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Indigenous West Papuans struggle against the rapacious destruction of rainforest and militarisation of their lands

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Devastating new ‘ecocide’ film to premiere at West Papua solidarity forum weekend

March 5, 2026

Mourners dig graves for the funeral of 170 children killed in a US-Israeli strike on a primary school

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This illegal US-Israeli attack on Iran is also an assault on the United Nations

Community members in Iowa protest against the US-Israeli war on Iran

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New Zealand ‘shameful’ over Iran stance, says Peace Movement Aotearoa

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

An oil tanker docked at the Port of Lyttelton, New Zealand

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US-Israel’s war on Iran – mostly negative scenarios for the Pacific

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Fiji climate lead challenged Western consultants’ influence before losing job

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March 9, 2018

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PMC’s radio show features Chinese ‘base’ claim, justice and diabetes

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April 17, 2018

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‘He is a terrorist – and nameless’, PM Jacinda Ardern declares...

March 19, 2019

Gary Baki

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Sacked PNG police chief claims he will challenge his removal

July 8, 2019

Speaker Niki Rattle

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Cook Islands Speaker rules against banning political journalist

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July 2, 2020

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

August 31, 2020

Philippine military

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Philippine checkpoint soldiers shoot and kill investigative journalist

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November 24, 2020

Tuvalu PM Kausea Natano

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Forum chair welcomes Biden’s ‘Blue Pacific’ climate priority for Paris pact

January 22, 2021

Fiji SRU police unit

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Fiji draft bill cops boot – PM’s move on proposed police...

March 18, 2021

Derek Chauvin trial

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Relief at Derek Chauvin conviction sign of long history of US...

April 23, 2021

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Indonesia vs covid – ‘it’s like fighting a war without a...

June 25, 2021

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60 new covid cases in NZ as regions scramble over positive...

October 10, 2021

Deforestation in Central Kalimantan

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NZ dairy industry linked to illegal Indonesian plantations, says report

October 22, 2021

Arrested Papuan human rights activist Victor Yeimo

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Papuan People’s Petition calls for release of advocate Victor Yeimo

January 7, 2022

The Taliban quote as portrayed on Fox News

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Afghan women challenge pregnant NZ journalist’s ‘reality under the Taliban’

February 4, 2022

Gavin Ellis column

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Gavin Ellis: Copycat media abuse from ragtag bag of protesters

February 16, 2022

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NZ omicron outbreak: Protest at Parliament now location of interest

February 24, 2022

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Indonesian law outlawing presidential insults unlikely to pass, say analysts

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August 29, 2015

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Fifth Estate: ‘Bomber’ talks climate change and the impact on Pacific

March 30, 2016

The Russian super yacht Amadea at Lautoka

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Fiji’s Court of Appeal rules Russian super yacht will stay in...

May 7, 2022

Amuitahiraa Party founder Gaston Flosse with candidates

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Flosse’s Amuitahiraa party names candidates for French elections

May 16, 2022

Fiji's first coup leader and former prime minister Sitiveni Rabuka with RNZ

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Sitiveni Rabuka takes Fiji campaign trail to Aotearoa New Zealand

June 26, 2022

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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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Protesters wave flags and banners reading “Stop Bombing Iran” and “Stop Bombing the Middle East” as they gather at Victoria Tower Gardens in London

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Thousands of protesters in London demand end to US, Israeli war...

Indigenous West Papuans struggle against the rapacious destruction of rainforest and militarisation of their lands

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Devastating new ‘ecocide’ film to premiere at West Papua solidarity forum...

A draft US military training document for Guam and the Northern Mariana Islands provides for joint military training exercises

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US military opens environmental review for expanded Marianas training footprint

A mourner attends the funeral of child killed in a strike on a primary school in Minab, Hormozgan province, at the start of the US-Israel war on Iran

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165 massacred schoolgirls in Iran – and the silence that exposes...

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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

Iranian women hold photos of children who are killed by US-Israeli attacks, including a massacre at a Minab girls’ school that killed around 175 people

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’10 classrooms full of children’ – US-Israeli war kills hundreds of...

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...

Densely populated parts of Tehran are being pounded by wave after wave of US and Israeli bombs. Shahid Hamedani School in Tehran was struck on the day of the funerals of he schoolgirls from Minab

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The smallest coffins are always the heaviest. The US-Israeli killing of...

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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 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

Iranian women hold photos of children who are killed by US-Israeli attacks, including a massacre at a Minab girls’ school that killed around 175 people

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’10 classrooms full of children’ – US-Israeli war kills hundreds of...

A draft US military training document for Guam and the Northern Mariana Islands provides for joint military training exercises

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US military opens environmental review for expanded Marianas training footprint

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...