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CNMI territory approaching a critical eoonomic point

Mariana Islands

CNMI leaders warn economic slide could affect US strategic presence in Pacific

January 12, 2026

NZ Police Commissioner Richard Chambers at the Fiji Police Force headquarters in Suva in May

Mariana Islands

NZ police chief acknowledges impact of criminal deportees on Pacific

Flags from most of the Micronesian islands participating in the regional summit this week fly outside the International Conference Center

Mariana Islands

Micronesian Summit in Majuro this week aims to be ‘one step ahead’

CNMI and Guam activists stage a rally protesting against the US military buildup in the Marianas

Mariana Islands

‘Bridge for peace – not more bombs,’ say CNMI Gaza protesters

Guam's Governor Lou Leon Guerrero says missile testing and housing nuclear weapons on the US Pacific territory is a way of deterring aggression

Mariana Islands

Leaders in US-affiliated Pacific react to surprise strikes on Iran

Guam Governor Lou Leon Guerrero (left) exchanges greetings with US Secretary of Defence Pete Hegseth

Mariana Islands

Hegseth commits US to defence of Pacific territories against China

March 29, 2025

Pride Marianas founder Roberto Santos

Mariana Islands

Northern Mariana Islands advocates hit back at Trump diversity directives

January 23, 2025

The late former US President Jimmy Carter in his younger years

Mariana Islands

Pacific leaders remember Jimmy Carter’s ‘pivotal role’ for CNMI

December 31, 2024

Guam Governor Leon Guerrero welcomes Taiwan's President Lai to Guam

Mariana Islands

Northern Marianas leaders meet Taiwan President Lai Ching-te in Guam

December 5, 2024

Republican Kimberlyn-King-Hinds

Mariana Islands

Republican Kimberlyn King-Hinds wins delegate race in CNMI

November 6, 2024

US Vice-President Kamala Harris and former US President Donald Trump

Mariana Islands

How the US election may affect Pacific Island nations

November 4, 2024

The Guam flag

Mariana Islands

‘It sucks’: Guam’s complex indigenous Chamorro people relationship with US

August 7, 2024

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange

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WikiLeaks founder Assange hearing ‘significant’ for Pacific island Saipan

Pacific Media Watch -

June 26, 2024

The US Supreme Court

Mariana Islands

‘A stain on our country’: Criticism of ‘racist’ Supreme Court rulings

April 29, 2024

Indigenous rights advocate Raymond Quitugua

Mariana Islands

Indigenous rights flag-burning protest rocks CNMI community

April 12, 2024

"Whakaako Kia Whakaora - Educate to Liberate" - Polynesian Panthers

Mariana Islands

Latest Island Studies journal features social justice activism and advocacy

June 1, 2023

Uprooted trees on the island of Rota, Northern Marianas

Mariana Islands

After Mawar, post-typhoon restoration process begins in Guam

May 26, 2023

Solomon Islands University vice-chancellor Dr Transform Aqorau

Mariana Islands

‘Big picture vision’ conversations missing in Pacific, says Aqorau

March 29, 2023

A covid-19 vaccination site in Northern Marianas

Mariana Islands

Covid trends around the Pacific – deaths, lockdown and easing rules

March 29, 2022

Omicron in the Pacific

Mariana Islands

Latest covid-19 reports roundup across the Pacific

February 9, 2022

CNMI Governor Ralph Torres

Mariana Islands

Northern Marianas governor Torres impeached over corruption allegations

January 13, 2022

Troika Plus dialogue

Mariana Islands

Surprise apology to Micronesia over Forum leadership election row

April 28, 2021

Governor Ralph Torres

Mariana Islands

Pacific US territory leaders denounce the storming of Capitol Hill

January 9, 2021

Pfizer vaccine

Mariana Islands

Northern Marianas gets vaccine freezers for covid-19 treatment

December 4, 2020

Guam coronavirus testing

Mariana Islands

Another Pacific death as covid cases in Guam and CNMI keep...

November 10, 2020

Trump election cartoon

Mariana Islands

With US D-day, the outcome won’t be simply a matter of...

November 4, 2020

Trump and Biden

Mariana Islands

Nik Dirga: The one word that really matters for US election...

November 1, 2020

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

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

Bearing Witness

Return to Rabi on the horizon for Ossies climate doco crew?

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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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Australian Attorney-General Michelle Rowland

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"It would not come as a shock to any of the students I teach in prison. Militarised police in poor urban neighborhoods kick down doors without warrants and kill with the same impunity and lack of accountability"

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A Vanuatu passport

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Vanuatu citizenship sales strong despite currency hassles and integrity issues

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The author, Laurens Ikinia, with a well-preserved mummy from the Hubula tribe in Wamena

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Fiji's Great Council of Chiefs Chairman Ratu Viliame Seruvakula and Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka

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Eroding trust in Fiji politics – lessons of 2025 and beyond

"It would not come as a shock to any of the students I teach in prison. Militarised police in poor urban neighborhoods kick down doors without warrants and kill with the same impunity and lack of accountability"

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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

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The author, Laurens Ikinia, with a well-preserved mummy from the Hubula tribe in Wamena

Analysis

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A foreign university scholarship has become a lifeline

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A Vanuatu passport

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Vanuatu citizenship sales strong despite currency hassles and integrity issues

"It would not come as a shock to any of the students I teach in prison. Militarised police in poor urban neighborhoods kick down doors without warrants and kill with the same impunity and lack of accountability"

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