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Leading civil society groups have warned that a rushed constitutional process could amount to a "self-coup"

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Fiji civil society warns about govt rushing constitutional change

September 21, 2026

For as long as states have made war, they have assassinated, disappeared, tortured and executed

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Gaza genocide: We made machines that think – then corrupted them for industrialised slaughter

A Fijian media kava sit down at Wasawasa

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Pacific media summit to set direction for next decade of Pacific media

Siaosi (George) Lavelua serving 'otai for his parents business

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‘We’re one people’ – a young Tongan man’s te reo Māori journey

“Anything’s possible. Don’t give up hope.”

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Caitlin Johnstone: Assange returns to public commentary . . . and other notes

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Gallery: ‘Save our land – sell Luxon instead’ message at NZ...

September 19, 2026

Protesters march down Auckland's Queen St

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Greenpeace protests Conservation Amendment Bill in downtown Auckland

September 19, 2026

Fiji's 2013 Constitution

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Fiji targets new constitution by Christmas Eve as watchdog warns of...

September 18, 2026

Fiji's HIV crisis

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‘We are very open’: Fiji’s tourism minister says HIV emergency should...

September 18, 2026

TUC unions back motion demanding boycotts and sanctions to oppose the "catastrophic destruction of Gaza"

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Palestine Forum calls on NZ unions to follow TUC sanctions lead...

September 18, 2026

"Put the greens last"

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Australia’s social cohesion, far-right astroturfers and the Bondi Royal Commission

September 17, 2026

Labour's Deputy Leader Carmel Sepuloni

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Labour promises visa-free travel for Pacific as overstayer rates rise

September 17, 2026

Zionist quartet

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Israel funded the legal assault on Australian journalist Mary Kostakidis

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September 16, 2026

Fiji Health Minister Dr Atonio Lalabalavu's HIV warning

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Fiji declares HIV emergency as 1 in 60 Fijian adults live...

September 16, 2026

A pro-Palestine protest against Israeli genocide in Gaza and the illegal settlements in the West Bank in Auckland

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The case for NZ joining the UK in sanctioning Israel over...

September 16, 2026

Pacific locations could host intelligence and combat-support units

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US think tank proposes military shift to Guam, CNMI and Pacific...

September 15, 2026

New Zealand's news media have been warned

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NZ elections: Where are much-needed party policies on media?

September 15, 2026

The Panguna mine arson attack

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Two shot, several arrested in clashes after Panguna mine arson

September 15, 2026

About 12,000 people are now believed to be living with HIV in Fiji

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‘Horrendously high’ number of HIV infections in Fiji babies, says health...

September 14, 2026

Cartoon: © 2026 Malcolm Evans

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Malcolm Evans: Lipstick on a pig – UK ‘resets’ Israel policy

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September 14, 2026

Auckland's Waitematā Station on Monday morning

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Auckland’s City Rail Link – 25,000+ train passengers on first weekday

September 14, 2026

Green Party co-leader Marama Davidson . . . “Te reo Māori is a taonga."

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Greens promise $200m boost for te reo Māori initiatives

September 14, 2026

The Vanuatu ferry MV Matui

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Vanuatu ferry disaster: ‘It’s a miracle anyone survived,’ says rescuer

September 14, 2026

The Panguna mine arson attack

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Mining company’s equipment targeted in Panguna arson attack

September 13, 2026

A banner at today's rally in Auckland's Te Komititanga Square

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Pioneer of Palestine protest in NZ warns against the IDF ‘obscenity’...

September 12, 2026

Australian journalist Mary Kostakidis

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Journalist Mary Kostakidis stared down the Zionist lobby – and courage...

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September 12, 2026

Witness Papali'i Mele Maualaivao

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Pacific remembering September 11 . . . 25 years on

September 12, 2026

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

“Anything’s possible. Don’t give up hope.”

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Caitlin Johnstone: Assange returns to public commentary . . . ...

Journalist and video storyteller Cole Martin

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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

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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...

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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

POPULAR POSTS

A pro-Palestine protest against Israeli genocide in Gaza and the illegal settlements in the West Bank in Auckland

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The case for NZ joining the UK in sanctioning Israel over...

Author Naomi Klein . . . "Either you bunker - either you just protect you and yours - or . . .

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‘End Times Fascism’ – Naomi Klein, Astra Taylor on billionaires, bunkers,...

New Zealand's news media have been warned

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NZ elections: Where are much-needed party policies on media?

Labour's Deputy Leader Carmel Sepuloni

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Labour promises visa-free travel for Pacific as overstayer rates rise

EDITOR'S PICKS

For as long as states have made war, they have assassinated, disappeared, tortured and executed

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Gaza genocide: We made machines that think – then corrupted them...

A Fijian media kava sit down at Wasawasa

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Pacific media summit to set direction for next decade of Pacific...

Siaosi (George) Lavelua serving 'otai for his parents business

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‘We’re one people’ – a young Tongan man’s te reo Māori...

Israeli filmmaker Yuval Abraham and co-director Rachel Szor receiving the Venice Special Jury Prize for their critical Gaza war film

Analysis

The controversial documentary NAZA: 10 reasons to defend this whistleblower war...

MOST COMMENTS

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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

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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

For as long as states have made war, they have assassinated, disappeared, tortured and executed

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Gaza genocide: We made machines that think – then corrupted them...

Israeli filmmaker Yuval Abraham and co-director Rachel Szor receiving the Venice Special Jury Prize for their critical Gaza war film

Analysis

The controversial documentary NAZA: 10 reasons to defend this whistleblower war...

“Anything’s possible. Don’t give up hope.”

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Caitlin Johnstone: Assange returns to public commentary . . . ...

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Gallery: ‘Save our land – sell Luxon instead’ message at NZ...