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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

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

Retired US Army Colonel Lawrence Wilkerson

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War on Iran: ‘It’s abominable, the lies that the American mainstream media is telling the people’

How +972 Magazine reports the censorship in Israeli media coverage of the war on Iran

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How Israel is censoring damage reporting about the war on Iran

Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto (far left) at the inaugural meeting of Trump's so-called Board of Peace

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West Papua’s humanitarian crisis stalls Prabowo’s ‘global peacemaker’ credibility bid

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Philippines defence chief breaks silence on post-pact US ties

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February 13, 2020

Auckland Airport

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NZ’s latest covid measures branded as both too strong and too...

January 13, 2021

Fiji Immigration Secretary Yogesh Karan

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13 Fijians trapped in Afghanistan safe as Suva plans to repatriate...

August 18, 2021

Covid testing in NZ

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NZ reports 82 new community covid cases – total now 429

August 28, 2021

Oro Governor Gary Juffa

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Table ‘transparent’ PNG medicine procurement proposal, says Juffa

December 22, 2021

Green MP Golriz Ghahraman

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Ukraine war: Green Party says NZ’s $5m funding better for ‘saving...

March 22, 2022

PNG's former Electoral Commissioner Patilias Gamato

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Any poll delay ‘unconstitutional’, warns former PNG elections chief

April 26, 2022

Porgera tribal fighting at weekend

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Fierce fighting continues in PNG’s Porgera with death toll reaching 17

May 9, 2022

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Panama Papers: The ‘shell company corporate titan’ with a Vanuatu link

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May 16, 2016

Te Pāti Māori co-leader Rawiri Waititi

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Petition to officially name country Aotearoa delivered to Parliament

June 2, 2022

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Australia condemned by rights groups for ‘deliberately ignoring’ refugee abuse

August 4, 2016

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NZME, Fairfax merger declined over ‘risk of causing harm’ to NZ...

May 3, 2017

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PM O’Neill challenges rival candidates to show off ‘real policies’ for...

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June 16, 2017

Jacunda Ardern . . . nasty personal attacks

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The hatred and vitriol NZ’s Jacinda Ardern endured ‘would affect anybody’

January 20, 2023

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HRW condemns failure to end abusive ‘virginity tests’ in Indonesia

November 23, 2017

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‘Time of anxiety’ – a depressing new normal for local journalists...

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May 9, 2018

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Scott Waide: Any Facebook shutdown in PNG dangerous on many levels

May 30, 2018

Sitiveni Rabuka

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Fiji’s Rabuka not troubled over new police summons as election looms

November 10, 2018

Bougainville' President Ishmael Toroama

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‘What are you afraid of?’ Toroama asks PNG about independence vote

August 1, 2023

An M72 mortar shell fired by Indonesian forces and recovered by villagers

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‘Harrowing’ details of Indonesian crackdown on Papuan villages exposed by new...

August 17, 2023

Labour leader Chris Hipkins

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Election 2023: Labour kicks off campaign with free dental promise

September 2, 2023

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‘We can’t control the demons’: Tonga mulls Facebook ban

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August 14, 2019

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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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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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Exploring the future of Pacific media

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Pacific broadcasters rethink news delivery in digital age

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...

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

MCPNG president Neville Choi

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MCPNG and UN hold media freedom talks in wake of attacks...

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

China and the Solomon Islands media

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China’s growing grip on the fragile Solomon Islands media sector

The Strait of Hormuz

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Iran’s ‘Samson option’ : Deterrence restored or nothing – the logic...

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...

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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

GLOBAL REPORTAGE

Repression is a characteristic of Iranian government policy, but not the only characteristic

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Ian Powell: Iran, US imperialism and the New Zealand lapdog

Fiji and Israel established diplomatic relations in 1970

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Fiji set to host Israel and UAE embassies in Suva to...

An appeal advertisement for Jewish National Fund Australia

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

China and the Solomon Islands media

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China’s growing grip on the fragile Solomon Islands media sector