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The Greenpeace flagship Rainbow Warrior arrives in the Marshall Islands

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Rainbow Warrior back in Marshall Islands on nuclear justice mission

March 12, 2025

The Honiara riots

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Solomon Islands downgraded over riots, troubles in new CIVICUS report

Rainbow Warrior crew help Rongelap islanders

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The last voyage of the Rainbow Warrior – Rongelap podcast series

Job Rongo’au reporting on the Honiara riots for ZFM Radio

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Solomon Islands – where the world news talent is all local

PNG Police Commissioner David Manning

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PNG’s police deployment in Honiara ‘vital’ for regional security

New Solomon Islands Prime Minister Jeremiah Manele

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Jeremiah Manele is new Solomon Islands PM with ‘100 day plan’

May 2, 2024

Matthew Wale (left) and Manasseh Sogavare

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Sogavare calls for Wale’s resignation, warns Suidani on ‘domestic terrorists’

December 2, 2021

New Zealand Defence Force troops in Honiara

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More NZ peacekeepers arrive to help defuse tensions in Solomon Islands

December 5, 2021

Former 1987 coup leader and returning Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka

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Fiji’s new politics – forging consensus in a nation renowned for...

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January 20, 2023

Papuans march in solidarity for United Liberation Movement for West Papua (ULMWP) becoming a full member of the Melanesian Spearhead Group

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West Papua liberation group praises support for MSG – ‘keep going’...

July 20, 2023

Lord of the Flies film

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Where’s the Pacific voice in the viral ‘real Lord of the...

May 21, 2020

Malaita province Premier Daniel Suidani

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Malaita plans self-determination poll to see if it’s ‘still in the...

December 8, 2021

Taiwan flag in Honiara's Chinatown

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Solomon Islands: Bodies discovered in burnt out Chinatown building

November 27, 2021

Solomon Islands Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare

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Sogavare adamant deal with China won’t undermine regional security

April 21, 2022

Did Xi shoot the Sheriff?

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Dan McGarry: How to do something about Australia’s Pacific ‘stuff up’

April 21, 2022

Honiara's Chinatown in ruins

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Solomon Islands: The painful reality – my day on the road...

November 28, 2021

SI Police Commissioner Mostyn Managa

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Solomon Islands police arrest 217 riot suspects, but no ‘instigators’ so...

December 3, 2021

An Australian soldier on patrol in Honiara

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Solomon Islands: China mouthpiece blames Australia for ‘fomenting riots’

November 29, 2021

Construction of the Solomon Islands National Stadium in the capital Honiara was originally being sponsored by Taiwan but China is now shouldering the major costs of hosting the 2023 Pacific Games

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Fears over China influence leads US to reopen Solomon Islands embassy

January 17, 2023

Rioting in Honiara

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Pacific regional response to Solomons post-riots crisis takes shape

December 1, 2021

Solomon Islands Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare

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New Zealand forces deployed to Solomon Islands in wake of riots

December 1, 2021

Freelance journalist Georgina Kekea

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Solomon Islands riots: ‘We’ll shoot you with stones’ abuse for journalists

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December 3, 2021

Dawn breaks over Honiara for 80th anniversary of Battle of Guadalcanal celebrations

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Solomon Islands marking 80 years of WWII Battle of Guadalcanal

August 7, 2022

Fijian community help Bank of South Pacific staff clean up in Honiara

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Solomon Islands riots: International community monitoring ‘nervous’ calm

November 28, 2021

Solomon Islands Foreign Minister Jeremiah Manele

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Honiara doesn’t want to be forced to choose sides, says Foreign...

October 4, 2022

Australian Federal Police officers on peacekeeping duties in Honiara

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‘Don’t interfere’, Solomon Islands police tell opposition leader

December 5, 2021

Flashback to the Honiara riots

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Solomon Islands political battle ends with Sogavare winning confidence vote

December 7, 2021

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CLIMATE AND COVID

Pacific verdict on COP29

Climate

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

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

Asia Report

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

POPULAR POSTS

An anti-Netanyahu placard at an Israeli rally

Asia Report

Israel could collapse before its centennial, warns retired Israeli general

"Cowardice may be disguised by violence but is demeaning"

Analysis

Stuart Rees: Cowardice over Gaza dressed up as authority on Sydney’s...

The Epstein Files

Analysis

Maher Nazzal: The Epstein Files – the real scandal is the...

Gaza and Rocket Lab protesters on Auckland Tāmaki Makaurau's Queens Wharf

Asia Report

NZ protesters condemn ‘IDF kill chain’ link to Gaza genocide

EDITOR'S PICKS

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...

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

Analysis

Bryce Edwards: What the Epstein scandal means for NZ politics

"Tahiti is mentioned in various email exchanges involving Epstein"

Cook Islands

‘The girl from Tahiti’ – Pacific Islands in the Epstein files

Many critics are saying the Trump plan could “sideline” the Palestinians

Asia Report

Indonesian protesters slam Prabowo over ‘peacekeeping’ troops for Gaza

MOST COMMENTS

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

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

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...

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

Analysis

Bryce Edwards: What the Epstein scandal means for NZ politics

Critics say the lack of transparency, including unclear numbers, roles, and oversight, is troubling, especially while international courts are examining serious allegations linked to the conflict. Image: OnePath Network

Asia Report

600 Australians, 50 Kiwis fighting for Israeli military during Gaza genocide