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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

May 13, 2026

Mistreatment of the Sumud prisoners also breaches the Convention Against Torture

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Did NZ’s Prime Minister just commit treason? PM ignores terrorist attack on his own citizens

Resigned TVNZ political editor Maiki Sherman

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

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

Abducted NZ Gaza flotilla campaigner Sean Janssen

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

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Unions slam ‘farcical’ UPNG appointments of chancellor, VC

January 25, 2019

The male dormitory under renovation in UPNG's School of Medicine and Health Science

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Work in progress for PNG’s medical school – fast-tracked after protest

September 23, 2023

ABC Four Corner's The Forever War

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‘The Forever War’ – ABC Four Corners reports on the assault...

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March 12, 2024

Samoan Prime Minister-elect Fiame Naomi Mata'afa

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Samoa leadership talks fail to resolve political impasse

June 8, 2021

Fagaloa Bay Samoa

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Michael Field: On Sāmoa’s change of government

July 27, 2021

"Papua Merdeka"

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Prayer events to mark 60 years since West Papuan ‘birth’ in...

November 22, 2021

NZ omicron outbreak projections

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Omicron: Modelling suggests NZ could face peak of 80,000 daily infections

January 27, 2022

Justice Minister Bryan Kramer

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PNG’s Justice Minister orders inquiry into foreign consultants status

March 1, 2022

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Fiji police chief suspends nine officers accused in Soko death case

February 8, 2016

PNG elections 2022

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Marape, Electoral Commission say PNG election preps are on track

April 6, 2022

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Timor Sea protest group calls for GG’s help in maritime dispute

March 3, 2016

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Media coverage of war atrocities opens debate on INFOCORE research

November 23, 2016

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Indonesia and Japan agree to step up maritime security, plan rail...

January 17, 2017

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Ahok’s defeat marks tough future for democratic, tolerant Indonesia

May 12, 2017

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Keith Jackson: From cusp of defeat, O’Neill’s stunning attempt to ‘steal’...

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July 29, 2017

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‘Blockade busters’ flotilla on way to help provide relief for Gaza

July 23, 2018

Sitiveni Rabuka

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SODELPA’s Rabuka confident of winning power in Fiji election

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September 15, 2018

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Killings, arrests as military ‘flush out’ Mindanao environmental defenders

February 11, 2019

Meraia Taufa Vakatale (centre) at an anti-nuclear protest march

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Obituary: Meraia Taufa Vakatale – Fiji anti-nuclear activist and feminist trailblazer

August 22, 2023

Hong Kong police crackdown

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Pro-democracy broadcaster Citizens’ Radio vandalised in Hong Kong

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July 3, 2019

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Media associates pay tribute to ‘Akilisi Pohiva

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September 13, 2019

Police accused of aggression at a Lyttelton pro-Palestine rally

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NZ police accused of aggression after arrests at pro-Palestine protest

February 6, 2024

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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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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...

Resigned TVNZ political editor Maiki Sherman

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

"Hands off Iran" . . . New Zealand protesters make their voices heard in opposition to the Israeli genocide in Gaza and the war on Iran near Devonport Naval Base in Auckland

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Media miss: The questions never asked behind the US-Israel war on...

Senator Ronald “Bato” dela Rosa

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‘Arrest wanted Filipino former police chief’ call by Amnesty after escape

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Israeli military intervene in international waters in the Mediterranean Sea to seize the Global Sumud Fleet

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Irish president’s sister, 2 Kiwis among Gaza flotilla activists detained by...

Israeli military pictured boarding the Global Sumud Flotilla yacht Abodes

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Türkiye condemns new Israeli ‘piracy’ against Gaza aid flotilla in international...

"We should first recognise that restarting the war amounts to an admission that Trump’s previous escalatory gambit-- the blockade of the blockade -- has failed."

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Trita Parsi: Is Trump poised to restart the Iran war?

A woman protester holds up a “Wanted” poster featuring Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu

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Israel becomes world’s most disliked country, global survey finds

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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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Israeli military intervene in international waters in the Mediterranean Sea to seize the Global Sumud Fleet

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Irish president’s sister, 2 Kiwis among Gaza flotilla activists detained by...

Israeli military pictured boarding the Global Sumud Flotilla yacht Abodes

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Türkiye condemns new Israeli ‘piracy’ against Gaza aid flotilla in international...

"We should first recognise that restarting the war amounts to an admission that Trump’s previous escalatory gambit-- the blockade of the blockade -- has failed."

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Trita Parsi: Is Trump poised to restart the Iran war?

A woman protester holds up a “Wanted” poster featuring Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu

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Israel becomes world’s most disliked country, global survey finds