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Filipino photojournalist Alex Baluyut

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Filipino photojournalist Alex Baluyut: An extraordinary sense of truth in an ailing society

February 28, 2026

Israel and US stage joint attacks on Tehran

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‘We warned you,’ says Iran’s national security chief after Israel-US attacks

Solidarity author Eugene Doyle with Cuban Ambassador Luis Ernesto Morejón Rodríguez

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Cuban ambassador denounces US aggression and violations of international law

New UK Green Party member Hannah Spencer

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Local plumber Hannah Spencer beats both Reform and Labour to win UK byelection

Expanding the Israeli illegal settlement of Ma’ale Adumim

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Amnesty slams global impunity fueling Israel’s illegal West Bank annexation measures

Former Filipino president Rodrigo Duterte

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Duterte’s ICC pre-trial in The Hague: What prosecution, victims, defence say...

February 26, 2026

Port Moresby's Bomana Correctional Facility . . . nine inmates injured in an confrontation with jail guards. Image: RNZ/Johnny Blades

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Inmates in critical condition after alleged attack by PNG corrections officers

February 26, 2026

Sports consultant and journalist Charlie Charters

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Fiji critic’s whistleblower case escalates anti-corruption crisis

February 26, 2026

Preparations for the FLNKS "National Unity" list for the local elections due in New Caledonia

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French Senate vote endorses New Caledonia’s future status

February 25, 2026

Social justice and Palestine campaigner Roger Fowler

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The Palestine Chronicle: Roger Fowler’s legacy – a Palestinian tribute

February 25, 2026

“Pesta Babi" (The Pig Party) . . . the West Papuan documentary film

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West Papuan filmmakers expose Merauke rainforest destruction in ‘siege’ doco

Pacific Media Watch -

February 24, 2026

Fiji Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka

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Fiji PM Rabuka stands by anti-corruption body after arrest of critic

February 24, 2026

Community and social justice activist Roger Fowler

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Roger Fowler’s legacy – and the Polynesian Panthers connection

February 24, 2026

Iran’s navy successfully launched the Sayyad-3G naval air defence missile

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How a US-Israeli attack on Iran could crash UK, German, NZ...

February 23, 2026

Sports consultant and journalist Charlie Charters

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Arrest and charges against British-Fijian national spark free speech concerns

Pacific Media Watch -

February 23, 2026

Activist, community strategist and musician Roger Fowler

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Roger Fowler, a legend of the Aotearoa solidarity movement, dies at...

February 22, 2026

Pacific nations like Tuvalu face an existential threat from rising sea levels

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Climate-related migration: Is New Zealand living up to the ‘Pacific family’...

February 22, 2026

The "Blood on your hands" protest at the US Consulate

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Activists tell of ‘apocalyptic’ ecocide on top of Israel’s Gaza genocide...

February 21, 2026

The council president is not merely a passive moderator but a pacesetter, agenda-shaper, balance-keeper

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Indonesia’s human rights law being revised under a global spotlight

February 21, 2026

The Palau Senate

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Palau court denies Senate bid to stop US deportee deal

February 21, 2026

"I have a personal memory of meeting Jesse Jackson"

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Moana Maniapoto: The day we met Jesse Jackson – and why...

February 21, 2026

Palestinian journalist Abdelhameed Hamdona

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‘We returned from hell’ – CPJ’s report on Palestinian journalists tortured...

Pacific Media Watch -

February 21, 2026

Indonesian soldiers and equipment next to a civilian aircraft in West Papua. Image: ULMWP

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Papuan activist leader Wenda accuses Jakarta of ‘lying’ over shot down...

February 20, 2026

Former Fiji prime minister Voreqe Bainimarama

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Former Fiji prime minister and ex-police commissioner on bail in inciting...

February 20, 2026

"Compulsory training in any particular ideology -- Zionism, fascism, liberalism -- is a body blow against university independence"

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‘Antisemitism training’ at universities. Labor’s march to authoritarianism

February 19, 2026

NZ First leader Winston Peters (left) and Labour leader Chris Hipkins

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Labour’s Chris Hipkins accuses Winston Peters of ‘pure racism’ in Parliament

February 19, 2026

Fiji President Ratu Naiqama Lalabalavu

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Fiji’s president warns against sowing ‘seeds of fear’ ahead of elections

February 18, 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

Politics

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"

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...

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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Fiji critic’s whistleblower case escalates anti-corruption crisis

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Expanding the Israeli illegal settlement of Ma’ale Adumim

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Former Filipino president Rodrigo Duterte

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Duterte’s ICC pre-trial in The Hague: What prosecution, victims, defence say...

Port Moresby's Bomana Correctional Facility . . . nine inmates injured in an confrontation with jail guards. Image: RNZ/Johnny Blades

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Inmates in critical condition after alleged attack by PNG corrections officers

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

Jacinda Ardern

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Deported Freedom Flotilla activist Mike Treen arrives back in NZ

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Chinese diplomatic gatecrash incident alleged at Taiwan event in Suva

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Solidarity author Eugene Doyle with Cuban Ambassador Luis Ernesto Morejón Rodríguez

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Cuban ambassador denounces US aggression and violations of international law

New UK Green Party member Hannah Spencer

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Local plumber Hannah Spencer beats both Reform and Labour to win...

Expanding the Israeli illegal settlement of Ma’ale Adumim

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Amnesty slams global impunity fueling Israel’s illegal West Bank annexation measures

Former Filipino president Rodrigo Duterte

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Duterte’s ICC pre-trial in The Hague: What prosecution, victims, defence say...