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A press conference at the Papua Legal Aid Institute (LBH Papua) office in Jayapura on 2 November 2026 discussing the shooting of three civilians in Nduga Regency on 23 October 2026
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Nduga shooting victims’ families ask Papua Legal Aid Institute to oversee investigation

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November 3, 2026
Pasifika voters discuss what's important to them this NZ election
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‘Our people don’t want handouts’ – Pasifika voters seek action on bread-and-butter issues

“This partnership will unravel: not strengthen, that weave.
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Shameful Israel move by Pacific Islands Forum undermines decolonisation and justice

"It takes an enormous amount of courage and a reservoir of humility (to think less of oneself and more of others) to say the things needed to be said about violence, injustice and hypocrisy"
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Aisake Casimira: How Christian Zionism has become hitched to the chariot of empire

PIF Secretary General Baron Divavesi Waqa welcomed Israel’s Ambassador to Fiji and Pacific Island Countries, Maya Yaron, and Head of MASHAV, Ambassador Eynat Shlein,
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Israel votes against decolonisation for Pacific at UN – then says it has become PIF partner

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...

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Delphina Soti. the general manager of Vinnies Tāmaki Makaurau
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‘Poor becoming poorer’ – South Auckland foodbanks warn poverty is deepening...

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October 15, 2026
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Candidates Alani Fisher Taione, Lemauga Lydia Sosene, and Vicky Hau
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Māngere voters left ‘wanting more’ as local candidates pitch for support

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October 14, 2026
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Fiji teachers union leader Paula Manumanunitoga
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Fijian Teachers Association head’s threat to ‘roast’ critics in earth ovens...

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October 9, 2026
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Local Fiji journalists conduct an interview at the Pacific Peace and Security Dialogue in Suva
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Fiji’s Online Safety Act – why it poses risks for journalism

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October 9, 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
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‘Let’s rally behind them’ – PNG commits to help Tuvalu at...

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October 7, 2026
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French Polynesia territorial President Moetai Brotherson
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French Polynesia proposes ‘pathway to independence’ process at UN

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October 7, 2026
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Solomon Islands Prime Minister Matthew Wale
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Pacific leaders urge Jakarta to allow UN rights visit to West...

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September 29, 2026
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Fiji's Ratu Tevita Uluilakeba Mara
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Fijian chief calls for scrutiny of Fiji-Australia security treaties

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September 22, 2026
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A Fijian media kava sit down at Wasawasa
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Pacific media summit to set direction for next decade of Pacific...

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September 21, 2026
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"Affirmed, noted, endorsed" at the 55th Pacific Islands Forum leaders summit media conference in Koror
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Pacific Islands Forum leaders in Koror – heavy on reaffirming but...

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September 11, 2026
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Fiji Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka
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Rabuka calls on Fijians to use freedom of expression ‘responsibly’

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September 10, 2026
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KNPB international spokesperson Victor Yeimo
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West Papuan group urges Jakarta to put words into action on...

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September 8, 2026
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PNG's Women in Media founder Belinda Kora
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Social media misinformation ‘biggest hurdle’ for journalists, says MCPNG’s Belinda Kora

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September 7, 2026
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A Chinese strategic nuclear submarine launched a warhead-carrying missile in July
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Pacific Islands Forum winds up by condemning China nuclear test

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September 4, 2026
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Leaders at the round table for the 55th Pacific Islands Forum Leaders Meeting Plenary in Koror, Palau
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Pacific Islands Forum: Should outside nations be allowed at the leaders’...

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September 3, 2026
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President Surangel Whipps talking over the chairmanship of the PIF, making his remarks at the opening of the 55th PIFLM in Palau
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Pacific leaders urged to be united behind 2050 climate action vision

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September 2, 2026
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Palestinian-American home owner Loui Ridi at Ben Gurion Airport . . . "I appreciate Mike Huckabee condemned it, called them terrorists. But I’ve been in contact with the embassy, that nothing has been done on the ground."
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Meet Loui Ridi, the Palestinian American in West Bank home besieged...

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August 22, 2026
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Caretaker Prime Minister and Cook Islands Party leader Mark Brown with supporters on election night
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Stability key driver in Cook Islands Party’s election performance, says analyst

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August 21, 2026
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The author, Laurens Ikinia, with extended whānau - family (he is pictured fourth from left)
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Indonesia at 81 – who owns the Land of Papua’s...

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August 17, 2026
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Contesting the Cook Islands elections
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Two-way battle – no clear majority as Cook Islands prepares for...

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August 11, 2026
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Fiji has been an independent nation since 1970 and a republic since 1987
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Ashneel Jaynesh Prasad: Fiji’s flag – a conversation we must have

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August 10, 2026
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CLIMATE AND COVID

Pacific verdict on COP29
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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
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How Pacific environmental defenders are coping with the covid pandemic

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CORONAVIRUS

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
Coronavirus

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
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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...

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 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)
Pacific Voices

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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