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Taiātea Symposium at Waitangi 2026

Hawai'i

Indigenous and Pacific leaders unite at Waitangi with shared messages on ocean conservation

February 5, 2026

The Ka Lāhui Hawaiʻi delegation participated in a pōwhiri with iwi taketake at Te Tii Waitangi Mārae yesterday

Hawai'i

Big Ka Lāhui Hawaiʻi delegation joins Māori in solidarity over Te Tiriti

The late Robson Henry

Hawai'i

Micronesia: Island US military veterans struggle to get healthcare

World Indigenous People's Conference on Education

Hawai'i

‘My mana reignited’: Attendees leave world’s largest Indigenous education conference feeling inspired

The tsunami waves, caused by a massive 8.8-magnitude earthquake off the coast of Russia, have now rolled on southeastward toward South America

Hawai'i

Pacific avoids major damage after powerful quake off Russia

"Legends of the Pacific: Stories of a Nuclear-Free Moana 1975-1995"

Hawai'i

NFIP activists, advocates to open nuclear-free Pacific exhibition

July 12, 2025

Although New Caledonia is one of New Zealand’s closest neighbours, the French colony feels very isolated from the rest of the Pacific

Hawai'i

While Pacific is target of geopolitics, many nations still fight for...

Pacific Media Watch -

May 26, 2025

Trump's Pacific fisheries executive order

Hawai'i

Trump executive orders roll back ocean fisheries protections in Pacific

April 19, 2025

NZ Foreign Minister Winston Peters and his delegation in Hawai'i

Hawai'i

Peters emphasises growing importance of NZ’s Pacific ties with the United...

April 15, 2025

The flags of Guam and the US

Hawai'i

Guam at decolonisation ‘crossroads’ with resolution on US statehood

March 16, 2025

Honolulu Mayor Rick Blangiardi

Hawai'i

Fourth death from Hawai’i fireworks explosion highlights illegal trade

January 7, 2025

US Vice-President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump

Hawai'i

US presidential election holds high stakes for Pacific relations

November 6, 2024

Auckland University's Dr Emalani Case

Hawai'i

Hawai’i’s Rimpac war games begin, but academic condemns them as harmful...

June 27, 2024

Jubilant scenes at the end of FestPAC 2024

Hawai'i

FestPAC 2024: Delegates wrap up with standing ovation for Kanaky, Vanuatu...

June 17, 2024

HMNZS Aotearoa, which returns this year, sails into Hawai'i’s Pearl Harbour

Hawai'i

Nick Rockel: RIMPAC 2024 training – NZ’s sabre dance with Israel...

June 12, 2024

Moemoeana Miss Pacific_Islands at FestPAC 2024

Hawai'i

FestPAC 2024: ‘One body, one people, one ocean, one Pacific’

June 11, 2024

The wa'a welcoming today at FestPAC 2024

Hawai'i

FestPAC 2024: Wa’a ceremony heralds start of Pacific cultural celebration

June 7, 2024

Cook Islands dancers in rehearsal

Hawai'i

FestPAC 2024: Largest celebration of indigenous Pacific islanders kicks off

June 6, 2024

The Hawai'i vote for Gaza round one

Hawai'i

Pacific state of Hawai’i first in US to pass dual Gaza...

April 30, 2024

Hawai'i Governor Josh Green talks to Face the Nation

Hawai'i

Struggling Maui residents now ‘pleading’ for tourists to return

August 25, 2023

The flag of Hawai'i waves beside a sign reading "Tourist(s) Keep Out" in the aftermath of the Maui wildfires

Hawai'i

Anger in Hawai’i over threat of land grabs after wildfire disaster

August 22, 2023

The “sponge city” concept is gaining traction as a way to mitigate extreme weather

Hawai'i

Creating ‘sponge cities’ to cope with more rainfall needn’t cost billions...

August 19, 2023

The flag of Hawai'i waves beside a sign reading "Tourist(s) Keep Out" in the aftermath of the Maui wildfires

Hawai'i

Native Hawai’ian official blames colonisation, climate change for wildfires

August 18, 2023

Recovery and humanitarian workers ramp up efforts on Maui island

Hawai'i

Anger over failure of sirens to go off as wildfire swept...

August 17, 2023

The majestic 150-year-old banyan tree in front of the historic courthouse in Lahaina still stands following destructive wildfires on Maui

Hawai'i

‘Everyone was in panic mode’: Lāhainā resident tells of wildfire escape

August 12, 2023

At least 53 people have been killed in the Maui wildfires in Hawai'i

Hawai'i

Lāhainā ‘completely wiped out’ – US declares Maui wildfires disaster as...

August 11, 2023

Best Pacific Female Artist and Best Pacific Language award winner Olivia Foa'i

Hawai'i

Melodownz, Sam V, Olivia Foa’i among big winners at Pacific Music...

August 10, 2023

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

Analysis

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

BEARING WITNESS

"I am worried about the implications of any law that bans a chant by exiled people"

Analysis

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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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

Pacific Island fuel prices are generally high and volatile

Global

‘A global energy crisis’ – Fuel price hike looms for Pacific...

“The safety of journalists is non-negotiable. War must under no circumstances hinder the work of the press," says RSF

Analysis

War in Iran – journalism in crisis as reporters work amid...

A sports hall in Lamerd, southern Iran, where dozens of teenage girls were attending training sessions

Asia Report

After a sports hall in Iran was bombed, witnesses describe chaos...

Pesta Babi (Pig Feast) . . . Indonesian colonialism in West Papua

Asia Report

Pesta Babi – ‘Pig Feast’ . . . a vivid new...

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“The safety of journalists is non-negotiable. War must under no circumstances hinder the work of the press," says RSF

Analysis

War in Iran – journalism in crisis as reporters work amid...

Mourners dig graves for the funeral of 170 children killed in a US-Israeli strike on a primary school

Analysis

This illegal US-Israeli attack on Iran is also an assault on...

Community members in Iowa protest against the US-Israeli war on Iran

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New Zealand ‘shameful’ over Iran stance, says Peace Movement Aotearoa

A mourner holds up a picture of one of the victims of the US-Israeli attack on Iran at Minab

Asia Report

Alternative Jewish Voices: Stop this Iran catastrophe!

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Australia

Still stealing the generations – the abduction of Indigenous Australian children...

Jacinda Ardern

Analysis

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

Asia Report

Chinese diplomatic gatecrash incident alleged at Taiwan event in Suva

GLOBAL REPORTAGE

“The safety of journalists is non-negotiable. War must under no circumstances hinder the work of the press," says RSF

Analysis

War in Iran – journalism in crisis as reporters work amid...

An oil tanker docked at the Port of Lyttelton, New Zealand

Analysis

US-Israel’s war on Iran – mostly negative scenarios for the Pacific

Indigenous West Papuans struggle against the rapacious destruction of rainforest and militarisation of their lands

Asia Report

Devastating new ‘ecocide’ film to premiere at West Papua solidarity forum...

Iranians mourning the death of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei

Analysis

Australia and the ‘Epstein Coalition’ – invasion of Iran a disaster