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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 Papuans killed in escalating conflict

May 17, 2026

Ambassador Sidharto Reza Suryodipuro

Refugees

Indonesia accused of being ‘unfit’ for UN rights council presidency

Rongelap Islanders on board the Rainbow Warrior bound for Mejatto in May 1985

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Four decades after Rongelap evacuation, Greenpeace makes new plea for nuclear justice by US

PSNA co-chair John Minto

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Lessons in decolonisation – Minto draws parallels between NZ and Gaza injustices

Pacific nations like Tuvalu face an existential threat from rising sea levels

Refugees

Climate-related migration: Is New Zealand living up to the ‘Pacific family’ rhetoric?

South Tarawa in Kiribati

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Amnesty International wants NZ visa for climate-hit Pacific islanders

October 10, 2025

Rongelap MP Hilton Kendall speaking at the welcoming ceremony for the Rainbow Warrior in Majuro

Refugees

Marshall Islands: How the Rongelap evacuation changed the course of history

March 15, 2025

Indonesian Navy (TNI AL) Mobile Yonif 1 Marine Task Force for Indonesian-PNG Border Security soldiers

Refugees

Indonesian military operations spark concerns over displaced indigenous Papuans

May 22, 2025

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Ōtautahi man says family in Gaza will never leave despite US...

February 11, 2025

"The genocide didn't stop"

Refugees

The world cannot ignore Trump’s death threat to my people of...

Pacific Media Watch -

March 8, 2025

Refugees

Canberra cannot ignore Manus Island suicide attempt crisis, warns advocate

May 22, 2019

From the very start of his papacy, Pope Francis seemed determined to do things differently

Refugees

Pope Francis has died, aged 88. These were his greatest reforms...

April 22, 2025

New Zealand journalist and author David Robie talks to Greenpeace activists last month about the Rainbow Warrior bombing and Rongelap voyage

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‘Under no illusions’ about France, says author of new Rainbow Warrior...

May 7, 2025

USA "sold to Israel"

Refugees

As Donald Trump plays God in Gaza, Israel acts like spoiled...

January 31, 2025

Pro-Palestinian activist Lamees Elthiny speaking to protesters in Auckland

Refugees

Australian author says shadow Gaza transit scheme company is operating ‘disaster...

November 15, 2025

A Papuan girl reads a book in front of her house in Papua

Refugees

UN report calls for independent probe into ‘shocking’ rights abuses in...

March 3, 2022

Filmmaker Kristo Langker nervously introduces his documentary with one of the Indonesian attack bombs that failed to explode

Refugees

New documentary, human rights report allege Indonesian atrocities in West Papua

August 5, 2023

Bikini Atoll descendant Sosylina Jibas-Maddison

Refugees

Why a royal princess from the Pacific is living in Arkansas

Pacific Media Watch -

December 29, 2022

Refugees

Rights, cultural activists among winners of Asia’s Nobel Prize

Pacific Media Centre -

July 28, 2017

Nauru's Baron Divavesi Waqa

Refugees

Barbara Dreaver: Pacific leaders’ poor choice for top Forum job an...

February 28, 2023

Starving Gazans waiting for scarce humanitarian aid

Refugees

NZ government urged to help evacuate Palestinians from war on Gaza

March 21, 2024

Refugees

Economically empowering refugees a solution to ‘broken’ system

University of Santo Tomas Journalism -

October 12, 2017

Refugees

Nakba Gallery: From the river to the sea, Palestine will be...

May 15, 2024

Refugees

NZ pro-Palestinian ‘justice’ protesters target Israel Day waterfront events

Rahul Bhattarai -

May 13, 2018

Refugees

From rags to riches to rags again – the Forum’s hidden...

September 3, 2018

Nduga refugees

Refugees

At least 139 die in Papuan refugee camps, claims relief group

July 20, 2019

"Every 15 minutes a Palestinian child dies"

Refugees

Few ‘rotten apples’ shouldn’t prevent NZ aid to thousands of innocent...

January 31, 2024

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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

Author and journalist Dr David Robie speaking at the launch of the third edition of the Rainbow Warrior book Eyes of Fire

Analysis

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

Analysis

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"

Analysis

Saige England: Bearing witness – we are seeing a rise of...

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

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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

Climate activist Violet Coco

Asia Report

‘Israel wanted to shame us, but the shame is Israel’s,’ says...

Israeli Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir gloating as security forces mistreat the Global Sumud Flotilla captives

Asia Report

Peace Action demands NZ summon Israeli ambassador over brutal action against...

New Caledonia’s special electoral card for Congress and provincial elections

Decolonisation

French Senate endorses change to New Caledonia’s ‘frozen’ electoral roll

Asia Report

Israel is ‘doing a Ukraine’ in Lebanon but world stays silent,...

EDITOR'S PICKS

Climate activist Violet Coco

Asia Report

‘Israel wanted to shame us, but the shame is Israel’s,’ says...

New Zealand Gaza flotilla supporters welcome home two Kiwi activists from brutal Israeli detention at the weekend

Analysis

Gaza freedom flotilla – reluctance of the West to protest Israel’s...

Moana Pasifika head coach Tana Umaga sings and dances along to a cultural song after Saturday's Super Rugby Pacific Round 15 match

Editor's Picks

‘We always stay hopeful’, says Umaga on Moana Pasifika’s future

Cuban doctors arriving back from Italy following the covid outbreak in 2020

Analysis

The world owes Cuba a debt – and the US a...

MOST COMMENTS

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

Climate activist Violet Coco

Asia Report

‘Israel wanted to shame us, but the shame is Israel’s,’ says...

New Zealand Gaza flotilla supporters welcome home two Kiwi activists from brutal Israeli detention at the weekend

Analysis

Gaza freedom flotilla – reluctance of the West to protest Israel’s...

Cuban doctors arriving back from Italy following the covid outbreak in 2020

Analysis

The world owes Cuba a debt – and the US a...

Marshall Islands Foreign Minister Kalani Kaneko (second from right) has been leading advocacy for island US military veterans

Civil Society

Health services for US veterans from Freely Associated States remain elusive