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A US protester holds placards reading ‘’war making is a crime’’

Economics

‘Maniacal tyrant’ Trump and Iran trade threats to energy infrastructure over Strait of Hormuz

March 23, 2026

Economics

Resource rich economies dwarf the region, ADB conference told

Republic of Marshall Islands President David Kabua

Economics

‘Our future looks secure’, says Puna on Pacific Islands Forum unity

Labour leader Chris Hipkins has shown no sign he is capable of leading the rejuvenation policy the party needs

Economics

NZ election 2023: Labour’s disconnect with the electorate – and with itself

Papua New Guinean Prime Minister James Marape greeted by Indonesian President Joko Widodo in Jakarta

Economics

Marape flags Pertamina fuel deal amid trade, bilateral talks in Indonesia

"Corrupt by nature" - Fast Track Bill.

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‘Greedy lying racists’, ‘Kill the bill’, say thousands of NZ protesters...

June 8, 2024

Fiji Finance Minister and DPM Dr Biman Prasad

Economics

Fiji’s Dr Prasad unveils $4.8b budget as deficit widens

June 30, 2025

French police fire teargas during clashes with Union Calédonienne pro-independence protesters in central Nouméa

Economics

Pro-independence protesters, French police clash in New Caledonia

February 22, 2024

The Pacific Islands Forum's "Troika-Plus" leaders (right) hold a talanoa session with New Caledonia President Louis Mapou

Economics

Forum troika’s visit highlights value of regionalism for New Caledonia

October 31, 2024

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

Economics

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

February 20, 2023

Cook Islands says bulk-buying and stockpiling places pressure on supply for everyone and is not necessary

Economics

A timeline of how the fuel crisis impacted on the Pacific

June 25, 2026

A personal perspective on USAID as an organisation

Economics

Powerless – another Asia-Pacific angle on the long siege of USAID

February 12, 2025

Union Calédonienne’s President Emmanuel Tjibaou (centre)

Economics

Tjibaou’s party unveils plan for New Caledonia’s future ‘independence’

December 1, 2024

Mark Brown and Jacinda Ardern

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Cook Islands PM on travel bubble: ‘Today, we start to rebuild’

May 4, 2021

Pacific election promises in NZ

Economics

NZ election 2023: Growing Pasifika population equals greater electoral power

September 14, 2023

Economics

‘Staggering’ drop in PNG’s resource sector revenue hits development

August 17, 2018

Chinese Premier Li Qiang meets with Cook Islands Prime Minister Mark Brown (left) in Harbin

Economics

China deal ‘complements, not replaces’ NZ relationship, says Cook Islands PM

February 15, 2025

Economics

Reconciling New Caledonia: A vote to clear the air on independence?

July 29, 2018

ISA's Secretary-General Leticia Carvalho

Economics

Pacific nations shaping future of seabed mining rules, says ISA chief

May 27, 2026

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney

Economics

Eugene Doyle: Mark Carney’s moment – a new non-aligned movement?

January 22, 2026

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Tarcisius Kabutaulaka: Logging bonanza hasn’t helped Solomon Islands landowners

May 30, 2019

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Shifting demographics in West Papua highlight conflict, says academic

January 30, 2017

US Vice-President Kamala Harris

Economics

US tells Pacific leaders it will ‘deepen commitment’ to the region

July 13, 2022

Tahiti's President Moetai Brotherson

Economics

‘I’m not begging’, Tahiti’s Brotherson tells France in prep for independence

June 8, 2023

Economics

Agnes Masoe: Accounting and the Pacific advantage

April 30, 2016

NZ Budget 2022

Economics

NZ Budget 2022: Record $11.1 billion post-covid boost for health system

May 19, 2022

Sacked Fiji Bureau of Statistics Kemueli Naiqama

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Richard Naidu: The Fawlty Towers government – everything they touch...

September 18, 2021

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CLIMATE AND COVID

Pacific verdict on COP29

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COP29: Pacific climate advocates decry outcome as ‘a catastrophic failure’

A protester at COP29 calls on wealthy nations to "pay up"

Economics

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

Journalist and video storyteller Cole Martin

Asia Report

Journalist Cole Martin tells it ‘like it is in reality’ in...

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

Asia Report

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...

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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

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Reports from West Papua say parts of the highlands region have been blanketed by snow and ice in recent days

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Snowfall in West Papua, while severe drought hits other parts of...

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The number of Fijians who are HIV positive has risen to at least 9000

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Fiji’s HIV epidemic has yet to reach a ‘turning point’, warns...

After two years of denial, Israel has officially admitted firing on the 5-year-old Hind Rajab’s car

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Palestinian theologian warns against trusting Israel over Hind, medics killings probe

Indonesian military forces in action in Intan Jaya regency in Central Papua province this week

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West Papua issue likely to be on agenda in Palau, says...