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Olivia Coote presents a welcome home koha to Global Sumud Flotilla activists Mousa Taher (centre) and Hāhona Ormsby (black cap) at Auckland International Airport

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Haka, waiata welcome for NZ’s Gaza flotilla activists after brutal ordeal at hands of Israeli military

May 24, 2026

New Zealand Gaza flotilla supporters welcome home two Kiwi activists from brutal Israeli detention at the weekend

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Gaza freedom flotilla – reluctance of the West to protest Israel’s thuggery enabled the abuse

A recent New Zealand pro-Palestinian and pro-Iranian rally which condemned the double standards over Israel's nuclear weapons

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Double standards? Why Israel’s nukes get a ‘pass’ while Iran is scrutinised

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

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Kidnapped Kiwi Gaza flotilla detainee condemns brutal Israeli torture

Film director Dandhy Laksono

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‘Threat to democracy’ – Indonesian filmmaker slams military crackdown on Papua documentary

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Protest marks French Pacific nuclear tests at Moruroa anniversary

July 6, 2020

A UN probe into the Israeli military’s bombing of Gaza has pointed to the laws of war being “consistently violated”

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PSNA puts New Zealand govt ‘on notice’ over breaches of Genocide...

June 20, 2024

Polling station in New Caledonia

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Embargoed French independence for New Caledonia report stirs comments

May 21, 2021

NZ's Covid-19 Response Minister Chris Hipkins

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Northland added to NZ’s alert level 3 tonight over ‘uncooperative’ case

October 8, 2021

Dr Collin Tukuitonga

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Early easing of covid restrictions ‘could be lethal for Māori/Pasifika’

October 21, 2021

Covid-19 Response Minister Chris Hipkins

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Covid-19 omicron outbreak: NZ moves to phase 3 of response to...

February 24, 2022

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New Japanese bill stirs anxiety in the Pacific

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January 13, 2016

PNG Police Commissioner David Manning

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PNG police chief demands covid-19 emergency funding reports from UN

April 11, 2022

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NZ diplomats sceptical of ‘megaphone diplomacy’ but easing into social media

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July 4, 2016

Draft legislation for NZ's new public broadcaster unveiled

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RNZ-TVNZ mega-entity named ‘Aotearoa New Zealand Public Media’ in draft law

Pacific Media Watch -

June 23, 2022

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Church supports ‘concrete feet’ environment protest in Jakarta

March 29, 2017

New Caledonian Congress elections 300822

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French envoys to visit New Caledonia in September with unknown plan

August 30, 2022

Papuan supporters of Governor Lukas Enembe protest against efforts by Indonesian authorities to "criminalise" him

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Papuan protesters warn Jakarta – ‘don’t criminalise’ Governor Enembe

September 16, 2022

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PNG police, forces launch Moresby security operation for elections

June 12, 2017

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RNZI hits back at Tongan media bias claims

August 21, 2017

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PNG to host first Pacific APEC – but is it leaders’...

October 28, 2018

Indonesia's President Joko Widodo (left) and Papua New Guinea Prime Minister James Marape met at APEC Haus

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Jokowi visit strengthens PNG ties but sidelines West Papua human rights

July 10, 2023

Dunedin climate activist Rosemary Penwarden

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NZ climate satirist sentenced to 125 hours of community work for...

October 2, 2023

The International Court of Justice will today begin hearing oral arguments in the case filed by South Africa, invoking the Genocide Convention in the context of Israel’s ongoing military assault on Gaza

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This genocide is being live-streamed. We can’t say we didn’t know

Pacific Media Watch -

January 11, 2024

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USP to enforce report on mismanagement and abuse of office

September 1, 2019

Black Lives Matter

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Black Lives Matter dilemma: How to protest in a covid pandemic

June 3, 2020

Dr Ashley Bloomfield + Chris Hipkins

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NZ health minister, director condemn critics who abuse covid-positive people

August 15, 2020

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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

Politics

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

Politics

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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ISA's Secretary-General Leticia Carvalho

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Pacific nations shaping future of seabed mining rules, says ISA chief

"The face of courage vs the face of evil"

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‘He’s Māori!’ Hāhona Ormsby – a New Zealander in the Israeli...

Australian protesters condemn the torture of Palestinian prisoners held in Israeli jails at a demonstration in Adelaide, South Australia, in December 2025

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US-built ‘torture ship’ and US funding played role in kidnapping, torture...

Moana Pasifika head coach Tana Umaga sings and dances along to a cultural song after Saturday's Super Rugby Pacific Round 15 match

Editor's Picks

‘We always stay hopeful’, says Umaga on Moana Pasifika’s future

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Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Sa’ar

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Pro-Palestine groups plan coordinated protests in Fiji and NZ over Israel’s...

"The face of courage vs the face of evil"

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‘He’s Māori!’ Hāhona Ormsby – a New Zealander in the Israeli...

"The end of the US Empire, led by an impetuous and clueless President Donald Trump, is irreversible."

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Chris Hedges: Gaza and Iran – the rise of the Global...

Al Jazeera English’s Open Source Unit reports on the land Illegally in Gaza, Lebanon and Syria taken over by the Israeli military

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How the Israeli military is illegally grabbing land ‘everywhere’

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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

Asia Report

Chinese diplomatic gatecrash incident alleged at Taiwan event in Suva

GLOBAL REPORTAGE

Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Sa’ar

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Pro-Palestine groups plan coordinated protests in Fiji and NZ over Israel’s...

"The end of the US Empire, led by an impetuous and clueless President Donald Trump, is irreversible."

Politics

Chris Hedges: Gaza and Iran – the rise of the Global...

Al Jazeera English’s Open Source Unit reports on the land Illegally in Gaza, Lebanon and Syria taken over by the Israeli military

Politics

How the Israeli military is illegally grabbing land ‘everywhere’

Joseph Vaa, 27, admitted gunning down suspected "Coconut Cartel" ringleader Lorenzo Lemalu Tovia outside a restaurant last week. Vaa's associate, Steve Tofa, 23, has confessed to being his accomplice in the shooting

Crime

Samoan nationals could face death penalty over ‘Coconut Cartel’ killing in...