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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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Indonesia plans to ramp up lobbying for UN Security Council seat

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May 30, 2018

How the PNG Post-Courier covered the security build up today for US President Biden's visit

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PNG beefs up security for visit of Biden, Modi, Pacific leaders

May 16, 2023

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Fiji electoral officials urge voters to take part in next month’s...

October 1, 2018

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Fiji’s elections chief Saneem slams 4 political parties – counting on...

November 17, 2018

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At least 20 killed as two bomb blasts hit Jolo Cathedral...

January 28, 2019

Sir Julius Chan

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‘I’m not PNG’s acting PM,’ caretaker Sir Julius Chan tells nation

May 27, 2019

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Media access to MPs crucial for democracy, say Pacific journalists

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June 24, 2019

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New Zealand activists urge PM Ardern to act now on West...

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August 30, 2019

Alternative PM Allan Bird and others

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PNG’s opposition bloc confident of ousting Marape leadership

February 19, 2024

United Liberation Movement for West Papua (ULMWP) vice-president Octo Mote

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West Papuan independence advocate seeks NZ support against ‘genocide, ecocide’

September 13, 2024

Bennett & Netanyahu 140621

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‘Business as usual’ Israeli repression against Palestinians predicted

June 14, 2021

Professor Michael Baker

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Covid-19: ‘We’re not in the clear yet’, epidemiologist warns NZ

June 27, 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

Otara and Clover Park covid testing sites

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NZ still has ‘broad control’ of Auckland covid outbreak, says...

September 30, 2021

Omicron travel bans

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

November 29, 2021

Distinguished professor Steven Ratuva

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Pacific distinguished professor Ratuva breaks down socio-political hurdles

December 21, 2021

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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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West Papuan leader Benny Wenda plans New Zealand visit this month

August 3, 2016

West Papuan independence leader Benny Wenda

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Vanuatu offers warm welcome to Papuan independence campaigner

July 7, 2022

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Peter S. Kinjap: Development and injustice – expect the worst in...

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December 15, 2016

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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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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...

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’

Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Sa’ar

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

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...

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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’

MOST COMMENTS

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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

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...