CLOSE
News
Analysis
Reportage
Pacific Report
Asia Report
APJS newsfile
Climate
Country
Pacific Report
Australia
Cook Islands
Federated States of Micronesia
Fiji
Kiribati
Marshall Islands
Nauru
New Caledonia
New Zealand
Niue
Palau-Belau
Papua New Guinea
Rapanui
Samoa
Solomon Islands
Tahiti
Timor-Leste
Tokelau
Tonga
Tuvalu
Vanuatu
West Papua
Asia Report
Brunei
Cambodia
China
Indonesia
Lao
Malaysia
Myanmar
Philippines
Singapore
Vietnam
Thailand
Other
Editor’s Picks
Multimedia
Multimedia
PMC on Demand
Audio
Gallery
Video
PMC on Demand
Monday, June 1, 2026
Login
About Asia Pacific Report
Contact
EveningReport.nz
Pacific Media Centre
News
Analysis
Reportage
Pacific Report
Asia Report
APJS newsfile
Climate
Country
Pacific Report
Australia
Cook Islands
Federated States of Micronesia
Fiji
Kiribati
Marshall Islands
Nauru
New Caledonia
New Zealand
Niue
Palau-Belau
Papua New Guinea
Rapanui
Samoa
Solomon Islands
Tahiti
Timor-Leste
Tokelau
Tonga
Tuvalu
Vanuatu
West Papua
Asia Report
Brunei
Cambodia
China
Indonesia
Lao
Malaysia
Myanmar
Philippines
Singapore
Vietnam
Thailand
Other
Editor’s Picks
Analysis
Israeli claims about an Iran ‘threat’ were always a lie. Now…
Civil Society
NZ King’s Birthday Honours 2026: Pasifika people among those recognised
Analysis
Cry, my beloved New Zealand. Another Kiwi abandoned to the IDF
Asia Report
Pro-Palestine groups plan coordinated protests in Fiji and NZ over Israel’s…
Analysis
‘He’s Māori!’ Hāhona Ormsby – a New Zealander in the Israeli…
Multimedia
Multimedia
PMC on Demand
Audio
Gallery
Video
PMC on Demand
Home
Disasters
Disasters
Random
Latest
Featured posts
Most popular
7 days popular
By review score
Random
Disasters
PNG declares state of emergency in wake of quake devastation
APR editor
-
March 2, 2018
Disasters
Covid-19 cost more in 2020 than the world’s combined natural disasters in any of the past 20 years
Disasters
Quake buries three alive in Wau as PNG reports death toll of seven
Disasters
Monster TC Harold wreaks havoc in Vanuatu – communications lost
Disasters
Massacre at 2 am – Israel resumes indiscriminate attacks against Gaza, killing 400+ people
Disasters
Panguna human rights report fuels Bougainville demands for Rio Tinto-funded mine...
APR editor
-
December 8, 2024
0
Disasters
NZ sending more Defence Force engineers to assist Fiji
APR editor
-
February 28, 2016
0
Disasters
Gallery: What the NZ air crew saw at Tonga’s Nomuka –...
APR editor
-
January 18, 2022
0
Disasters
Indonesia on fire, cross-boundary public health hazards
APR editor
-
May 6, 2016
0
Disasters
Tonga’s undersea communications cable could take weeks to repair
APR editor
-
January 18, 2022
0
Disasters
West Papuans launch quake appeal for survivors in PNG Highlands
Pacific Media Centre
-
March 15, 2018
0
Disasters
Soaring food prices prove the Gaza famine is real – and...
APR editor
-
August 6, 2025
0
Disasters
After Australia’s floods, the distressing but necessary case for managed retreat
APR editor
-
March 14, 2022
0
Disasters
Green Party’s Swarbrick calls for urgent NZ action over Israel’s ‘crazy’...
APR editor
-
March 22, 2025
0
Disasters
Israel backing Gaza ‘gangs’ to create unlivable chaos, says academic
Asia Pacific
-
August 2, 2025
0
Disasters
Vanuatu rescuers face tough challenges over Ambae volcano evacuation
APR editor
-
September 27, 2017
0
Disasters
PNG authorities slammed over ‘lack of control’ on alluvial mining
APR editor
-
January 2, 2021
0
Disasters
NZ Defence Force starts supplying stricken Wairoa with food, water
APR editor
-
February 15, 2023
0
Disasters
Rabi landslide? Not a big problem, horseback and walking the answer
Hele Ikimotu
-
April 26, 2018
0
Disasters
Auckland deputy mayor talks up media role in disasters in wake...
Pacific Media Watch
-
January 31, 2023
0
Disasters
Joint Fiji forces tackle civil strife, flash flood crisis and rebels...
APR editor
-
March 21, 2025
0
Disasters
Vanuatu quake: ‘Our shop was flattened like a deck of cards’
APR editor
-
December 20, 2024
0
Disasters
Fiji’s provident fund frees up $5.3m for natural disaster assistance
Wansolwara
-
April 22, 2018
0
Disasters
Anxious Tongans in NZ await volcano news from home: ‘It’s painful,...
APR editor
-
January 17, 2022
0
Disasters
Ovalau survivors tell their horror stories as $15m aid flows to...
APR editor
-
February 26, 2016
0
Disasters
Vanuatu quake: Death toll rises – 14 dead, hundreds hurt in...
APR editor
-
December 18, 2024
0
Disasters
Fiji’s weather bureau predicts up to seven cyclones this season
APR editor
-
October 24, 2022
0
1
...
3
4
5
...
17
Page 4 of 17
CLIMATE AND COVID
Climate
COP29: Pacific climate advocates decry outcome as ‘a catastrophic failure’
Asia Report
COP29: Carbon credit trading scheme criticised as ‘get out of jail...
Analysis
Strings attached: The reality behind NZ’s climate aid in the Pacific
Analysis
How Pacific environmental defenders are coping with the covid pandemic
Load more
CORONAVIRUS
Coronavirus
Sir Collin Tukuitonga criticises RFK Jr’s measles claims, slams health misinformation
Coronavirus
Better immunisation coverage needed to prevent Pacific measles, says WHO
Coronavirus
Former broadcast minister defends NZ journalism fund, state-funded media independence
Analysis
NZ election 2023: Exposing National leader Christopher Luxon’s Māori health falsehood...
Coronavirus
NZ’s covid-19 mandates end: GP group says some mask-wearing, self-isolation still...
Coronavirus
Pacific media should be supported post-covid, says PJR report
Load more
BEARING WITNESS
Analysis
Nuclear – now climate change: New book on how great powers...
Analysis
Ignoring genocide – the bill for Australia’s silence has arrived
Analysis
Saige England: Bearing witness – we are seeing a rise of...
Disasters
27 years after Biak massacre in West Papua, human rights crisis...
Bearing Witness
Eyewitness account of Rainbow Warrior voyage – new Eyes of Fire...
APJS newsfile
Not up for debate: Fijian journalists in the climate crisis response
Tweet to @DavidRobie
Tweets by DavidRobie
APJS NEWSFILE
APJS newsfile
Fijian journalists use talanoa and tradition to find their voice
APJS newsfile
Online abusers ‘shaming, silencing’ Fiji women journalists, say researchers
APJS newsfile
Islands Business: ‘Big picture’ style journalism is the future for...
APJS newsfile
Surviving harassment in journalism – how Felix Chaudhary kept on top
POPULAR POSTS
Democracy
NZ Budget 2026 boosts Pacific aid, defence spending amid security concerns
Analysis
Chris Hedges: Gaza and Iran – the rise of the Global...
Culture
Moana Pasifika captain hopeful their final whistle hasn’t blown yet
Analysis
Why the Middle East needs a strong Iran-Turkey alliance to foil...
EDITOR'S PICKS
Analysis
Israeli claims about an Iran ‘threat’ were always a lie. Now...
Civil Society
NZ King’s Birthday Honours 2026: Pasifika people among those recognised
Analysis
Cry, my beloved New Zealand. Another Kiwi abandoned to the IDF
Asia Report
Pro-Palestine groups plan coordinated protests in Fiji and NZ over Israel’s...
Load more
MOST COMMENTS
Australia
Still stealing the generations – the abduction of Indigenous Australian children...
Analysis
Gordon Campbell: Media collusion with National’s attack lines the real disgrace
Global
Deported Freedom Flotilla activist Mike Treen arrives back in NZ
Asia Report
Chinese diplomatic gatecrash incident alleged at Taiwan event in Suva
GLOBAL REPORTAGE
Analysis
Israeli claims about an Iran ‘threat’ were always a lie. Now...
Democracy
French Constitutional Council approves changes to New Caledonia’s electoral roll
Analysis
Cry, my beloved New Zealand. Another Kiwi abandoned to the IDF
Asia Report
Pro-Palestine groups plan coordinated protests in Fiji and NZ over Israel’s...
!["That anyone in the White House took this plan seriously, let alone acted on it, is a genuinely staggering notion. But the proposition that [former President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad] could retake the reins of power in Iran is possibly the least preposterous part of the scheme](https://asiapacificreport.nz/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/Mahmoud-Ahmadinejad-WikiP-680wide-218x150.png "Israeli claims about an Iran ‘threat’ were always a lie. Now we have proof")
!["That anyone in the White House took this plan seriously, let alone acted on it, is a genuinely staggering notion. But the proposition that [former President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad] could retake the reins of power in Iran is possibly the least preposterous part of the scheme](https://asiapacificreport.nz/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/Mahmoud-Ahmadinejad-WikiP-680wide-100x70.png "Israeli claims about an Iran ‘threat’ were always a lie. Now we have proof")
