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Indonesian security forces crack down on a Papuan protest over the Puncak massacre

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West Papua: The unhealed wounds and sorrow run deep in Puncak

April 29, 2026

The narrative being delivered through our “Western-centric” media lens is that Ukrainians are legitimately resisting and defending their homeland from an evil invader

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‘Self-defence’ and the contradictions of Western exceptionalism in our media

A protester at the Anzac Day rally in Auckland Tamaki Makaurau today

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PSNA calls on McKee to condemn Israel’s bulldozing of NZ war graves in Gaza

Indonesian police launch a brutal crackdown against Papuan protesters

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Wenda calls on Indonesia to halt crackdown on peaceful Papua protests

Under international law -- if anyone still pays attention to such things -- the Iranians have a strong case

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Eugene Doyle: Iran demands hundreds of billions in reparations for being attacked. Guess who’ll pay?

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Ardern confirms NZ lockdown moves – drop to 53 new covid...

August 30, 2021

Covid vaccine research

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Jo Spratt: ‘Free’ covid jabs are making the mega-rich richer

September 9, 2021

Jakarta protest against crimalisation of journalists

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Criminalisation of activists blamed for Indonesia’s declining democracy

September 20, 2021

Voting at Koné

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Paris delighted at New Caledonia result, but Kanaks dismiss it

December 13, 2021

Kepari Leniata

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Still no justice for PNG sorcery burning victim Kepari Leniata after...

January 14, 2022

The Aboriginal flag

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Don’t say the Aboriginal flag was ‘freed’ – it belongs to...

January 26, 2022

More than 50 police form a ring around the front of New Zealand's Parliament

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Covid-19: NZ protesters camped at Parliament warned over trespass

February 9, 2022

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PNG media council warns media crackdown may lead to censorship

December 12, 2015

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Timor-Leste human rights protesters harassed over peaceful Jokowi demo

January 28, 2016

Members of RAMSI military destroy surrendered weapons

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Transform Aqorau: Rethinking Solomon Islands security – focus on arms unsustainable

April 5, 2022

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Putting state terrorism in context – the Rainbow Warrior follies

March 1, 2016

NFP's Biman Prasad (left) with People's Alliance leader Sitiveni Rabuka

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Fiji’s political ‘power game’ – Ratuva says how rival MoU pact...

April 18, 2022

Malolo Island in western Fiji

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Fiji court fines Malolo developers in nation’s first ‘environmental crime’

April 28, 2022

Kanak flags in Noumea

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French court rejects Kanak Senate bid to annul New Caledonia referendum...

June 6, 2022

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West Papua membership bid on MSG agenda in Honiara next month

June 19, 2016

NZ Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern

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Jacinda Ardern first New Zealander to be invited to speak at...

June 18, 2022

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Students’ lawyer served with contempt charges over UPNG campus unrest

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August 17, 2016

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Post-Courier: Our capital Port Moresby our last stand for peace

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July 25, 2022

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LIVE: CAFCA’s Murray Horton on foreign policy and NZ’s independence

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April 7, 2017

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PNG Media Council blasts assault on EMTV election news crew

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May 17, 2017

Labour list MP Soraya Peke-Mason

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New MP marks milestone for Aotearoa – gender parity in the...

October 12, 2022

Crimes division director Chief Inspector Joel Simatab

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PNG investigation identifies 8 police suspects in Mt Hagen election violence

October 28, 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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Author Shana Chandra

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Girmitiya ancestry the inspiration behind Fiji writer’s debut novel

"Hands up" . . . Global Sumud Flotilla protesters

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Former Greek minister slams ‘Western complicity’ over brutal Israeli kidnap...

Julien Blondel’s face . . . bloodied but unbowed

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After Israel’s brutal attack on Kiwis the NZ government does nothing

The Freedom Flotilla Coalition (FFC) has expressed grave concern for the safety and well-being of human rights activists Palestinian Saif Abu Kishek and Brazilian Thiago Ávila, who were abducted by Israeli commandos

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Global Sumud Flotilla calls on NZ govt to intervene after Israeli...

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Julien Blondel’s face . . . bloodied but unbowed

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After Israel’s brutal attack on Kiwis the NZ government does nothing

PINA president Kalafi Moala addresses the Media Council of Papua New Guinea

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Fiji jumps, Samoa plunges in World Press Freedom Index

Kidnapped protesters Saif Abu Keshek and Thiago Ávila

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Gaza flotilla organisers subjected to ‘extreme brutality’ in illegal Israeli detention

Fiji journalists at the FMA's annual general meeting in March

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FMA praises Fiji media workers for press freedom climb but warns...

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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

PINA president Kalafi Moala addresses the Media Council of Papua New Guinea

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Fiji jumps, Samoa plunges in World Press Freedom Index

Kidnapped protesters Saif Abu Keshek and Thiago Ávila

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Gaza flotilla organisers subjected to ‘extreme brutality’ in illegal Israeli detention

Reporters Without Borders says for the first time in the Index's history, more than half of the world's countries now fall into the "difficult" or "very serious" categories for press freedom

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Fiji climbs to 24th in World Press Freedom Index, biggest gain...

Fiji journalists at the FMA's annual general meeting in March

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FMA praises Fiji media workers for press freedom climb but warns...