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China and Australia among powers competing for Pacific influence

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Alifereti Sakiasi: The geopolitical battle for Pacific media narratives

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June 13, 2026

Norwegian physician Dr Mads Gilbert

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Doctor Israel banned after 40 years in Gaza’s hospitals speaks out

Gaza freedom flotilla activist Hāhona Ormsby (right) being welcomed home at Auckland International Airport on Sunday

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‘Is it NZ First, or Israel First?’ Ormsby challenges NZ foreign minister Peters

Trillionaire Elon Musk (right) hobnobbing with billionaires

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Caitlin Johnstone: The world’s first trillionaire is not your friend

The lack of proportionality is the key

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They’re saying the attack on Iran was ‘proportional’ – here are the stats: You decide

Belden Namah (left) and PM James Marape

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Marape continues his leadership in PNG with unanimous majority

August 10, 2022

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O’Neill pays tribute to late PNG Governor-General at state funeral

February 25, 2017

The Fiji Times on democracy

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Fiji Times: Valuing democracy amid shrinking global civic spaces

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September 21, 2022

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Philippines troops rescue 78 hostages from terrorists in Marawi hospital

May 25, 2017

The Licorne nuclear test at Moruroa Atoll in 1971

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France ‘must pay’ for study on genetic impact of its Pacific...

October 17, 2022

West Papuan human rights advocate and former political prisoner Filep Karma

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Papua activist’s daughter happy with post-mortem, but suspicions linger

November 3, 2022

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Enga vote deferred amid new PNG election disruptions

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July 5, 2017

The flag of Kanaky

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Union Calédonian proposes historic September 24 date for ‘independence accord’

January 30, 2023

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Momis calls for unity as Bougainville future status referendum nears

January 3, 2018

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Why Indonesia must ratify the global nuclear weapon ban treaty

July 13, 2018

Just over half of New Zealanders surveyed - including Pacific Islanders - reported they were financially stressed

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More than half of New Zealanders struggling financially, says survey

August 15, 2023

The ground-breaking ceremony for the Indonesian-funded ugrade of the VIP Lounge in Port Vila

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Vanuatu asked for Indonesian aid funds, Jakarta’s envoy reveals

August 28, 2023

If re-elected, Labour would invite the Palestinian Ambassador

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John Minto: NZ’s Labour refuses to recognise Palestine – even after...

October 4, 2023

Jakarta Six

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Jakarta Six activists for Papua freedom convicted of treason set free

May 30, 2020

The landslide at Yambali village

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PNG landslide buried ‘more than 2000 people alive’: Rescue teams navigate...

May 27, 2024

Rukuwai Tīpene-Allen Maori TV

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Māori in the gallery: Coping with daily racism in the Beehive...

May 24, 2021

Greenpeace protest

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Reporting Greenpeace to police shows KPK has become authoritarian, says watchdog

July 23, 2021

Ni Kadek Vany Primaliraning

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Bali legal aid director cited for ‘treason’ after assisting Papuan protesters

August 7, 2021

Dr Jone Hawea (left) and Ashwin Raj.

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Arrested doctor claims Fiji police acted ‘irresponsibly’ over covid safety rules

August 27, 2021

Journalist Isaac Nicholas

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Isaac ‘Iron’ Nicholas, the fearless PNG reporter who led from the...

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January 14, 2022

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Fiji police chief suspends nine officers accused in Soko death case

February 8, 2016

Resigned current affairs anchor Kamahl Santamaria

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NZ public broadcaster faces ‘political headache’ over Breakfast anchor saga

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June 6, 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

Analysis

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

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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Trillionaire Elon Musk (right) hobnobbing with billionaires

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Norwegian physician Dr Mads Gilbert

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Doctor Israel banned after 40 years in Gaza’s hospitals speaks out

The whistleblowing soldiers of 1967 admitted their job was not to “fight the enemy” – or “eradicate the terrorists”, as Israeli leaders now term it. It was to kill and terrorise Palestinian civilians

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Jonathan Cook: How Israel planned the Gaza genocide decades ago

Political commentator appointed The Post chief editor Matthew Hooton

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Stuff stuns with ‘bold’ call on new Post editor

EDITOR'S PICKS

The opening of the 2026 session of the Special Committee on the Situation with regard to the Implementation of the Declaration on the Granting of Independence to Colonial Countries and Peoples (C-24) meeting

Decolonisation

Renewed UN calls for decolonisation action on New Caledonia, French Polynesia,...

Despite the presence of many well-known pro-Palestinian activists, there was no security in the room

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‘You’re a liar! You’re a liar!’ NZ foreign minister Peters insults...

Gaza freedom flotilla activist Hāhona Ormsby (right) being welcomed home at Auckland International Airport on Sunday

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‘Is it NZ First, or Israel First?’ Ormsby challenges NZ foreign...

Vanuatu's Anna Naupa (left) has been appointed as the new Melanesian Spearhead Group Director-General

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Vanuatu’s Anna Naupa becomes first woman to lead MSG Secretariat

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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

Global

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

The opening of the 2026 session of the Special Committee on the Situation with regard to the Implementation of the Declaration on the Granting of Independence to Colonial Countries and Peoples (C-24) meeting

Decolonisation

Renewed UN calls for decolonisation action on New Caledonia, French Polynesia,...

Despite the presence of many well-known pro-Palestinian activists, there was no security in the room

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‘You’re a liar! You’re a liar!’ NZ foreign minister Peters insults...

Gaza freedom flotilla activist Hāhona Ormsby (right) being welcomed home at Auckland International Airport on Sunday

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‘Is it NZ First, or Israel First?’ Ormsby challenges NZ foreign...

Vanuatu's Anna Naupa (left) has been appointed as the new Melanesian Spearhead Group Director-General

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Vanuatu’s Anna Naupa becomes first woman to lead MSG Secretariat