – but won’t

May 22, 2025

Producer Victor Mambor (left) and director Dandhy Dwi Laksono of Pesta Babi (Pig Feast)

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‘The world should see this’, say Papua deforestation doco filmmakers

March 13, 2026

Kanak great chief Hippolyte Sinewami Htamumu

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Kanak great chief resigns from New Caledonia’s customary Senate

August 1, 2024

Former Ethnic Communities Minister Melissa Lee

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Ethnic community leaders slam Lee’s removal from diversity portfolio

January 22, 2025

Prime Minister James Marape presenting a traditional eagle wood spear with totems to French President Emmanuel Macron

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Macron keen on Varirata forest lookout for bilateral talks with PNG

July 28, 2023

FLNKS (Kanak and Socialist National Liberation Front) members hold "No to Bougival" banners in a Nouméa protest

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FLNKS snubs Nouméa constitutional reform talks for New Caledonia

August 24, 2025

Participants at a Pacific Islands Festival in Europe show their support for the Free West Papua campaign

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Activist group praises Pacific support for West Papua but slams NZ

March 25, 2025

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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

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

“Anything’s possible. Don’t give up hope.”

Analysis

Caitlin Johnstone: Assange returns to public commentary . . . ...

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...

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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

The Greens "Zionism is racism" motion was passed by an overwhelming majority

Asia Report

UK Greens celebrate landmark ’Zionism is racism’ policy adoption

Pro-France New Caledonian politician Nicolas Metzdorf, a deputy in the French National Assembly

Development

‘We are not a French province’ – Vanuatu slams pro-France lawmaker’s...

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney (left) invited New Zealand PM Christopher Luxon

Economics

New Zealand walks away from multi-billion dollar Defence Bank

Local Fiji journalists conduct an interview at the Pacific Peace and Security Dialogue in Suva

Analysis

Fiji’s Online Safety Act – why it poses risks for journalism

EDITOR'S PICKS

1News coverage on New Zealand public broadcaster television

Asia Report

Maher Nazzal: Shame on New Zealand’s mainstream news media

A banner at the Auckland "global day of action" march calling on the New Zealand government to sanction Israel

Asia Report

Aotearoa marches, vigils kick-off ‘global day of action’ for Palestine with...

The Norwegian Nobel Committee awards the 2026 Nobel Peace Prize to Navanethem "Navi" Pillay

Asia Report

A triumph for global justice – why Navi Pillay’s Nobel Peace...

The Reichstag Fire 1933

Civil Society

Donald Trump – in search of a 1933 ‘Reichstag Fire’ moment...

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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

Writer Nick Bollinger speaking at the Roger Fowler whānau's book launch

Asia Report

A reminder of what is possible in community empowerment – ‘survival...

1News coverage on New Zealand public broadcaster television

Asia Report

Maher Nazzal: Shame on New Zealand’s mainstream news media

A banner at the Auckland "global day of action" march calling on the New Zealand government to sanction Israel

Asia Report

Aotearoa marches, vigils kick-off ‘global day of action’ for Palestine with...

The Norwegian Nobel Committee awards the 2026 Nobel Peace Prize to Navanethem "Navi" Pillay

Asia Report

A triumph for global justice – why Navi Pillay’s Nobel Peace...