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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

Abducted NZ Gaza flotilla campaigner Sean Janssen

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

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

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

Resigned TVNZ political editor Maiki Sherman

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

"Non" to independence vote posters in Noumea

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‘Unthinkable’ referendum on New Caledonia independence challenged

December 6, 2021

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West Papuan leader Benny Wenda plans New Zealand visit this month

August 3, 2016

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Trump slams ‘dumb’ Obama Pacific refugee deal with Australia

February 2, 2017

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Military chief’s Op Burnham account highlights key Afghan legal concerns

April 3, 2017

Filipino President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr

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Not over: Young generations wage fight to protect Martial Law memories

September 21, 2022

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‘This isn’t Aleppo. This is Marawi City’ – urban war in...

June 15, 2017

NZ: clean water is a necessity of life

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With NZ’s Three Waters reforms under fire, let’s not forget that...

November 3, 2022

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Pacific Forum backs ‘constructive engagement’ over West Papua

September 7, 2018

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Fiji’s elections chief Saneem slams 4 political parties – counting on...

November 17, 2018

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Former editor blasts Post-Courier over ‘trash’ coverage on PNG crisis

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May 7, 2019

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British Lords call for strong stand on press freedom in West...

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July 24, 2019

Minneapolis protest

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Riot or resistance? How media frames unrest in Minneapolis will shape...

June 1, 2020

Jacinda Ardern 161020

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Jacinda Ardern on why Labour should form NZ’s next government

October 16, 2020

PM James Marape vaccine

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West Sepik administration fumes over handling of Papua border crossers

March 31, 2021

FAST members in a tent

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FAST party locked out of Samoa’s Fale Fono as election turmoil...

May 24, 2021

Bennett & Netanyahu 140621

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‘Business as usual’ Israeli repression against Palestinians predicted

June 14, 2021

Otara and Clover Park covid testing sites

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NZ still has ‘broad control’ of Auckland covid outbreak, says...

September 30, 2021

Distinguished professor Steven Ratuva

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Pacific distinguished professor Ratuva breaks down socio-political hurdles

December 21, 2021

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Vanuatu right to public information law now in force

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February 7, 2017

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Pōhiva blames T$60,000 ceremony bill rejection for cabinet shakeup

September 5, 2017

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PNG opposition demands PM O’Neill resign over Mendi torching riot

June 16, 2018

King Charles III and Queen Camilla wave from the balcony at Buckingham Palace

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Why Australia and NZ could become republics – and stay in...

May 7, 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

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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Pacific media in action .

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Tongan media faces new type of challenge, following threat

Activist Mike Smith

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‘Affront to democracy’ – NZ law change halts landmark climate crisis...

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 photo of Indigenous West Papuan civilians in Distrik Tembagapura, Mimika, Central Papua, allegedly wounded by use of excessive force by Indonesian military

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‘They’re wiping us out’ – church leader warns about young West...

EDITOR'S PICKS

A photo of Indigenous West Papuan civilians in Distrik Tembagapura, Mimika, Central Papua, allegedly wounded by use of excessive force by Indonesian military

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‘They’re wiping us out’ – church leader warns about young West...

Prime Minister-elect Matthew Wale

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New chapter for Hapi Isles – Matthew Wale takes the helm...

A New Zealand protest over the Gaza genocide with a focus on the media

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Improvements in Pacific media freedom, but a shameful silence on Gaza...

"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...

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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

A photo of Indigenous West Papuan civilians in Distrik Tembagapura, Mimika, Central Papua, allegedly wounded by use of excessive force by Indonesian military

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‘They’re wiping us out’ – church leader warns about young West...

Prime Minister-elect Matthew Wale

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New chapter for Hapi Isles – Matthew Wale takes the helm...

Fiji media workers of the Fijian Media Association celebrate a belated World Press Freedom Day in the capital Suva

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Fiji’s journalists celebrate belated World Press Freedom Day – but warn...

A New Zealand protest over the Gaza genocide with a focus on the media

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Improvements in Pacific media freedom, but a shameful silence on Gaza...