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West Papua: The Pacific’s new test of Indonesia’s sovereignty narrative

September 7, 2026

Peace movement historian Maire Leadbeater

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Shane te Pou: Matua Pita Tipene, I wish you weren’t in Israel right now

Leaders at the round table for the 55th Pacific Islands Forum Leaders Meeting Plenary in Koror, Palau

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Pacific Islands Forum: Should outside nations be allowed at the leaders’ summit?

Rescue teams in Nepal are working around the clock to reach workers trapped

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Tibetan community shocked by devastation from Nepal flash flood

Indonesian Embassy response on West Papua

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UN human rights commissioner visit to West Papua on track, says Indonesia

NZ Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern

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NZ to move to red light setting tonight at midnight over...

January 23, 2022

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Rainbow Warrior ’s truth-seeking remembered as secrecy lingers

December 3, 2015

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Regenvanu ‘available’ for position of Vanuatu’s next prime minister

February 5, 2016

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IAG/State Insurance wins Roger Award for ‘worst transnational’

May 2, 2016

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Opposition Leader Basil challenges UPNG, supports student ballot

May 15, 2016

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Death of PNG student denied, protest action continues at 3 campuses

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June 14, 2016

Australia's new Foreign Minister Penny Wong

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Pacific security should be a matter for ‘Pacific family’, says Wong

June 16, 2022

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Iranian refugee detained ‘aggressively’ in Fiji, flown back to PNG

February 3, 2017

Police direct traffic outside Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago estate

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As the FBI raids Mar-A-Lago, Donald Trump reaches for unconvincing historical...

August 10, 2022

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New Bougainville vice-president faces BFM criticism over mining policy

February 26, 2017

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Upgrade deadlock over Port Vila runway ends – China contract ok

April 3, 2017

The Hui - no to media

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Countering terrorism hui in Aotearoa – vital but why marginalise media?

November 4, 2022

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Fretilin’s win ‘victory for all’ but coalition will rule Timor-Leste

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July 24, 2017

Operation Stabilising Oro police operation

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Fight against crime in PNG’s Oro gains momentum – 22 suspects...

January 20, 2023

Suva lawyer Richard Naidu

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Fiji’s Attorney-General takes over Richard Naidu ‘contempt’ case

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March 9, 2023

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New Caledonia referendum offers chance to turn page, says journo

May 30, 2018

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FijiFirst wins second four-year term in office in Fiji general election

November 18, 2018

PNG Prime Minister James Marape at the Melanesian Spearhead Group (MSG) summit in Port Vila

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PNG leader Marape denies Papua human rights comments were his

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September 11, 2023

Fiji Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka

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Fiji’s Radrodro dismissed after ‘due process’, says Rabuka

January 22, 2024

Cebu 8

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Chancellor defends UP as ‘bastion of academic freedom’ against military

January 20, 2021

Cheng Lei

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China formally charges Australian journalist Cheng Lei – half year after...

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February 8, 2021

French security forces operating in the New Caledonian village of Saint Louis

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Death toll in Kanaky New Caledonia unrest reaches 10

July 11, 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

Journalist and video storyteller Cole Martin

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Journalist Cole Martin tells it ‘like it is in reality’ in...

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...

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APJS NEWSFILE

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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An idyllic scene at Taga Beach, Tinian, in the Northern Marianas

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A landmark UN report says the world will overshoot the 1.5°C...

Pacific Islands Forum member country flags

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West Papua: The Pacific’s new test of Indonesia’s sovereignty narrative

NZ Labour leader Chris Hipkins

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Labour would prioritise recognition of Palestine, sanctions on Israel

Rescue teams in Nepal are working around the clock to reach workers trapped

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Tibetan community shocked by devastation from Nepal flash flood

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An United Israel Appeal tour

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Labor and Coalition vote down bill to strip tax breaks from...

NZ Labour leader Chris Hipkins

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Labour would prioritise recognition of Palestine, sanctions on Israel

The United Kingdom, France and Canada announced they would ban imports of Israeli products which originated from the illegal settlements in the occupied West Bank

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Peters’ ‘hot air’ over Israeli settlement trade ban rules out of...

Australian Green Senator David Shoebridge seeking information from the Department of Home Affairs

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‘New level of bastardry’ – Australia releases NZYQ agreement with Naoero

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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

An United Israel Appeal tour

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Labor and Coalition vote down bill to strip tax breaks from...

NZ Labour leader Chris Hipkins

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Labour would prioritise recognition of Palestine, sanctions on Israel

The United Kingdom, France and Canada announced they would ban imports of Israeli products which originated from the illegal settlements in the occupied West Bank

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Peters’ ‘hot air’ over Israeli settlement trade ban rules out of...

Maltese authorities must implement the long overdue measures protecting journalists and media freedom

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RSF slams ‘outrageous’ failure to bring justice 9 years after killing...