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An Auckland Writers' Festival vigil with Marika (left) and Kathy

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Palestine on patrol – how a flag-dress caused a writers’ stir for justice

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May 17, 2026

Israeli military pictured boarding the Global Sumud Flotilla yacht Abodes

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Türkiye condemns new Israeli ‘piracy’ against Gaza aid flotilla in international waters

Israeli military intervene in international waters in the Mediterranean Sea to seize the Global Sumud Fleet

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Irish president’s sister, 2 Kiwis among Gaza flotilla activists detained by Israel

Starkly, in Israel’s case, not only does its actions in Gaza look like genocide, but its leaders have been crystal clear

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The West’s bubble of illusion about Israel – and about itself – is finally being burst

$"And now the world acts shocked because foreign activists were finally subjected to a fraction of what Palestinians have endured for decades$

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Shameen Suleman: Outrage over the flotilla activists but where were they for Palestinians?

"I am worried about the implications of any law that bans a chant by exiled people"

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Saige England: Bearing witness – we are seeing a rise of...

February 12, 2026

Producer Victor Mambor (left) and director Dandhy Dwi Laksono of Pesta Babi (Pig Feast)

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‘The world should see this’, say Papua deforestation doco filmmakers

March 13, 2026

Fijian Jone Vakarisi

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Fiji army commander admits military ‘at fault’ for custody death

May 12, 2026

Protesters at an Auckland rally against Israel's genocidal two-year war on Gaza target alleged complicity by RocketLab and BlackSky

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NZ minister warned on possible risk over Israeli use of satellites

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October 26, 2025

Resigned TVNZ political editor Maiki Sherman

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TVNZ’s ‘first wahine Māori’ political editor Maiki Sherman resigns

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May 8, 2026

"ME the People."

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Malcolm Evans: What have we become that we accept such brigandry?

January 7, 2026

Singer, documentary maker, storyteller and TV presenter Moana Maniapoto

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Moana Maniapoto: Why trashing the BSA is a sign of journalism...

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May 7, 2026

“My son,” a woman screamed in Gaza

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Palestinian photojournalist wins Pulitzer for breaking news photography

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May 14, 2026

NZ Broadcasting and Media Minister Kris Faafoi

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How NZ’s Public Interest Journalism Fund can help ‘normalise’ diversity

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October 13, 2021

NZ Media and Communications Minister Minister Dr Paul Goldsmith

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Does abolishing the BSA mean the end of NZ’s enforceable media...

May 7, 2026

Maiki Sherman winning the Māori Journalist of the Year at the Ngā Kupu Ora Awards 2017

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Oriini Kaipara: This reeks of foul play by a NZ govt...

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May 9, 2026

Fiji Media Association secretary Stanley Simpson

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Fiji media welcomes credible news services, but not ‘pop-up propagandists’, says...

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May 6, 2025

Tongan police are investigating the threat against a Kele'a journalist incident on April 23

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Tongan police investigate journalist threatened at gunpoint after gang-related report

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May 5, 2026

Eyes of Fire: The Last Voyage and Legacy of the Rainbow Warrior

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Eyewitness account of Rainbow Warrior voyage – new Eyes of Fire...

July 4, 2025

Pacific media in action .

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Tongan media faces new type of challenge, following threat

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May 13, 2026

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Iran trolls Trump with AI-generated LEGO video – now ‘banned’

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April 15, 2026

Former Vanuatu Daily Post media director Dan McGarry

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Former Vanuatu Daily Post media director Dan McGarry leaves legacy

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March 26, 2026

"Everyone was taken by surprise [with the Israeli military attack]"

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‘We’re under attack!’ – the night the Israelis struck the Global...

May 7, 2026

Tonga police are investigating the armed threat against a female journalist at the Kele’a Voice newsroom

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Tongan armed threat against journalist troubles Pacific media freedom

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May 9, 2026

Defiant Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi (left) and humbled US President Donald Trump

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Iran war almost over . . . and the end...

May 7, 2026

Julien Blondel’s face . . . bloodied but unbowed

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After Israel’s brutal attack on Kiwis the NZ government does nothing

May 4, 2026

"I stand against genocide" placard at a Stop Wars protest in Auckland's Aotea Square last month

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Blame the NZ govt for ‘selective’ human rights morality, not activists

May 5, 2026

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CLIMATE AND COVID

Pacific verdict on COP29

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

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

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COP29: Carbon credit trading scheme criticised as ‘get out of jail...

In the Eye of the Storm

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Strings attached: The reality behind NZ’s climate aid in the Pacific

Pacific Climate Warriors

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How Pacific environmental defenders are coping with the covid pandemic

CORONAVIRUS

Senator Robert F Kennedy Jr

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Sir Collin Tukuitonga criticises RFK Jr’s measles claims, slams health misinformation

According to WHO, Western Pacific measles cases jumped by 225 percent

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Better immunisation coverage needed to prevent Pacific measles, says WHO

Labour's former broadcasting minister Willie Jackson

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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

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NZ election 2023: Exposing National leader Christopher Luxon’s Māori health falsehood...

Practices like mask wearing and self-isolation should be encouraged for all

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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

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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

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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

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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"

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Saige England: Bearing witness – we are seeing a rise of...

West Papua's Morning Star flag of independence

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27 years after Biak massacre in West Papua, human rights crisis...

Eyes of Fire: The Last Voyage and Legacy of the Rainbow Warrior

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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

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Not up for debate: Fijian journalists in the climate crisis response

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Fijian iTaukei leaders discuss contemporary issues, such as women's representation in Fijian society

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Fijian journalists use talanoa and tradition to find their voice

Fijian women journalists face abuse, harassment and spam online.

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Online abusers ‘shaming, silencing’ Fiji women journalists, say researchers

Islands Business general manager Samantha Magick (right)

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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)

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Surviving harassment in journalism – how Felix Chaudhary kept on top

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New Caledonia’s special electoral card for Congress and provincial elections

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French Senate endorses change to New Caledonia’s ‘frozen’ electoral roll

A woman protester holds up a “Wanted” poster featuring Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu

Asia Report

Israel becomes world’s most disliked country, global survey finds

PNG's Parliament Haus in Port Moresby

Culture

New bid to tackle Papua New Guinea’s chronic lack of women...

"The [flotilla activists] were then illegally brought to Israel to face further abuse under the watch of Itamar Ben-Gvir, the terrorist thug serving as the Minister of National Security, who caused global outrage."

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Andy Worthington: The startling severity of Gaza flotilla activists’ rape allegations

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"The [flotilla activists] were then illegally brought to Israel to face further abuse under the watch of Itamar Ben-Gvir, the terrorist thug serving as the Minister of National Security, who caused global outrage."

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Andy Worthington: The startling severity of Gaza flotilla activists’ rape allegations

The documentary Pesta Babi has stirred discussions about Papuan development and the impact of deforestation policies

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Pesta Babi doco stirs West Papuan development debates and ‘crackdown’

A group of five Australians who were on board the Gaza freedom flotilla and spoke of the Israeli abuse and violence on their arrival home

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Flotilla activists tasered, sedated, sexually assaulted – Israeli prison service claims...

New Zealand Police Commissioner Richard Chambers flanked by regional police chiefs and Commissioner Rusiate Tudravu

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Chambers backs Pacific police leaders confronting corruption challenges amid drug trade...

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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

Global

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

GLOBAL REPORTAGE

"The [flotilla activists] were then illegally brought to Israel to face further abuse under the watch of Itamar Ben-Gvir, the terrorist thug serving as the Minister of National Security, who caused global outrage."

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Andy Worthington: The startling severity of Gaza flotilla activists’ rape allegations

A group of five Australians who were on board the Gaza freedom flotilla and spoke of the Israeli abuse and violence on their arrival home

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Flotilla activists tasered, sedated, sexually assaulted – Israeli prison service claims...

New Zealand Police Commissioner Richard Chambers flanked by regional police chiefs and Commissioner Rusiate Tudravu

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Chambers backs Pacific police leaders confronting corruption challenges amid drug trade...

Australian Gaza flotilla activist Zack Schofield

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‘It’s worse for Palestinians,’ says Australian flotilla activist about Israeli torture