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West Papua: The Pacific’s new test of Indonesia’s sovereignty narrative

September 7, 2026

Peace movement historian Maire Leadbeater

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Shane te Pou: Matua Pita Tipene, I wish you weren’t in Israel right now

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

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‘Is it NZ First, or Israel First?’ Ormsby challenges NZ foreign minister Peters

Rescue teams in Nepal are working around the clock to reach workers trapped

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Tibetan community shocked by devastation from Nepal flash flood

PNG's Women in Media founder Belinda Kora

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Social media misinformation ‘biggest hurdle’ for journalists, says MCPNG’s Belinda Kora

NZ's Covid-19 Response Minister Chris Hipkins

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Northland added to NZ’s alert level 3 tonight over ‘uncooperative’ case

October 8, 2021

Human rights abuses against Palestinians and the people of West Papua

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John Minto: The hypocrisy of NZ’s silence in calling out Israeli,...

February 15, 2022

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Climate change costs at-risk countries $525 billion in damage, says report

June 13, 2022

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NZ diplomats sceptical of ‘megaphone diplomacy’ but easing into social media

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July 4, 2016

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PNG police chief stands down expat security contractor over ‘illegals’

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May 18, 2017

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Lae police chief confirms ‘students’ set fire to PNG ballot papers...

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June 30, 2017

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Wansolwara student journalist among 10 chosen for COP23 Pacific team

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July 16, 2017

Missing NZ-British aid worker Andrew Bagshaw

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NZ aid worker remains missing in Ukraine – the tragedy of...

January 16, 2023

Nour Odeh, political analyst and former spokeswoman for the Palestinian National Authority, on Al Jazeera's Inside Story

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John Minto: Israeli attacks on Al Aqsa mosque – and the...

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April 12, 2023

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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

AFP at Panguna

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‘Please explain’ call by hardliners over Australian police at Bougainville mine

June 9, 2019

The Islands Business cover story on the University of the South Pacific this week

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USP faces a ‘gathering storm’ over leadership and a looming strike

March 30, 2024

Bougainville's Attorney-General Ezekiel Massat

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Bougainville ‘other avenues’ report ‘sensationalised’, claims Makiba

May 7, 2024

People dig through mud and rocks today after a major landslide at Yambali

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PNG landslide: Thousands on standby for evacuation amid fears of new...

May 28, 2024

The recent Fiji mass rally for decolonisation and justice in Suva

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PANG talks to journalist David Robie on Pacific decolonisation issues

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July 19, 2024

President Dr Hilda Heine . . . the region "must draw on the resourcefulness of Pacific women"

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‘We can’t solve the climate crisis without gender equality’, says...

July 28, 2024

A young girl keeps vigil besides lists of thousands of names of the more than 47,000 Palestinians killed by Israel in the war on Gaza

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Moral bankruptcy, Israel’s genocide and the betrayal of the Palestinians

February 2, 2025

Climate wildfires

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Respect the right to report on the environment, RSF tells COP26

November 4, 2021

PNG Police Commissioner David Manning

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PNG’s police deployment in Honiara ‘vital’ for regional security

November 30, 2021

Green MP Golriz Ghahraman

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Ukraine war: Green Party says NZ’s $5m funding better for ‘saving...

March 22, 2022

PNG's former Electoral Commissioner Patilias Gamato

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Any poll delay ‘unconstitutional’, warns former PNG elections chief

April 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

Journalist and video storyteller Cole Martin

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Journalist Cole Martin tells it ‘like it is in reality’ in...

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

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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...

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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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Fiji Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka

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Rabuka calls on Fijians to use freedom of expression ‘responsibly’

Rescue teams in Nepal are working around the clock to reach workers trapped

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Tibetan community shocked by devastation from Nepal flash flood

Australian Green Senator David Shoebridge seeking information from the Department of Home Affairs

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‘New level of bastardry’ – Australia releases NZYQ agreement with Naoero

Thai protesters gathered outside the Israeli Embassy in Bangkok condemn the behaviour of Israeli tourists

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‘Take Thailand Back’ – Thais protest against ‘disrespectful’ Israeli tourists in...

EDITOR'S PICKS

Australian journalist Mary Kostakidis outside federal court in Adelaide in July 2025

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Australian Zionists drop case against ‘truth’ journalist Mary Kostakidis

NZ Prime Minister Christopher Luxon (left) and Foreign Minister Winston Peters

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‘Treasury can write what it likes’, says Peters defending Pacific Islands...

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu

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Caitlin Johnstone: Three major revelations about the Gaza holocaust in the...

"Affirmed, noted, endorsed" at the 55th Pacific Islands Forum leaders summit media conference in Koror

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Pacific Islands Forum leaders in Koror – heavy on reaffirming but...

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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

Australian journalist Mary Kostakidis outside federal court in Adelaide in July 2025

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Australian Zionists drop case against ‘truth’ journalist Mary Kostakidis

NZ Prime Minister Christopher Luxon (left) and Foreign Minister Winston Peters

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‘Treasury can write what it likes’, says Peters defending Pacific Islands...

"Affirmed, noted, endorsed" at the 55th Pacific Islands Forum leaders summit media conference in Koror

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Pacific Islands Forum leaders in Koror – heavy on reaffirming but...

Thai protesters gathered outside the Israeli Embassy in Bangkok condemn the behaviour of Israeli tourists

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‘Take Thailand Back’ – Thais protest against ‘disrespectful’ Israeli tourists in...