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About 200 protesters in the Vallée-du-Tir yesterday marked the second anniversary of the pro-independence protests that erupted into riots in Nouméa

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Two years after New Caledonia’s violent uprising, tensions remain high

May 14, 2026

Starkly, in Israel’s case, not only does its actions in Gaza look like genocide, but its leaders have been crystal clear

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The West’s bubble of illusion about Israel – and about itself – is finally being burst

A free speech forum at Lingkaran Abepura in Jayapura last Monday

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Papuan women ‘living in fear’ condemn military violence

Senator Ronald “Bato” dela Rosa

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‘Arrest wanted Filipino former police chief’ call by Amnesty after escape

A "No more complicity with war crimes" banner at a "Stop Wars" march at Devonport

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Defending NZ values in a volatile world – but in what kind of a world?

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Rodrigo Duterte’s killing season now opens fire on Lumads and the...

August 19, 2018

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Fiji women have confidence that their gender in politics will hear...

November 20, 2018

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Rappler editor Maria Ressa arrested in Manila over anti-dummy law

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March 29, 2019

PNG Prime Minister James Marape and ministers

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PNG Prime Minister Marape confident his coalition will stay intact

January 23, 2024

Tongan MP 'Akosita Lavulavu

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Tongan MP and former MP couple sentenced to six years jail

July 2, 2021

A Papuan man being vaccinated at Sorong, West Papua

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Vaccine resistance in West Papua as covid-19 pandemic rages

July 30, 2021

PNG PM James Marape with Foreign Minister Soroi Eoe

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PNG prepares to impose covid lockdown in several provinces

September 23, 2021

Arrested Papuan activists protest 30-09-2021

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Sharp rise in Papuan mass arrests during military operations, says ICP

October 19, 2021

Kanak flag flying in Noumea's Place des Cocotiers

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France calls for proposals to revise New Caledonia’s political statute

December 16, 2021

NCD Governor Powes Parkop

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PNG interim restraining order over eviction of homeless Morata settlers

February 1, 2022

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Merdeka: Media and the case for Papuan civil resistance

January 9, 2016

Papuan students protest against the plan to break up the provinces

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Police break up protests in Jayapura over new Papuan provinces plan

March 13, 2022

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‘Stand up for our planet’ plea by 350.org founder Bill McKibben

March 17, 2016

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High school teacher brings alternative narratives on 1965 Indonesian purge

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April 21, 2016

The Russian super yacht Amadea

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Russian oligarch’s super yacht leaves Fiji for US following court ruling

June 10, 2022

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Vanuatu Daily Digest condemns ‘blanket state censorship’ of social media

June 28, 2016

The question for pro-choice supporters

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Controversial Roe v Wade ruling triggers intense NZ media reaction

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July 3, 2022

Evelyn Kunda at her safe house

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Paul Wolffram: Resisting sorcery violence in PNG from the ‘grasruts’

August 17, 2022

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Amnesty blasts foreign companies over ‘profiting’ from Nauru refugees abuse

April 16, 2017

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Solomon Islands arms police force after 14 years

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May 17, 2017

Bougainville's capital Buka

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Bougainville to hold two long-delayed byelections due to deaths of members

January 12, 2023

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Watchdog role of media highlighted in USP journalism talk

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April 24, 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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A New Zealand protest over the Gaza genocide with a focus on the media

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Improvements in Pacific media freedom, but a shameful silence on Gaza...

A free speech forum at Lingkaran Abepura in Jayapura last Monday

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Papuan women ‘living in fear’ condemn military violence

Israeli military intervene in international waters in the Mediterranean Sea to seize the Global Sumud Fleet

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Irish president’s sister, 2 Kiwis among Gaza flotilla activists detained by...

A photo of Indigenous West Papuan civilians in Distrik Tembagapura, Mimika, Central Papua, allegedly wounded by use of excessive force by Indonesian military

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‘They’re wiping us out’ – church leader warns about young West...

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Family pleas for kidnapped 3 Kiwis as Gaza flotilla demands global...

New Caledonia’s special electoral card for Congress and provincial elections

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French Senate endorses change to New Caledonia’s ‘frozen’ electoral roll

Israeli soldiers board a Gaza-bound humanitarian aid flotilla vessel and hold the crew at gunpoint

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Greenpeace calls on global govts to ensure safety of Gaza flotilla...

Israeli military intervene in international waters in the Mediterranean Sea to seize the Global Sumud Fleet

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Irish president’s sister, 2 Kiwis among Gaza flotilla activists detained by...

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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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Family pleas for kidnapped 3 Kiwis as Gaza flotilla demands global...

"The message is clear to every current or aspiring Republican politician: Be a toady to Trump, or you’re out."

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Robert Reich: Has Trump’s Republican Party become a criminal enterprise?

New Caledonia’s special electoral card for Congress and provincial elections

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French Senate endorses change to New Caledonia’s ‘frozen’ electoral roll

Israeli soldiers board a Gaza-bound humanitarian aid flotilla vessel and hold the crew at gunpoint

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Greenpeace calls on global govts to ensure safety of Gaza flotilla...