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Australian journalist Mary Kostakidis outside federal court in Adelaide in July 2025

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Australian Zionists drop case against ‘truth’ journalist Mary Kostakidis

Pacific Media Watch -

September 12, 2026

NZ Prime Minister Christopher Luxon (left) and Foreign Minister Winston Peters

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‘Treasury can write what it likes’, says Peters defending Pacific Islands Forum hosting decision

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu

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Caitlin Johnstone: Three major revelations about the Gaza holocaust in the Israeli press

"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 light on tasking

Thai protesters gathered outside the Israeli Embassy in Bangkok condemn the behaviour of Israeli tourists

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‘Take Thailand Back’ – Thais protest against ‘disrespectful’ Israeli tourists in Bangkok

Vandalised Nikao Cemetery

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Cook Islands war veterans’ graves vandalised at historic Rarotonga cemetery

September 11, 2026

TSIMA reporting from Palau - today's story in the Torres News

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Australia snubs Torres Strait in Melanesian Spearhead Group bid

Pacific Media Watch -

September 10, 2026

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...

September 10, 2026

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Māori delegation’s Israel trip under scrutiny over funding and itinerary

Pacific Media Watch -

September 10, 2026

Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese

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Pacific Islands Forum: Is Australia out of touch with the Pacific...

September 10, 2026

Fiji Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka

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Rabuka calls on Fijians to use freedom of expression ‘responsibly’

Pacific Media Watch -

September 10, 2026

An United Israel Appeal tour

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Labor and Coalition vote down bill to strip tax breaks from...

September 10, 2026

NZ Labour leader Chris Hipkins

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Labour would prioritise recognition of Palestine, sanctions on Israel

September 9, 2026

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...

September 9, 2026

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...

Pacific Media Watch -

September 9, 2026

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

September 9, 2026

Gaza and West Bank atrocities by Israel

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Palestine Forum condemns NZ for talk, no ‘meaningful action’ over illegal...

September 9, 2026

NZ Foreign Minister Winston Peters

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NZ joins call to end Israeli settlement expansion, but not import...

September 9, 2026

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...

September 9, 2026

Islanders in outrigger canoes selling tropical fruits off Dobu in the Solomon Sea

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Debt in the Pacific – systemic and current threats to regional...

September 8, 2026

Pro-Palestine protesters at a rally in Auckland last weekend

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Solidarity group condemns surge in anti-Palestine violence in NZ

September 8, 2026

KNPB international spokesperson Victor Yeimo

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West Papuan group urges Jakarta to put words into action on...

September 8, 2026

An Israeli military offensive in January 2024 damaged parts of the Deir El Belah War Cemetery

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Māori and Pacific soldiers’ final resting place in Gaza – don’t...

September 7, 2026

Pacific Islands Forum member country flags

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West Papua: The Pacific’s new test of Indonesia’s sovereignty narrative

September 7, 2026

Stanford Daily editor-in-chief George Porteous

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Student newspaper wins lawsuit against Trump’s crackdown on pro-Palestine speech

Pacific Media Watch -

September 7, 2026

PNG's Women in Media founder Belinda Kora

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

Pacific Media Watch -

September 7, 2026

Solomon Islands Prime Minister Matthew Wale

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No-confidence motion against Solomon Islands PM withdrawn

September 7, 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"

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

In the Eye of the Storm

Analysis

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

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

Politics

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

BEARING WITNESS

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

Politics

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

Politics

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"

Politics

Saige England: Bearing witness – we are seeing a rise of...

West Papua's Morning Star flag of independence

Asia Report

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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Eyewitness account of Rainbow Warrior voyage – new Eyes of Fire...

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APJS NEWSFILE

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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Surviving harassment in journalism – how Felix Chaudhary kept on top

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Fiji Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka

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Rabuka calls on Fijians to use freedom of expression ‘responsibly’

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...

NZ Foreign Minister Winston Peters

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NZ joins call to end Israeli settlement expansion, but not import...

NZ Labour leader Chris Hipkins

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Labour would prioritise recognition of Palestine, sanctions on Israel

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Australian journalist Mary Kostakidis outside federal court in Adelaide in July 2025

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Australian Zionists drop case against ‘truth’ journalist Mary Kostakidis

NZ Prime Minister Christopher Luxon (left) and Foreign Minister Winston Peters

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‘Treasury can write what it likes’, says Peters defending Pacific Islands...

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu

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Caitlin Johnstone: Three major revelations about the Gaza holocaust in the...

"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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Still stealing the generations – the abduction of Indigenous Australian children...

Jacinda Ardern

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Gordon Campbell: Media collusion with National’s attack lines the real disgrace

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Deported Freedom Flotilla activist Mike Treen arrives back in NZ

Taiwan Day event in Suva

Asia Report

Chinese diplomatic gatecrash incident alleged at Taiwan event in Suva

GLOBAL REPORTAGE

Australian journalist Mary Kostakidis outside federal court in Adelaide in July 2025

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Australian Zionists drop case against ‘truth’ journalist Mary Kostakidis

NZ Prime Minister Christopher Luxon (left) and Foreign Minister Winston Peters

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‘Treasury can write what it likes’, says Peters defending Pacific Islands...

"Affirmed, noted, endorsed" at the 55th Pacific Islands Forum leaders summit media conference in Koror

Politics

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

Thai protesters gathered outside the Israeli Embassy in Bangkok condemn the behaviour of Israeli tourists

Politics

‘Take Thailand Back’ – Thais protest against ‘disrespectful’ Israeli tourists in...