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A section of the cover of New Zealand author Peter Macky's new book, Gaza: Anatomy of a Genocide

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NZ author praised over new book ‘bearing witness’ to Gaza genocide

November 1, 2026

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, wanted on an International Criminal Court warrant for alleged war crimes and crimes against humanity, begins his controversial speech at UNGA

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‘Baseless lies meant to sanitise his genocide’ – Mayor Mamdani hits back after Netanyahu’s attacks during UN speech

"'Ungrounding' is a kind of destruction that we have not seen anywhere else

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‘Ungrounding’ – Eyal Weizman on Gaza genocide and Israel’s ‘architecture of control’

Fiji Military commander Major-General Jone Kalouniwai

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Fiji military chief urges accountability to the people amid coup immunity debate

Journalist Mohamed Hassan

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Al Jazeera – its vital place in the global media landscape is more important than ever

Ok Tedi Mine

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After PNG’s mines run out – what then? An ominous warning

October 21, 2022

Ijivitari MP David Arore allegedly abused security guards and airport staff at Buka

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Bougainville president slams ‘mocking’ by drunken MP over independence

April 4, 2023

Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and NZ's Chris Hipkins

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Australia announces pathway to citizenship for New Zealanders

April 22, 2023

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Protesters in PNG’s Highlands torch plane, shut Mendi airport

June 14, 2018

Finance Minister Grant Robertson

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NZ’s ‘no frills’ cost-of-living Budget centres on cheaper childcare

May 18, 2023

Prisoner George Speight speaking to inmates in 2011

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2000 Fiji coup leader George Speight applies for presidential pardon

May 31, 2023

A Nuclear-Free and Independent Pacific Movement (NFIP) banner

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Anti-nuclear movements need to return to table, says FANG activist

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July 1, 2023

Iranian journalist and Nobel Peace Prize winner Narges Mohammadi

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RSF hails decision to award Nobel Peace Prize to Iranian journalist

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October 8, 2023

The United Nations has called for an independent international investigation into a devastating blast at the packed Al Ahli Arab Hospital

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Mediawatch: Media in the middle of Gaza claims and counterclaims

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October 22, 2023

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PNG’s Marape asks China for free trade deal and debt re-financing

August 7, 2019

A watermelon banner in last Sunday's pro-Palestinian rally calling for a Gaza ceasefire in Auckland's Queen Street

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NZ foreign policy critics warn over ‘inflaming’ Red Sea crisis, call...

January 23, 2024

NZ level 4 lockdown

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High Court rules some of NZ’s covid-19 level 4 lockdown was...

August 19, 2020

Taaone Hospital Centre

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100,000 Polynesians with covid by year’s end, warn Tahiti officials

September 24, 2020

PNG Prime Minister James Marape (second from right) visits the Engan landslide area

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12 reportedly dead after tribal clashes near PNG landslide in Enga

June 1, 2024

Three killings of Papuan civilians in Puncak Jaya

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Latest Puncak Jaya massacre reveals West Papua ‘is a time bomb’,...

July 20, 2024

Assassinated Hamas political leader Ismael Haniyeh

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Assassinated – Ismail Haniyeh, the Palestinian refugee who became the political...

July 31, 2024

Cook Islands Prime Minister Mark Brown

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Cook Islands govt fends off cyberattacks, passes bill to strengthen financial...

December 13, 2024

New Zealand peace protesters target a local company branch of an Australian armaments manufacturer

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NZ must protest Israel’s latest ‘weasel out’ war crime cutting humanitarian...

March 3, 2025

Gufron Mabruri (bottom right) and M. Haripin (bottom left)

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Critics warn Indonesian military link in food estates threatens Papua violations

October 15, 2021

Covid-19 Response Minister Chris Hipkins

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Stays in MIQ to be halved under NZ’s new system –...

October 28, 2021

Solomon Islands Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare

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New Zealand forces deployed to Solomon Islands in wake of riots

December 1, 2021

Kepari Leniata

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Still no justice for PNG sorcery burning victim Kepari Leniata after...

January 14, 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

Coronavirus

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

“Anything’s possible. Don’t give up hope.”

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Caitlin Johnstone: Assange returns to public commentary . . . ...

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...

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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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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu under fire

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‘Toxic Netanyahu’ – Israeli opposition calls for his removal after US...

A press conference at the Papua Legal Aid Institute (LBH Papua) office in Jayapura on 2 November 2026 discussing the shooting of three civilians in Nduga Regency on 23 October 2026

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Nduga shooting victims’ families ask Papua Legal Aid Institute to oversee...

US midterm elections in the Pacific

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Republicans make early US Pacific electoral gains – but blue wave...

"'Ungrounding' is a kind of destruction that we have not seen anywhere else

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‘Ungrounding’ – Eyal Weizman on Gaza genocide and Israel’s ‘architecture of...

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Samoan Prime Minister La'aulialemalietoa Leuatea Polataivao Schmidt

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Samoa government urged at UN to address declining media freedom

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu under fire

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‘Toxic Netanyahu’ – Israeli opposition calls for his removal after US...

The UN Committee on the Exercise of the Inalienable Rights of the Palestinian People held its 431st meeting with the theme “Human Dignity under Strain"

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PSNA ‘outraged’ over NZ suspension of UNRWA aid, calls for immediate...

US midterm elections in the Pacific

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Republicans make early US Pacific electoral gains – but blue wave...

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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

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu under fire

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‘Toxic Netanyahu’ – Israeli opposition calls for his removal after US...

The UN Committee on the Exercise of the Inalienable Rights of the Palestinian People held its 431st meeting with the theme “Human Dignity under Strain"

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PSNA ‘outraged’ over NZ suspension of UNRWA aid, calls for immediate...

US midterm elections in the Pacific

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Republicans make early US Pacific electoral gains – but blue wave...

Fiji Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka (left) and former prime minister Voreqe Bainimarama, both ex-coup leaders

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Removing Fiji coup immunity may change little, says lawyer Naidu