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Opposition Labour leader Chris Hipkins (left) receives the Iran war petition from Greenpeace executive director Dr Russel Norman

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Thousands urge NZ prime minister Luxon to condemn illegal US-Israeli war on Iran

March 18, 2026

The Wedgetail E-7 spy plane being sent by Australia to the Persian Gulf to help the US-Israeli aggression against Iran

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War on Iran: Australia should put trust in its neighbours not a modern Titanic rogue state

Village resisters against the massive destruction of rainforest as portrayed in the new West Papuan documentary Pesta Babi - Pig Feast

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West Papuan doco Pig Feast exposes oligarchs, food security crisis and ecocide under noses of military

South Africa's genocide in Gaza case against Israel at the ICJ

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US, Fiji intervene for Israel in South Africa’s Gaza genocide case at ICJ

Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto (far left) at the inaugural meeting of Trump's so-called Board of Peace

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West Papua’s humanitarian crisis stalls Prabowo’s ‘global peacemaker’ credibility bid

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Philippine soldiers harass mission probing rights abuses in Mindanao

April 7, 2018

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Elisabeth Holland: Pacific climate change persistence – we’re all in the...

June 25, 2018

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Fiji Elections Office begins final entry as provisional results stopped

Sri Krishnamurthi -

November 15, 2018

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Human rights watchdog calls for police probe into ‘unclear’ Papua killings

December 11, 2018

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O’Neill sidelines UPNG interim council members, angry staff return to classes

March 7, 2019

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18,000 at Dunedin vigil to remember terror attack victims

March 21, 2019

Benny Wenda

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West Papuans call for mass boycott of Indonesian elections

April 12, 2019

Al Jazeera on Papua

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West Papua’s road to ‘independence’, following the Timorese lead?

August 24, 2019

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West Papua scores lowest democracy index, free expression declines

August 6, 2020

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Environmental movement condemns Indonesia’s ‘betrayal of the people’

October 10, 2020

Fred Yakasa and Sylvester Kalaut

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PNG court rules police chief Manning can stay pending appeal

January 29, 2021

Ile de Brehat

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Facebook’s Australia ban threatens to leave Pacific without key news source

February 21, 2021

Polling station in New Caledonia

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Embargoed French independence for New Caledonia report stirs comments

May 21, 2021

Funding for Pacific health providers

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Pacific health boost aims to meet urgent and sustained demand in...

September 3, 2021

Anti-vaxxers gather for an illegal rally in the capital Port Moresby

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PNG police block illegal anti-vaxxer rally in Port Moresby amid fake...

November 2, 2021

Covid-19 Response Minister Chris Hipkins

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Covid-19 omicron outbreak: NZ moves to phase 3 of response to...

February 24, 2022

Covid alert - there were good things too

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Nick Rockel: Memories of the two-year covid safety struggle –...

March 30, 2022

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Indonesian workers, legal aid lawyers fight ‘disobedience’ charges

February 15, 2016

Independent journalist Scott Waide

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Journalist blames starving of PNG province news on EMTV dispute

Pacific Media Watch -

May 6, 2022

NZ Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern

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PM Jacinda Ardern tests positive for covid-19 – NZ cases rising

May 14, 2022

Police are considering NZ bomb threats may be from overseas

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Offshore source may be behind bomb threats to NZ schools, say...

July 28, 2022

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Tonga’s Democracy Coalition faces uncertain future, says academic

January 27, 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

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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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Iran attacked two tankers in the Strait of Hormuz

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Pacific governments warn against panic buying as war on Iran threatens...

With censorship and propaganda shaping coverage of the war on Iran on all sides, news audiences are having to navigate a confused and often misleading maze of information

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War on Iran: Propaganda in overdrive as Trump’s war spirals out...

Iranian missile damage in central Israel at an undisclosed location

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Israel caught in a permanent state of war mindset – peace...

Resigned US National Counterterrorism Center Director Joe Kent

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Israel – the parasite state sabotaging peace in the Middle East

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An appeal advertisement for Jewish National Fund Australia

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Australian charities funding Israel’s illegal settlements ‘untouchable’, says Labor govt

China and the Solomon Islands media

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China’s growing grip on the fragile Solomon Islands media sector

The Strait of Hormuz

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Iran’s ‘Samson option’ : Deterrence restored or nothing – the logic...

Opposition Labour leader Chris Hipkins (left) receives the Iran war petition from Greenpeace executive director Dr Russel Norman

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Thousands urge NZ prime minister Luxon to condemn illegal US-Israeli war...

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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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Resigned US National Counterterrorism Center Director Joe Kent

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Israel – the parasite state sabotaging peace in the Middle East

Saipan

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Northern Mariana Islands’ security and stability vital for US, say military...

Repression is a characteristic of Iranian government policy, but not the only characteristic

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Ian Powell: Iran, US imperialism and the New Zealand lapdog

Fiji and Israel established diplomatic relations in 1970

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Fiji set to host Israel and UAE embassies in Suva to...