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Indonesian security forces crack down on a Papuan protest over the Puncak massacre

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West Papua: The unhealed wounds and sorrow run deep in Puncak

April 29, 2026

The narrative being delivered through our “Western-centric” media lens is that Ukrainians are legitimately resisting and defending their homeland from an evil invader

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‘Self-defence’ and the contradictions of Western exceptionalism in our media

The Freedom Flotilla Coalition (FFC) has expressed grave concern for the safety and well-being of human rights activists Palestinian Saif Abu Kishek and Brazilian Thiago Ávila, who were abducted by Israeli commandos

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Global Sumud Flotilla calls on NZ govt to intervene after Israeli interception

Indonesian police launch a brutal crackdown against Papuan protesters

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Wenda calls on Indonesia to halt crackdown on peaceful Papua protests

A protester at the Anzac Day rally in Auckland Tamaki Makaurau today

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PSNA calls on McKee to condemn Israel’s bulldozing of NZ war graves in Gaza

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Curbing illegal drugs now ‘development’ plan target in Philippines

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March 12, 2017

Counting at the Fijian Elections Office

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Fiji elections: Bainimarama on track to win in spite of poll’s...

December 15, 2022

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Stay order on PM O’Neill’s arrest dismissed by court

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August 9, 2017

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Candidates for Solomon Islands PM announced amid ‘political turbulence’

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November 14, 2017

Major-General Mark Goina

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PNG military ‘won’t sit back’ after soldiers ambushed, warns chief

February 7, 2023

Transparency International PNG chair Peter Aitsi

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Free media ‘underpins justice’ message to PNG government by united media

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March 3, 2023

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Counting the cost of PNG’s devastating earthquake – many uncertainties

March 10, 2018

The latest photo of the condition of kidnapped New Zealand pilot Philip Mehrtens 200323

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Papuan liberation group calls for more ‘serious’ global efforts to end...

March 21, 2023

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Former military chief warns PNG soldiers could be ‘outgunned’

June 20, 2018

Ernestina Maro and Rachael Mario in the Pacific Media Network studios

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Fun, community activism and Rotuman language on the airwaves

May 9, 2023

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Fiji media blackout extended, fresh polling for closed venues

November 14, 2018

Gael Yanno

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New Caledonia anti-independence parties fear losing hold on government

June 5, 2019

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PNG police minister Kramer claims plot to arrest him

July 9, 2019

South African International Relations Minister Dr Naledi Pandor

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World Court orders Israel to take steps to prevent acts of...

January 27, 2024

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Filipino human rights lawyer uninjured after gunmen ambush car

October 7, 2019

Shaneel Lal

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Youth MP speaks out against ‘unfair’ Pacific criteria in NZ education...

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September 1, 2020

Myanmar police brutality

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RSF protests over 11 journalists held in Myanmar coup military crackdown

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March 4, 2021

PNG protest over violence against women

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Prosecuting gender violence culprits still a problem, Parkop tells women

May 20, 2021

Australian AstraZeneca vaccines for Fiji

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150 new covid cases as NZ and Australia medics prepare for...

June 19, 2021

Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare

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Solomons PM warns journalists against ‘yellow journalism’ rumours

Pacific Media Watch -

July 30, 2021

Taliban takeover

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Fijians in Afghanistan will only leave if Taliban takeover crisis worsens

August 24, 2021

Next chapter in Afghanistan

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Indonesia holds fire on Afghanistan relations – awaits Taliban government

September 2, 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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Fiji journalists at the FMA's annual general meeting in March

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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

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Tongan police are investigating the threat against a Kele'a journalist incident on April 23

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Tongan police investigate journalist threatened at gunpoint after gang-related report

PINA president Kalafi Moala

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Fiji’s media win in World Press Freedom Index overshadowed by threats...

"I stand against genocide" placard at a Stop Wars protest in Auckland's Aotea Square last month

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Blame the NZ govt for ‘selective’ human rights morality, not activists

"Without cartoonists, power goes unchecked"

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