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Monsters of war – the men who have put the world at risk

April 6, 2026

Protesters at a New Zealand rally against the US-Israel war on Iran and the Israeli genocide in Gaza

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NZ’s Peters called on to stress Palestine ‘open wound’ with Rubio

French Polynesia's President Moetai Brotherson (left) and his father-in-law Oscar Temaru, president of the ruling Party Tavini Huiraatira

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Mass Easter resignations within Tahiti’s pro-independence ruling party

Suara Papua and the Human Rights Monitor group allege Indonesian security forces have indiscriminately opened fire in a series of villages in Moanemani

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At least five Papuans reported dead as violence explodes in Dogiyai

"Wars end when the people with the power to end them decide the cost of continuing exceeds the cost of stopping"

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Richard David Hames: When will we make war untenable for the power elites?

"Bloodied but as yet unbowed, Iran knows it can rise like the Phoenix"

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Eugene Doyle: Who will pay billions in reparations to Iran? We...

April 5, 2026

Pope Leo and US President Donald Trump

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Pope’s message for peace: ‘The Church cannot remain silent when power...

April 5, 2026

Bibi Amena

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Protesters condemn Luxon govt for failing to condemn illegal war on...

April 4, 2026

Pro-independence advocate Emmanuel Tjibaou, one of the two MPs representing New Caledonia at the Assembly

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French National Assembly rejects New Caledonia’s constitutional reform

April 4, 2026

Robert Reich's message to President Donald Trump

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President Trump, don’t listen to your sycophants on Iran, this isn’t...

April 3, 2026

Iranian spokesperson Fatemeh Mohajerani

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US bombing targets bridges and Pasteur Institute – ‘symbols of Iran’s...

April 3, 2026

NZ Foreign Minister Winston Peters

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NZ, allies express ‘deep concern’ about Israeli death penalty bill for...

April 2, 2026

Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian

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Iranian president calls on American public to challenge US war motives

Pacific Media Watch -

April 2, 2026

A pro-Kanak independence rally for New Caledonia

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Thousands take to Nouméa streets ahead of French Parliament debate on...

April 2, 2026

Greenpeace wins lawsuit against Fonterra

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The supermarket trip that led to Fonterra admitting its ‘100% New...

April 1, 2026

President Trump's obsession with Kharg island

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Why Trump’s ‘fantasy’ obsession with Kharg Island may lead to disaster

April 1, 2026

New Zealand surgical team leader in Vietnam Dr Peter Eccles-Smith

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How museums can remember war while honouring civilian trauma and resistance

April 1, 2026

Māori radio network chair Peter-Lucas Jones

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Māori radio network says funding cuts threaten survival of iwi stations

Pacific Media Watch -

March 31, 2026

The Fiji HIV crisis

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‘We’re doing something about it’ – Fiji’s health minister defends HIV...

March 31, 2026

Al Jazeera's Nour Odeh

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Israel passes extreme death penalty law targeting only Palestinians

March 31, 2026

Dimona's nuclear opacity

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Deafening silence about the Israeli Dimona nuclear double standard

March 30, 2026

American actor Robert De Niro

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‘No kings’: What Americans can learn from other nonviolent civil activism...

March 30, 2026

Associate professor Shailendra Singh

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USP academic calls for better press freedom protections in face of...

Pacific Media Watch -

March 30, 2026

Two of the three latest Lebanese journalists assassinated by Israel . . . Fatemeh Fatouni (left)

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How the US, Israel and Iran are controlling their media narratives

Pacific Media Watch -

March 29, 2026

An ATR-72 aircraft from Air Calédonie

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New Caledonia’s domestic airline AirCal files for bankruptcy

March 29, 2026

French Senator Claude Malhuret

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War on Iran: The French senator who said what everybody was...

Pacific Media Watch -

March 29, 2026

Israel is Washington’s most favoured client state

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Jonathan Cook: Does the tail wag the dog? How both sides...

March 29, 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

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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

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

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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...

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

"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

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...

Sawana Village on Fiji's Vanua Balavu island was partly destroyed by Cyclone Winston in 2016

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Not up for debate: Fijian journalists in the climate crisis response

Professor David Robie

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David Robie: Pacific lessons in climate crisis journalism and combating disinformation

USP and AUT journalism collaboration

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Pacific ‘voice of the voiceless’ media in renewed post-covid struggle

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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.

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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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French Polynesia's President Moetai Brotherson (left) and his father-in-law Oscar Temaru, president of the ruling Party Tavini Huiraatira

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Mass Easter resignations within Tahiti’s pro-independence ruling party

Protesters at a New Zealand rally against the US-Israel war on Iran and the Israeli genocide in Gaza

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NZ’s Peters called on to stress Palestine ‘open wound’ with Rubio

The two primary architects of a controversial war

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Monsters of war – the men who have put the world...

Greenpeace wins lawsuit against Fonterra

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The supermarket trip that led to Fonterra admitting its ‘100% New...

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The two primary architects of a controversial war

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Monsters of war – the men who have put the world...

Protesters at a New Zealand rally against the US-Israel war on Iran and the Israeli genocide in Gaza

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NZ’s Peters called on to stress Palestine ‘open wound’ with Rubio

French Polynesia's President Moetai Brotherson (left) and his father-in-law Oscar Temaru, president of the ruling Party Tavini Huiraatira

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Mass Easter resignations within Tahiti’s pro-independence ruling party

"Wars end when the people with the power to end them decide the cost of continuing exceeds the cost of stopping"

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Richard David Hames: When will we make war untenable for...

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

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

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The two primary architects of a controversial war

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Monsters of war – the men who have put the world...

Protesters at a New Zealand rally against the US-Israel war on Iran and the Israeli genocide in Gaza

Politics

NZ’s Peters called on to stress Palestine ‘open wound’ with Rubio

French Polynesia's President Moetai Brotherson (left) and his father-in-law Oscar Temaru, president of the ruling Party Tavini Huiraatira

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Mass Easter resignations within Tahiti’s pro-independence ruling party

Suara Papua and the Human Rights Monitor group allege Indonesian security forces have indiscriminately opened fire in a series of villages in Moanemani

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At least five Papuans reported dead as violence explodes in Dogiyai