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PSNA national spokesperson Rinad Tamimi

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NZ govt must rebuke Israeli envoy over beating of citizens, says PSNA

May 6, 2026

"Without cartoonists, power goes unchecked"

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Pacific political caricatures: Why criticising a leader’s actions isn’t a personal attack

The Freedom Flotilla Coalition (FFC) has expressed grave concern for the safety and well-being of human rights activists Palestinian Saif Abu Kishek and Brazilian Thiago Ávila, who were abducted by Israeli commandos

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Global Sumud Flotilla calls on NZ govt to intervene after Israeli interception

"I stand against genocide" placard at a Stop Wars protest in Auckland's Aotea Square last month

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Blame the NZ govt for ‘selective’ human rights morality, not activists

Reporters Without Borders says for the first time in the Index's history, more than half of the world's countries now fall into the "difficult" or "very serious" categories for press freedom

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Fiji climbs to 24th in World Press Freedom Index, biggest gain in the Pacific

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ABC’s shortwave cutback ‘weakens thin link’ for Pacific, says PMC

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August 9, 2018

Striking Victoria University of Wellington staff and supporters protest over wages and conditions last October

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Starved of funds and vision, struggling universities put NZ’s entire research...

June 22, 2023

IAEA Director General Rafael Grossi met with New Zealand's Foreign Minister Nanaia Mahuta

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UN nuclear watchdog boss defends position on Japan’s wastewater dump

July 11, 2023

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Indonesia bans foreign media from covering elections in West Papua

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April 11, 2019

A Papuan online discussion themed "Demography, Expansion and Development of Papua

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Papuan academics accuse Indonesia of new ‘indigenous marginalisation’ strategy

September 20, 2023

Palestinians walk amid the rubble of a destroyed area in the Al-Ramal neighborhood in Gaza

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IPI calls for respect of journalists’ safety amid Israel-Hamas war

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October 14, 2023

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Post-referendum options raised in New Caledonia

July 29, 2019

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Philippines court orders arrest of Trillanes, 10 others on sedition charge

Pacific Media Centre -

February 14, 2020

Papuan student protest Bali

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Papuan students in Bali protest over New York pact – demand...

August 17, 2020

A Hongkonger's t-shirt on June 4, 2021.

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Remembering Tiananmen in Hong Kong: An increasingly risky act of resistance

June 5, 2021

Papuan protesters at Papua govt office

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Papuans protest over draconian bid by Jakarta to replace Governor Enembe

June 28, 2021

First People cartoon

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‘Tumindig’ – artists dare to dissent in Filipino online campaign

Pacific Media Watch -

July 23, 2021

French security forces in Noumea

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France deploys big force to secure New Caledonia referendum

October 27, 2021

Fiji gas guzzling vehicles

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‘Practise what you preach’ climate message to Fiji over COP26

November 5, 2021

Protesters outside Parliament

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‘We’ve had enough’ call to NZ capital protesters from city ‘who’s...

February 18, 2022

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UN agency to scrutinise Vanuatu’s progress over women’s human rights

February 23, 2016

Wali Wahetra (second left) and fellow election candidate Gerard Reignier (right)

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New Caledonia’s pro-independence parties choose for French elections

May 19, 2022

Vanuatu opposition leader Ralph Regenvanu

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Vanuatu opposition plans new boycott of ‘dangerous’ changes special sitting

June 17, 2022

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AWPA condemns the arrest of 6 KNPB members in West Papua

December 18, 2016

Facebook's "Great Algorithm Machine"

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Michael Field: Freedom at midday – stories from Facebook prison

Pacific Media Watch -

September 22, 2022

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Moresby bilum market mum wants change with PNG elections

May 26, 2017

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Deportation of NZ missionary ‘will not be taken lightly’, says archbishop

July 5, 2017

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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

Author and journalist Dr David Robie speaking at the launch of the third edition of the Rainbow Warrior book Eyes of Fire

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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"

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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

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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 Times journalist Alifereti Josefa-Sakiasi speaking at the combined Fiji universities' World Press Freedom Day talanoa

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Media programmes at USP, FNU join forces for World Press Freedom...

Solomon Islands journalists Eddie Osifelo (from left), Jenny Kay and Robert Iroga at the 2026 World Press Freedom Day celebration in Honiara

Democracy

‘Money problems’ the real threat to Pacific press freedom, says Iroga

Ousted Solomon Islands Prime Minister Jeremiah Manele

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Solomon Islands PM Jeremiah Manele ousted after just over two years...

Singer, documentary maker, storyteller and TV presenter Moana Maniapoto

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Moana Maniapoto: Why trashing the BSA is a sign of journalism...

EDITOR'S PICKS

Tonga police are investigating the armed threat against a female journalist at the Kele’a Voice newsroom

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Tongan armed threat against journalist troubles Pacific media freedom

The French Ambassador to Vanuatu, Jean-Baptiste Jeangène Vilmer, with Vanuatu Prime Minister Jotham Napat in March last year

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French ambassador’s social media diplomacy lands poorly in Vanuatu

Maiki Sherman winning the Māori Journalist of the Year at the Ngā Kupu Ora Awards 2017

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Oriini Kaipara: This reeks of foul play by a NZ govt...

Solomon Islands journalists Eddie Osifelo (from left), Jenny Kay and Robert Iroga at the 2026 World Press Freedom Day celebration in Honiara

Democracy

‘Money problems’ the real threat to Pacific press freedom, says Iroga

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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

Global

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

Video footage obtained by human rights researchers shows a crowd of angry Papuans throwing stones towards police infrastructure in Kobakma

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West Papuan graduation parade turns violent after police object to Morning...

Tonga police are investigating the armed threat against a female journalist at the Kele’a Voice newsroom

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Tongan armed threat against journalist troubles Pacific media freedom

The French Ambassador to Vanuatu, Jean-Baptiste Jeangène Vilmer, with Vanuatu Prime Minister Jotham Napat in March last year

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French ambassador’s social media diplomacy lands poorly in Vanuatu

Maiki Sherman winning the Māori Journalist of the Year at the Ngā Kupu Ora Awards 2017

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Oriini Kaipara: This reeks of foul play by a NZ govt...