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New Zealand Gaza flotilla supporters welcome home two Kiwi activists from brutal Israeli detention at the weekend

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Gaza freedom flotilla – reluctance of the West to protest Israel’s thuggery enabled the abuse

May 25, 2026

Gaza freedom flotilla activist Hāhona Ormsby (right) being welcomed home at Auckland International Airport on Sunday

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Kidnapped Kiwi Gaza flotilla detainee condemns brutal Israeli torture

A recent New Zealand pro-Palestinian and pro-Iranian rally which condemned the double standards over Israel's nuclear weapons

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Double standards? Why Israel’s nukes get a ‘pass’ while Iran is scrutinised

Film director Dandhy Laksono

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‘Threat to democracy’ – Indonesian filmmaker slams military crackdown on Papua documentary

"The face of courage vs the face of evil"

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‘He’s Māori!’ Hāhona Ormsby – a New Zealander in the Israeli prison system nightmare

Papuan students farewell Dr David Robie

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Gavin Ellis: The Pacific Media Centre must break free to survive

March 31, 2021

Nasser Abu Bakr

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Reinstate victimised Palestinian journalists’ union leader, says IFJ

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June 4, 2021

Greenpeace protest

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Reporting Greenpeace to police shows KPK has become authoritarian, says watchdog

July 23, 2021

Ni Kadek Vany Primaliraning

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Bali legal aid director cited for ‘treason’ after assisting Papuan protesters

August 7, 2021

Sacked Fiji Bureau of Statistics Kemueli Naiqama

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Fiji government sacking of chief statistician branded ‘shameful’

September 17, 2021

Australia’s aid to the Pacific has been "greenwashed"

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Australia accused of ‘bullying’ Pacific over climate action, ‘buying silence’

November 4, 2021

PNG Power linesmen

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Power theft, meter tampering, outages cost PNG provider K25m a month

November 17, 2021

Dr Siouxsie Wiles

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Covid-19 experts fear omicron may soon be in NZ community as...

January 10, 2022

An illegally parked protest vehicle blocking central Wellington streets

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NZ Parliament occupation: Protesters’ vehicle blockade remains on 10th day

February 17, 2022

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Malcolm Evans on the real Kiwi rip-off

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April 10, 2016

Indonesia's food estates land grab

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West Papua food estates threaten indigenous people, warns TAPOL

April 29, 2022

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Ian Shirley: The NZ budget that has failed Auckland

May 31, 2016

Rappler founder Maria Ressa in Hawai'i

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Nobel laureate Maria Ressa calls for journalists to fight ‘Devil’s megaphone’

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July 1, 2022

Bulatlat journalist Carlo Manalansan interviewing

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Philippine court orders telco agency to ‘unblock’ Bulatlat media website

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August 13, 2022

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Predators of press freedom use fake news as a censorship tool,...

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March 18, 2017

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Blacklisting of freelance journalist on Papua mission ‘paranoid’, says Tempo

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April 11, 2017

Moko montage

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Snapchat removes moko, mataora tattoo filters after NZ outcry

Pacific Media Watch -

September 8, 2022

New Wellington mayor-elect Tory Whanau

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Win for diversity in Wellington, defeat in Auckland as NZ votes...

October 8, 2022

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Indonesia prone to cyber attacks up to the year 2025, says...

Pacific Media Watch -

January 30, 2018

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K150m released to PNG’s earthquake-ravaged districts in more relief efforts

March 6, 2018

PNG Internal Security Minister Peter Tsiamalili Jr on the police staffing crisis

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‘Sleepless nights’ admits PNG’s security minister over stretched police

March 19, 2023

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VP’s camp defers to Duterte over his health disclosure – ‘he...

October 10, 2018

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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

Coronavirus

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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APJS NEWSFILE

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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Moana Pasifika captain Miracle Fai'ilagi (centre) with head coach Tana Umaga (right) and talent manager Kevin Senio

Culture

Moana Pasifika captain hopeful their final whistle hasn’t blown yet

"The end of the US Empire, led by an impetuous and clueless President Donald Trump, is irreversible."

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Chris Hedges: Gaza and Iran – the rise of the Global...

The moment "Coconut Cartel" ringleader Lorenzo Lemalu Tovia was gunned down

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Samoan police investigate after pair admit killing ‘Coconut Cartel’ ringleader in...

Joseph Vaa, 27, admitted gunning down suspected "Coconut Cartel" ringleader Lorenzo Lemalu Tovia outside a restaurant last week. Vaa's associate, Steve Tofa, 23, has confessed to being his accomplice in the shooting

Crime

Samoan nationals could face death penalty over ‘Coconut Cartel’ killing in...

EDITOR'S PICKS

Mousa Taher

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Cry, my beloved New Zealand. Another Kiwi abandoned to the IDF

Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Sa’ar

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Pro-Palestine groups plan coordinated protests in Fiji and NZ over Israel’s...

"The face of courage vs the face of evil"

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‘He’s Māori!’ Hāhona Ormsby – a New Zealander in the Israeli...

"The end of the US Empire, led by an impetuous and clueless President Donald Trump, is irreversible."

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Chris Hedges: Gaza and Iran – the rise of the Global...

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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

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

Mousa Taher

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Cry, my beloved New Zealand. Another Kiwi abandoned to the IDF

Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Sa’ar

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Pro-Palestine groups plan coordinated protests in Fiji and NZ over Israel’s...

"The end of the US Empire, led by an impetuous and clueless President Donald Trump, is irreversible."

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Chris Hedges: Gaza and Iran – the rise of the Global...

Al Jazeera English’s Open Source Unit reports on the land Illegally in Gaza, Lebanon and Syria taken over by the Israeli military

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How the Israeli military is illegally grabbing land ‘everywhere’