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Opposition Labour leader Chris Hipkins (left) receives the Iran war petition from Greenpeace executive director Dr Russel Norman

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Thousands urge NZ prime minister Luxon to condemn illegal US-Israeli war on Iran

March 18, 2026

An appeal advertisement for Jewish National Fund Australia

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Australian charities funding Israel’s illegal settlements ‘untouchable’, says Labor govt

Arbitrary detention, ill-treatment and internal displacement of West Papuans

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Wenda condemns ‘cruel’ arbitrary arrests of West Papuans in Tambrauw

South Africa's genocide in Gaza case against Israel at the ICJ

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US, Fiji intervene for Israel in South Africa’s Gaza genocide case at ICJ

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

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Protests over ‘captive’ photojournalist, Confucius film featured on 95bfm

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August 13, 2018

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Students across NZ to kick off global climate change day of...

March 15, 2019

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British Lords call for strong stand on press freedom in West...

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July 24, 2019

Pro-Palestinian protesters carrying the Fiji and Tongan national flags

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War on Gaza: The US plan to revamp Palestinian Authority is...

January 21, 2024

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West Papua: Five urgent issues for Indonesia’s president to address

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February 11, 2020

Sitiveni Rabuka

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Rabuka’s exit may spell ‘beginning of end’ for Fiji’s SODELPA

December 8, 2020

PNG's James Marape (left) and Bougainville's Ishmael Toroama

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PNG and Bougainville agree on new terms for state power transfer

May 14, 2021

Security officers at Fiji's FEMAT field hospital

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Fiji’s field hospital begins covid crisis transition with 791 new cases,...

July 8, 2021

Women protest over Taliban rule

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With the Taliban return, 20 years of progress for women looks...

August 18, 2021

Kabul Airport suicide bombing wounded

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Who speaks for Afghans? Climate realities with the Taliban takeover

August 28, 2021

Pangu Pati president Erigere Singin

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PNG’s Pangu Pati entangled in new legal row over female president

October 26, 2021

Omicron travel bans

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Travel bans aren’t the answer to stopping new covid variant omicron

November 29, 2021

Hundreds of Russian protesters against the invasion of Ukraine have been arrested in Moscow

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Russia-Ukraine conflict will impact on Pacific economies, says USP academic

February 26, 2022

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COP21: Fiji, Kiribati and Palau back ‘protect oceans’ action proposal

December 2, 2015

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Vanuatu snap election polling ends, early trends show ministers losing seats

January 24, 2016

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MSG too political and ‘lost its Melanesian integrity’, says Vanuatu envoy

June 14, 2016

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Trump slams ‘dumb’ Obama Pacific refugee deal with Australia

February 2, 2017

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Military chief’s Op Burnham account highlights key Afghan legal concerns

April 3, 2017

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Calls for safety of Indonesian, West Papuan journalists to be prioritised

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May 2, 2017

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Cook Islands plays role in Pacific research mapping media culture

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July 4, 2017

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O’Neill’s government loses ministers, Speaker and deputy PM in PNG vote

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July 23, 2017

Fiji Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka and Attorney-General Siromi Turaga

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Rabuka’s ‘wasteful spending’ spotlight now turns onto FBC, Fiji Sun

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January 9, 2023

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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

"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

Professor David Robie

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David Robie: Pacific lessons in climate crisis journalism and combating disinformation

USP and AUT journalism collaboration

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Pacific ‘voice of the voiceless’ media in renewed post-covid struggle

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APJS NEWSFILE

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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A woman protester holds up a “Wanted” poster featuring Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu

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No bigger hypocrisy in the world than Israel complaining about Iran’s...

In October 2025, Israeli forces kidnapped the crew members of 41 aid ships near Gaza

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Activists plan ‘largest flotilla yet’ to break Israel’s siege of Gaza

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The Cree Indian motif – inspired by the mythology of the elderly woman "Eyes of Fire" and her vision for the future – painted on the original Rainbow Warrior smoke stack

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From nuclear to climate crisis survivors: unfinished business in the Pacific

A US protester holds placards reading ‘’war making is a crime’’

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‘Maniacal tyrant’ Trump and Iran trade threats to energy infrastructure over...

The slogan "From the River to the Sea" is now a prohibited phrase in Queensland

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‘From the river to the sea’ – swimming against the Queensland...

A woman protester holds up a “Wanted” poster featuring Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu

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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

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The Cree Indian motif – inspired by the mythology of the elderly woman "Eyes of Fire" and her vision for the future – painted on the original Rainbow Warrior smoke stack

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From nuclear to climate crisis survivors: unfinished business in the Pacific

A US protester holds placards reading ‘’war making is a crime’’

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‘Maniacal tyrant’ Trump and Iran trade threats to energy infrastructure over...

The slogan "From the River to the Sea" is now a prohibited phrase in Queensland

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‘From the river to the sea’ – swimming against the Queensland...

A woman protester holds up a “Wanted” poster featuring Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu

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No bigger hypocrisy in the world than Israel complaining about Iran’s...