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Cleaning up Tonga's volcano ashfall

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Rebuilding post-eruption Tonga: 4 key lessons from Fiji after Cyclone Winston

February 5, 2022

Tsunami flooding in the Tongan capital of Nuku'alofa

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New tsunami warning in NZ, Samoa as volcano waves hit Tonga’s capital

Flood damage in Nelson

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A river runs through city – Nelson surveys damage and clean-up ahead

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

The Waipaoa River, near Gisborne 140223

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Cyclone Gabrielle: Severity of damage ‘not seen in a generation’, says PM

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Typhoon Mangkhut devastates north of Philippines with at least 64 dead

University of Santo Tomas Journalism -

September 16, 2018

Fresh fish at a wet market

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How Fukushima wastewater into Pacific will disrupt seafood trade

April 15, 2023

Ni-Vanuatu RSE workers helping unload donations after Cyclone Gabrielle

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Cyclone Gabrielle: Vanuatu RSE workers ‘safe and cared for’, say officials

March 1, 2023

TC Yasa

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Thousands still in evacuation centres in Fiji after Tropical Cyclone Yasa

December 30, 2020

The Montevideo Maru

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Anzac ceremony to recall those who died on torpedoed Japanese freighter

April 29, 2023

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

Pacific Media Watch -

August 30, 2018

NZ Prime Minister Chris Hipkins

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‘Take care of each other’, says PM Hipkins after assessing Auckland...

January 28, 2023

Panguna mine . . . the flooding

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Bougainville leaders call on mining giant Rio Tinto to assist communities

June 7, 2023

Coronavirus graphic

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Pacific coronavirus: Cyclone Harold leaves death, destruction

April 12, 2020

NZ Prime Minister Chris Hipkins (pictured) and Finance Minister Grant Robertson announce a $50 million support package

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Cyclone Gabrielle: Hipkins announces recovery taskforce, $50m support

February 20, 2023

Saki landslide

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PNG Prime Minister Marape visits Saki landslide disaster site

January 7, 2021

Auckland's Mt Eden shot tower

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Cyclone Gabrielle: Historic shot tower to be demolished as storm risk

February 20, 2023

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Shortwave radio saves lives and foreign aid dollars, says McGarry

August 4, 2018

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Typhoon Usman and nightmarish Christmas holiday times in Bicol

January 25, 2019

The Mougavalu family

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Flood-hit Māngere family thanks community support in disaster

January 29, 2023

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PNG declares state of emergency in wake of quake devastation

March 2, 2018

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Cyclone Donna leaves northern Vanuatu, heads for New Caledonia

Pacific Media Watch -

May 8, 2017

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Fiji death toll rises to 5 as Winston leaves devastation

February 21, 2016

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Fiji’s provident fund frees up $5.3m for natural disaster assistance

April 22, 2018

Paramedic teams from ProMedical Vanuatu treat victims of the earthquake in Port Vila on Tuesday

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Vanuatu quake: Hospitals under pressure as death, damage toll grows

December 19, 2024

Bay View cyclone survivor Maureen Dorr holds her dog Pancho

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Cyclone Gabrielle zone: ‘I’d call it an apocalypse’ says survivor –...

February 18, 2023

UAS footage of RNZN divers surveying the area around HMNZS Manawanui on the Southern Coast of Upulo as part of Operation Resolution

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What was HMNZS Manawanui doing before it sank? Calls for greater...

April 18, 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

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

Professor David Robie

Asia Report

David Robie: Pacific lessons in climate crisis journalism and combating disinformation

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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

Analysis

Iran trolls Trump with AI-generated LEGO video – now ‘banned’

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s press conference on the first day of the Iran ceasefire on 8 April 2026

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Ending Israel’s war on peace – Iran’s 10-point proposal is serious

The RFMF has assured the Fiji public that "there is no threat to public safety"

Crime

Fiji military puts public ‘on notice’ citing national security threats

Prime Minister Jeremiah Manele

Elections

Solomon Islands PM challenges court order to face no-confidence vote within...

EDITOR'S PICKS

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Iran trolls Trump with AI-generated LEGO video – now ‘banned’

A "dove of peace" in Iran

Analysis

Why Iran will never break – and Iranians will decide their...

Iranian negotiators flew to Pakistan on a plane they called “Minab 168” as a tribute to the 168 people - mostly schoolgirls - killed in a US missile strike on an elementary school in the city of Minab on February 28

Analysis

Iran threatens retaliation over Gulf ‘piracy’ in Trump’s naval blockade

A "New Zealand government must sanction Israel" banner flutters on one of the Global Sumud Flotilla boats

Asia Report

Global Sumud Flotilla heads from Barcelona to break Gaza blockade

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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

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

Prime Minister Jeremiah Manele

Elections

Solomon Islands PM challenges court order to face no-confidence vote within...

Analysis

Iran trolls Trump with AI-generated LEGO video – now ‘banned’

The RFMF has assured the Fiji public that "there is no threat to public safety"

Crime

Fiji military puts public ‘on notice’ citing national security threats

PSNA co-chair Maher Nazzal (from left), councillor Julie Fairey and Kathy Ross

Asia Report

Auckland Council committee votes to review illegal Israeli settlement policies