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

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The man who would bomb the Hormuz actuaries – and he hasn’t got a clue

July 10, 2026

The tino rangatiratanga flag

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He Puapua report proposals bogged down in ‘swamp of politics’

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

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

If long-besieged Iran -- the world's 51st-ranked economy -- was able to force the Americans to sue for peace

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Eugene Doyle: Overmatch – why the US will lose a war to China

You could always count on Lindsey Graham to be the first and loudest voice arguing in favour of more death

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Caitlin Johnstone: Well, at least Lindsey Graham is dead

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Climate Change Commission plan ‘big challenge’ for New Zealand

February 1, 2021

ndonesian police fire tear gas at Papuans

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Pacific churches condemn ‘silencing’ of Papuan voices and media blackout

May 22, 2021

A photo being shared on social media of a Lebanese journalist with his blood-type listed on his safety jacket

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Another Palestinian journalist killed in Gaza as Israel ‘suffocates the truth’

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November 2, 2024

Thousands of people have streamed across the Auckland Harbour Bridge

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Hīkoi day three: Thousands of protesters walk across Auckland Harbour Bridge

November 13, 2024

Samoa Parliament

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Samoan parliament sits but opposition MPs banned

September 14, 2021

Green Party co-leader Chlöe Swarbrick

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Swarbrick pleads for NZ cross-party support for sanctions on Israel

March 20, 2025

Rappler chief executive Maria Ressa

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After winning Nobel, Maria Ressa allowed to travel to US for...

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November 2, 2021

Ishmael Toroama

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‘Work together’ plea by Bougainville leader over covid-19 surge

November 12, 2021

Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern

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Covid-19: Border to reopen for New Zealanders end of February

February 3, 2022

Wartime Israeli paranoia

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Israel blocks Gaza aid organisations’ access to fuel, hospitals running out

June 21, 2025

John Roughan on covid

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Rod Jackson: Why New Zealand’s response to the covid pandemic was...

April 22, 2022

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Philippine military vow to bring Abu Sayyaf to justice after beheading

April 26, 2016

The Russian super yacht Amadea

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US free to remove Russian oligarch’s super yacht after Fiji court...

May 6, 2022

Vanuatu opposition leader Ralph Regenvanu

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Vanuatu opposition plans new boycott of ‘dangerous’ changes special sitting

June 17, 2022

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Baron Waqa reelected in Nauru polls but Aiwo voting continues

July 11, 2016

Hopeful PNG women politicians at a recent health workshop

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Election of women to PNG Parliament crucial for future, says economist

June 29, 2022

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Aus ban on refugees goes against international law, says NGO

November 1, 2016

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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Philippines under Duterte – acute impunity and fettered information

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November 23, 2017

New Zealand pilot Philip Mehrtens, flying for Susi Air, appears in new video 100323

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Hostage NZ pilot appears in new Papuan rebel video amid ‘don’t...

March 10, 2023

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Tide of Change – documentary by USP students explores climate action

March 26, 2018

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

June 1, 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...

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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

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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...

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

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

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

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

If long-besieged Iran -- the world's 51st-ranked economy -- was able to force the Americans to sue for peace

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Eugene Doyle: Overmatch – why the US will lose a war...

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Heavy police presence as Jewish Australians protest against Israel outside the Royal Commission into Antisemitism

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Antisemitic, really? Jewish leader speaks out on Australia’s Royal Commission hypocrisy

Three inmates, who scaled the fence at Baisu Prison, were shot dead

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Dilapidated infrastructure blamed for fatal PNG prison escape attempt

The United States bombed Iran over a toll

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Lim Tean: The Hormuz ‘guardian’ turns pirate – 20% for tribute

Children in Gaza have paid tribute to Father Amir Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani

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Sheikh Hamad: The Arab leader who broke Israel’s siege on Gaza

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Still stealing the generations – the abduction of Indigenous Australian children...

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Gordon Campbell: Media collusion with National’s attack lines the real disgrace

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Heavy police presence as Jewish Australians protest against Israel outside the Royal Commission into Antisemitism

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Antisemitic, really? Jewish leader speaks out on Australia’s Royal Commission hypocrisy

Three inmates, who scaled the fence at Baisu Prison, were shot dead

Crime

Dilapidated infrastructure blamed for fatal PNG prison escape attempt

The United States bombed Iran over a toll

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Lim Tean: The Hormuz ‘guardian’ turns pirate – 20% for tribute

Children in Gaza have paid tribute to Father Amir Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani

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Sheikh Hamad: The Arab leader who broke Israel’s siege on Gaza