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IPCC report: ‘Last gasp’ warning on climate response for NZ, the world

August 10, 2021

An empty Tuffa water tank floats on the Kamininimbit River

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‘We have no clean drinking water’ in quake hit area, says volunteer

Tonga's violent eruption was caused by a volcano that lies under hundreds of metres of seawater

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A year on, we know why the Tongan eruption was so violent – it’s a spectacular wake-up call

Auckland flash flood debris

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NZ flash floods: Residents slam council inaction over rubbish disposal

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More than 30 feared dead after quake hits PNG’s Hela, Southern Highlands

Disaster news coverage

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Gavin Ellis: Thank God for news media in a storm

Pacific Media Watch -

February 16, 2023

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Koro’s nightmare – no chance for the people against Winston’s fury

February 24, 2016

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Ocean at ‘breaking point’: Pacific angst at latest climate report

October 3, 2019

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Counting the cost of PNG’s devastating earthquake – many uncertainties

March 10, 2018

The morgue of the Al-Aqsa Martyrs Hospital in Deir Al Balah, Gaza

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Massacre at 2 am – Israel resumes indiscriminate attacks against Gaza,...

March 19, 2025

The flag of Hawai'i waves beside a sign reading "Tourist(s) Keep Out" in the aftermath of the Maui wildfires

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Native Hawai’ian official blames colonisation, climate change for wildfires

August 18, 2023

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Vanuatu disaster officials dump tonnes of expired relief supplies

March 8, 2016

Victims of the Papua New Guinea earthquake on Sunday from Wauko village being treated in Angau Hospital after being airlifted to Lae

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Quake buries three alive in Wau as PNG reports death toll...

September 13, 2022

A flooded road on Vanuatu's Efate island after Tropical Cyclone Kevin struck

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Tropical Cyclone Kevin lashes Port Vila with destructive winds and heavy...

March 6, 2023

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Cyclone Winston claims 10 lives, destroys century-old iconic tree

February 22, 2016

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31 deaths so far in PNG quake, but ‘hit-and-miss’ on rural...

March 1, 2018

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Vanuatu orders evacuation of Ambae’s 11,000 people over volcano’s gases

September 28, 2017

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‘Hurricane’ Winston – we’re lucky catastrophe didn’t strike Suva

Pacific Media Watch -

March 7, 2016

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Cyclone Pam – one year later: Brennan, 13, tells his story

March 12, 2016

NZ Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern

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No reports of deaths in Tongan volcano tsunami, says NZ prime...

January 16, 2022

"Stay Home" warning today on the New Zealand Herald's front page

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Auckland deputy mayor talks up media role in disasters in wake...

Pacific Media Watch -

January 31, 2023

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Monster TC Harold wreaks havoc in Vanuatu – communications lost

April 7, 2020

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Mediawatch on Gabrielle: ‘I’m proud to be working on this newspaper’

Pacific Media Watch -

February 19, 2023

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Fiji baby survives 14 hour cyclone Winston ordeal in esky

February 29, 2016

French Polynesia has just played host to a 15-nation 'Marara' military exercise

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French Polynesia hosts ‘Marara’ military exercise for Asia-Pacific

June 14, 2024

HMNZS Aotearoa bound for Tonga

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Global aid effort underway for Tonga’s recovery from the Hunga tsunami

January 23, 2022

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PNG quake-hit communities plead for relief aid to ‘bypass’ government

March 16, 2018

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CLIMATE AND COVID

Pacific verdict on COP29

Climate

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

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

Asia Report

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

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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

Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi meets with Russian President Vladimir Putin

Analysis

As Trump’s narrative on negotiations flails, Iran is setting its own...

A decision on the waste-to-energy proposal can only be issued following the completion of the full technical and regulatory review

Environment

Fiji PM Rabuka gives govt support for controversial waste-to-energy project

Fiji has climbed from 40th place in 2025 in the latest RSF World Press Freedom Index

Democracy

Political reforms drive Fiji’s big press freedom gains, says RSF

The US-Israeli war against Iran on hold . . . who really has the cards? I

Analysis

Martyn Bradbury: Why Iran is winning and will continue to win

EDITOR'S PICKS

Fiji journalists at the FMA's annual general meeting in March

Democracy

FMA praises Fiji media workers for press freedom climb but warns...

Global Sumud Flotilla boats have been intercepted illegally by Israeli Defense Forces

Asia Report

NZer in flotilla intercepted by Israel has concussion and possible broken...

"Hands up" . . . Global Sumud Flotilla protesters

Asia Report

Former Greek minister slams ‘Western complicity’ over brutal Israeli kidnap...

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

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 journalists at the FMA's annual general meeting in March

Democracy

FMA praises Fiji media workers for press freedom climb but warns...

The Freedom Flotilla Coalition (FFC) has expressed grave concern for the safety and well-being of human rights activists Palestinian Saif Abu Kishek and Brazilian Thiago Ávila, who were abducted by Israeli commandos

Asia Report

Global Sumud Flotilla calls on NZ govt to intervene after Israeli...

Fiji has climbed from 40th place in 2025 in the latest RSF World Press Freedom Index

Democracy

Political reforms drive Fiji’s big press freedom gains, says RSF

Global Sumud Flotilla boats have been intercepted illegally by Israeli Defense Forces

Asia Report

NZer in flotilla intercepted by Israel has concussion and possible broken...