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Minuteman III test launch, California

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Jeremy Rose: The nuclear-free Pacific and hypersonic hypocrisy

July 7, 2026

A "Stop RIMPAC forever" poster.

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RIMPAC 2026: Part 2 – Hawai’ian activist torpedoes lies about US ‘security and respect’

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

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

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Indonesia ‘arrests’ Mongabay editor – one month after first detaining...

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January 22, 2020

Julian Assange

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Assange wins. The cost. The crushing of press freedom

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January 6, 2021

NZ climate action protest

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Climate Change Commission calls on NZ to take ‘immediate, decisive action’

February 3, 2021

Goroka Hospital morgue

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All of PNG’s 252 covid virus deaths ‘unvaccinated’, says health minister

October 14, 2021

Omicron outbreak

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US warns against travel to NZ due to rising level of...

March 8, 2022

Fretilin supporters at a pre-election rally

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Two key Timor-Leste revolutionary heroes forced to presidency run-off

March 23, 2022

The Russian super yacht Amadea

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Fate of Russian super yacht Amadea still unknown – docked at...

April 17, 2022

Papuan protesters against the autonomous carve-up of provinces

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Police beat Papuan protesters with rattan sticks – 20 injured, flag...

June 4, 2022

Protesters against the UK government order in London

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Assange extradition order a ‘dangerous assault on international journalism’, says MEAA

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June 18, 2022

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WJEC16: Pacific crew rolls in for the big media conference

July 13, 2016

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Muslims pledge support for Catholics in new Indonesian blasphemy case

January 15, 2017

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Indonesian islanders win struggle against Chinese mining firm

April 6, 2017

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Constable Jimmy dies in PNG elections ambush – ‘being a cop’s...

July 27, 2017

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Poor Vanuatu pay ruling risks negative impact on security, say upset...

January 27, 2018

Outgoing FSM President David Panuelo

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Micronesia’s president Panuelo claims spying and bribery by China

March 11, 2023

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‘Sword of Damocles’ condemned after Philippines judges oust chief justice

May 13, 2018

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Gallery: From fighting nukes to stopping oil – Rainbow Warrior

September 11, 2018

Journalist Sri Krishnamurthi preparing for Fiji in 2018

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FijiFirst scores head start on social media for election, says journalist

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November 11, 2018

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‘We all need to act on terror’ – PM says NZ,...

April 24, 2019

Officers of the Royal Solomon Islands Police Force (RSIPF) voted

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Solomon Islands election 2024: Polling day workers cast early votes

April 7, 2024

Labour Day in NZ

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Bryan Bruce: Labour Day … eroded by neoliberalism and selfishness

October 26, 2020

Suva police roadblock

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NGOs, MPs warn ‘draconian’ draft bill will turn Fiji into police...

March 13, 2021

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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

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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French-Ethiopian student Sarah Cotte

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Retrial for UK student charged with ‘terrorism’ over speech condemning genocide

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

Tehran doesn't answer vulgarity with vulgarity

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

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

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Rainbow Warrior bombing by French secret agents remembered 41 years on

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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

Police presence at Australian Special Envoy Jillian Segal's presentation to the Bondi Royal Commission into Antisemitism hearing last week

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Antisemitism envoy Segal slams ABC, SBS ‘Israel bias’, wants to vet...

Samoa's opposition leader Tuilaepa Dr Sailele Malielegaoi

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Samoa opposition leader says treason inquiry delayed over lack of evidence

Protesters from Americans Abroad Against the War (AAAW) taking part in a recent Auckland march against the US war on Iran

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‘Profound strategic misjudgment’ – why Iran may have upper hand in...

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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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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

Police presence at Australian Special Envoy Jillian Segal's presentation to the Bondi Royal Commission into Antisemitism hearing last week

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Antisemitism envoy Segal slams ABC, SBS ‘Israel bias’, wants to vet...

Protesters from Americans Abroad Against the War (AAAW) taking part in a recent Auckland march against the US war on Iran

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‘Profound strategic misjudgment’ – why Iran may have upper hand in...

New Zealand pro-Palestine protesters stage a rally in Te Komititanga Square

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The Gulf tollbooth that demands real recognition – Iran closes the...