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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, killing 400+ people

March 19, 2025

Flooded properties in Hawke's Bay.

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Cyclone Gabrielle: Insurer says 20,000 NZ homes at risk of severe flooding

A drone being used by emergency services to inspect Loafers Lodge

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Loafers Lodge fire: Man arrested and charged with arson

The Elders' joint statement says they saw evidence of food and medical aid being denied entry

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Israel deliberately obstructing aid, says former PM Helen Clark

Cyclone Gabrielle

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Cyclone Gabrielle: The science behind its massive power

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Salacieli, 10, tells of her Fiji night of terror as her...

February 22, 2016

Climate crisis and the Israeli war on Gaza

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Climate crisis: The carbon footprint of the Gaza genocide

January 23, 2025

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

February 24, 2016

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Tonga’s Parliament seeks temporary home after Gita smashed old House

February 15, 2018

Four deaths in New Zealand following Friday's floods

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NZ police confirm fourth death after man swept away by floodwaters

January 29, 2023

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Mata’afa Keni Lesa: Cyclone Gita’s over but remember Ofa’s vengeance

February 11, 2018

Filipino investigative journalist Manny "Bok" Mogato

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‘In my early days, I was reckless,’ says Pultizer winner Manny...

Pacific Media Watch -

January 13, 2025

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Pacific media freedom groups blast assault on reporters on volcano island

Pacific Media Watch -

August 29, 2018

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Kilauea volcano ash rains down on Hawai’i with more blasts predicted

May 18, 2018

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Massive Cyclone Pam disaster aid – good intentions but much unusable

February 19, 2018

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Death toll from Papuan floods, mudslides rises to 89

March 20, 2019

Tonga Communications Corporation

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Eruption renews debate on lack of backup for Tongan communications

January 18, 2022

The majestic 150-year-old banyan tree in front of the historic courthouse in Lahaina still stands following destructive wildfires on Maui

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‘Everyone was in panic mode’: Lāhainā resident tells of wildfire escape

August 12, 2023

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

March 10, 2018

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Fiji’s devastated Tukuraki village moves to new site after landslide

October 29, 2017

Crime reports as the post-cyclone Gabrielle clean-up operations continue

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Cyclone Gabrielle: Police report number of uncontactable people down to single...

February 26, 2023

A vehicle being swept away by the tsunami wave on 'Eua

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Tsunami wave hits Tonga’s ‘Eua royal palace gate as vehicles try...

January 16, 2022

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Connecting the dots – Pacific disasters, cyclones, climate featured in latest...

Pacific Journalism Review -

July 20, 2018

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NZ sending more Defence Force engineers to assist Fiji

February 28, 2016

A massive NZ rescue and aid operation follows the devastation left by Cyclone Gabrielle, especially in the Hawke's Bay and Gisborne regions

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Cyclone Gabrielle: NZ death toll rises, ‘grave concerns’ for several missing

February 16, 2023

A house on the banks of Nelson's flooded Maitai River

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Hundreds evacuated in NZ’s South Island floods – state of emergency

August 18, 2022

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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

Southern Lebanon journalist Amal Khalil

Analysis

Israel’s diabolical killing machine and how it targets journalists

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

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

Under international law -- if anyone still pays attention to such things -- the Iranians have a strong case

Analysis

Eugene Doyle: Iran demands hundreds of billions in reparations for being...

A protester at the Anzac Day rally in Auckland Tamaki Makaurau today

Asia Report

PSNA calls on McKee to condemn Israel’s bulldozing of NZ war...

EDITOR'S PICKS

Author Shana Chandra

Culture

Girmitiya ancestry the inspiration behind Fiji writer’s debut novel

Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi meets with Russian President Vladimir Putin

Analysis

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

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

Starlink green light . . . good news for many Papua New Guineans

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Starlink set to return to PNG after court quashes ban, clearing...

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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

Author Shana Chandra

Culture

Girmitiya ancestry the inspiration behind Fiji writer’s debut novel

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

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