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A Canadian boy tourist holds a Palestinian flag aloft signalling to "no war" protesters on Devonport wharf

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Iran war fallout – Trump is going to Beijing on bended knees

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Abducted NZ Gaza flotilla campaigner Sean Janssen

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‘They threatened to kill us at gunpoint,’ says NZ Gaza flotilla activist

PSNA national spokesperson Rinad Tamimi

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NZ govt must rebuke Israeli envoy over beating of citizens, says PSNA

Resigned TVNZ political editor Maiki Sherman

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TVNZ’s ‘first wahine Māori’ political editor Maiki Sherman resigns

Starkly, in Israel’s case, not only does its actions in Gaza look like genocide, but its leaders have been crystal clear

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The West’s bubble of illusion about Israel – and about itself – is finally being burst

Author Byron Clark Clark believes Pacific nations are “less susceptible to climate change disinformation

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August 6, 2023

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Jubilee Australia accuses Bougainville over ‘reckless land grab’ law changes

February 13, 2019

"The kids had all been tortured’ in West Papua

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Advocacy group calls on Senator Wong to press Jakarta over latest...

September 28, 2023

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Mixed reactions to NZ Budget initiatives for Pacific people

June 5, 2019

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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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Take action to save lives in West Papua, activists tell Forum

November 23, 2020

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The Great Divider: Covid-19 reflects global racism, not equality

December 23, 2020

Samoa media conference 21042021

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Samoa could go back to the polls with a hung parliament

April 22, 2021

Moruroa investigation

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Temaru calls for Tahiti nuclear tests roundtable in New York –...

June 9, 2021

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Fiji government accused of ‘losing plot’ as covid cases soar past...

July 1, 2021

Porgera mine PNG

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PNG landowner group accused of ‘hijack’ over validation in Porgera

July 29, 2021

NZ covid-19 delta variant

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NZ covid-19 breaches: Infringement fines to increase dramatically

September 21, 2021

Covid-19 Response Minister Chris Hipkins montage

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Urgent NZ search for DJ’s close contacts, second omicron case

December 31, 2021

Anti-vaxxer protesters try to break through a police barrier on New Zealand's Parliament grounds

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Lynley Tulloch: The irony of the Parliament protest: Peace and love...

February 22, 2022

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NZ unveils free TV broadcasting package for Pacific

December 16, 2015

Auckland clinician Dr Andrew Old

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‘Remain vigilant’ warning from Auckland health leaders as record 7 covid...

March 11, 2022

Madang's Sir Peter Barter (centre) passes on

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PNG statesman Sir Peter Barter a strong supporter of the free...

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June 25, 2022

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Indonesian broadcast commission candidates say ‘no’ to LGBT presence on TV

July 26, 2016

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Morrison’s multiple portfolios: why the law has nothing to do with it

August 18, 2022

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‘Ordinary hero’ who challenged French Polynesian ‘nuclear horror’ dies

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March 29, 2017

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PNG election writs issued but full polling schedule due next week

April 20, 2017

Accused suspect Francis Stein . . . first charged in 2019, but won an appeal

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Man accusing of killing a Tahiti journalist faces renewed charges

October 31, 2022

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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

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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

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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 free speech forum at Lingkaran Abepura in Jayapura last Monday

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Papuan women ‘living in fear’ condemn military violence

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Did NZ’s Prime Minister just commit treason? PM ignores terrorist attack...

Abducted NZ Gaza flotilla campaigner Sean Janssen

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‘They threatened to kill us at gunpoint,’ says NZ Gaza flotilla...

About 200 protesters in the Vallée-du-Tir yesterday marked the second anniversary of the pro-independence protests that erupted into riots in Nouméa

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Two years after New Caledonia’s violent uprising, tensions remain high

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Scenes from the Bondi Royal Commission

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NSW antisemitism hearings ‘drowned’ in the Bondi Royal Commission

About 200 protesters in the Vallée-du-Tir yesterday marked the second anniversary of the pro-independence protests that erupted into riots in Nouméa

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Two years after New Caledonia’s violent uprising, tensions remain high

A free speech forum at Lingkaran Abepura in Jayapura last Monday

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Papuan women ‘living in fear’ condemn military violence

Resigned TVNZ political editor Maiki Sherman

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Opposition MPs say former TVNZ political editor Maiki Sherman ‘hounded’ into...

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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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Scenes from the Bondi Royal Commission

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NSW antisemitism hearings ‘drowned’ in the Bondi Royal Commission

“My son,” a woman screamed in Gaza

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Palestinian photojournalist wins Pulitzer for breaking news photography

About 200 protesters in the Vallée-du-Tir yesterday marked the second anniversary of the pro-independence protests that erupted into riots in Nouméa

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Two years after New Caledonia’s violent uprising, tensions remain high

A free speech forum at Lingkaran Abepura in Jayapura last Monday

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Papuan women ‘living in fear’ condemn military violence