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Iranian Kiwi Seyed Derhany

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‘Triple tap’ in Gaza, Iran and the Hind Rajab atrocities condemned at Stop Wars rally

August 8, 2026

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

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Rabuka backs call for West Papuan independence group to fully join MSG

Pacific Islands Forum member flags

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Pacific foreign ministers to discuss Solomons’ idea for regional security treaty

112 members of two Palestinian families - Al-Hasayneh and Abu Sharia - have been buried in Gaza

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Gaza genocide: Mourning the 112 victims of two families of Israeli attacks – why the world silence?

A Rising Tide climate protest with a Newcastle Port blockade

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Australia, world leader in arresting climate protesters, drops 130 charges

Protesters outside Parliament

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‘We’ve had enough’ call to NZ capital protesters from city ‘who’s...

February 18, 2022

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Lawyers for NFP demand explanation over suspension

February 5, 2016

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UN agency to scrutinise Vanuatu’s progress over women’s human rights

February 23, 2016

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Stop arresting indigenous Papuans plea to Indonesia

May 4, 2016

Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr

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Dictator’s son Bongbong Marcos Jr leads partial count in presidential race

May 10, 2022

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PNG students take campaign to provinces – opposition MPs plan protest...

May 28, 2016

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Baron Waqa reelected in Nauru polls but Aiwo voting continues

July 11, 2016

Russia's Kremlin in Moscow

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Russia bars entry to 32 New Zealanders in sanctions response

July 31, 2022

Jai Ram Reddy (right) and Mahendra Chaudhry at a meeting

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Brij Lal’s tribute to Jai Ram Reddy – ‘a true son...

September 3, 2022

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Rave hospitality, but Indonesia fails West Papua with media freedom hypocrisy

May 7, 2017

Mangareva Atoll, population 1500

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French Polynesian atolls still wary decades after nuclear tests

October 18, 2022

Vanuatu's new Prime Minister Ishmael Kalsakau

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Ishmael Kalsakau elected Vanuatu PM, applause for Gloria King swearing in

November 4, 2022

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Deportation of NZ missionary ‘will not be taken lightly’, says archbishop

July 5, 2017

A protest at Jakarta's Parliament gates against the new Criminal Code on 5 December 2022

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Indonesia accused of using new Criminal Code to ‘colonise its own...

December 10, 2022

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Rights chief tells Arab dictatorships ‘examine yourselves’ in Gulf blockade

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July 25, 2017

Incoming Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka on TVNZ News

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Fijians have ‘chosen a new way, a new path’ under Rabuka,...

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December 20, 2022

Outgoing NZ Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern

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‘The shoes needing filling are on the large side of big’...

January 20, 2023

Professor Steven Ratuva

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Future of Fiji’s democracy at stake over coalition, warns Ratuva

February 1, 2023

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Tide of Change – documentary by USP students explores climate action

March 26, 2018

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Tahiti incumbent defies corruption cloud to easily win election

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May 9, 2018

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Vanuatu court orders release of ‘wanted’ Fiji man, seeks papers

June 1, 2018

US President Joe Biden

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Biden cuts out Australia and Papua New Guinea on Pacific visit

May 17, 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

Journalist and video storyteller Cole Martin

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Journalist Cole Martin tells it ‘like it is in reality’ in...

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

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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...

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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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112 members of two Palestinian families - Al-Hasayneh and Abu Sharia - have been buried in Gaza

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Gaza genocide: Mourning the 112 victims of two families of Israeli...

An Iranian naval speedboat patrolling the Strait of Hormuz

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The key Hormuz question that everybody is avoiding

International justice advocate Craig Mokhiber

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Self defence action by Iran ‘first truly consequential action’ by state,...

Producer Victor Mambor of the documentary Pesta Babi (Pig Feast): Colonialism in Our Time accepts the award on behalf of the production team

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Pesta Babi documentary wins both Udin and Tasrif awards for ‘injustice’...

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An Auckland protest against Rocket Lab's implication in the Gaza genocide earlier this year

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Palestinian Kiwis, Māori doctor file claim against NZ govt over Gaza...

Australian Antiosemitismn Commission Jillian Segal (centre) with husband John Roth (right)

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The Segal State 2 – the mask, the children, the money...

Solomon Islands journalist George Atkin

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Pacific media figures pay tribute to Solomons legend George Atkin

Cooks Islands leaders participated in a youth debate on Monday

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Cost of living, water tariffs, mining on Cook Islanders’ minds ahead...

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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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An Auckland protest against Rocket Lab's implication in the Gaza genocide earlier this year

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Palestinian Kiwis, Māori doctor file claim against NZ govt over Gaza...

Australian Antiosemitismn Commission Jillian Segal (centre) with husband John Roth (right)

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The Segal State 2 – the mask, the children, the money...

Solomon Islands journalist George Atkin

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Pacific media figures pay tribute to Solomons legend George Atkin

The same officials colluding in Israel’s current crimes by shipping arms to Israel

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Britain’s Big Brother state is already here – we just don’t...