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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

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

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

Tanna's Chief Peter Marcel

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

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

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Fiji PM rebukes journalist when challenged on media freedom laws

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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

Chris Hipkins

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NZ plans to allow 1000 overseas students into the country

January 14, 2021

Professor Kevin Clements

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Otago conflict studies centre founder awarded global peace prize

June 29, 2021

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu as portrayed on a protest banner in New Zealand's largest city Auckland yesterday

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Palestine prisoners’ release ‘symbolic win’ showing unity in face of occupation,...

February 2, 2025

Women journalists now scarce in Kabul

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Fewer than 100 of Kabul’s 700 women journalists still working, says...

September 8, 2021

West Papua's Benny Wenda

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Vanuatu’s Shefa province recognises Wenda’s West Papua government

December 3, 2021

Thousands of Pasifika have been vaccinated at community events in NZ

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Pasifika reach 90% vaccinated: ‘Keep going’ urges medical academic

January 2, 2022

Anti-covid public health measures protesters and police clash on the 23rd day of the Parliament grounds occupation in Wellington

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NZ Parliament grounds ‘reclaimed’: Police operation ends 23-day protest

March 2, 2022

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UPNG students shrug off threats – holding new protest ballot

May 10, 2016

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‘We won’t back down,’ warn UPNG students over PM

May 21, 2016

Women leaders condemn male violence in PNG election

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Women leaders condemn PNG men’s ‘violence, bribery, vote rigging’ to keep...

August 5, 2022

Workplace harassment in NZ

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‘High prevalence’ of racial harassment in NZ workplace, says new research

August 29, 2022

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US, Chinese companies linked to PNG land theft, deforestation, says report

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August 4, 2017

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Australian judge awards ‘fair’ $70m to Manus Island asylum detainees

September 7, 2017

West Papuan leader Benny Wenda (left) and Fiji Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka

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Indonesia protests over Fiji’s Rabuka backing Papuan independence leader

March 3, 2023

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Plea to Jokowi: Free all Maluku and West Papuan political prisoners

September 20, 2018

The tougher new legislation has been introduced to target 'domestic terrorism"

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Tough new PNG police powers won’t work, says Transparency chief

July 5, 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

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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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...

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

The leftwing heart of the Labour Party were upset by Starmer's support for Israel.

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Palestine Action ‘terror’ sentencing, Starmer resignation but Labour change unlikely over...

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The leftwing heart of the Labour Party were upset by Starmer's support for Israel.

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Palestine Action ‘terror’ sentencing, Starmer resignation but Labour change unlikely over...

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

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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 leftwing heart of the Labour Party were upset by Starmer's support for Israel.

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Palestine Action ‘terror’ sentencing, Starmer resignation but Labour change unlikely over...

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