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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’

May 24, 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

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

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

Australian Gaza flotilla activist Zack Schofield

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‘It’s worse for Palestinians,’ says Australian flotilla activist about Israeli torture

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

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Scott Waide: Let’s be honest! Nearly every PNG public health facility...

October 29, 2018

The majestic 150-year-old banyan tree in front of the historic courthouse in Lahaina still stands following destructive wildfires on Maui

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‘Everyone was in panic mode’: Lāhainā resident tells of wildfire escape

August 12, 2023

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Five PNG ministers have now quit as O’Neill government hit by...

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May 4, 2019

Palestinians walk amid the rubble of a destroyed area in the Al-Ramal neighborhood in Gaza

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IPI calls for respect of journalists’ safety amid Israel-Hamas war

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October 14, 2023

Protesters at Auckland's Aotea Square today

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‘Empty plate’ protesters call on NZ govt to demand Gaza ceasefire

March 31, 2024

New Zealand pilot Phillip Mehrtens

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More videos of Kiwi hostage in Papua – warning over Indonesian...

April 13, 2024

John Minto

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John Minto: The truth behind the lies being told about Palestine

October 11, 2020

Lawyer Jennifer Robinson

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Jennifer Robinson – fighting for Assange, Papua and public education

April 26, 2021

Apple Daily newsroom

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AJF, RSF and other media freedom watchdogs condemn China’s ‘suffocation’ of...

June 24, 2021

NZ Labour MP Louisa Wall

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NZ Labour MP breaks ranks to accuse China of organ harvesting,...

July 5, 2021

Samoa Parliament

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Samoan parliament sits but opposition MPs banned

September 14, 2021

The aftermath of rioting in Chinatown yesterday.

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Solomons police overrun, Australia deploys support personnel

November 26, 2021

Free speech montage

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Facing up to anti-mandate protesters at Parliament – the brutal reality

February 24, 2022

John Roughan on covid

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Rod Jackson: Why New Zealand’s response to the covid pandemic was...

April 22, 2022

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Open letter to Nanaia Mahuta: Do the right thing over Palestine...

May 15, 2022

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Timor-Leste optimistic on border talks despite slow progress

May 25, 2016

NZ Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern

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Ardern spurns National’s plans on curbing NZ violent gang behaviour

June 13, 2022

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

July 26, 2016

The authorities deal with the stabbing attack at Bloody Ridge, Solomon Islands

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Japanese sailor stabbed during Guadalcanal remembrance event

August 8, 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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Rival Ialibu candidates accuse O’Neill of ‘rigging’ PNG general election

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June 30, 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

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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

Coronavirus

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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NZ Budget 2026 . . . Foreign Minister Winston Peters says a "highly active and effective foreign policy" is called for

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NZ Budget 2026 boosts Pacific aid, defence spending amid security concerns

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

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...

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...

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NZ Budget 2026 . . . Foreign Minister Winston Peters says a "highly active and effective foreign policy" is called for

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NZ Budget 2026 boosts Pacific aid, defence spending amid security concerns

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

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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 moment "Coconut Cartel" ringleader Lorenzo Lemalu Tovia was gunned down

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Samoan police investigate after pair admit killing ‘Coconut Cartel’ ringleader in...

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