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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

April 29, 2026

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

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

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 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

Candidate Michael Malabag

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Outgoing PNG minister challenges impartiality of officials in demand for fair...

June 22, 2022

Photographer Massoud Hossain filming in Balkh province, Afghanistan

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Kabul one year on – cat-and-mouse with the Taliban intelligence agents

August 7, 2022

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UST journalism teams up with Asia Pacific Report coverage on Philippines

February 15, 2017

Pacific journalists at the Forum Economic Ministers Meeting (FEMM) media workshop

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Media partnerships ‘vital for growing Pacific awareness’, says Vanuatu finance chief

August 17, 2022

Female life under the Taliban

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How the Taliban’s return has robbed Afghanistan’s women and girls of...

August 30, 2022

Fiji Methodist Church conference in Suva

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Fiji’s Methodists face ‘worrying trend’ over misuse of funds, dictatorial style

October 12, 2022

PNG's Department of Education

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PNG’s Education Department faces lockout over K39m unpaid rent

October 28, 2022

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Global refugee crisis solution ‘up to all of us’, says filmmaker...

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September 10, 2017

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ICAN wins Nobel Peace Prize for nuclear weapons ban treaty

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October 7, 2017

Fiji's former attorney-general Aiyaz Sayed-Khaiyum

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Fiji police suspend questioning of former AG Aiyaz in ‘hatred’ case

January 25, 2023

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NZ protesters lock gates of Australian High Commission in Manus protest

November 14, 2017

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Rainbow Warrior takes on fresh eco mission to Papua, Indonesia

March 13, 2018

Colourful campaigning for French Polynesian elections

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French Polynesia election campaigning now in final week for Sunday’s vote

April 11, 2023

Papua Governor, Lukas Enembe on a video monitor

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Deposed Papua governor Lukas Enembe indicted on $3m bribery charges

June 24, 2023

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Crosbie Walsh: Fiji elections still a cliffhanger, FijiFirst hanging on

November 17, 2018

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Unions slam ‘farcical’ UPNG appointments of chancellor, VC

January 25, 2019

PM Peter O'Neill steps down

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Embattled O’Neill ‘handing over’ PNG’s leadership to Chan

May 27, 2019

French TV crew arrested

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RSF demands Australian police drop charges against French TV crew

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July 23, 2019

1 News Colmar Brunton poll

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Final NZ election poll one day before vote points to Labour-Green...

October 16, 2020

Rukuwai Tīpene-Allen Maori TV

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Māori in the gallery: Coping with daily racism in the Beehive...

May 24, 2021

Nasser Abu Bakr

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Reinstate victimised Palestinian journalists’ union leader, says IFJ

Pacific Media Watch -

June 4, 2021

A student protest in central Jakarta

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Student protests in Indonesia slam 7th year of Jokowi’s administration

October 24, 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

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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"Hands up" . . . Global Sumud Flotilla protesters

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Former Greek minister slams ‘Western complicity’ over brutal Israeli kidnap...

PINA president Kalafi Moala addresses the Media Council of Papua New Guinea

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Fiji jumps, Samoa plunges in World Press Freedom Index

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

Indonesian police launch a brutal crackdown against Papuan protesters

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Wenda calls on Indonesia to halt crackdown on peaceful Papua protests

EDITOR'S PICKS

Julien Blondel’s face . . . bloodied but unbowed

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After Israel’s brutal attack on Kiwis the NZ government does nothing

PINA president Kalafi Moala addresses the Media Council of Papua New Guinea

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Fiji jumps, Samoa plunges in World Press Freedom Index

Kidnapped protesters Saif Abu Keshek and Thiago Ávila

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Gaza flotilla organisers subjected to ‘extreme brutality’ in illegal Israeli detention

Fiji journalists at the FMA's annual general meeting in March

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FMA praises Fiji media workers for press freedom climb but warns...

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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

GLOBAL REPORTAGE

PINA president Kalafi Moala addresses the Media Council of Papua New Guinea

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Fiji jumps, Samoa plunges in World Press Freedom Index

Kidnapped protesters Saif Abu Keshek and Thiago Ávila

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Gaza flotilla organisers subjected to ‘extreme brutality’ in illegal Israeli detention

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...

Fiji journalists at the FMA's annual general meeting in March

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FMA praises Fiji media workers for press freedom climb but warns...