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Israeli National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir gloating in the Gaza flotilla detainees video

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Peters condemns Israeli minister over flotilla video as 3 Kiwis detained

May 21, 2026

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

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’

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

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

Australian Foreign Minister Penny Wong and Solomon slands Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare

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In the Solomon Islands, Wong takes first tentative steps in repairing...

June 20, 2022

PNG Prime Minister James Marape

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Bougainville independence issue a ‘unity test’ for PNG, says Marape

August 14, 2022

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Keith Jackson on Turnbull in PNG — media snubs, refugee jitters...

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April 12, 2017

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Richard McLeod: Make our voices known against the euthanasia bill

January 31, 2018

Former Fiji prime minister Voreqe Bainimarama being taklen into the Totogo police remand centre

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How the USP political saga may end the era of Bainimarama...

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March 20, 2023

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Timor-Leste finally has a government. But what happens now?

May 17, 2018

Tahitian pro-independence presidency hopeful Moetai Brotherson

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Hasty Tahiti electoral alliance accused of serving up ‘same soup’ by...

April 24, 2023

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Amnesty demands Jokowi honour pledge on Papuan human rights

September 18, 2018

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Couple remanded in big Vanuatu human trafficking, slavery case

November 23, 2018

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Christchurch terror attacks: NZ advertisers to pull social media ads

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March 19, 2019

Fiji's Deputy Prime Minister Professor Biman Prasad

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Fiji’s Prasad reaches out to the NZ diaspora to help rebuild...

September 1, 2023

Former French Overseas Territories Minister Louis le Pensec

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Tributes flow over death of French ‘peacemaker’ minister in New Caledonia

January 15, 2024

Early morning sun as citizens of Solomon Islands go about their day lobbying

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No clear winner as lobbying to form next Solomon Islands government...

April 23, 2024

Vandalised KNPB secretariat

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Police, TNI raid Papuan secretariat in Merauke – 14 activists arrested

December 22, 2020

Cook Islands News

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Newshub closures: creating waves of change across the Pacific

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June 2, 2024

James Marape

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PNG will press ahead with vote next year in spite of...

August 15, 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

Solomon Islands National Parliament

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Solomons PM condemned during confidence debate, but survives

December 6, 2021

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New Japanese bill stirs anxiety in the Pacific

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January 13, 2016

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Indonesian workers, legal aid lawyers fight ‘disobedience’ charges

February 15, 2016

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Indonesian youngsters want to break free from ‘propaganda’

March 21, 2016

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PM O’Neill accuses Somare and Morauta of political ‘sour grapes’

April 24, 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

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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

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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Film director Dandhy Laksono

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

Spanish MEP Irene Montero

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Spanish MEP accuses EU of failure to act over Israeli ‘kidnapping,...

French President Emmanuel Macron and Papua New Guinea PM James Marape meeting

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PNG prime minister visits France, plans to open Paris embassy

Moana Pasifika captain Miracle Fai'ilagi (centre) with head coach Tana Umaga (right) and talent manager Kevin Senio

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Moana Pasifika captain hopeful their final whistle hasn’t blown yet

EDITOR'S PICKS

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

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

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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

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

Moana Pasifika captain Miracle Fai'ilagi (centre) with head coach Tana Umaga (right) and talent manager Kevin Senio

Culture

Moana Pasifika captain hopeful their final whistle hasn’t blown yet