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The documentary Pesta Babi has stirred discussions about Papuan development and the impact of deforestation policies

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Pesta Babi doco stirs West Papuan development debates and ‘crackdown’

May 24, 2026

$"And now the world acts shocked because foreign activists were finally subjected to a fraction of what Palestinians have endured for decades$

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Shameen Suleman: Outrage over the flotilla activists but where were they for Palestinians?

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

Australian Gaza flotilla activist Zack Schofield

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‘It’s worse for Palestinians,’ says Australian flotilla activist about Israeli torture

Village resisters against the massive destruction of rainforest as portrayed in the new West Papuan documentary Pesta Babi - Pig Feast

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West Papuan doco Pig Feast exposes oligarchs, food security crisis and ecocide under noses of military

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

Cook Islanders preparing to get vaccinated

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Covid-19 in Pacific: Cook Islands reports first pandemic death

April 24, 2022

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Large-scale PNG copper mine in sensitive Sepik region alarms environmentalists

June 13, 2016

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

August 3, 2016

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Timor-Leste honours George Aditjondro for ‘challenging’ role in independence struggle

December 14, 2016

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Duterte compares Mindanao martial law with Marcos as hostages taken

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May 24, 2017

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Polling starts in new Jiwaka province in PNG’s Highlands

July 4, 2017

Sodelpa party leader Viliame Gavoka

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Fiji’s Sodelpa says back to the drawing board over coalition talks

December 19, 2022

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Callamard slams $26 state budget for Philippine human rights body

September 16, 2017

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Indonesia beefs up anti-terror police unit to combat ‘extremist’ challenge

January 2, 2018

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Juffa blasts PNG resources ‘sell out’ but tells of Managalas hope

February 24, 2018

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Police arrest 45 at Jayapura rally plea for PIF to raise...

September 6, 2018

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‘My only sin is extrajudicial killings,’ admits President Duterte

September 29, 2018

Resigned new RNZ board member Jason Ake on his key message

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Mediawatch: Kiri Allan’s resignation sparks another ‘on principle’ at RNZ

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July 30, 2023

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‘I still have trust in Indonesian military,’ Jokowi tells Prabowo

April 1, 2019

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Solomons police call for calm to counter riots after PM elected

April 24, 2019

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PNG plans crack down on social media ‘fake news’ and ‘bad...

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May 14, 2019

Israeli strikes on Gaza in retaliation to the surprise Hamas attacks

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John Minto: Systemic NZ misreporting on Israeli occupation of Palestine and...

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October 8, 2023

Former Pacific Peoples Minister Aupito William Sio

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Former Pacific minister ‘lights fire of spirit’ supporting Māori at unity...

January 23, 2024

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Early elections cannot become the norm in Timor-Leste, says Alkatiri

February 24, 2020

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Bryan Bruce: Why I have run out of words – and...

June 9, 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

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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

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

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

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...

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

"The world has the right to defend itself from Israel"

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Why the Middle East needs a strong Iran-Turkey alliance to foil...

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NZ Budget 2026 . . . Foreign Minister Winston Peters says a "highly active and effective foreign policy" is called for

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NZ Budget 2026 boosts Pacific aid, defence spending amid security concerns

Sydney CAM Rally . . . CAM uses tactics including social media, lobbying politicians and convening conferences to relentlessly pursue its goal of entrenching the IHRA definition of antisemitism into policy at all levels

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Australia’s Combat Antisemitism Movement keeps slaying social cohesion

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...

The AI-generated fake footage on Instagram shared by an Indonesian nationalist account @bersamaastacita showing Koteka Wenda speaking out

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‘Digital colonisation’ – West Papuan activist targeted in fake AI-generated reel

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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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The moment "Coconut Cartel" ringleader Lorenzo Lemalu Tovia was gunned down

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Samoan police investigate after pair admit killing ‘Coconut Cartel’ ringleader in...

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...

The AI-generated fake footage on Instagram shared by an Indonesian nationalist account @bersamaastacita showing Koteka Wenda speaking out

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‘Digital colonisation’ – West Papuan activist targeted in fake AI-generated reel

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