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PSNA co-chair John Minto
New Zealand

Sanitising atrocities by the US or Israel and finding excuses is in the Western media’s DNA

Pacific Media Watch -
March 12, 2026
The Heritage Foundation
New Zealand

Trump-aligned think tank proposes ‘Pacific Charter’, greater US involvement in the region

1News Pacific correspondent Barbara Dreaver
New Zealand

Journalist Barbara Dreaver’s memoir on three decades reporting from the Pacific

French Polynesia's President Moetai Brotherson
New Zealand

French Polynesia urges Pacific to unite amid rising global tensions

Union organiser and socialist Joe Carolan speaking at an anti-war rally
New Zealand

US-Israeli war on Iran confusion clouds ‘off-ramp’ hope, says analyst

Shattered homes . . . community leaders at Port Moresby's Paga Hill settlement
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Academic’s warning over PNG settlement evictions – doomed to failure?

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March 10, 2026
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Densely populated parts of Tehran are being pounded by wave after wave of US and Israeli bombs.  Shahid Hamedani School in Tehran was struck on the day of the funerals of he schoolgirls from Minab
New Zealand

The smallest coffins are always the heaviest. The US-Israeli killing of...

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March 8, 2026
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“The safety of journalists is non-negotiable. War must under no circumstances hinder the work of the press," says RSF
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War in Iran – journalism in crisis as reporters work amid...

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March 6, 2026
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Indigenous West Papuans struggle against the rapacious destruction of rainforest and militarisation of their lands
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Devastating new ‘ecocide’ film to premiere at West Papua solidarity forum...

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March 5, 2026
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New All Blacks head coach Dave Rennie
New Zealand

‘I know she’d be really proud’ – NZ’s first Pasifika heritage...

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March 5, 2026
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Community members in Iowa protest against the US-Israeli war on Iran
New Zealand

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

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March 4, 2026
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Pacific Island fuel prices are generally high and volatile
New Zealand

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

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March 4, 2026
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A mourner holds up a picture of one of the victims of the US-Israeli attack on Iran at Minab
New Zealand

Alternative Jewish Voices: Stop this Iran catastrophe!

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March 4, 2026
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Assassinated in the US-Israel attacks . . . Ayatollah Ali Khamenei
New Zealand

US-Israel’s war of aggression – Epic Fury or Epic Screw-up?

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March 4, 2026
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Opposition Labour leader Chris Hipkins
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NZ’s opposition leader Chris Hipkins says US-Israel strikes illegal

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March 3, 2026
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If the US can install another puppet in Tehran as obedient as the Shah after the assassination of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, Iran’s refineries will once again be at the mercy of US oil companies
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Gordon Campbell: Why the US has no credible reason or credible...

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March 3, 2026
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Iran's Ambassador Reza Nazar Ahari
New Zealand

‘Explicit aggression’ against Iran needs clear condemnation, envoy tells NZ

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March 2, 2026
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The first satellite image of the bombing of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei's compound in Tehran on the opening day of the surprise and illegal US-Israeli attack on Iran
New Zealand

Neither preemptive nor legal, US-Israeli strikes on Iran have blown up...

APR editor -
March 2, 2026
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"The terrible news that the Americans and Israelis had killed more than 150 children this week"
New Zealand

Minab school massacre – hands off the children of Iran, Donald...

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March 2, 2026
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NZ Prime Minister Christopher Luxon
New Zealand

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

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March 2, 2026
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Iranian politician, author, and lawyer Mohammad Mossadegh
New Zealand

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

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March 1, 2026
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Carlos Latuff on the US-Israel dual attacks on Iran
New Zealand

Marilyn Garson: Waking up to terror in this new world of...

APR editor -
March 1, 2026
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Pesta Babi (Pig Feast) . . . Indonesian colonialism in West Papua
New Zealand

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

Pacific Media Watch -
March 1, 2026
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Physicist and peace advocate Dr Peter Wills
New Zealand

NZ rally slams Five Eyes intelligence ties hours before US-Israel attack...

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February 28, 2026
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Filipino photojournalist Alex Baluyut
New Zealand

Filipino photojournalist Alex Baluyut: An extraordinary sense of truth in an...

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February 28, 2026
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Solidarity author Eugene Doyle with Cuban Ambassador Luis Ernesto Morejón Rodríguez
New Zealand

Cuban ambassador denounces US aggression and violations of international law

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February 28, 2026
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Port Moresby's Bomana Correctional Facility . . . nine inmates injured in an confrontation with jail guards. Image: RNZ/Johnny Blades
New Zealand

Inmates in critical condition after alleged attack by PNG corrections officers

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February 26, 2026
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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"
New Zealand

COP29: Carbon credit trading scheme criticised as ‘get out of jail...

In the Eye of the Storm
New Zealand

Strings attached: The reality behind NZ’s climate aid in the Pacific

Pacific Climate Warriors
New Zealand

How Pacific environmental defenders are coping with the covid pandemic

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Senator Robert F Kennedy Jr
New Zealand

Sir Collin Tukuitonga criticises RFK Jr’s measles claims, slams health misinformation

According to WHO, Western Pacific measles cases jumped by 225 percent
New Zealand

Better immunisation coverage needed to prevent Pacific measles, says WHO

Labour's former broadcasting minister Willie Jackson
New Zealand

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
New Zealand

NZ election 2023: Exposing National leader Christopher Luxon’s Māori health falsehood...

Practices like mask wearing and self-isolation should be encouraged for all
New Zealand

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

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

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...

Eyes of Fire: The Last Voyage and Legacy of the Rainbow Warrior
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Sawana Village on Fiji's Vanua Balavu island was partly destroyed by Cyclone Winston in 2016
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Not up for debate: Fijian journalists in the climate crisis response

Professor David Robievideo
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David Robie: Pacific lessons in climate crisis journalism and combating disinformation

USP and AUT journalism collaboration
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Pacific ‘voice of the voiceless’ media in renewed post-covid struggle

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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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Sanitising atrocities by the US or Israel and finding excuses is...

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French Polynesia urges Pacific to unite amid rising global tensions

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Sanitising atrocities by the US or Israel and finding excuses is...

The Heritage Foundation
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PSNA co-chair John Minto

Sanitising atrocities by the US or Israel and finding excuses is...

March 12, 2026
From Jabotinsky to Netanyahu, Israeli leaders built a doctrine of psychological dominance

Ramzy Baroud: Israel’s greatest weapon was fear – and it’s now...

March 12, 2026
French Polynesia's President Moetai Brotherson

French Polynesia urges Pacific to unite amid rising global tensions

March 11, 2026
Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto (far left) at the inaugural meeting of Trump's so-called Board of Peace

West Papua’s humanitarian crisis stalls Prabowo’s ‘global peacemaker’ credibility bid

March 10, 2026
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Taking the wealth – the plunder and impoverishment of West Papua

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