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
Wednesday, October 21, 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
Asia Report
‘Please explain’, Palestine Forum tells NZ over Israeli-Pacific Islands Forum ‘partnership’
Decolonisation
‘Serious questions to answer’ – Labour slams Luxon over Israel’s Pacific…
Asia Report
Israel joins Pacific Islands Forum as development partner
Asia Report
Israelis mislead Australia’s Royal Commission into Antisemitism
American Samoa
US envoy seeks ‘termination’ of UN decolonisation committee, slams Pacific ‘junkets’
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
Vanuatu ferry disaster: ‘It’s a miracle anyone survived,’ says rescuer
APR editor
-
September 14, 2026
Disasters
Toxic smoke chokes region as Indonesian rainforests burn
Disasters
Harsh response lessons abound in wake of PNG’s quake devastation
Disasters
Vanuatu quake: Warnings as bad weather threat looms for Port Vila
Disasters
Vanuatu communities growing climate resilience in wake of Cyclone Lola
Disasters
American Samoa declares state of emergency over severe storms
APR editor
-
July 16, 2022
0
Disasters
Massacre at 2 am – Israel resumes indiscriminate attacks against Gaza,...
APR editor
-
March 19, 2025
0
Disasters
Eruption renews debate on lack of backup for Tongan communications
APR editor
-
January 18, 2022
0
Disasters
PNG landslide: Thousands on standby for evacuation amid fears of new...
APR editor
-
May 28, 2024
0
Disasters
‘Only one meal per day’ – 20 die in PNG Highlands...
APR editor
-
March 19, 2024
0
Disasters
Two die in heavy floods in West Papuan city Sorong
APR editor
-
August 25, 2022
0
Disasters
Pacific media freedom groups blast assault on reporters on volcano island
Pacific Media Watch
-
August 29, 2018
0
Disasters
31 deaths so far in PNG quake, but ‘hit-and-miss’ on rural...
APR editor
-
March 1, 2018
0
Disasters
Gavin Ellis: Communication lessons from the Great Flood
Pacific Media Watch
-
January 31, 2023
0
Disasters
Toxic smoke chokes region as Indonesian rainforests burn
PMC Reporter
-
September 18, 2019
0
Disasters
Tonga volcano eruption: PM reflects ahead of one-year anniversary of disaster
APR editor
-
January 14, 2023
0
Disasters
Safety at Tonga port being checked for arrival of more humanitarian...
APR editor
-
January 21, 2022
0
Disasters
Cyclone Gabrielle: Death toll rises to 11, Civil Defence targets isolated...
APR editor
-
February 19, 2023
0
Disasters
NZ’s new climate crisis plan: ‘Blueprint for more resilient communities’
APR editor
-
August 4, 2022
0
Disasters
Aupito to attend Pacific Islands Forum in Fiji instead of Mahuta
APR editor
-
July 6, 2022
0
Disasters
Tahitian academic says Paris must pay for impacts of French nuclear...
APR editor
-
March 18, 2021
0
Disasters
Free lunch for some Fiji schools, cyclone classroom damage $42m
APR editor
-
March 1, 2016
0
Disasters
Urgent call for help on Kadavu island after Keni’s Fiji devastation
APR editor
-
April 12, 2018
0
Disasters
Why NZ must act against Israel’s ethnic cleansing and genocide
APR editor
-
May 29, 2025
0
Disasters
Fiji disaster unfolds as nation breaks daily covid record with 94...
APR editor
-
June 12, 2021
0
Disasters
Panguna human rights report fuels Bougainville demands for Rio Tinto-funded mine...
APR editor
-
December 8, 2024
0
Disasters
Global research project examines ‘social impact’ of natural disasters
Kendall Hutt
-
October 24, 2017
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
Caitlin Johnstone: Assange returns to public commentary . . . ...
Asia Report
Journalist Cole Martin tells it ‘like it is in reality’ in...
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...
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
Asia Report
Advocacy group condemns joint Australian military training with Indonesia and ‘silence...
Asia Report
Israel joins Pacific Islands Forum as development partner
Australia
High Court declines NZ Rugby’s bid for interim injunction on PNG...
China
NZSIS to support Fiji intelligence review amid foreign ‘interference’ claims
EDITOR'S PICKS
Asia Report
‘Please explain’, Palestine Forum tells NZ over Israeli-Pacific Islands Forum ‘partnership’
Decolonisation
‘Serious questions to answer’ – Labour slams Luxon over Israel’s Pacific...
Asia Report
Israel joins Pacific Islands Forum as development partner
Asia Report
Israelis mislead Australia’s Royal Commission into Antisemitism
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
Asia Report
‘Please explain’, Palestine Forum tells NZ over Israeli-Pacific Islands Forum ‘partnership’
Decolonisation
‘Serious questions to answer’ – Labour slams Luxon over Israel’s Pacific...
Asia Report
Israelis mislead Australia’s Royal Commission into Antisemitism
American Samoa
US envoy seeks ‘termination’ of UN decolonisation committee, slams Pacific ‘junkets’
