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PMC director condemns ‘targeting’ of journalists and silence on West Papua

May 4, 2018

Oscar Temaru

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French nuclear tests: ‘I bury people nearly every day, what was our sin?’

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David Robie: Pacific lessons in climate crisis journalism and combating disinformation

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New Caledonia vote stirs painful memories – and a hopeful future

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Kanaky independence campaign rolls on … encouraged by ballot result

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Pacific Media Centre founder takes on new social justice journalism role

December 21, 2020

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Merdeka: Media and the case for Papuan civil resistance

January 9, 2016

Rainbow Warrior

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NZ gained ‘international creds’ as nuclear-free nation with Rainbow Warrior bombing,...

June 29, 2020

Human Rights Watch researcher Andreas Harsono

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Indonesia’s political system has ‘failed’ its minorities – like West Papuans

April 16, 2019

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Typhoon Usman and nightmarish Christmas holiday times in Bicol

January 25, 2019

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Vanuatu Daily Post marks 5000 issues – celebrating a pioneer of...

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January 24, 2017

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The ‘sanitised narrative’ of Hiroshima’s atomic bombing

August 6, 2015

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A damning indictment of the parlous state of affairs in the...

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August 3, 2016

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Praise for young Pacific journalists and threats to Melanesian journalism

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November 16, 2019

Guy Littlefair

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PMC projects creative ‘grab bag’ unveiled at midwinter showcase

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July 29, 2019

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WJEC16: Media failing in reporting climate change, say educators

July 16, 2016

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Media challenges in Pacific and impact of online news concerns on...

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November 15, 2019

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Gallery: From fighting nukes to stopping oil – Rainbow Warrior

September 11, 2018

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Pacific journalism, media and diversity researchers tackle challenges ahead

December 2, 2020

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Rappler challenges president’s ‘media powers’ in democracy fight back

January 23, 2020

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Endangered – the frontline journalism of outrage

January 15, 2017

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David Robie on Rainbows, warriors and ship naming

August 25, 2015

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Rainbow Warrior bombing ‘should have led to French Watergate’, says saboteur

September 8, 2015

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Hostile climates and journalism challenges

January 6, 2016

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#COP21: The Paris climate agreement: The real work starts now

December 14, 2015

Eyes of Fire

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Crimes NZ: David Robie on the bombing of the Rainbow Warrior

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June 25, 2020

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David Robie: Florida airport shootings – few basic questions being raised

January 12, 2017

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CLIMATE AND COVID

Pacific verdict on COP29

Climate

COP29: Pacific climate advocates decry outcome as ‘a catastrophic failure’

A protester at COP29 calls on wealthy nations to "pay up"

Asia Report

COP29: Carbon credit trading scheme criticised as ‘get out of jail...

In the Eye of the Storm

Analysis

Strings attached: The reality behind NZ’s climate aid in the Pacific

Pacific Climate Warriors

Analysis

How Pacific environmental defenders are coping with the covid pandemic

CORONAVIRUS

Senator Robert F Kennedy Jr

Coronavirus

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

Coronavirus

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

Analysis

NZ election 2023: Exposing National leader Christopher Luxon’s Māori health falsehood...

Practices like mask wearing and self-isolation should be encouraged for all

Coronavirus

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

Coronavirus

Pacific media should be supported post-covid, says PJR report

BEARING WITNESS

West Papua's Morning Star flag of independence

Asia Report

27 years after Biak massacre in West Papua, human rights crisis...

Eyes of Fire: The Last Voyage and Legacy of the Rainbow Warrior

Bearing Witness

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

APJS newsfile

Not up for debate: Fijian journalists in the climate crisis response

Professor David Robie

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David Robie: Pacific lessons in climate crisis journalism and combating disinformation

USP and AUT journalism collaboration

Bearing Witness

Pacific ‘voice of the voiceless’ media in renewed post-covid struggle

Bearing Witness

Return to Rabi on the horizon for Ossies climate doco crew?

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APJS NEWSFILE

Fijian iTaukei leaders discuss contemporary issues, such as women's representation in Fijian society

APJS newsfile

Fijian journalists use talanoa and tradition to find their voice

Fijian women journalists face abuse, harassment and spam online.

APJS newsfile

Online abusers ‘shaming, silencing’ Fiji women journalists, say researchers

Islands Business general manager Samantha Magick (right)

APJS newsfile

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)

APJS newsfile

Surviving harassment in journalism – how Felix Chaudhary kept on top

POPULAR POSTS

A Fiji pro-Palestinian solidarity protest in the Suva harbour

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East Sepik Governor Allan Bird . . . similar risks to last year in this year's budget with overly optimistic revenue forecasts

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EDITOR'S PICKS

Sitiveni Rabuka appeared before the Fiji Truth and Reconciliation Commission

Crime

Fiji PM Rabuka blames ‘insulated’ upbringing for racially motivated 1987 coups

A demonstrator holds a sign reading, "Selective Justice is Injustice"

Asia Report

How Israel has set a dangerous precedent in international law

Indonesians demonstrate in front of the US Embassy in Jakarta to show solidarity with Palestinians on the second anniversary of the war on Gaza on 7 October 2025

Analysis

Indonesia’s Gaza peacekeeping mission risks enforcing a ‘broken’ status quo

East Sepik Governor Allan Bird . . . similar risks to last year in this year's budget with overly optimistic revenue forecasts

Democracy

East Sepik Governor Bird slams Marape’s ‘risky’ 2026 Budget overspend

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Australia

Still stealing the generations – the abduction of Indigenous Australian children...

Jacinda Ardern

Analysis

Gordon Campbell: Media collusion with National’s attack lines the real disgrace

Global

Deported Freedom Flotilla activist Mike Treen arrives back in NZ

Taiwan Day event in Suva

Asia Report

Chinese diplomatic gatecrash incident alleged at Taiwan event in Suva

GLOBAL REPORTAGE

Sitiveni Rabuka appeared before the Fiji Truth and Reconciliation Commission

Crime

Fiji PM Rabuka blames ‘insulated’ upbringing for racially motivated 1987 coups

A demonstrator holds a sign reading, "Selective Justice is Injustice"

Asia Report

How Israel has set a dangerous precedent in international law

Indonesians demonstrate in front of the US Embassy in Jakarta to show solidarity with Palestinians on the second anniversary of the war on Gaza on 7 October 2025

Analysis

Indonesia’s Gaza peacekeeping mission risks enforcing a ‘broken’ status quo

Israel has not been able to fully control the enclave

Asia Report

Yellow lines and green zones – Israel’s de facto partition into...