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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

June 18, 2026

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 flotilla torture survivor in Parliament

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

The March for Peace in Auckland, New Zealand, on June 20

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The new Middle East: How the Old Order died and what is rising in its place

Tanna's Chief Peter Marcel

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Ben Bohane: Umaenupne and Umaeneg – isles of the Resting God

Pacific Media Network

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Pacific National Radio Trust welcomes public funding boost for Pasifika journalism

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September 27, 2021

Deforestation in Central Kalimantan

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NZ dairy industry linked to illegal Indonesian plantations, says report

October 22, 2021

NZ police

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NZ police tighten rules on photos of youth, but concerns still...

January 12, 2022

Women’s solidarity march, Sydney, 2017

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Is the #MeToo era a reckoning, a revolution, or something else?

March 8, 2022

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TPP deal signed off as thousands take to central Auckland to...

February 6, 2016

President-elect Nikenike Vurobaravu of Vanuatu

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Vanuatu elects new president after eight rounds of voting

July 23, 2022

NCD Governor Powes Parkop

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Parkop calls for full probe into brutal murders of two Moresby...

October 5, 2022

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

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July 6, 2017

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‘Live, thrive in a new place’ – financing Pacific climate adaptation

August 31, 2017

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

January 26, 2018

Fiji health sector faces strain

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Surgeon warns Fiji nurses exodus will put strain on health sector

April 21, 2023

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Juffa accuses O’Neill government of ‘shutting down’ free speech in PNG

June 5, 2018

John Momis

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PNG needs to ‘pull its weight’ over Bougainville vote, says Momis

July 19, 2018

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‘Staggering’ drop in PNG’s resource sector revenue hits development

August 17, 2018

Manukau ward Councillor Alf Filipaina

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

June 13, 2023

Australian anti-nuclear activist Nat Lowrey (left) joined activists from Japan, Tonga and Fiji in Sapporo, Japan,

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Japan’s Fukushima nuclear waste plan stirs ‘Pacific Chernobyl’ risk protests

June 29, 2023

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Fiji PM rebukes journalist when challenged on media freedom laws

Pacific Media Watch -

November 11, 2018

UPNG's Professor Frank Griffin with protesting medical students

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‘I hear your cry’, UPNG chief tells protesting medical students

September 12, 2023

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Indonesian police accused of torture in May postelection riots

June 27, 2019

Rioters set fire to this store in Port Moresby

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PM Marape summons troops after Port Moresby goes up in flames

January 11, 2024

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Pacific leaders declare climate crisis, demand end to coal

July 31, 2019

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Bougainville proposing constitution amendments, rejects ‘process’ claim

February 19, 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

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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

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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Israeli Ambassador to Australia Hillel Newman

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Gaza flotilla victim blaming – time to expel Israel’s ambassador

Joseph Auga Matamata aka Viliamu Samu in court

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Hawke’s Bay enslaver and human trafficker Joseph Matamata granted parole

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...

All Blacks captain 2026 Ardie Savea

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‘One of the greatest honours in sport’ – Ardie Savea as...

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Pro-Palestine protesters set off a blood-red flare outside the US Consulate in the peaceful March for Peace demonstration in Auckland

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Paul Hopkinson: Why NZ’s ‘Free Palestine’ party seeks to put Gaza...

Bougainville's Panguna mine . . .

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Bougainville Copper Limited takes stock after Panguna licence setback

People queue to vote in Bougainville’s independence referendum

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PNG’s ruling party supports 15-year transition period for Bougainville

All Blacks captain 2026 Ardie Savea

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‘One of the greatest honours in sport’ – Ardie Savea as...

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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

Four days before the Kanaky New Caledonia provincial elections, the pro-independence Kanak Workers and Exploited Workers' Union (USTKE) has announced its voting preferences in all three provinces

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Alcohol sales banned in New Caledonia as provincial election approaches

Pro-Palestine protesters set off a blood-red flare outside the US Consulate in the peaceful March for Peace demonstration in Auckland

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Paul Hopkinson: Why NZ’s ‘Free Palestine’ party seeks to put Gaza...

Bougainville's Panguna mine . . .

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Bougainville Copper Limited takes stock after Panguna licence setback

People queue to vote in Bougainville’s independence referendum

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PNG’s ruling party supports 15-year transition period for Bougainville