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A Canadian boy tourist holds a Palestinian flag aloft signalling to "no war" protesters on Devonport wharf

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Iran war fallout – Trump is going to Beijing on bended knees

May 10, 2026

Abducted NZ Gaza flotilla campaigner Sean Janssen

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‘They threatened to kill us at gunpoint,’ says NZ Gaza flotilla activist

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

Mistreatment of the Sumud prisoners also breaches the Convention Against Torture

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Did NZ’s Prime Minister just commit treason? PM ignores terrorist attack on his own citizens

Commissioner Virginia Bell

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Australian ‘antisemitism’ – the Royal Conflation Commission is in session

Dr Jian Yang

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National MP Jian Yang, who admitted training Chinese spies, quits politics

July 10, 2020

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Regenvanu calls for fresh lobbying to ‘convince’ New Caledonia loyalists

October 15, 2020

Capitol protester

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‘They’re trying to tear down the country’, says US expat in...

January 8, 2021

Royal Commission into Abuse in Care

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‘Pacific Islander’ an insulting umbrella term, researcher tells Royal Commission

July 22, 2021

An Australian soldier on patrol in Honiara

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Solomon Islands: China mouthpiece blames Australia for ‘fomenting riots’

November 29, 2021

Kazakh police arrest protesters in Almaty

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‘The revolution has started’ – revolt against poverty and corruption in...

January 10, 2022

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Students, staff stage West Papua human rights flag-raising ceremony

December 1, 2015

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Papuan activists discuss Freeport mine with US ambassador

April 2, 2016

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Jakarta has something to hide over West Papua, says Wenda

May 26, 2016

Fiamē Naomi Mataʻafa

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Samoa and China have no plans for military ties, says Fiamē

June 15, 2022

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Livestreaming: Corruption in the Pacific and the role of the media

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July 7, 2016

Chinese diplomacy in the Pacific

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Steven Ratuva: Pacific agency: A devalued political capital?

June 27, 2022

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Fiji Times speaks out: ‘We’re not pro or anti-government’

August 3, 2016

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Indonesia’s tug-of-war: The age of pseudo-military leaders rolls on

April 1, 2017

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Asia-Pacific holds many ‘worst records’ in media freedom report, says RSF

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April 27, 2017

Staff members of Grace Road Group in a jovial mood at their office in Navua, Fiji

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Fiji to probe Korean Grace Road cult land deals – 31...

February 12, 2023

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Colin Peacock: New era heralded in broadcasting – or more of...

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July 13, 2018

An estimated 7000 people marched to New Caledonia's Territorial Congress

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7000 protesters demand funding for Catholic schools in New Caledonia

May 16, 2023

Catholic nuns protest

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Bishops slam draconian security laws in Philippines, Hong Kong

July 19, 2020

Lady Ann Salem

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RSF protests over arrest of Filipina journalist for ‘planted firearms’

Pacific Media Watch -

December 16, 2020

Protesting Indonesian journalist

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SAFEnet finds digital attacks targeted academics, journalists and activists

April 19, 2021

Jubilant FAST supporters outside court

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No new elections in Samoa as Head of State doesn’t have...

May 17, 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

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...

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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The New Caledonian freighter MV Karaka

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New Caledonian freight vessel begins service to Vanuatu despite diplomatic row

Fiji media workers of the Fijian Media Association celebrate a belated World Press Freedom Day in the capital Suva

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Fiji’s journalists celebrate belated World Press Freedom Day – but warn...

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

A Canadian boy tourist holds a Palestinian flag aloft signalling to "no war" protesters on Devonport wharf

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Iran war fallout – Trump is going to Beijing on bended...

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Prime Minister-elect Matthew Wale

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New chapter for Hapi Isles – Matthew Wale takes the helm...

"Hands off Iran" . . . New Zealand protesters make their voices heard in opposition to the Israeli genocide in Gaza and the war on Iran near Devonport Naval Base in Auckland

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Media miss: The questions never asked behind the US-Israel war on...

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...

Senator Ronald “Bato” dela Rosa

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

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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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Prime Minister-elect Matthew Wale

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New chapter for Hapi Isles – Matthew Wale takes the helm...

Fiji media workers of the Fijian Media Association celebrate a belated World Press Freedom Day in the capital Suva

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Fiji’s journalists celebrate belated World Press Freedom Day – but warn...

"Hands off Iran" . . . New Zealand protesters make their voices heard in opposition to the Israeli genocide in Gaza and the war on Iran near Devonport Naval Base in Auckland

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Media miss: The questions never asked behind the US-Israel war on...

RIMPAC 2026 . . . NZ taking part

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Palestine Forum slams NZDF share in military exercises with ‘genocidal’ Israel