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Salacieli, 10, tells of her Fiji night of terror as her mum dies

February 22, 2016

Damage to South Pentecost villages in the aftermath of last year's Cyclone Lola

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Vanuatu communities growing climate resilience in wake of Cyclone Lola

An Eskdale road sign . . . one of the most devastated areas by Cyclone Gabrielle

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Cyclone Gabrielle: More heavy rain for NZ’s disaster-hit northern regions

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Cyclone Winston damage in Fiji runs to $476m, says disaster office

Red Tsounga with the volunteer team from the Whānau Hub

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Gallery: After Auckland’s flash floods, it’s community clean-up time

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

March 10, 2018

Hawai'i Governor Josh Green talks to Face the Nation

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Struggling Maui residents now ‘pleading’ for tourists to return

August 25, 2023

tsunami wave crashes into a Tongan house

Disasters

Former Fiji journalist in Tonga tells of family’s flight from crashing...

January 16, 2022

Atatā island, Tonga 18012022

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Tonga eruption: Images appear to show most of Atatā island wiped...

January 19, 2022

Mango island, Tonga

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Tongan government confirms all homes on Mango destroyed, fears death toll...

January 19, 2022

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

September 28, 2017

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Australian doctors to be flown into PNG’s quake-stricken areas

March 14, 2018

Distributing water to ‘Eueiki

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Concern grows over psychological trauma amid Tonga’s recovery

January 25, 2022

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Fiji’s ruined houses need better building in wake of Winston

March 5, 2016

Flames and a column of smoke in New Caledonia's capital Nouméa during 2024 riots

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New Caledonia riots one year on: ‘Like the country was at...

May 13, 2025

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Tropical Cyclone Gita leaves trail of destruction in Tonga

February 13, 2018

A ni-Vanuatu family at the Blacksands community in Port Vila on Efate Island in the wake of Tropical Cyclone Kevin

Disasters

Back-to-back cyclones in Vanuatu – stories of survival in ‘tough go’

March 6, 2023

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

Disasters

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

August 18, 2023

An aerial shot of the new 2024 RNZ Pacific transmitter

Disasters

RNZ Pacific – 35 years of broadcasting trusted news to the...

Pacific Media Watch -

January 25, 2025

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Ovalau survivors tell their horror stories as $15m aid flows to...

February 26, 2016

King Tupou VI

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Tongan King calls for unity as he vows to rebuild amid...

January 29, 2022

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Baliau village apologises for assault on PNG’s volcano island journalist

Pacific Media Watch -

August 30, 2018

Pacific cyclones

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Fiji’s weather bureau predicts up to seven cyclones this season

October 24, 2022

Vanuatu Daily Post journalist Doddy Morris

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Ni-Vanuatu journalist Doddy Morris balances grief and duty in the aftermath...

Pacific Media Watch -

January 26, 2025

Marshall Islands firefighters try to contain the Nitijela (Parliament) fire

Disasters

‘All destroyed’: Fire engulfs Marshall Islands parliament complex

August 26, 2025

Dramatic increases in food prices always mean there is a famine, even though not every famine is accompanied by rising food costs

Disasters

Soaring food prices prove the Gaza famine is real – and...

August 6, 2025

Lord of the Flies . . . by Mr Fish

Disasters

Chris Hedges: The last chapter of the Gaza Strip genocide

March 25, 2025

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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

Disasters

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

New Caledonia’s MP at the French National Assembly Emmanuel Tjibaou (pro-independence) after the French National Assembly endorsed changes in New Caledonia’s electoral roll for provincial elections

Decolonisation

French National Assembly allows ‘native’ voters to take part in local...

Israeli embassy controversy in Wellington

Asia Report

Solve ‘genocide embassy’ issue – expel Israeli ambassador, says PSNA

Cuban doctors arriving back from Italy following the covid outbreak in 2020

Analysis

The world owes Cuba a debt – and the US a...

Olivia Coote presents a welcome home koha to Global Sumud Flotilla activists Mousa Taher (centre) and Hāhona Ormsby (black cap) at Auckland International Airport

Asia Report

Haka, waiata welcome for NZ’s Gaza flotilla activists after brutal ordeal...

EDITOR'S PICKS

Film director Dandhy Laksono

Asia Report

‘Threat to democracy’ – Indonesian filmmaker slams military crackdown on documentary

A recent New Zealand pro-Palestinian and pro-Iranian rally which condemned the double standards over Israel's nuclear weapons

Analysis

Double standards? Why Israel’s nukes get a ‘pass’ while Iran is...

US target on leftwing streamer Hasan Piker and antiwar activist Medea Benjamin

Analysis

Caitlin Johnstone: Yet another escalation in the empire’s war on activism...

French President Emmanuel Macron and Papua New Guinea PM James Marape meeting

Aviation

PNG prime minister visits France, plans to open Paris 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

Film director Dandhy Laksono

Asia Report

‘Threat to democracy’ – Indonesian filmmaker slams military crackdown on documentary

A recent New Zealand pro-Palestinian and pro-Iranian rally which condemned the double standards over Israel's nuclear weapons

Analysis

Double standards? Why Israel’s nukes get a ‘pass’ while Iran is...

US target on leftwing streamer Hasan Piker and antiwar activist Medea Benjamin

Analysis

Caitlin Johnstone: Yet another escalation in the empire’s war on activism...

French President Emmanuel Macron and Papua New Guinea PM James Marape meeting

Aviation

PNG prime minister visits France, plans to open Paris embassy