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PNG Prime Minister James Marape at the Melanesian Spearhead Group (MSG) summit in Port Vila

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PNG leader Marape denies Papua human rights comments were his

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September 11, 2023

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Greenpeace Indonesia protesters target US climate policy ‘disaster’

The New Zealand government and the mainstream media have gone ballistic

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Will New Zealand ‘invade’ the Cook Islands to stop China? Seriously

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New Caledonia celebrates Bastille Day and thinks about independence

BenarNews former Pacific editor Stefan Armbruster

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Pacific editor welcomes US court ruling in favour of Radio Free Asia

A potential pathway for transformative change in Indonesia, aiming to forge a new social contract for Papuans

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Papua in the Pacific mirror: A path to recognition and reconciliation

January 12, 2026

A PNG soldier guarding Bougainville's Panguna mine in 1989

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Bougainville wants independence. China’s support for a controversial mine could pave...

June 7, 2025

Rassemblement National's Marie Le Pen

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French politicians in New Caledonia to stir the political melting pot

May 30, 2025

PNG Prime Minister James Marape (left) and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu

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Israel thanks Fiji and PNG for opening Jerusalem embassies, UN support

November 12, 2025

Theonila Roka Matbob, lead complainant

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Panguna human rights report fuels Bougainville demands for Rio Tinto-funded mine...

December 8, 2024

A West Papuan Morning Star flag of independence flies higm among dozens of climate activists - from both the Netherlands and abroad - gathered on a square outside the court

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UN’s highest court finds countries can be held legally responsible for...

July 24, 2025

The French Ambassador to Vanuatu, Jean-Baptiste Jeangène Vilmer, with Vanuatu Prime Minister Jotham Napat in March last year

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French ambassador’s social media diplomacy lands poorly in Vanuatu

May 9, 2026

The indigenous Kanaky flag adopted in 1983 and usually flown alongside the French tricolour under the Nouméa Accord

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Police protection for New Caledonian politicians following death threats

July 17, 2025

Aotearoa Tongan Response Group's Anahila Kanongata'a (from left), Pakilau Manase Lua and Karlo Mila

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Tongan advocates condemn Treaty Principles Bill, slam colonisation

February 28, 2025

Pacific Media at Informit

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Pacific Media journal research added to Informit global database

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February 5, 2026

NZ Prime Minister Christopher Luxon

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Luxon’s Niue visit demonstrates NZ ‘commitment to development’

June 4, 2024

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New ‘Resource Roulette’ report exposes deep-sea mining risks for Pacific

June 7, 2016

A young Kanak boy carries the flag of independence as his elders carry the body of Jybril

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Open letter from Kanaky: Things are really bad, we need to...

May 25, 2024

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American Samoa tuna cannery closure prompts fisheries gifts to Tokelau

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May 29, 2017

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Scott Waide: How China is several moves ahead in Port Moresby

November 17, 2018

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Sylvester Gawi: Papua New Guinea, a dream of the new...

July 25, 2018

Author Angelina Hurley was caught up in the Kanak protests

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Amid Kanaky New Caledonia’s unrest, I saw first-hand the same colonial...

Pacific Media Watch -

May 27, 2024

$"And now the world acts shocked because foreign activists were finally subjected to a fraction of what Palestinians have endured for decades$

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Shameen Suleman: Outrage over the flotilla activists but where were they...

May 23, 2026

Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka (left) with Israeli Foreign Minister Sa’ar Gideon Moshe in Munich

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Fiji and Israel strengthen bilateral relations, plan embassy opening

Pacific Media Watch -

February 15, 2025

Guarding Panguna mine

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Panguna share value doubles overnight after landowners opt to reopen mine

February 15, 2022

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Hides landowners sign MOU with PNG government to end blockade

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August 19, 2016

Palika's Charles Washetine

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Two pro-independence parties in New Caledonia vow to continue fight

March 15, 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

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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

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

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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

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

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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

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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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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

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...

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

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

Political commentator appointed The Post chief editor Matthew Hooton

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Stuff stuns with ‘bold’ call on new Post editor

Despite the presence of many well-known pro-Palestinian activists, there was no security in the room

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‘You’re a liar! You’re a liar!’ NZ foreign minister Peters slams...

The whistleblowing soldiers of 1967 admitted their job was not to “fight the enemy” – or “eradicate the terrorists”, as Israeli leaders now term it. It was to kill and terrorise Palestinian civilians

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Jonathan Cook: How Israel planned the Gaza genocide decades ago

Iran deal proves one thing

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Trump went to war against Iran and got a deal far...

EDITOR'S PICKS

Despite the presence of many well-known pro-Palestinian activists, there was no security in the room

Analysis

‘You’re a liar! You’re a liar!’ NZ foreign minister Peters slams...

Gaza freedom flotilla activist Hāhona Ormsby (right) being welcomed home at Auckland International Airport on Sunday

Asia Report

‘Is it NZ First, or Israel First?’ Ormsby challenges NZ foreign...

Vanuatu's Anna Naupa (left) has been appointed as the new Melanesian Spearhead Group Director-General

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Vanuatu’s Anna Naupa becomes first woman to lead MSG Secretariat

Iran deal proves one thing

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Trump went to war against Iran and got a deal far...

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Australia

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

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Chinese diplomatic gatecrash incident alleged at Taiwan event in Suva

GLOBAL REPORTAGE

Despite the presence of many well-known pro-Palestinian activists, there was no security in the room

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‘You’re a liar! You’re a liar!’ NZ foreign minister Peters slams...

Gaza freedom flotilla activist Hāhona Ormsby (right) being welcomed home at Auckland International Airport on Sunday

Asia Report

‘Is it NZ First, or Israel First?’ Ormsby challenges NZ foreign...

Vanuatu's Anna Naupa (left) has been appointed as the new Melanesian Spearhead Group Director-General

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Vanuatu’s Anna Naupa becomes first woman to lead MSG Secretariat

Iran deal proves one thing

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Trump went to war against Iran and got a deal far...