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Kanak community leader Jean Baptiste

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The West v China: Fight for the Pacific – Episode 1: The Battlefield

May 21, 2025

Paula Whetu Jones (right) on finally completing her feature length documentary about the Auckland cardiac surgeon Dr Allan Kerr.

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The Kiwi heart surgeon, his wife and the film maker in Palestine

Rainbow Warrior crew help Rongelap islanders

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The last voyage of the Rainbow Warrior – Rongelap podcast series

West Papua independence supporters in Manokwari

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A montage of West Papuan everyday life from hip-hop to protest songs

More than 800 Fiji villages are now on a government climate risk list

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Climate crisis: The Fiji villages in paradise being swallowed by the sea

Police and protestors clash at the conclusion of the 2022 occupation at NZ's Parliament grounds

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RNZ documentary Boiling Point – spotlight on final day of an...

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March 2, 2023

Former Fiji Times editor-in-chief Netani Rika

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Lice Movono: Hopes for the return of press freedom in Fiji

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February 10, 2023

Papuan editor and publisher Victor Mambor

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Papuan journalist award-winner Victor Mambor targeted for his reports

February 5, 2023

Lisa Taouma

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‘This is for you’ – 24 Pasifika New Year’s honours recipients...

December 31, 2022

Bikini Atoll descendant Sosylina Jibas-Maddison

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Why a royal princess from the Pacific is living in Arkansas

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December 29, 2022

Professor David Robie

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

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October 20, 2022

Fire and Fury screenshot

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A NZ media conundrum over how to cover the ‘dangerous’ conspiracists

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August 21, 2022

Evelyn Kunda at her safe house

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Paul Wolffram: Resisting sorcery violence in PNG from the ‘grasruts’

August 17, 2022

Auckland University's Dr Melani Anae 190621

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Tagata Pasifika Special: Celebrating 50 years of the Polynesian Panthers

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June 19, 2021

Bridesmaids actress Rose Byrne

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Actress Rose Byrne to play Jacinda Ardern in mosque attacks film

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June 11, 2021

Ema Siope

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Loimata, The Sweetest Tears carries off grand prize at 2021 FIFO

February 15, 2021

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Robert Fisk’s message: Journalists should challenge the narratives of power

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November 3, 2020

Scotty Morrison

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In search of our Hawaiki origins – behind the myths and...

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October 7, 2020

Loimata

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Loimata – The Sweetest Tears is a spectacularly exquisite documentary

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July 27, 2020

Lilo Ema Siope

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Loimata – a poignant family-to-family story of the revival of waka...

Sri Krishnamurthi -

July 22, 2020

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A Thousand Cuts wins best global feature at NZ’s Doc Edge...

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June 22, 2020

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Frontline snaps up Ramona Diaz’s powerful doco A Thousand Cuts

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June 12, 2020

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West Papua author warns conflict is ‘re-igniting’ with new weapons, youth

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May 19, 2020

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Inside Indonesia’s Secret War for West Papua – Foreign Correspondent

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May 13, 2020

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Moore’s environmental documentary storm – the truth behind the claims

May 7, 2020

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Iran’s great global adventurers – around the lost world in 10...

October 20, 2019

Guy Littlefair

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PMC projects creative ‘grab bag’ unveiled at midwinter showcase

Michael Andrew -

July 29, 2019

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

BEARING WITNESS

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

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

USP and AUT journalism collaboration

Bearing Witness

Pacific ‘voice of the voiceless’ media in renewed post-covid struggle

Bearing Witness

Return to Rabi on the horizon for Ossies climate doco crew?

Bearing Witness

Fiji to set up relocation trust fund for villages hit by...

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Banabans climate change student documentary chosen for third festival

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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

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A protest by more than 2000 people in Auckland on Saturday condemned the silence of the New Zealand government

Asia Report

Seven European nations jointly call for urgent action over Israel’s starvation...

A masked mother and shrouded child street theatre models at the pro-Palestine protest

Asia Report

‘Starving’ masked Palestine protesters condemn Luxon’s Gaza ‘appeasement’

Former Pacific Islands Forum Secretary-General Henry Puna

Cook Islands

Environmentalists question Henry Puna’s role in deep sea mining firm

NZ Finance Minister Nicola Willis

Business

Budget 2025: Pacific Ministry faces major cuts, yet new initiatives aim...

EDITOR'S PICKS

The 1 May 2025 report by Talamua Online that led to the criminal libel case

Civil Society

Punitive criminal libel charge against Samoan journalist draws flurry of criticism

It has been 40 years since the Rongelap people had to leave their homes due to nuclear fallout in May 1985

Civil Society

40 years on – reflecting on Rainbow Warrior’s legacy, fight against...

If the West so wished, it could be putting more economic pressure on Israel

Analysis

Gordon Campbell: NZ’s silence over Gaza genocide, ethnic cleansing

The people of Gaza are desperate. No food has entered Gaza for more than 76 days

Analysis

Starvation of Gaza – a distressing continuation of a decades-old plan

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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

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Chinese diplomatic gatecrash incident alleged at Taiwan event in Suva

GLOBAL REPORTAGE

A masked mother and shrouded child street theatre models at the pro-Palestine protest

Asia Report

‘Starving’ masked Palestine protesters condemn Luxon’s Gaza ‘appeasement’

Air New Zealand is resuming its Auckland-Nouméa service

Aviation

Air New Zealand to resume Auckland-Nouméa flights from November

Talamua Online editor Lagi Keresoma

Global

Legal academic says Samoa’s criminal libel law should go after charge

Indonesian Navy (TNI AL) Mobile Yonif 1 Marine Task Force for Indonesian-PNG Border Security soldiers

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Indonesian military operations spark concerns over displaced indigenous Papuans