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Singer, documentary maker, storyteller and TV presenter Moana Maniapoto
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NZ Media and Communications Minister Minister Dr Paul Goldsmith
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Does abolishing the BSA mean the end of NZ’s enforceable media standards in general?

Vanuatu Prime Minister Jotham Napat (right) and FLNKS president Christian Téin during a meeting in Port Vila
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New Caledonia suspends trade cooperation with Vanuatu in row over FLNKS meeting

Solomon Islands Prime Minister Jeremiah Manele
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Manele calls parliament for Thursday to face no confidence motion

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Media programmes at USP, FNU join forces for World Press Freedom...

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Tongan police are investigating the threat against a Kele'a journalist incident on April 23
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Blame the NZ govt for ‘selective’ human rights morality, not activists

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"Without cartoonists, power goes unchecked"
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Julien Blondel’s face . . . bloodied but unbowed
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After Israel’s brutal attack on Kiwis the NZ government does nothing

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PINA president Kalafi Moala addresses the Media Council of Papua New Guinea
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Fiji jumps, Samoa plunges in World Press Freedom Index

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Reporters Without Borders says for the first time in the Index's history, more than half of the world's countries now fall into the "difficult" or "very serious" categories for press freedom
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The Freedom Flotilla Coalition (FFC) has expressed grave concern for the safety and well-being of human rights activists Palestinian Saif Abu Kishek and Brazilian Thiago Ávila, who were abducted by Israeli commandos
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Global Sumud Flotilla calls on NZ govt to intervene after Israeli...

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Fiji has climbed from 40th place in 2025 in the latest RSF World Press Freedom Index
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Global Sumud Flotilla boats have been intercepted illegally by Israeli Defense Forces
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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

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Indonesian police launch a brutal crackdown against Papuan protesters
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Wenda calls on Indonesia to halt crackdown on peaceful Papua protests

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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

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A decision on the waste-to-energy proposal can only be issued following the completion of the full technical and regulatory review
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The 2021 post-covid Pacific media freedom panel discussion participants
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Brazilian humanitarian aid activist Thiago Ávila
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Pacific Report

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Israel’s kidnapping of two important pro-Palestine global activists reaffirms persecution

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Manele calls parliament for Thursday to face no confidence motion

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Singer, documentary maker, storyteller and TV presenter Moana Maniapoto

Moana Maniapoto: Why trashing the BSA is a sign of journalism...

May 7, 2026
NZ Media and Communications Minister Minister Dr Paul Goldsmith

Does abolishing the BSA mean the end of NZ’s enforceable media...

May 7, 2026
Brazilian humanitarian aid activist Thiago Ávila

UN commissioner condemns Israeli kidnapping, detention of Brazilian flotilla activist

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Vanuatu Prime Minister Jotham Napat (right) and FLNKS president Christian Téin during a meeting in Port Vila

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