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Parliament Haus in Port Moresby

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Long time coming: After decades of struggle, is Bougainville on the brink of statehood?

August 27, 2026

The Realm of New Zealand's four leaders

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New Zealand says its ties with its Realm countries remain strong and stable

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Papuans protest over ‘Act of Free Choice’ in 13 cities in Indonesia

NZ Foreign Minister Winston Peters (from left), Cook Islands Prime Minister Mark Brown and the US Deputy State Secretary, Christopher Landau

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US pushes critical minerals agenda in Cook Islands with Penrhyn ‘lifeline’

The Beachcomber Island resort off Nadi in Fiji

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Pacific ‘catastrophe’ awaits if nations not alert to deep sea eco threat

"Alii - welcome to Palau"

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Missing leaders won’t derail Pacific Islands Forum outcomes, says secretariat

August 31, 2026

Cook Islands caretaker Prime Minister Mark Brown and US Ambassador Jared Novelly exchange gifts

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‘Teeming with life’: Cook Islands officials enthuse over NOAA deep dive

August 20, 2026

The author, Laurens Ikinia, with a well-preserved mummy from the Hubula tribe in Wamena

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Jakarta at crossroads – can President Prabowo connect with Papuan hearts?

January 27, 2026

Bougainville's Panguna mine . . .

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Bougainville Copper Limited takes stock after Panguna licence setback

June 23, 2026

ISA's Secretary-General Leticia Carvalho

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Pacific nations shaping future of seabed mining rules, says ISA chief

May 27, 2026

New US Ambassador Jared Novelly to NZ

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New US ambassador to New Zealand says Cook Islands a top...

July 6, 2026

Rev James Bhagwan

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Glasgow showdown: Pacific Islands demand global leaders bring action, not excuses,...

October 23, 2021

Rioting in Kukum Highway, Honiara,

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

November 25, 2021

Children have clear advice for politicians at Auckland's March for Peace

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People power against Trump’s wars – act against NZ ‘war mineral’...

June 20, 2026

People queue to vote in Bougainville’s independence referendum

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PNG’s ruling party supports 15-year transition period for Bougainville

June 22, 2026

Pacific verdict on COP29

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

November 25, 2024

How the PNG Post-Courier reported the Engan massacre today 210722

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18 people hacked to death in Porgera in under an hour...

July 21, 2022

Winners of the Goldman Environmental Award winners, 2026

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Bougainville advocate among all-women lineup winning Goldman Environmental prize

April 25, 2026

Abducted NZ Gaza flotilla campaigner Sean Janssen

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‘They threatened to kill us at gunpoint,’ says NZ Gaza flotilla...

May 9, 2026

PNG highlanders look for signs of life or bodies buried under the rubble at Yambali village today after it was buried in a massive landslide in Enga province yesterday

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PNG landslide: Survivors of highlands disaster desperately seeking help

May 25, 2024

"Don't mine the moana"

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Project Vault: Peace in the moana or military outpost?

March 18, 2026

Curse of Gold

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Taking the wealth – the plunder and impoverishment of West Papua

March 10, 2026

Melanesian solidarity with West Papua on display at the MACFEST 23

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OPM leader calls for ‘world indigenous UN’ – end to Papuan...

August 9, 2023

Tax and contempt

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News Corp lies to Australian Parliament in lobbying putsch to change...

Pacific Media Watch -

January 26, 2025

Green Party co-leader Marama Davidson

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Green Party celebrates decision to decline ‘dead end’ Taranaki seabed mining

February 6, 2026

International Seabed Authority secretary-general-elect Leticia Carvalho (left) of Brazil is congratulated

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New head of UN deep-sea mining regulator vows to restore neutrality

August 3, 2024

TVNZ's 1News and Kiribati

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Mediawatch: NZ media in the middle of Asia-Pacific diplomatic drama

Pacific Media Watch -

February 9, 2025

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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"

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

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

POPULAR POSTS

Cook Islands Party leader Mark Brown

Cook Islands

Mark Brown’s Cook Islands Party set to govern for historic fifth...

NZ Foreign Minister Winston Peters (from left), Cook Islands Prime Minister Mark Brown and the US Deputy State Secretary, Christopher Landau

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US pushes critical minerals agenda in Cook Islands with Penrhyn ‘lifeline’

"Alii - welcome to Palau"

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Missing leaders won’t derail Pacific Islands Forum outcomes, says secretariat

The Green Party’s Ricardo Menéndez March (left) and Labour's Phil Twyford

Asia Report

PSNA slams NZ’s ‘uncaring’ lack of signature on global Israeli settlements...

EDITOR'S PICKS

US Deputy Secretary of State Christopher Landau (from left), Cook Islands Prime Minister Mark Brown, and New Zealand Foreign Minister Winston Peters mark the announcement of the Penrhyn port project in Palau

Climate

US expected to announce major fuel security deal at Pacific Islands...

President Surangel Whipps talking over the chairmanship of the PIF, making his remarks at the opening of the 55th PIFLM in Palau

Climate

Pacific leaders urged to be united behind 2050 climate action vision

Palestine Solidarity Network Aotearoa (PSNA) activist Neil Scott

Asia Report

How Free Palestine party plans to pressure NZ govt over its...

NZ Foreign Minister Winston Peters (from left), Cook Islands Prime Minister Mark Brown and the US Deputy State Secretary, Christopher Landau

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US pushes critical minerals agenda in Cook Islands with Penrhyn ‘lifeline’

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

US Deputy Secretary of State Christopher Landau (from left), Cook Islands Prime Minister Mark Brown, and New Zealand Foreign Minister Winston Peters mark the announcement of the Penrhyn port project in Palau

Climate

US expected to announce major fuel security deal at Pacific Islands...

President Surangel Whipps talking over the chairmanship of the PIF, making his remarks at the opening of the 55th PIFLM in Palau

Climate

Pacific leaders urged to be united behind 2050 climate action vision

Palestine Solidarity Network Aotearoa (PSNA) activist Neil Scott

Asia Report

How Free Palestine party plans to pressure NZ govt over its...

NZ Foreign Minister Winston Peters (from left), Cook Islands Prime Minister Mark Brown and the US Deputy State Secretary, Christopher Landau

Mining

US pushes critical minerals agenda in Cook Islands with Penrhyn ‘lifeline’