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West Papuan advocate Paula Makabory

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West Papuan leader calls on Pacific Forum to ‘break its silence’ and denounce Indonesian military violence

August 31, 2026

Palestine Solidarity Network Aotearoa (PSNA) activist Neil Scott

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How Free Palestine party plans to pressure NZ govt over its ‘failures’ on Gaza genocide

PSNA's Leeann Wahanui-Peters reading out Te Pāti Māori's statement for co-leader Debbie Ngarewa-Packer

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NZ left parties condemn Luxon govt on lack of humanity, ‘complicity’ over Gaza genocide

All smiles for Solomon Islands Prime Minister Matthew Wale

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Solomon Islands PM Wale rushes home from Palau after confidence challenge launched

Vanuatu Special Envoy on Decolonisation and Maritime Boundaries Delimitation Joe Natuman

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Vanuatu special envoy calls for PIF to ‘reopen’ issue of Pacific access to West Papua

Yap State Hospital

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Yap doctors, nurses resign en masse – governor declares emergency

April 4, 2022

The Russian super yacht at Lautoka, Fiji

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Fiji ‘making mockery of UN’, says Rabuka on Russian ship Amadea

April 16, 2022

Wali Wahetra (second left) and fellow election candidate Gerard Reignier (right)

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New Caledonia’s pro-independence parties choose for French elections

May 19, 2022

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Parent likens PNG police student shootings to Bougainville crisis

June 15, 2016

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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Get rid of untrusted ‘public serpents’ in PNG, says Juffa

August 5, 2016

An image from the cover of the new West Papua report

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Researchers warn of growing potential for mass killings in Papua region

July 23, 2022

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AWPA condemns the arrest of 6 KNPB members in West Papua

December 18, 2016

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Vanuatu police chief court case, finance ‘grey list’ pose challenges

February 3, 2017

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Trump puts Indonesia on ‘cheating foreign importers’ hit list

April 5, 2017

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Philippines under Duterte – acute impunity and fettered information

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November 23, 2017

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Tide of Change – documentary by USP students explores climate action

March 26, 2018

Vanuatu journalist and editor Dan McGarry

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‘I feel vindicated’ – Vanuatu Daily Post in landmark work permit...

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March 31, 2023

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Tahiti incumbent defies corruption cloud to easily win election

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May 9, 2018

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Amnesty calls on Fiji election parties, candidates to uphold human rights

November 11, 2018

Cabinet Minister David Parker has thrown a real spanner in the works for Prime Minister Chris Hipkins

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Bryce Edwards: Can David Parker push Labour back onto a more...

August 1, 2023

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Janet Tupou: Speaking life into your goals and seeing dreams come...

January 30, 2019

Despite limited Egyptian equipment entering the Gaza Strip to help with recovery efforts, Israel continues to block the entry of heavy machinery

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Israel accused of using captives’ bodies issue to undermine Gaza ceasefire

November 1, 2025

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

Pacific Media Watch -

April 22, 2019

Police guard looted shop

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Rioters, looters strike PNG cities as nation mourns death of Somare

March 3, 2021

PNG covid testing station

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Amnesty blasts ‘woeful’ Australia, NZ aid for PNG covid surge, seeks...

March 18, 2021

Manokwari protest

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Police break up protest against Papua special autonomy, 140 arrested

May 28, 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

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

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...

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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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All smiles for Solomon Islands Prime Minister Matthew Wale

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Solomon Islands PM Wale rushes home from Palau after confidence challenge...

"Alii - welcome to Palau"

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Missing leaders won’t derail Pacific Islands Forum outcomes, says secretariat

Colonel Nochi Mendel ordered the Israeli drone strike that killed seven aid workers in April 2024

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‘Not sorry’ – will international pressure mean justice for Zomi Frankcom?

NZ Foreign Minister Winston Peters (from left), Cook Islands Prime Minister Mark Brown and the US Deputy State Secretary, Christopher Landau

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US pushes critical minerals agenda in Cook Islands with Penrhyn ‘lifeline’

EDITOR'S PICKS

New Caledonia's President Milakulo Tukumuli

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France commits more financial help to struggling New Caledonia

Peace movement historian Maire Leadbeater

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Shane te Pou: Matua Pita Tipene, I wish you weren’t in...

Indonesian Embassy response on West Papua

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UN human rights commissioner visit to West Papua on track, says...

A Chinese strategic nuclear submarine launched a warhead-carrying missile in July

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Pacific Islands Forum winds up by condemning China nuclear test

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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

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

New Caledonia's President Milakulo Tukumuli

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France commits more financial help to struggling New Caledonia

Peace movement historian Maire Leadbeater

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Shane te Pou: Matua Pita Tipene, I wish you weren’t in...

Indonesian Embassy response on West Papua

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UN human rights commissioner visit to West Papua on track, says...