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Vietnam today is united and free and millions of ordinary people have achieved security, health, education and prosperity

Economics

50 years after the ‘fall’ of Saigon – from triumph to Trump

April 30, 2025

Chinese diplomacy in the Pacific

Economics

Steven Ratuva: Pacific agency: A devalued political capital?

Opposition National Party leader Christopher Luxon

Economics

NZ has bigger problems than a social media post while in Hawai’i, says Luxon

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

Economics

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

Opposition National Party leader Christopher Luxon

Economics

NZ has bigger problems than a social media post while in...

July 27, 2022

Level 3 takeaways

Economics

Long queues for takeaways as many NZers return to work after...

April 28, 2020

PNG Prime Minister James Marape (left) and French President Emmanuel Macron

Economics

Decoding PNG leader Marape’s talks with French President Macron

June 17, 2025

"Wrong timing", says former Prime Minister Peter O'Neill

Economics

O’Neill warns Marape over ‘improper’ eleventh hour China meeting

June 2, 2022

Fiji's Professor Biman Prasad

Economics

Fiji tax system – ‘we’ll look after our vulnerable people’, says...

April 23, 2023

Economics

Labour and National leaders contest debate ‘draw’ but sharply different

September 22, 2020

Outspoken Rob Campbell, ousted as chair of two major government agencies

Economics

Rob Campbell: Public service bosses of ‘Pyongponeke’ forget who they’re supposed...

March 6, 2023

India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi (left) with PNG Prime Minister James Marape

Economics

‘We’re victims of global power play’ – Pacific backs India, says...

May 22, 2023

Economics

US President Obama Insists TPP means America will write the rules...

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November 6, 2015

Fiji human rights protesters march through Suva City yesterday

Economics

Violence against children in Fiji costs nation $460m, says Unicef study

December 11, 2024

Cook Islands Prime Minister Mark Brown (centre) during his trip to China

Economics

China confirms ‘in-depth exchange’ with Cook Islands as New Zealand faces...

February 14, 2025

The University of Papua New Guinea

Economics

Mass eviction back on again near UPNG as police give green...

January 28, 2022

PIF Zoom

Economics

Micronesian leaders boycott Forum, stand firm on plan to leave bloc

August 7, 2021

Chinese sulky silence with Pacific media

Economics

How China’s creeping influence undermines Pacific media freedom

July 14, 2022

Ponsonby post office shop

Economics

‘Gutting the Ponsonby community’: Locals say post office should stay open

June 11, 2025

Climate action

Economics

New Biden era heralds global climate politics switch with US rejoining...

November 9, 2020

Economics

Chinese president meets PNG’s O’Neill, pledging ‘deepening cooperation’

June 22, 2018

"New Zealand has an opportunity to get ahead of the global backlash"

Economics

Bryce Edwards: What the Epstein scandal means for NZ politics

February 16, 2026

Flags from most of the Micronesian islands participating in the regional summit this week fly outside the International Conference Center

Economics

Micronesian Summit in Majuro this week aims to be ‘one step...

July 1, 2025

Teachers from Otahuhu Primary School among the thousands at today's "mega strike" rally

Economics

Thousands march through streets as part of NZ’s ‘mega strike’

October 23, 2025

US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent

Economics

Caitlin Johnstone: The US keeps openly admitting it deliberately caused the...

Pacific Media Watch -

February 7, 2026

Republic of Marshall Islands President David Kabua

Economics

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

February 21, 2023

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CLIMATE AND COVID

Pacific verdict on COP29

Economics

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

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...

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

Asia Report

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

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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

Cyclone Vaianu is forecast to reach NZ by Saturday

Climate

Cyclone Vaianu: First impacts could be felt Saturday amid severe NZ...

Al Jazeera journalist Mohammed Wishah

Asia Report

‘Heinous’ Israeli attack kills Al Jazeera journalist Mohammed Wishah in genocidal...

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s press conference on the first day of the Iran ceasefire on 8 April 2026

Analysis

Ending Israel’s war on peace – Iran’s 10-point proposal is serious

Iranian negotiators flew to Pakistan on a plane they called “Minab 168” as a tribute to the 168 people - mostly schoolgirls - killed in a US missile strike on an elementary school in the city of Minab on February 28

Analysis

Iran threatens retaliation over Gulf ‘piracy’ in Trump’s naval blockade

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A "dove of peace" in Iran

Analysis

Why Iran will never break – and Iranians will decide their...

Iranian negotiators flew to Pakistan on a plane they called “Minab 168” as a tribute to the 168 people - mostly schoolgirls - killed in a US missile strike on an elementary school in the city of Minab on February 28

Analysis

Iran threatens retaliation over Gulf ‘piracy’ in Trump’s naval blockade

A "New Zealand government must sanction Israel" banner flutters on one of the Global Sumud Flotilla boats

Asia Report

Global Sumud Flotilla heads from Barcelona to break Gaza blockade

Flooding near Whitianga cuts off a state highway.

Climate

Cyclone Vaianu: Damaging winds, heavy rain hit NZ’s North Island

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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

The RFMF has assured the Fiji public that "there is no threat to public safety"

Crime

Fiji military puts public ‘on notice’ citing national security threats

PSNA co-chair Maher Nazzal (from left), councillor Julie Fairey and Kathy Ross

Asia Report

Auckland Council committee votes to review illegal Israeli settlement policies

A "dove of peace" in Iran

Analysis

Why Iran will never break – and Iranians will decide their...

US blockade of the Strait of Hormuz begins

Analysis

Why Trump’s naval blockade to ‘strangle’ Iran is a joke