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Ocean Partnership Roundtable at Ngarachamayong Cultural Center in Koror, Palau,
Papua New Guinea

Pacific Elders’ Voice calls for reversal of Forum partnership with Israel

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October 28, 2026
Firearms and ammunition seized in a counter-terrorism operation by PNG police in Southern Highlands province
Papua New Guinea

West New Britain governor speaks out about raskols as 12 killed in Kimbe

Israel has been added to the Pacific Islands Forum list as a sectoral partner
Papua New Guinea

‘Strengthening ties’ or ‘shameful’? – why Israel’s new Pacific status is splitting the region

Part of a fullpage Palestine Solidarity Network Aotearoa (PSNA) advertisement in The New Zealand Herald
Papua New Guinea

‘Please explain’, Palestine Forum tells NZ over Israeli-Pacific Islands Forum ‘partnership’

NZ Prime Minister Christopher Luxon
Papua New Guinea

‘Serious questions to answer’ – Labour slams Luxon over Israel’s Pacific Islands Forum move

Round 1 to the PNG Chiefs in NZ High Court
Papua New Guinea

High Court declines NZ Rugby’s bid for interim injunction on PNG...

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Firearms and ammunition seized in a counter-terrorism operation by PNG police in Southern Highlands province
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Call for criminal groups to be declared ‘terrorists’, as PNG police...

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Masked Kumul 23 elite police tactical force members
Papua New Guinea

Eight dead in September violence at Papua New Guinea’s troubled Porgera

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October 13, 2026
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Tuvalu Prime Minister Feleti Teo (from left), PNG Prime Minister James Marape, Palau President Surangel Whipps Jr, and Tonga Prime Minister Lord Fatafehi Fakafanua
Papua New Guinea

‘Let’s rally behind them’ – PNG commits to help Tuvalu at...

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October 7, 2026
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The new president of PINA, PNG's Neville Choi
Papua New Guinea

New PINA president pledges to strengthen Pacific newsrooms

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September 29, 2026
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Manolos Aviation in Papua New Guinea carried out an emergency medical evacuation
Papua New Guinea

Mother rescued after triplets die in remote PNG community

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September 28, 2026
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PNG's Prime Minister James Marape and the Solomon Islands leader Matthew Wale
Papua New Guinea

‘Stop empty promises’ – Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands leaders demand...

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September 26, 2026
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Vanuatu's MV Matui tragedy on September 11
Papua New Guinea

Seasonal weather chaos just part of picture of Pacific maritime tragedies,...

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September 25, 2026
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Fiji Health Minister Dr Atonio Lalabalavu's HIV warning
Papua New Guinea

Fiji declares HIV emergency as 1 in 60 Fijian adults live...

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September 16, 2026
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The Panguna mine arson attack
Papua New Guinea

Two shot, several arrested in clashes after Panguna mine arson

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September 15, 2026
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The Panguna mine arson attack
Papua New Guinea

Mining company’s equipment targeted in Panguna arson attack

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September 13, 2026
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"Affirmed, noted, endorsed" at the 55th Pacific Islands Forum leaders summit media conference in Koror
Papua New Guinea

Pacific Islands Forum leaders in Koror – heavy on reaffirming but...

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September 11, 2026
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TSIMA reporting from Palau - today's story in the Torres News
Papua New Guinea

Australia snubs Torres Strait in Melanesian Spearhead Group bid

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September 10, 2026
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Israel's Foreign Minister Gideon Sa'ar (left) with Naoero's Vice-President Lionel Aingimea in Suva earlier this year
Papua New Guinea

‘Easy decision’ – Naoero becomes third Pacific Islands Forum member with...

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September 10, 2026
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PNG's Women in Media founder Belinda Kora
Papua New Guinea

Social media misinformation ‘biggest hurdle’ for journalists, says MCPNG’s Belinda Kora

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September 7, 2026
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A PNG Parliament press gallery monitor shows Opposition Leader James Nomane speaking during debate following the tabling of the Bougainville referendum result
Papua New Guinea

PNG’s parliament Bougainville vote still many months away

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August 28, 2026
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Parliament Haus in Port Moresby
Papua New Guinea

Long time coming: After decades of struggle, is Bougainville on the...

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August 27, 2026
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PNG Prime Minister James Marape (right) and MPs "pray for wisdom"
Papua New Guinea

‘This is a difficult task’: PNG parliament to finally address Bougainville...

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August 26, 2026
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A bushfire comes close to a residential area in Hohola, Port Moresby
Papua New Guinea

PNG’s tinder-dry Central Province and NCD struggle under El Niño

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August 25, 2026
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In late-June, PNG Prime Minister James Marape instructed all provinces
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‘On another scale’ – PNG province unprepared for El Niño impacts,...

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August 19, 2026
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PNG Prime Minister James Marape
Papua New Guinea

Papua New Guinea seeks dialogue over new hefty $20,000 US visa...

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August 11, 2026
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PSNA flyers supporting Palestine
Papua New Guinea

Israel accused of ‘buying Pacific votes’ over plan to open Nauru...

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July 26, 2026
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Pacific verdict on COP29
Climate

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

Pacific Climate Warriors
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How Pacific environmental defenders are coping with the covid pandemic

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CORONAVIRUS

Senator Robert F Kennedy Jr
Coronavirus

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

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

Better immunisation coverage needed to prevent Pacific measles, says WHO

Labour's former broadcasting minister Willie Jackson
Coronavirus

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

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

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The 2021 post-covid Pacific media freedom panel discussion participants
Coronavirus

Pacific media should be supported post-covid, says PJR report

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BEARING WITNESS

“Anything’s possible. Don’t give up hope.”
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Caitlin Johnstone: Assange returns to public commentary . . . ...

Journalist and video storyteller Cole Martin
Asia Report

Journalist Cole Martin tells it ‘like it is in reality’ in...

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Australia, the country, as a political entity, its government, its major institutions, its official voice to the world, was quiet over the Gaza genocide
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West Papua's Morning Star flag of independence
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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.
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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

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