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The Strait of Hormuz is not governed from Washington, or even from Tehran. It is governed from London

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The man who would bomb the Hormuz actuaries – and he hasn’t got a clue

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The tino rangatiratanga flag

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He Puapua report proposals bogged down in ‘swamp of politics’

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Lim Tean: The Hormuz bone – why Iran will not let go

If long-besieged Iran -- the world's 51st-ranked economy -- was able to force the Americans to sue for peace

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Eugene Doyle: Overmatch – why the US will lose a war to China

You could always count on Lindsey Graham to be the first and loudest voice arguing in favour of more death

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Caitlin Johnstone: Well, at least Lindsey Graham is dead

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Covid-infected PNG doctor arrested in Solomon Islands as border crosser

January 24, 2022

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‘Don’t forget crimes – end impunity’ Timor message for Jokowi

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Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern

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New Zealand to remain at red covid-19 traffic light setting amid...

April 4, 2022

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How ISIS extremist media have hijacked religion and language

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Indonesia strengthens ties with Pacific ‘good friends’

April 8, 2016

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No media freedom in Fiji while decree still in place, says...

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May 5, 2016

Nobel Peace laureate Maria Ressa

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Rappler ordered to shut down by Philippines government, says Ressa

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June 29, 2022

President-elect Nikenike Vurobaravu of Vanuatu

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Vanuatu elects new president after eight rounds of voting

July 23, 2022

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David Robie: Florida airport shootings – few basic questions being raised

January 12, 2017

PNG election defeats

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Pruaitch joins growing list of PNG’s major election upsets

August 1, 2022

Prime Minister James Marape's line-up

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Marape delivers shock cabinet choice with three cash crop ministries

August 24, 2022

Filipino press freedom and human rights activists

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Suspected gunman in Philippine broadcaster’s killing surrenders

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October 19, 2022

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Green MP Delahunty calls for NZ action, media focus on West...

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July 6, 2017

People's Alliance leader Sitiveni Rabuka

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Fiji elections: Rabuka – ‘What I’m doing now is a vision’

December 11, 2022

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Global media freedom summit slams Gulf states, supports Al Jazeera

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July 26, 2017

Iranian refugee Hamid and two of his children

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‘New Zealand, get me off this island,’ pleads 9-year Iran refugee...

January 20, 2023

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UN critics join global outrage over Duterte’s Rappler ‘free press’ attack

January 26, 2018

PNG's founding father Sir Michael Somare

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UPNG monument plan for ‘inspired leader’ Sir Michael Somare

February 28, 2023

PNG Defence Force soldiers keep watch after running riot in the Port Moresby suburb of Boroko

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PNG soldiers shock with Boroko street takeover in security uproar

March 11, 2023

RNZ Pacific's new editor Koroi Hawkins

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‘Calm in crisis’ Koroi Hawkins steps up as RNZ Pacific’s first...

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April 3, 2023

A Fiji news media conference

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Fiji Times: Fiji media freedom’s big win against ‘imperious rule’

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May 4, 2023

Manukau ward Councillor Alf Filipaina

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Pacific councillors offer passionate defence of Auckland city’s assets in budget...

June 13, 2023

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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

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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

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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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Samoa's opposition leader Tuilaepa Dr Sailele Malielegaoi

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Samoa opposition leader says treason inquiry delayed over lack of evidence

The United States bombed Iran over a toll

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Understand what is actually being contested here. This is not about tankers. It is about governance

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Lim Tean: The Hormuz bone – why Iran will not let...

If long-besieged Iran -- the world's 51st-ranked economy -- was able to force the Americans to sue for peace

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Three inmates, who scaled the fence at Baisu Prison, were shot dead

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The United States bombed Iran over a toll

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Still stealing the generations – the abduction of Indigenous Australian children...

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Three inmates, who scaled the fence at Baisu Prison, were shot dead

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Dilapidated infrastructure blamed for fatal PNG prison escape attempt

The United States bombed Iran over a toll

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Lim Tean: The Hormuz ‘guardian’ turns pirate – 20% for tribute

Children in Gaza have paid tribute to Father Amir Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani

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Sheikh Hamad: The Arab leader who broke Israel’s siege on Gaza

The only sensible stance is to stand against the carnage

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Saige England: Call out the Zionist hypocrisy – genociders are settler...