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Geoffrey Miller: Tale of two summits – why Jacinda Ardern said no to the Commonwealth, but yes to NATO

June 20, 2022

This "Pied Piper" cartoon illustrating this commentary was drawn by Rod Emmerson.

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Gavin Ellis: A day to be gripped by fear – ‘freedom’ will lose its true meaning

Anti-vaxxer protesters try to break through a police barrier on New Zealand's Parliament grounds

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Lynley Tulloch: The irony of the Parliament protest: Peace and love – and ‘executions’

Labour Day in NZ

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Bryan Bruce: Labour Day … eroded by neoliberalism and selfishness

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Moale James: Citizen journalism countering ‘deliberate’ media silence on West Papua

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Uncle Shane on Australia’s shame: ‘We’re the vulnerable ones, the...

Camille Nakhid -

May 13, 2017

Free media display in WP

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Who is killing off top Pacific journalism – and why?

March 4, 2021

Chinese Australian author Louisa Lim

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Stan Grant stands up to racist abuse. Our research shows many...

May 22, 2023

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The man I never knew – a tribute to a PNG...

January 6, 2018

New Zealand pro-Palestinian protesters march against genocide

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Debunking the theological gaslighting of Israel-supporting Imams

July 28, 2025

Indonesian soldiers board a transport ship for Papua

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The Jakarta Post: Stop fighting fire with fire in Papua –...

Pacific Media Watch -

March 28, 2024

West Papua protest

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West Papua riots: Why Indonesia needs to answer for its broken...

August 22, 2019

Blazing house in the attack on Pai Police Barracks

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Post-Courier blasts Marape for Jakarta junket ‘while Tari burns’

Pacific Media Watch -

March 31, 2022

The Russian super yacht at Lautoka, Fiji

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Graham Davis: Behind the saga of the ‘seized’ Russian super yacht...

April 26, 2022

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10 reasons why tourists must visit Iran

October 19, 2019

Samoa Observer editorial

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Samoa Observer: For Tuila’epa, what follows defeat?

July 15, 2021

Disaster news coverage

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Gavin Ellis: Thank God for news media in a storm

Pacific Media Watch -

February 16, 2023

San Suu Kyi (left) & coup leader Min Aung Hlaing

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Myanmar coup: Asian response echoes ‘democracy comes with stability’ adage

February 6, 2021

Opinion

Dan McGarry: Silence in the face of Florence’s bravery an indictment

September 5, 2016

News headline of another Israeli operation to ethnically cleanse the Palestinians

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Jonathan Cook: Nothing’s changed since 1948 – except now Israel’s excuses...

August 9, 2024

A photo of the Philippine media assembled by and flown to Israel

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Walden Bello on Gaza and the media silence: ‘It isn’t fear...

Pacific Media Watch -

September 2, 2025

The Mek family in Jiwaka Province, Papua New Guinea

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Papua New Guinea: ‘My education journey from Jiwaka to UPNG’

April 19, 2023

The RNZ situation is the more serious of the two episodes

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Gavin Ellis: Proof our newsrooms need a ‘second pair of eyes’

June 14, 2023

Dramatic increases in food prices always mean there is a famine, even though not every famine is accompanied by rising food costs

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Soaring food prices prove the Gaza famine is real – and...

August 6, 2025

Samoan AG Savalenoa Mareva Betham-Annandale.

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Samoa Observer: The Attorney-General’s fall from grace

May 28, 2021

Opinion

Bob Howarth: Role of journalism in developing and protecting democracy

May 3, 2019

PNG Prime Minister James Marape (left) and French President Emmanuel Macron

Opinion

Decoding PNG leader Marape’s talks with French President Macron

June 17, 2025

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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

Author and journalist Dr David Robie speaking at the launch of the third edition of the Rainbow Warrior book Eyes of Fire

Opinion

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"

Opinion

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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Author Shana Chandra

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Girmitiya ancestry the inspiration behind Fiji writer’s debut novel

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

Asia Report

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

Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi meets with Russian President Vladimir Putin

Analysis

As Trump’s narrative on negotiations flails, Iran is setting its own...

The US-Israeli war against Iran on hold . . . who really has the cards? I

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Martyn Bradbury: Why Iran is winning and will continue to win

EDITOR'S PICKS

Indonesian security forces crack down on a Papuan protest over the Puncak massacre

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West Papua: The unhealed wounds and sorrow run deep in Puncak

The narrative being delivered through our “Western-centric” media lens is that Ukrainians are legitimately resisting and defending their homeland from an evil invader

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‘Self-defence’ and the contradictions of Western exceptionalism in our media

Author Shana Chandra

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Girmitiya ancestry the inspiration behind Fiji writer’s debut novel

Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi meets with Russian President Vladimir Putin

Analysis

As Trump’s narrative on negotiations flails, Iran is setting its own...

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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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Indonesian security forces crack down on a Papuan protest over the Puncak massacre

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West Papua: The unhealed wounds and sorrow run deep in Puncak

Indonesian police launch a brutal crackdown against Papuan protesters

Asia Report

Wenda calls on Indonesia to halt crackdown on peaceful Papua protests

The narrative being delivered through our “Western-centric” media lens is that Ukrainians are legitimately resisting and defending their homeland from an evil invader

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‘Self-defence’ and the contradictions of Western exceptionalism in our media

Author Shana Chandra

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Girmitiya ancestry the inspiration behind Fiji writer’s debut novel