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

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China confirms ‘in-depth exchange’ with Cook Islands as New Zealand faces criticism for bullying

February 14, 2025

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PM Luxon talks doubling RSE in PNG – plane breakdown almost derails Japan

Economics

500 US marines arrive in PNG to bolster APEC summit security

Union Calédonienne’s President Emmanuel Tjibaou (centre)

Economics

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

Sacked Fiji Bureau of Statistics Kemueli Naiqama

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Richard Naidu: The Fawlty Towers government – everything they touch seems to turn to disaster

Epidemic Response Committee

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NZ lockdown – Day 9: How many Covid-19 cases does nation...

April 3, 2020

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#COP21: The Paris climate agreement: The real work starts now

December 14, 2015

The Norfolk Island flag at the 2023 Pacific Games

Economics

‘Not an extension of Australia’ – Trump’s tariffs ‘reinforces’ Norfolk Island’s...

April 4, 2025

Prime Minister Chris Hipkins

Economics

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

January 25, 2023

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

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

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November 6, 2015

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

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

May 22, 2023

Economics

#COP21: Climate insurgency after Paris

January 14, 2016

Attitudes such as ignoring the suffering of Gaza yield the same harvest everywhere: dehumanisation, insecurity, and the corrosion of civic trust

Economics

Academics call for divestment from NZ pensions fund implicated in Gaza

February 3, 2026

Economics

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

September 22, 2020

Chinese diplomacy in the Pacific

Economics

Steven Ratuva: Pacific agency: A devalued political capital?

June 27, 2022

Just over half of New Zealanders surveyed - including Pacific Islanders - reported they were financially stressed

Economics

More than half of New Zealanders struggling financially, says survey

August 15, 2023

NZ's incoming Prime Minister Chris Hipkins and deputy Carmel Sepuloni

Economics

NZ’s incoming PM Chris Hipkins singles out ‘global inflation pandemic’ as...

January 23, 2023

Mango dawn

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Jason Brown: 9/11 and a mango dawn – and here’s to...

September 13, 2021

Senior ministers from Australia and Vanuatu initialled the Nakamal Agreement at the top of Mount Yasur. (ABC News: Lillyrose Welwel) Photo: ABC News / Lillyrose Welwel

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New Australia-Vanuatu deal won’t replicate Falepili-style pact, says analyst

August 18, 2025

Need work

Economics

Bryan Bruce: Unemployment isn’t working – we need universal job creation

August 20, 2020

PNG Prime Minister’s Special Envoy and Minister for Environment Conservation and Climate Change Minister Wera Mori

Economics

Almost K6m COP26 bill for PNG climate delegation shocks nation

November 6, 2021

Retired academic Professor Vijay Naidu and Fonu Emberson-Bain -- wearing the Fiji Anti-Nuclear Group (FANG) tee-shirt

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Rabuka’s nuclear wastewater discharge stance splits Fiji coalition opinion

August 28, 2023

Cook islanders protest in the streets of Avarua today

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Cook Islanders march in Avarua against Mark Brown government

February 18, 2025

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Climate change hits low-lying islands in Bougainville

November 10, 2016

French Polynesia's President Moetai Brotherson

Economics

French Polynesia urges Pacific to unite amid rising global tensions

March 11, 2026

Fiji Prime Minister Voreqe Bainimarama

Economics

Pacific Islands Forum launches new 2050 strategic blueprint

July 14, 2022

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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

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...

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

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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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Under international law -- if anyone still pays attention to such things -- the Iranians have a strong case

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Eugene Doyle: Iran demands hundreds of billions in reparations for being...

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Under international law -- if anyone still pays attention to such things -- the Iranians have a strong case

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Southern Lebanon journalist Amal Khalil

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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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Under international law -- if anyone still pays attention to such things -- the Iranians have a strong case

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Eugene Doyle: Iran demands hundreds of billions in reparations for being...

Southern Lebanon journalist Amal Khalil

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Israel’s diabolical killing machine and how it targets journalists

A protester at the Anzac Day rally in Auckland Tamaki Makaurau today

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PSNA calls on McKee to condemn Israel’s bulldozing of NZ war...

PSNA secretary Neil Scott

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Public praise for High Court ruling on NZ Superfund policies on...