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A protester at the Anzac Day rally in Auckland Tamaki Makaurau today

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PSNA calls on McKee to condemn Israel’s bulldozing of NZ war graves in Gaza

April 25, 2026

Assassinated Amal Khalil

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Targeted Lebanese journalist Amal Khalil bombed and left to die by Israel

PSNA secretary Neil Scott

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Public praise for High Court ruling on NZ Superfund policies on Israeli companies

Under international law -- if anyone still pays attention to such things -- the Iranians have a strong case

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Eugene Doyle: Iran demands hundreds of billions in reparations for being attacked. Guess who’ll pay?

Southern Lebanon journalist Amal Khalil

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Israel’s diabolical killing machine and how it targets journalists

Defence lawyer Eddie Lloyd with Violet Coco after last week's big court win

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Climate activist ‘Violet’ Coco’s quashed jail sentence highlights police lies

March 20, 2023

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PNG troops arrive in Mendi – PM and politicians apologise for...

June 18, 2018

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An open letter to Israel: The global ‘blockade busters’ ...

July 26, 2018

A PNG Post-Courier newsboy on the streets in Port Moresby

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Mr Speaker, we’re not your enemies. We’re reporting without fear or...

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June 16, 2023

Green MP for Auckland Central Chloë Swarbrick

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Chlöe Swarbrick: Housing in NZ a major driver of poverty –...

July 4, 2023

Author Byron Clark Clark believes Pacific nations are “less susceptible to climate change disinformation

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Researchers warn over climate crisis ‘fringe views’ danger as NZ election...

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August 6, 2023

Labour leader Chris Hipkins

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Election 2023: Labour kicks off campaign with free dental promise

September 2, 2023

Vanuatu police

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Some detained Chinese accused were Vanuatu support citizenship applicants

July 5, 2019

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‘We can’t control the demons’: Tonga mulls Facebook ban

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August 14, 2019

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Intimidation of journos in Papua condemned

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September 27, 2019

NZ police

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Was NZ’s coronavirus lockdown legal? One week might make the difference

May 11, 2020

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Fiji police raid opposition party headquarters in social media blitz

June 10, 2020

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NZ grants Kurdish-Iranian author Behrouz Boochani refugee status

July 24, 2020

Papuan webinar

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People want ‘truth’ about West Papua, say activists giving crisis update

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November 2, 2020

PNG Police Commissioner David Manning

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PNG’s police and defence force close ranks to foil ‘opportunist crimes’

June 2, 2024

Samoa media conference 21042021

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Samoa could go back to the polls with a hung parliament

April 22, 2021

Police guard at Samoa's Supreme Court

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Samoan A-G recalls statement critical of judiciary as ‘olive branch’ offered...

May 28, 2021

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Samoan court declares Sagaga 2 seat void – 26-24 balance for...

June 18, 2021

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Fiji government accused of ‘losing plot’ as covid cases soar past...

July 1, 2021

Peter Greste AJF

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AJF’s Peter Greste presses for media freedom act to protect journalists

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July 15, 2021

Porgera mine PNG

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PNG landowner group accused of ‘hijack’ over validation in Porgera

July 29, 2021

Taliban takeover in Kabul

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NZ ramps up efforts to get 30 citizens out of Kabul...

August 16, 2021

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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

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

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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

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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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PSNA secretary Neil Scott

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Public praise for High Court ruling on NZ Superfund policies on...

A protester at the Anzac Day rally in Auckland Tamaki Makaurau today

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Southern Lebanon journalist Amal Khalil

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Israel’s diabolical killing machine and how it targets journalists

A decision on the waste-to-energy proposal can only be issued following the completion of the full technical and regulatory review

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Fiji PM Rabuka gives govt support for controversial waste-to-energy project

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Indonesian security forces crack down on a Papuan protest over the Puncak massacre

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West Papua: The unhealed wounds and sorrow run deep in Puncak

The narrative being delivered through our “Western-centric” media lens is that Ukrainians are legitimately resisting and defending their homeland from an evil invader

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‘Self-defence’ and the contradictions of Western exceptionalism in our media

Author Shana Chandra

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Girmitiya ancestry the inspiration behind Fiji writer’s debut novel

Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi meets with Russian President Vladimir Putin

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As Trump’s narrative on negotiations flails, Iran is setting its own...

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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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Indonesian security forces crack down on a Papuan protest over the Puncak massacre

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West Papua: The unhealed wounds and sorrow run deep in Puncak

Indonesian police launch a brutal crackdown against Papuan protesters

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Wenda calls on Indonesia to halt crackdown on peaceful Papua protests

The narrative being delivered through our “Western-centric” media lens is that Ukrainians are legitimately resisting and defending their homeland from an evil invader

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‘Self-defence’ and the contradictions of Western exceptionalism in our media

Author Shana Chandra

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Girmitiya ancestry the inspiration behind Fiji writer’s debut novel