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DiCaprio’s eco tweet from Indonesia spurs threat on visiting foreigners

April 3, 2016

President Prabowo Subianto

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Prabowo’s presidency sparks fear and faint hope in Indonesia’s contested Papua

NZ Budget 2026 . . . Foreign Minister Winston Peters says a "highly active and effective foreign policy" is called for

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NZ Budget 2026 boosts Pacific aid, defence spending amid security concerns

Development

Timor-Leste president to make first official visit to Indonesia

Sacked Fiji Bureau of Statistics Kemueli Naiqama

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Richard Naidu: The Fawlty Towers government – everything they touch seems to turn to disaster

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Indonesia reviews Papua special funds – why $7.4bn since 2002 hasn’t...

February 24, 2020

Mt Hagen's new rules

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PNG’s Mt Hagen to launch tough new rules to ‘clean up’...

April 13, 2023

Keeping the peace in New Caledonia

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New Caledonia votes to stay with France, but it’s a hollow...

December 13, 2021

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Papua, Pacific youth and climate change to mark NZ conference

Michael Andrew -

October 16, 2019

Rassemblement National's Marie Le Pen

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French politicians in New Caledonia to stir the political melting pot

May 30, 2025

French Ambassador to the Pacific Véronique Roger-Lacan

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‘We cannot have peace without independence,’ says Kanak govt official

June 20, 2024

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New Vanuatu PM acts fast – Bauerfield airport repair contract awarded...

February 13, 2016

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Sope praises Fidel Castro over Cuban backing for Vanuatu independence

November 30, 2016

Former Pacific Islands Forum Secretary-General Henry Puna

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Environmentalists question Henry Puna’s role in deep sea mining firm

May 19, 2025

Iranian spokesperson Fatemeh Mohajerani

Development

US bombing targets bridges and Pasteur Institute – ‘symbols of Iran’s...

April 3, 2026

NZ Deputy Prime Minister Carmel Sepuloni

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NZ boosts support for ‘grassroots’ climate action in Solomon Islands

April 17, 2023

Protesting students believe that there is a high chance that their new president, Claire Shipman, handed over information about Mahmoud Khalil

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Jewish students chain themselves to Columbia gates to protest over ICE...

Pacific Media Watch -

April 4, 2025

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Refugee, migrant culinary delights boost new diversity cookbook

Rahul Bhattarai -

November 13, 2018

Professor Steven Ratuva

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Fijians are ‘fed up’ – no more coups in modern politics,...

July 16, 2023

The Pacific 2025 year ahead

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

January 4, 2025

West Papua independence supporters in Manokwari

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A montage of West Papuan everyday life from hip-hop to protest...

Pacific Media Watch -

April 17, 2024

"On top of her bold activism, Hilda LINI was also a mother to us."

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Motarilavoa Hilda Lini – strong, passionate fighter for decolonisation, nuclear-free Pacific

Pacific Media Watch -

May 27, 2025

The Pacific stupor/amnesia

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Canberra must stop wasting time – and urgently support ABC in...

Pacific Media Watch -

May 20, 2022

PNG squatters evicted

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Port Moresby evicts 400 squatters to make way for new capital...

October 29, 2020

Bougainville' President Ishmael Toroama

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‘What are you afraid of?’ Toroama asks PNG about independence vote

August 1, 2023

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PM’s media adviser rejects reports on Alotau camp slush funds

KINJAP Peter S. -

July 25, 2016

Filipino President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr

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

September 21, 2022

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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

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

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Daily Post editor and political commentator Martyn Bradbury and revealed complainant Ani O’Brien

Democracy

Free Speech Union board member revealed in Daily Blog editor Martyn...

This article will not only be about counting ships

Analysis

Strait of Hormuz: It’s not just the numbers – it’s the...

The New Arab's report in Arabic with a photograph of a pro-Palestinian rally in Auckland's Te Komititanga Square

Asia Report

New Zealand faces lawsuit over technology use during Gaza war

The Fiji Women's Crisis Centre team

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Fiji Women’s Crisis Centre turns 42 – reflections on a milestone

EDITOR'S PICKS

Government and corporate elites and states can continue to support Israel militarily and economically only as long as establishment media continue to rehearse the lies, falsifications, and denials of its genocide in Gaza

Analysis

Why can’t Israel be held accountable for its genocide in Gaza?...

Indonesian police fire water cannon and tear gas on West Papuan demonstrators at Perumnas III Waena, Heram District, Jayapura City, Papua

Asia Report

Large demos across West Papua meet with mixed responses by police

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...

Asia Report

Fiji’s Palestine solidarity group queries ‘unprecedented’ security for Israeli embassy

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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

Government and corporate elites and states can continue to support Israel militarily and economically only as long as establishment media continue to rehearse the lies, falsifications, and denials of its genocide in Gaza

Analysis

Why can’t Israel be held accountable for its genocide in Gaza?...

Journalist and sports marketing official Charlie Charters

Democracy

Fiji High Court orders release of seven devices seized from journalist...

Indonesian police fire water cannon and tear gas on West Papuan demonstrators at Perumnas III Waena, Heram District, Jayapura City, Papua

Asia Report

Large demos across West Papua meet with mixed responses by police

The author, Laurens Ikinia, with extended whānau - family (he is pictured fourth from left)

Development

Indonesia at 81 – who owns the Land of Papua’s...