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An United Israel Appeal tour
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Labor and Coalition vote down bill to strip tax breaks from charities funding Israel war machine

APR editor -
September 10, 2026
NZ Labour leader Chris Hipkins
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Labour would prioritise recognition of Palestine, sanctions on Israel

The United Kingdom, France and Canada announced they would ban imports of Israeli products which originated from the illegal settlements in the occupied West Bank
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Peters’ ‘hot air’ over Israeli settlement trade ban rules out of step with world

Maltese authorities must implement the long overdue measures protecting journalists and media freedom
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RSF slams ‘outrageous’ failure to bring justice 9 years after killing of Maltese journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia

Australian Green Senator David Shoebridge seeking information from the Department of Home Affairs
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‘New level of bastardry’ – Australia releases NZYQ agreement with Naoero

Gaza and West Bank atrocities by Israel
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NZ Foreign Minister Winston Peters
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An idyllic scene at Taga Beach, Tinian, in the Northern Marianas
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A landmark UN report says the world will overshoot the 1.5°C...

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Pro-Palestine protesters at a rally in Auckland last weekend
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Solidarity group condemns surge in anti-Palestine violence in NZ

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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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An Israeli military offensive in January 2024 damaged parts of the Deir El Belah War Cemetery
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West Papua: The Pacific’s new test of Indonesia’s sovereignty narrative

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Stanford Daily editor-in-chief George Porteous
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PNG's Women in Media founder Belinda Kora
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Solomon Islands Prime Minister Matthew Wale
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No-confidence motion against Solomon Islands PM withdrawn

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Protester Craig Tynan "shows the flag"
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Tibetan community shocked by devastation from Nepal flash flood

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New Caledonia's President Milakulo Tukumuli
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France commits more financial help to struggling New Caledonia

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Peace movement historian Maire Leadbeater
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Indonesian Embassy response on West Papua
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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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Nepali Times: Not if, but when next?

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Sacked Solomon Islands Finance Minister Gordon Darcy Lilo
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Sacked Solomon Islands finance minister says Cabinet revolt is imminent

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A protester at COP29 calls on wealthy nations to "pay up"
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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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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
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Better immunisation coverage needed to prevent Pacific measles, says WHO

Labour's former broadcasting minister Willie Jackson
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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...

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The 2021 post-covid Pacific media freedom panel discussion participants
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