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In Dunedin Ōtepoti yesterday . . . walking from St Kilda beach to St Clair beach, Palestine will be free

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John Minto: The shame of NZ’s betrayal of Gaza’s children

Pacific Media Watch -

July 5, 2026

Pro-Palestine and anti-war protesters picket the US Consulate in Auckland during today's "US Invasion Day" rally

Politics

July 4th anniversary – speakers at NZ rally slam American ‘freedom built on bones of colonised’

An artists' impression of the controversial Southland AI "data factory"

Politics

Time to pull plug on power-hungry ‘bludger’ AI data centres, says CAFCA

Northern provincial President Paul Néaoutine, first elected in 1999, has been reelected

Politics

Horse-trading in New Caledonia over provincial presidency elections

Indonesian military forces on patrol in the Oksop regency

Politics

Indonesia defends high number of military deployed in Papua

Human Rights

Aus ban on refugees goes against international law, says NGO

November 1, 2016

Politics

Trump puts Indonesia on ‘cheating foreign importers’ hit list

April 5, 2017

Jai Ram Reddy (right) and Mahendra Chaudhry at a meeting

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Brij Lal’s tribute to Jai Ram Reddy – ‘a true son...

September 3, 2022

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

July 5, 2017

PNG's Oro Governor Gary Juffa

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Marape government encourages ‘honest debate, dissent’, says Juffa

January 3, 2023

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PNG journalist death sparks anger over violence against women

Pacific Media Centre -

October 24, 2017

Politics

‘I won’t resign – yet,’ says Natuman over Vanuatu obstruction case

February 28, 2018

Politics

Vanuatu court orders release of ‘wanted’ Fiji man, seeks papers

June 1, 2018

US President Joe Biden

Politics

Biden cuts out Australia and Papua New Guinea on Pacific visit

May 17, 2023

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NZ teacher ‘superheroes’ call for a better deal in first strike...

Leilani Sitagata -

August 15, 2018

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Yap’s traditional chiefs seek to expel, gag probing US journalist

Pacific Media Watch -

April 22, 2019

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PNG Parliament erupts in chaos as Speaker rejects opposition motions

May 29, 2019

Buchtar Tabuni

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TAPOL condemns prosecutor push for heavy sentences for ‘uprising activists’

June 5, 2020

Politics

With a mandate to govern NZ alone, Labour must now decide...

October 21, 2020

Covid vaccine booth

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NZ covid: Calls to dump ‘dangerous’ fringe anti-vaccine magazine

March 12, 2021

PNG Police Minister Bryan Kramer

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PNG’s Justice Minister Kramer takes on contractors over unfinished jobs

August 18, 2021

Destiny Church's Brian Tamaki

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2000 break NZ lockdown rules to protest covid restrictions

October 2, 2021

French security forces in Noumea

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France deploys big force to secure New Caledonia referendum

October 27, 2021

Fijian troops being briefed

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50 Fiji troops join Australian, PNG forces boosting Honiara security

November 30, 2021

An artists impression of the new Indonesian capital Nusantara

Politics

Critics slam Indonesian green capital move – ‘heaven surrounded by hell’

February 7, 2022

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Three Kalsakau brothers make Vanuatu political history – all elected

January 25, 2016

Fiji Sun headline 22032022

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History repeats in Fiji?: Police chief warns of election ‘instability’

Pacific Media Watch -

March 22, 2022

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CLIMATE AND COVID

Pacific verdict on COP29

Politics

COP29: Pacific climate advocates decry outcome as ‘a catastrophic failure’

A protester at COP29 calls on wealthy nations to "pay up"

Politics

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

Politics

How Pacific environmental defenders are coping with the covid pandemic

CORONAVIRUS

Senator Robert F Kennedy Jr

Politics

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

Politics

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

Politics

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

Politics

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

Politics

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"

Politics

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

Politics

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

Politics

Not up for debate: Fijian journalists in the climate crisis response

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APJS NEWSFILE

Fijian iTaukei leaders discuss contemporary issues, such as women's representation in Fijian society

Politics

Fijian journalists use talanoa and tradition to find their voice

Fijian women journalists face abuse, harassment and spam online.

Politics

Online abusers ‘shaming, silencing’ Fiji women journalists, say researchers

Islands Business general manager Samantha Magick (right)

Politics

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)

Politics

Surviving harassment in journalism – how Felix Chaudhary kept on top

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Dr Hussam Abu Safiya

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‘If we don’t save Dr Abu Safiya, he’ll die in prison’...

Tonga's Permanent Representative to the UN Viliami Va'inga Tōnē (left)

China

Tonga ratifies nuclear test ban treaty amid China missile debacle

RIMPAC 2026

Politics

RIMPAC 2026: Part 1 – World’s biggest naval games a dress...

New US Ambassador Jared Novelly to NZ

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New US ambassador to New Zealand says Cook Islands a top...

EDITOR'S PICKS

The Strait of Hormuz is not governed from Washington, or even from Tehran. It is governed from London

Politics

The man who would bomb the Hormuz actuaries – and he...

Greenpeace Aotearoa held a dawn ceremony on board the Rainbow Warrior III 10 July 2025 commemorating the 40th anniversary of the bombing of the original Rainbow Warrior and the death of photographer Fernando Pereira

Politics

Rainbow Warrior bombing by French secret agents remembered 41 years on

Understand what is actually being contested here. This is not about tankers. It is about governance

Politics

Lim Tean: The Hormuz bone – why Iran will not let...

Pacific Elders Voice group's chair Anote Tong

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Pacific at a crossroads amid growing geopolitical tension, says former leaders’...

MOST COMMENTS

Politics

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

The Strait of Hormuz is not governed from Washington, or even from Tehran. It is governed from London

Politics

The man who would bomb the Hormuz actuaries – and he...

Greenpeace Aotearoa held a dawn ceremony on board the Rainbow Warrior III 10 July 2025 commemorating the 40th anniversary of the bombing of the original Rainbow Warrior and the death of photographer Fernando Pereira

Politics

Rainbow Warrior bombing by French secret agents remembered 41 years on

Tehran doesn't answer vulgarity with vulgarity

Politics

‘They’re scum.’ F bombs and real bombs. Trump completely outclassed by...

Palau's President Surangel Whipps Jnr

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Palau’s President warns of rising nuclear anxiety in the Pacific, after...