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Chinese oil supplies from Iran in Washington's sights

Economics

Trump’s naval blockade of Strait of Hormuz actually targets China

April 16, 2026

Kanaky New Caledonia's new Territorial President Milakulo Tukumuli

Economics

‘Kingmaker’ candidate elected new president of New Caledonia’s government

It is important politically and economically for New Zealand to have trading relations with both G7 and developing countries

Economics

Ian Powell: Context of the ‘New Washington Consensus’ and China ‘threat’ for New Zealand

Economics

Chinese banks provide 40 percent of Fiji’s foreign loans

Belden Namah

Economics

PNG opposition’s Namah calls for end to ‘martial law-like’ restrictions

Economics

Indonesia must step up over Papuan development, says ELSAM

May 19, 2017

The Marshalls Energy Company and its power plant has faced a near doubling of its diesel fuel costs since the US/Israel attacked Iran on February 28

Economics

Marshall Islands government shuts down at 3pm daily amid fuel crisis

April 17, 2026

Papua New Guinea

Don’t use force to resolve LNG shut down, warns PNG opposition

KINJAP Peter S. -

August 9, 2016

Prime Minister Chris Hipkins

Economics

Prime Minister Chris Hipkins defends cost-of-living record, promises more action

January 25, 2023

Drone footage of Atafu, a low-lying motu of Tokelau

Economics

Tokelau airport project scrapped despite multi-million dollar design

January 23, 2026

Economics

IAG/State Insurance wins Roger Award for ‘worst transnational’

May 2, 2016

John Taukave (left) from the Micronesian Center for Sustainable Transport and Miss Samoa Litara Ieremia-Allan (second from left) at COP29

Economics

COP29: Pacific takes stock of ‘baby steps’ global climate summit

November 30, 2024

Rioting in Kukum Highway, Honiara,

Economics

Solomon Islands riots push nation into slippery slide of self-implosion

November 25, 2021

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu

Economics

The reckoning – what the US-Iran MOU means in reality for...

June 27, 2026

New Zealand's first Emissions Reduction Plan ... car critics

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NZ’s focus on private vehicles an ‘off-track’ climate change plan, say...

May 17, 2022

New Caledonia's President Louis Mapou

Economics

French ‘nickel pact’ to bail out New Caledonia’s industry delayed

April 1, 2024

Pacific election promises in NZ

Economics

NZ election 2023: Growing Pasifika population equals greater electoral power

September 14, 2023

French Polynesia's President Moetai Brotherson

Economics

French Polynesia urges Pacific to unite amid rising global tensions

March 11, 2026

Fiji Parliament . . . big salary increases for the President, Speaker, Ministers, Assistant Ministers, and MPs

Economics

The Fiji Times: Public outcry over Fijians’ MPs pay rise

May 26, 2024

Beyond the Bubble

Economics

Why the AI bubble will burst – with system threatening consequences

July 5, 2026

Exxon Mobil PNG's LNG plant near Port Moresby

Economics

Papua New Guinea fully retires debt for Liquefied Natural Gas project

January 7, 2026

Fiji human rights protesters march through Suva City yesterday

Economics

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

December 11, 2024

Economics

New Caledonia celebrates Bastille Day and thinks about independence

July 27, 2018

The flag of Hawai'i waves beside a sign reading "Tourist(s) Keep Out" in the aftermath of the Maui wildfires

Economics

Anger in Hawai’i over threat of land grabs after wildfire disaster

August 22, 2023

Economics

Freeport’s $3.8b divestment mine deal – what it actually means

July 15, 2018

Recent aid arrangements are emblematic of the geopolitical tussle playing out in the Pacific between China and the US and its allies

Economics

Superpower rivalry makes Pacific aid a bargaining chip – vulnerable nations...

December 17, 2024

A personal perspective on USAID as an organisation

Economics

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

February 12, 2025

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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

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

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Government and corporate elites and states can continue to support Israel militarily and economically only as long as establishment media continue to rehearse the lies, falsifications, and denials of its genocide in Gaza

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Why can’t Israel be held accountable for its genocide in Gaza?...

Caretaker Prime Minister and Cook Islands Party leader Mark Brown with supporters on election night

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Stability key driver in Cook Islands Party’s election performance, says analyst

AI slop: "Imagine a world where a British royal princess and a former Uruguayan guerrilla fighter shared their deepest reflections on life

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Jeremy Rose: AI-generated good ‘news’ floods social media

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Australia's march for humanity and an end to Israel's Gaza genocide

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Australia, don’t be surprised. Israel does this to Palestinians all the...

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

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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...

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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

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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

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Israeli National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir . . . visiting the construction site of a gallows being built to hang Palestinians

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‘Bloodthirsty psychopath’ – Israel’s Ben-Gvir touts viewing booths at gallows for...

Australia's march for humanity and an end to Israel's Gaza genocide

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Australia, don’t be surprised. Israel does this to Palestinians all the...

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