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Israel has been added to the Pacific Islands Forum list as a sectoral partner
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‘Strengthening ties’ or ‘shameful’? – why Israel’s new Pacific status is splitting the region

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Samoan Prime Minister La'auli and New Zealand's Christopher Luxon in Apia
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‘I said no’ – Samoan PM told Luxon treaty refresh must wait until new NZ govt elected

Part of a fullpage Palestine Solidarity Network Aotearoa (PSNA) advertisement in The New Zealand Herald
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‘Please explain’, Palestine Forum tells NZ over Israeli-Pacific Islands Forum ‘partnership’

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

Senior journalist Salveen Chand, now with the Cook Islands News
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Holding power accountable – a Pacific journalist’s journey through assaults and censorship

The stiff-right-arm salute and the phrase “Heil Hitler,” used to signify allegiance to Adolf Hitler and Nazi Germany, were captured in previously unseen 2007 footage involving Prime Minister Laaulialemalietoa Leuatea Schmidt
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Samoan PM La’aulialemalietoa apologises for historical ‘Heil Hitler’ video

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Samoan Prime Minister La'aulialemalietoa Leuatea Schmidt
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Media demand answers after Samoan PM’s security reportedly deletes journalist’s photos

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Labour's Deputy Leader Carmel Sepuloni
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Labour promises visa-free travel for Pacific as overstayer rates rise

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September 17, 2026
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Witness Papali'i Mele Maualaivao
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Pacific remembering September 11 . . . 25 years on

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September 12, 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
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‘Easy decision’ – Naoero becomes third Pacific Islands Forum member with...

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September 10, 2026
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NZ Foreign Minister Winston Peters in Palau for the 55th Pacific Islands Forum Leaders Meeting
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Peters blasts Solomon Islands cabinet ministers for move against PM Wale

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September 1, 2026
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"Alii - welcome to Palau"
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Missing leaders won’t derail Pacific Islands Forum outcomes, says secretariat

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August 31, 2026
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Solomon Islands Prime Minister Matthew Wale
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Notable absences loom ahead of PIF leaders’ meeting in Palau

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August 31, 2026
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Lakapi Samoa CEO Seumanu Douglas Ngau Chun
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Lakapi Samoa CEO warns World Rugby sanctions could end Manu Samoa

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August 24, 2026
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Samoa's opposition leader Tuilaepa Sa'ilele Malielegaoi
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Samoa opposition leader arrested over comments about PM

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August 14, 2026
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Samoa's opposition leader Tuilaepa Sailele Mallielegaoi
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World Rugby says no ultimatum given to Samoa over governance fiasco

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The Samoan rugby crisis as reported by the Samoa Observer
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Samoa face World Rugby ban over PM’s ‘political madness’, opposition warns

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July 31, 2026
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PSNA flyers supporting Palestine
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Israel accused of ‘buying Pacific votes’ over plan to open Nauru...

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July 26, 2026
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Reverend James Bhagwan, general secretary of the Pacific Conference of Churches
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Nauru’s government announces plans for embassy in Israel

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July 23, 2026
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Fiji, Samoa and Tonga all lost their rugby international games at the weekend
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All Blacks shine at Eden Park while Fiji, Samoa and Tonga...

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July 20, 2026
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Samoa's opposition leader Tuilaepa Dr Sailele Malielegaoi
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Samoa opposition leader says treason inquiry delayed over lack of evidence

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July 13, 2026
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New US Ambassador Jared Novelly to NZ
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New US ambassador to New Zealand says Cook Islands a top...

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July 6, 2026
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Fehi Fineanganofo garlanded by family speaks to the media after the All Blacks defeated France 34-32 in Christchurch
Samoa

‘Pasifika’ All Blacks claim bloody and physical Nations rugby test against...

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July 5, 2026
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Cook Islands says bulk-buying and stockpiling places pressure on supply for everyone and is not necessary
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A timeline of how the fuel crisis impacted on the Pacific

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June 25, 2026
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Joseph Auga Matamata aka Viliamu Samu in court
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Hawke’s Bay enslaver and human trafficker Joseph Matamata granted parole

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June 20, 2026
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PSNA's Anna Lee
Samoa

Pro-Palestinian activists plan protest against ‘Israeli pond’ diplomacy push in Pacific

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June 1, 2026
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Among Pasifika awardees in the 2026 King's Birthday Honours List
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NZ King’s Birthday Honours 2026: Pasifika people among those recognised

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June 1, 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"
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
Samoa

How Pacific environmental defenders are coping with the covid pandemic

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Senator Robert F Kennedy Jr
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Sir Collin Tukuitonga criticises RFK Jr’s measles claims, slams health misinformation

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

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
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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
Coronavirus

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

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

Author and journalist Dr David Robie speaking at the launch of the third edition of the Rainbow Warrior book Eyes of Fire
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Nuclear – now climate change: New book on how great powers...

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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Ignoring genocide – the bill for Australia’s silence has arrived

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

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Fijian iTaukei leaders discuss contemporary issues, such as women's representation in Fijian society
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Fijian women journalists face abuse, harassment and spam online.
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Islands Business general manager Samantha Magick (right)
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