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Indonesian security forces crack down on a Papuan protest over the Puncak massacre

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West Papua: The unhealed wounds and sorrow run deep in Puncak

April 29, 2026

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

The Port Moresby call centre for the national census

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Plea to ‘uncounted’ PNG residents to call in as census winds down

An Israeli soldiers "not welcome" placard at the Palestine solidarity rally and march in the heart of New Zealand's largest city Auckland today

Development

Palestine asks ICJ for advisory opinion on illegal occupier Israel’s obligations

Philippine Vice-President Leni Robredo

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After election defeat, Robredo to lead ‘biggest volunteer movement in Philippine history’

Chinese diplomacy in the Pacific

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Steven Ratuva: Pacific agency: A devalued political capital?

June 27, 2022

Sorong road repairs

Development

Damaged Papuan road rush repair after two years for Jokowi’s visit

October 5, 2021

About 200 protesters in the Vallée-du-Tir yesterday marked the second anniversary of the pro-independence protests that erupted into riots in Nouméa

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Two years after New Caledonia’s violent uprising, tensions remain high

May 14, 2026

Development

Mendi mayhem destroyed 42,000 vaccine shots for PNG children

June 30, 2018

France's new Minister for Overseas Naïma Moutchou

Development

New minister in ‘rollercoaster’ French politics causes concern in New Caledonia

October 14, 2025

A pro-independence protest march en route to central Nouméa

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French Senate endorses new election rules for New Caledonia – but...

April 3, 2024

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Village relocation provides new hope for Fiji’s devastated Tukuraki

April 27, 2017

Pro-Palestinian protesters picket New Zealand's Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade (MFAT)

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Why NZ govt should back Greens’ sanctions bill on Israel over...

April 18, 2025

The Elders' joint statement says they saw evidence of food and medical aid being denied entry

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Israel deliberately obstructing aid, says former PM Helen Clark

August 13, 2025

Fiji Prime Minister Voreqe Bainimarama

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Pacific Islands Forum launches new 2050 strategic blueprint

July 14, 2022

The University of Papua New Guinea

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

January 28, 2022

Tahiti's President Moetai Brotherson

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‘I’m not begging’, Tahiti’s Brotherson tells France in prep for independence

June 8, 2023

New research argues the priority now should be addressing the real driver of multiple ecological crises

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Slow solutions to fast-moving ecological crises won’t work – changing basic...

October 23, 2023

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Forum wins improved recognition for Pacific climate concerns

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March 15, 2016

Ponsonby Post Office in Three Lamps

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Ponsonby community up in arms over impending post office closure

June 7, 2025

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O’Neill replies on Maseratis, shuns ‘racist’ critic as opponents call strike

October 15, 2018

Fiji Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka and his wife Sulueti Rabuka with their great grandson Dallas

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No time to waste – Fiji’s Rabuka starts work on 100-day...

December 28, 2022

James Marape

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Marape urges PNG citizens to work together for ‘better nation’

September 17, 2020

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West Papuan refugees allocated Port Moresby land for settlement

July 29, 2016

NBC managing director Kora Nou

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Papua New Guinea seeks ‘fast track’ advice on resurrecting shortwave radio

Pacific Media Watch -

May 28, 2025

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Veteran climate scientist forecasts loss of all coastal cities

April 17, 2016

French Overseas Minister Manuel Valls

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Valls hopes to tackle New Caledonia in Rocard-style ‘spirit of dialogue’

December 29, 2024

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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

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...

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

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The leftwing heart of the Labour Party were upset by Starmer's support for Israel.

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Palestine Action ‘terror’ sentencing, Starmer resignation but Labour change unlikely over...

Joseph Auga Matamata aka Viliamu Samu in court

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Hawke’s Bay enslaver and human trafficker Joseph Matamata granted parole

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

The opening of the 2026 session of the Special Committee on the Situation with regard to the Implementation of the Declaration on the Granting of Independence to Colonial Countries and Peoples (C-24) meeting

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Renewed UN calls for decolonisation action on New Caledonia, French Polynesia,...

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The leftwing heart of the Labour Party were upset by Starmer's support for Israel.

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Palestine Action ‘terror’ sentencing, Starmer resignation but Labour change unlikely over...

Pro-Palestine protesters set off a blood-red flare outside the US Consulate in the peaceful March for Peace demonstration in Auckland

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Paul Hopkinson: Why NZ’s ‘Free Palestine’ party seeks to put Gaza...

Bougainville's Panguna mine . . .

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Bougainville Copper Limited takes stock after Panguna licence setback

People queue to vote in Bougainville’s independence referendum

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PNG’s ruling party supports 15-year transition period for Bougainville

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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

The leftwing heart of the Labour Party were upset by Starmer's support for Israel.

Analysis

Palestine Action ‘terror’ sentencing, Starmer resignation but Labour change unlikely over...

Four days before the Kanaky New Caledonia provincial elections, the pro-independence Kanak Workers and Exploited Workers' Union (USTKE) has announced its voting preferences in all three provinces

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Alcohol sales banned in New Caledonia as provincial election approaches

Pro-Palestine protesters set off a blood-red flare outside the US Consulate in the peaceful March for Peace demonstration in Auckland

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Paul Hopkinson: Why NZ’s ‘Free Palestine’ party seeks to put Gaza...

Bougainville's Panguna mine . . .

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Bougainville Copper Limited takes stock after Panguna licence setback