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Porirua Cemetery manager Daniel Chrisp speaks at the Family Forum beside the chapel, as Mayor Anita Baker and whānau gather to honour 1800 patients buried in unmarked graves

Religion

Pacific leaders demand respectful involvement in memorial for unmarked graves

July 21, 2025

Religion

True Christmas story: What history really tells us about the birth of Jesus

Newly elected Pope Leo XIV appears at the balcony of St Peter’s Basilica at the Vatican

Religion

Pope Leo XIV faces limits on changing the Catholic Church − but Francis made reforms that set the stage for larger changes

PNG's Catholic Archbishop of Port Moresby Cardinal Sir John Ribat welcomes Pope Francis during his four nation Pacific and Southeast Asian tour

Religion

Pope Francis – a message of peace and real change in Pacific political struggles

Naked Samoan group comedian Oscar Kightley

Religion

‘Never our intention to mock Jesus’ – Naked Samoans respond to backlash over controversial poster

Rabaul's Archbishop Rochus Tatamai

Religion

Catholic Church warns against PNG declaring itself a ‘Christian country’

July 3, 2025

Christianity will now be reflected in the Fifth Goal of the Constitution

Religion

Catholic priest calls PNG’s Christian state declaration ‘cosmetic’ change

March 18, 2025

South Korean Christian doomsday cult Grace Road Church

Religion

Fiji’s Immigration Minister steps down temporarily over ‘unauthorised’ passports for cult...

November 23, 2024

Religion

Gallery: Christchurch terror: Prayers and hijabs for peace at Ponsonby

March 23, 2019

Speakers paying homage to Pope Francis at the "guerrilla theatre for Palestine" rally in Tāmaki Makaurau Auckland

Religion

Homage paid to Pope Francis at NZ street theatre rally for...

April 26, 2025

Cardinal David of the Philippines

Religion

Cardinal David slams Israel, says Jesus would have been born in...

December 26, 2024

Pope Leo XIV to journalists

Religion

Pope Leo XIV expresses solidarity for ‘persecuted’ journalists seeking truth, calls...

Pacific Media Watch -

May 13, 2025

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

Religion

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

April 22, 2025

Palestinian singer and creative visualiser Rana Hamida speaking at the vigil on Easter Saturday

Religion

Palestinian solidarity vigil at Easter in NZ as Israeli bombing rages...

April 19, 2025

PCC general secretary Reverend James Bhagwan

Religion

2 out 3 of Fiji women experience domestic violence, says Reverend...

November 25, 2024

Sister Susana Vaifale and parishioner Michael Muller at St Peter's Basilica

Religion

Samoan nun tells of ‘like a blur’ awesome meeting with Pope...

April 26, 2025

Newly elected Pope Leo XIV began his first homily with words in English instead of his fluent Italian and Spanish during mass in the Sistine Chapel with the College of Cardinals

Religion

Pacific region hopes for ‘climate-conscious’ pope, says PCC leader

May 10, 2025

A young girl holds a placard quoting from the late Pope Francis while calling for an end to the war on Gaza in Auckland last Saturday

Religion

Gaza not a religious issue – it’s a massive violation of...

July 23, 2025

New Zealand pro-Palestinian protesters march against genocide

Religion

Debunking the theological gaslighting of Israel-supporting Imams

July 28, 2025

Polarising times in the US

Religion

Roe v Wade shows why abortion is at the heart of...

June 26, 2022

University students in Adelaide protesting over Israel's genocide in Gaza

Religion

Jewish Council slams Australian universities’ ‘dangerous, politicised’ antisemitism definition

February 26, 2025

Grace Road cult court order

Religion

Interpol ‘red notices’ against 7 Grace Road cult figures, but court...

September 8, 2023

How global news channel Al Jazeera reported the death of Pope Francis at 88

Religion

Pope Francis dies one day after first post-hospital public appearance and...

April 21, 2025

Reverend Suiva'aia Te'o

Religion

A matter of faith: NZ’s Māngere congregation with 100% vaccinations

November 7, 2021

Part of the "cult leader" front page report in Muslim Media Watch 10Aug23

Religion

Allegations over cult leader feature in new Muslim Media Watch monitor

Pacific Media Watch -

August 10, 2023

Pope Francis pictured with PNG Governor-General Sir Bob Dadae

Religion

Pope Francis calls for end to tribal ‘spiral of violence’ in...

September 9, 2024

Another shelter day for the Tangata Tuārangi RSE workers

Religion

Cyclone Gabrielle: Pasifika songs of gratitude ring out across Hawke’s Bay

February 18, 2023

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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

Asia Report

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

Former Israeli military spokesman

Asia Report

Israel has lost social media battle over Gaza, says military ex-spokesperson

A Fiji pro-Palestinian solidarity protest in the Suva harbour

Asia Report

Israel attacks three countries as NZ protesters prepare for UN day...

Auckland Mayor Wayne Brown draws angry response from pro-Palestine advocates

Asia Report

Activists slam Mayor Brown’s ‘free beer’ cavalier response to Palestine genocide...

Head of Greenpeace Pacific Shiva Gounden

Australia

COP30 ends with ‘extremely weak’ outcomes, says Pacific campaigner

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

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

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...