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

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

March 6, 2026

Preparations for the FLNKS "National Unity" list for the local elections due in New Caledonia

New Caledonia

French Senate vote endorses New Caledonia’s future status

FLNKS president Christian Tién

New Caledonia

Pro-independence FLNKS ‘unequivocally’ reject latest agreement for New Caledonia

New Caledonia's territorial President Alcide Ponga signs the Elysée-Oudinot agreement

New Caledonia

New Caledonia’s new Elysée-Oudinot pact signed in Paris – despite boycott

President Emmanuel Macron

New Caledonia

Pro-France MPs confront Macron over New Caledonia at future talks

French Minister for Overseas Naïma Moutchou

New Caledonia

FLNKS sends in late request to join Paris talks on New...

January 16, 2026

FLNKS president Christian Tein (centre) with Arnaud Chollet-Leakava and Laurie Humuni

New Caledonia

FLNKS boycotts Macron-convened Paris talks over future this week

January 14, 2026

New Zealand author David Robie

New Caledonia

David Robie’s Eyes of Fire rekindles the legacy of the Rainbow...

December 1, 2025

The Civicus "civic freedoms" in the Pacific report

New Caledonia

Civicus raps 8 Pacific countries for ‘not doing enough’ to protect...

Pacific Media Watch -

November 26, 2025

Pro-independence Progressist Union in Melanesia (UPM) leader Victor Tutugoro (centre with hat) and the party’s political bureau at a media conference this week in Nouméa

New Caledonia

New Caledonia’s pro-independence split widens – another party quits FLNKS

November 21, 2025

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Minister Moutchou ends New Caledonia visit – political announcements, no new...

November 18, 2025

USTKE and other inter-union members met French Overseas Minister Naïma Moutchou on her visit to Camp Est prison in Nouméa

New Caledonia

French Overseas Minister holds marathon political talks in New Caledonia

November 13, 2025

Pacific People's Mission to Kanaky

New Caledonia

‘Profound distrust’ in France, says Pacific people’s mission report calling for...

November 9, 2025

French Minister for Overseas Naïma Moutchou

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New dates for French minister Moutchou’s visit to New Caledonia

November 6, 2025

"Political trust has collapsed. Communities no longer view the decolonisation process as impartial"

New Caledonia

People’s mission to Kanaky warns over ‘broken trust’ in France about...

November 4, 2025

Air New Zealand back flying to New Caledonia

New Caledonia

Air New Zealand resumes Auckland-Nouméa flights after nearly 18-month suspension following...

November 3, 2025

Pro-independence FLNKS representative in the French National Assembly Emmanuel Tjibaou

New Caledonia

French MPs vote to postpone New Caledonia’s elections to June 2026

October 30, 2025

French Minister for Overseas Naïma Moutchou

New Caledonia

French MPs clash over New Caledonia policy, debates further postponed

October 24, 2025

FLNKS president Christian Téin

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French court clears accused Kanak leader to return to New Caledonia

October 20, 2025

New French Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu

New Caledonia

French Senate endorses postponement of New Caledonia’s provincial elections

October 17, 2025

France's new Minister for Overseas Naïma Moutchou

New Caledonia

New minister in ‘rollercoaster’ French politics causes concern in New Caledonia

October 14, 2025

Going . . . going . . . the dual French and Kanaky flags on New Caledonian driving licences

New Caledonia

French Overseas Minister pushes ahead with Bougival deal despite FLNKS snub

August 28, 2025

France's High Commission in Nouméa

New Caledonia

French PM’s confidence vote hits New Caledonia’s political negotiations

August 26, 2025

FLNKS (Kanak and Socialist National Liberation Front) members hold "No to Bougival" banners in a Nouméa protest

New Caledonia

FLNKS snubs Nouméa constitutional reform talks for New Caledonia

August 24, 2025

The word "peace" in French is scrawled on the road between Nouméa and Magenta beach

New Caledonia

French Overseas Minister in New Caledonia in bid to ‘save’ Bougival...

August 20, 2025

Laurie Humuni (RDO), spokesperson for the FLNKS political bureau (left) and UC's secretary-general Dominque Fochi

New Caledonia

‘Full sovereignty and independence’: FLNKS rejects France’s Bougival project

August 14, 2025

Journalist and author Dr David Robie speaking to the Fabian Society

New Caledonia

France’s betrayal of Kanak hopes for independence, Rainbow Warrior, climate crisis...

Pacific Media Watch -

August 11, 2025

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

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Iranian politician, author, and lawyer Mohammad Mossadegh

Asia Report

Critics say weak NZ response over US-Israel attacks on Iran a...

The PNG Correctional Service headquarters where the alleged assault took place

Crime

PNG Media Council calls for police probe into alleged assault over...

Israel and US stage joint attacks on Tehran

Asia Report

‘We warned you,’ says Iran’s national security chief after Israel-US attacks

NZ Prime Minister Christopher Luxon

Asia Report

Luxon defends NZ’s position on Iran attacks – same as Australia

EDITOR'S PICKS

“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

Editor's Picks

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!

MOST COMMENTS

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

New Caledonia

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