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Prime Minister Jeremiah Manele

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Solomon Islands PM challenges court order to face no-confidence vote within days

April 15, 2026

Tehran believes the United Arab Emirates has been playing an active role in the US-Israeli war on Iran

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Divide and rule – how UAE is Israel’s ‘Trojan horse’ in the Gulf

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Iran trolls Trump with AI-generated LEGO video – now ‘banned’

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Gallery: Standing up for the people of Iran . . . and Palestine, Lebanon, Venezuela, Cuba . . .

The RFMF has assured the Fiji public that "there is no threat to public safety"

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Fiji military puts public ‘on notice’ citing national security threats

Economic fog

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Bryan Bruce: The fog of economic policy is starting to clear

September 20, 2020

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Some Bougainville voters ‘bullied’ into submission, says Momis

September 18, 2020

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Bryan Kramer: One year in – why so quiet about corruption...

September 17, 2020

James Marape

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Marape urges PNG citizens to work together for ‘better nation’

September 17, 2020

Brooklyn protesters

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UNESCO raises alarm over surge of attacks on media covering protests

Pacific Media Watch -

September 16, 2020

Māori language week

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One million New Zealanders celebrate te reo Māori at the same...

September 14, 2020

Carmen Parahi

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Carmen Parahi: The Fourth Estate needs to be aware of how...

Pacific Media Watch -

September 14, 2020

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Auckland mayor Phil Goff slams rash of ‘obnoxious lies’ over covid

September 11, 2020

Ishmael Toroama

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Raivet now in contention as vote count progresses in Bougainville

September 11, 2020

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Indria Fernida: Long road to see justice over Munir’s murder

September 8, 2020

Tongan PM Pōhiva Tu'i'onetoa

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‘We don’t interfere in other countries’ affairs,’ says Tongan PM on...

Pacific Media Centre -

September 6, 2020

Pacific compact ABC

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Australian officials admit Pacific ‘grand compact’ idea probe – NZ deal...

September 5, 2020

Cheng Lei

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AJF calls for Chinese authorities to free ‘hostage’ TV anchor Cheng...

Pacific Media Watch -

September 2, 2020

Shaneel Lal

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Youth MP speaks out against ‘unfair’ Pacific criteria in NZ education...

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September 1, 2020

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NZ designates Christchurch mosque shooter as a terrorist entity

September 1, 2020

PNG Parliament

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Catholic group calls on Marape to repeal ‘martial law’ Pandemic Act

September 1, 2020

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Tahiti unions threaten general strike if covid-19 rules not tightened

August 31, 2020

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PM Jacinda Ardern says NZ’s covid cases can be managed at...

August 31, 2020

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Bryan Bruce: A private school own goal and policy betrayal by...

August 30, 2020

Jacinda Ardern with TP

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Pacific community come out in force during NZ’s covid-19 testing

August 23, 2020

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‘We need a Pasifika voice’ plea for response to NZ’s Auckland...

August 20, 2020

US President Donald Trump

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Trump again claims New Zealand has ‘big outbreak’ of covid-19

August 20, 2020

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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

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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

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

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

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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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A "New Zealand government must sanction Israel" banner flutters on one of the Global Sumud Flotilla boats

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Global Sumud Flotilla heads from Barcelona to break Gaza blockade

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s press conference on the first day of the Iran ceasefire on 8 April 2026

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Ending Israel’s war on peace – Iran’s 10-point proposal is serious

Flooding near Whitianga cuts off a state highway.

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Cyclone Vaianu: Damaging winds, heavy rain hit NZ’s North Island

The Iran fiasco is only the latest in a host of examples revealing how to defeat US President Donald Trump

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Robert Reich: Lessons on how to defeat Donald Trump every time

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Iran trolls Trump with AI-generated LEGO video – now ‘banned’

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Gallery: Standing up for the people of Iran . . ....

A "dove of peace" in Iran

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Why Iran will never break – and Iranians will decide their...

Iranian negotiators flew to Pakistan on a plane they called “Minab 168” as a tribute to the 168 people - mostly schoolgirls - killed in a US missile strike on an elementary school in the city of Minab on February 28

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Iran threatens retaliation over Gulf ‘piracy’ in Trump’s naval blockade

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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

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Chinese diplomatic gatecrash incident alleged at Taiwan event in Suva

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Prime Minister Jeremiah Manele

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Solomon Islands PM challenges court order to face no-confidence vote within...

Tehran believes the United Arab Emirates has been playing an active role in the US-Israeli war on Iran

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Divide and rule – how UAE is Israel’s ‘Trojan horse’ in...

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Iran trolls Trump with AI-generated LEGO video – now ‘banned’

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Gallery: Standing up for the people of Iran . . ....