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Stéphane Hessel was a leading member of the French Resistance

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Palestine Action – terrorists or the real heroes of our time?

July 18, 2025

Under the old regime, press barons, from William Randolph Hearst to Rupert Murdoch, at least pretended they were committed to truth-telling journalism

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Murdoch to Musk: how global media power has shifted from the moguls to the big tech bros

King Charles III ... Upon his elevation to the throne, the new king is expected to be less outspoken on environmental issues

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‘The most significant environmentalist in history’ is now king. Two Australian researchers tell of Charles’ fascination with nature

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Indonesian student Afi’s blog items inspirational – but her FB ‘frozen’

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

New Director-General of Health Audrey Sonerson

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Health chief ‘conductor of an orchestra who’s never played an instrument’

May 20, 2025

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Indonesian president’s belated call for tolerance leaves minorities at risk

August 18, 2018

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Peter Solo Kinjap: Confronting corruption – know our rights and insist...

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December 8, 2016

From the very start of his papacy, Pope Francis seemed determined to do things differently

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Pope Francis has died, aged 88. These were his greatest reforms...

April 22, 2025

Evening Report editor Selwyn Manning

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When all the world’s failings end in Gaza – Selwyn Manning,...

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October 20, 2023

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Peter Manning: Despite her good intentions, Michelle Guthrie was never...

September 25, 2018

Defiant pariah state leader Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu

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John Hobbs: Why New Zealand’s repugnant stance over Palestine damages our...

October 7, 2025

Meisoga

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Scott Waide: Playwright Andrew Kuliniasi unleashes another creative bomb – on...

February 2, 2021

NSW police stand over a bleeding and capsicum-sprayed protester

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NSW Premier Minns’ police attack Muslims in prayer, peaceful Gaza protesters

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February 11, 2026

These outcomes don’t just happen in a vacuum

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The Palestine tragedy – why it should matter to you and...

January 3, 2025

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Bill McKibben: Stop swooning over Justin Trudeau – he’s a disaster...

April 18, 2017

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Bougainville to Rio Tinto: ‘Our grandmothers said no, land is life...

July 5, 2016

PNG village

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What are the lessons with Covid-19? Seeing the ironies through a...

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March 24, 2020

Professor Brij Lal

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The Fiji Times: Professor Lal’s life leaves many lessons to appreciate...

December 28, 2021

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Rosa Koian: PNG is rich already, we just need to care...

June 20, 2019

The Our Action Station petition plea over NZ media coverage of the Israeli war in Palestine

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Open letter to TVNZ – stop the bias, report fairly on...

September 8, 2024

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Scott Waide: Our country, Papua New Guinea, is being taken away...

November 16, 2020

A recent solidarity protest for Gaza in Auckland's "Palestine Corner"

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On ‘moral panic’ and the courage to speak – the West’s...

April 30, 2025

Oscar Temaru

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The judgment of Tahiti’s Oscar Temaru – a neocolonial sense of...

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November 2, 2020

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Endangered – the frontline journalism of outrage

January 15, 2017

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Scott Waide: Any Facebook shutdown in PNG dangerous on many levels

May 30, 2018

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange's supporters

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‘Freedom for Assange and journalism are at stake’ – the Belmarsh...

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January 21, 2023

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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

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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"

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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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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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A scene of NSW police brutality raining blows on a young man in a keffiyeh in Sydney

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Amnesty calls for independent probe of ‘shocking’ Australian police violence against...

Sydney police violence at the Monday night protest against the Gaza genocide and visit by Israeli President Isaac Herzog

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Sydney police brutality over Herzog – an open letter to Premier...

NSW police stand over a bleeding and capsicum-sprayed protester

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NSW Premier Minns’ police attack Muslims in prayer, peaceful Gaza protesters

While Australia's Palestine Action Group plans protests against the visit of the Israeli President Isaac Herzog

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Isaac Herzog is accused of inciting genocide in Gaza. He shouldn’t...

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A scene of NSW police brutality raining blows on a young man in a keffiyeh in Sydney

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"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...

NSW police stand over a bleeding and capsicum-sprayed protester

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NSW Premier Minns’ police attack Muslims in prayer, peaceful Gaza protesters

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Herzog backlash crushes Albo’s ‘social cohesion’ – thousands protest nationwide

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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

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A scene of NSW police brutality raining blows on a young man in a keffiyeh in Sydney

Asia Report

Amnesty calls for independent probe of ‘shocking’ Australian police violence against...

"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...

Sydney police violence at the Monday night protest against the Gaza genocide and visit by Israeli President Isaac Herzog

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Sydney police brutality over Herzog – an open letter to Premier...

The designations render the two Micronesian politicians and their immediate family members ineligible for entry into the US

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US designates two Micronesian leaders over corruption allegations