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Anzac Day . . . that spirit of humanitarianism

Opinion

New lessons about old wars: keeping the complex Anzac Day story relevant

April 25, 2023

An Eastern Star cartoon paying tribute to Vanuatu's support for West Papua

Opinion

Vanuatu – West Papua – MSG: An epic saga of messianic hope, betrayal, tragedy and resurrection

Opinion

Radio 95bFM features PNG student unrest calling for PM to resign

Maysoon Salama

Opinion

They are (using) us: ‘How is it okay for others to profit off our pain?’

Opinion

Autocracy strikes back: Media freedom under siege in Arabia

The Democracy Project

Opinion

Geoffrey Miller: Tale of two summits – why Jacinda Ardern said...

June 20, 2022

President Joe Biden

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Joe Biden sends a clear message to watching world – America’s...

January 21, 2021

Starved for Peace - Mr Fish

Opinion

Chris Hedges: Gaza’s Hunger Games – how Israel is weaponising starvation

July 2, 2025

Solidarity author Eugene Doyle with Cuban Ambassador Luis Ernesto Morejón Rodríguez

Opinion

Cuban ambassador denounces US aggression and violations of international law

February 28, 2026

The Epstein Files

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

February 15, 2026

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Daily Digest: Tanna filmmakers respond to exploitation claims

Pacific Media Watch -

January 29, 2017

Opinion

Sano Malifa: Criminal libel and PM Tuilaepa’s ‘gift’ from American Samoa

Pacific Media Watch -

January 8, 2018

Kanaky for independence from France

Opinion

New Zealand’s role in helping bring peace to Kanaky New Caledonia

May 28, 2024

Gazan journalist Anas al-Sharif targeted by Israelis in a military strike that has killed an Al Jazeera media crew of five

Opinion

Another Gaza injustice. Israel targets Anas in Al Jazeera media crew...

Pacific Media Watch -

August 11, 2025

A My Lai massacre display in the Vietnam War Remnants Museum

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The fall of Saigon 1975: Fifty years of repeating what was...

April 21, 2025

Activist author Maire Leadbeater

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Behind settler colonial NZ’s paranoia about dissident ‘persons of interest’

November 9, 2024

NSW Premier Chris Minns

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An armed Jewish police force in Australia? Minns defies police and...

August 23, 2026

Opinion

Scott Waide: Let’s be honest! Nearly every PNG public health facility...

October 29, 2018

Australia's Antisemitism Envoy Jillian Segal

Opinion

The Segal State – the public office Australia never voted for

August 10, 2026

Opinion

Indonesia’s tug-of-war: The age of pseudo-military leaders rolls on

April 1, 2017

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

Covid alert - there were good things too

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Nick Rockel: Memories of the two-year covid safety struggle –...

March 30, 2022

Samoa's Chief Justice Satiu Simativa Perese - locked door

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Samoa Observer: The nation’s chief justice – a gift from above

July 5, 2021

Assassinated by the Israeli military, Anas Al-Sharif (left) and Mohammed Qaryaq

Opinion

‘If I die, I die steadfast … I bear witness …...

Pacific Media Watch -

August 14, 2025

Most mainstream NZ media - with few exceptions - have been focused on getting scared Kiwi tourists back home

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Martyn Bradbury: Shallow NZ media coverage of Kanaky crackdown focused on...

May 27, 2024

Opinion

Naashon Zalk: Why are New Zealand’s waters so polluted?

Pacific Media Centre -

September 4, 2017

Lord of the Flies . . . by Mr Fish

Opinion

Chris Hedges: The last chapter of the Gaza Strip genocide

March 25, 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

Opinion

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

Opinion

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

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

Opinion

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...

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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

Palestine Solidarity Network Aotearoa (PSNA) activist Neil Scott

Asia Report

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

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...

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

Cook Islands

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

The Realm of New Zealand's four leaders

Cook Islands

New Zealand says its ties with its Realm countries remain strong...

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

Cook Islands

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

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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

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

Cook Islands

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