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A sunset in the Mamanucas, Fiji

Economics

‘Tourists buzzing’ in resorts and islands as Fiji welcomes back visitors

December 3, 2022

New Zealand's new energy fund initiative underpins the government’s aspirational goal of having 100 percent of electricity generated by renewable sources by 2035

Economics

10 smart ways NZ can be strategic about addressing climate change threats

Economics

Quill award winner Adele Ferguson slams Fairfax media job cuts

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

Economics

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

Pacific verdict on COP29

Economics

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

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

April 1, 2022

Freeport smelter

Economics

Jokowi breaks ground on Freeport Indonesia’s $3b gold smelter

October 15, 2021

Economics

Indonesia risks ending up with a doomed ‘can’t-do’ climate plan

July 17, 2018

Fiji's Deputy Prime Minister Professor Biman Prasad

Economics

Fiji’s Prasad reaches out to the NZ diaspora to help rebuild...

September 1, 2023

Economics

Trans-Tasman bubble – Ardern hopeful of eased travel ‘when safe’

May 5, 2020

NZ Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern

Economics

Some see NZ’s invite to the NATO summit as a reward...

June 30, 2022

James Marape

Economics

Scott Waide: Open letter to PM James Marape: Treat our people fairly

January 2, 2021

Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka speaks to the Fijian community in Sydney

Economics

Rabuka calls for Pacific peace zone – ‘We don’t want to...

October 20, 2023

Panguna mine . . . the flooding

Economics

Bougainville leaders call on mining giant Rio Tinto to assist communities

June 7, 2023

Panguna gold and copper mine

Economics

PNG faces dilemma over ‘momentous’ decision to reopen Bougainville’s Panguna mine

February 18, 2022

A two-year investigation by Inland Revenue

Economics

Rich-lister supports NZ capital gains tax as new research opens fresh...

April 27, 2023

Bougainville President Ishamel Toroama speaking at the launch of the Bougainville Digital Democracy Project earlier this year

Economics

Progress reported out of Bougainville independence talks at Burnham

June 12, 2025

PNG Post-Courier

Economics

PNG Post-Courier: Census fiasco – why the poor planning, poor vision?

June 19, 2024

Economics

Philippines suspends deployment of overseas workers to ‘isolated’ Qatar

June 7, 2017

Customers waiting to be served at the Fiji National Provident Fund (FNPF) building

Economics

Rabuka clarifies on retirement savings in bid to stem Fiji’s ‘brain...

January 16, 2023

Economics

Chinese officials kick out EMTV, foreign media from APEC events –...

November 17, 2018

Economics

HSBC accused of being ‘dirty banker’ financing palm oil forest destruction

January 17, 2017

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

NZ's climate National Adaptation Plan

Economics

NZ’s new climate crisis plan: ‘Blueprint for more resilient communities’

August 4, 2022

Economics

Contribution by Pacific community more than money, says academic

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November 21, 2018

Economics

Joey Tau: Can the MSG bloc walk out on the PACER-Plus...

June 13, 2017

Labour Day in NZ

Economics

Bryan Bruce: Labour Day … eroded by neoliberalism and selfishness

October 26, 2020

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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

"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

USP and AUT journalism collaboration

Bearing Witness

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

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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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This photo was shared by ULMWP on 10 February 2026, claiming a makeshift refugee camp in Puncak Regency of West Papua was bombed

Decolonisation

Confusion over West Papua bombing, displacement claims

A "Fake Ceasefire" banner at an Auckland protest against the Gaza genocide

Asia Report

PSNA calls on NZ government to punish Kiwi soldiers taking part...

The Palau Senate

Global

Palau court denies Senate bid to stop US deportee deal

Police brutality at the protest against Israeli President Isaac Herzog in Sydney on February 9

Analysis

Herzog protest – when politicans fail, police go rogue, justice fails...

EDITOR'S PICKS

"I have a personal memory of meeting Jesse Jackson"

Civil Society

Moana Maniapoto: The day we met Jesse Jackson – and why...

Palestinian journalist Abdelhameed Hamdona

Asia Report

‘We returned from hell’ – CPJ’s report on Palestinian journalists tortured...

A "Fake Ceasefire" banner at an Auckland protest against the Gaza genocide

Asia Report

PSNA calls on NZ government to punish Kiwi soldiers taking part...

Former Fiji prime minister Voreqe Bainimarama

Crime

Former Fiji prime minister and ex-police commissioner on bail in inciting...

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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 council president is not merely a passive moderator but a pacesetter, agenda-shaper, balance-keeper

Analysis

Indonesia’s human rights law being revised under a global spotlight

The Palau Senate

Global

Palau court denies Senate bid to stop US deportee deal

"I have a personal memory of meeting Jesse Jackson"

Civil Society

Moana Maniapoto: The day we met Jesse Jackson – and why...

Palestinian journalist Abdelhameed Hamdona

Asia Report

‘We returned from hell’ – CPJ’s report on Palestinian journalists tortured...