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An ATR-72 aircraft from Air Calédonie

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New Caledonia’s domestic airline AirCal files for bankruptcy

March 29, 2026

Vanuatu investigative journalist and editor Dan McGarry

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‘He will never be replaced’ – tributes flow for ‘fearless’ Vanuatu journalist Dan McGarry

The Fiji HIV crisis

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‘We’re doing something about it’ – Fiji’s health minister defends HIV response

The gas and diesel price sign at Ace's One Stop fuel station in Majuro

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Marshall Islands govt slashes income tax as living costs skyrocket

Māori radio network chair Peter-Lucas Jones

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Māori radio network says funding cuts threaten survival of iwi stations

Tavini’s historic leader Oscar Temaru (from left), French Polynesia’s current President Moetai Brotherson, and Tematai Le Gayic

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Rift widens within French Polynesia’s ruling party following municipal election losses

March 27, 2026

Producer Victor Mambor (left) and director Dandhy Dwi Laksono of Pesta Babi (Pig Feast)

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‘The world should see this’, say Papua deforestation doco filmmakers

March 13, 2026

A pro-Kanak independence rally for New Caledonia

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Thousands take to Nouméa streets ahead of French Parliament debate on...

April 2, 2026

This photo was shared by ULMWP on 10 February 2026, claiming a makeshift refugee camp in Puncak Regency of West Papua was bombed

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Confusion over West Papua bombing, displacement claims

February 17, 2026

Exploring the future of Pacific media

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Pacific broadcasters rethink news delivery in digital age

Pacific Media Watch -

March 15, 2026

Then French prime minister Lionel Jospin (centre) shakes hands

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Tributes pour in for Lionel Jospin, ‘father’ of the Nouméa Accord

March 25, 2026

Former Fijian President Ratu Epeli Nailatikau

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Fiji’s former President Ratu Epeli Nailatikau dies at 84

March 30, 2026

Saipan

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Northern Mariana Islands’ security and stability vital for US, say military...

March 21, 2026

Solomon Islands Prime Minister Jeremiah Manele

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Prime Minister Manele holds firm as opposition claims majority in Solomon...

March 23, 2026

Vanuatu national women's football team playing Fiji last week in the FIFA 2027 World Cup Oceania Qualifiers

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Vanuatu newspaper faces football coverage ban after ‘lesbianism’ headline

Pacific Media Watch -

March 16, 2026

1News Pacific correspondent Barbara Dreaver

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Journalist Barbara Dreaver’s memoir on three decades reporting from the Pacific

March 12, 2026

Papua New Guinea . . . on the "grey list"

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PNG one step away from blacklist, warns global money laundering watchdog

February 18, 2026

The Iranian Red Crescent reports US and Israeli attacks on areas close to medical and humanitarian facilities

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Fiji, Solomon Islands, Vanuatu issue advisories amid US-Israeli strikes on Iran

March 2, 2026

Solomon Islands National University's vice-chancellor Dr Transform Aqorau

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Solomon Islands academic warns Pacific economies at risk from US-Israel-Iran conflict

March 3, 2026

New All Blacks head coach Dave Rennie

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‘I know she’d be really proud’ – NZ’s first Pasifika heritage...

March 5, 2026

Taiātea Symposium at Waitangi 2026

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Indigenous and Pacific leaders unite at Waitangi with shared messages on...

February 5, 2026

The late Robson Henry

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Micronesia: Island US military veterans struggle to get healthcare

January 31, 2026

Conjoined twin Sawong from PNG wears a party hat

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‘Thank God’ – parents of PNG conjoined twins grateful they defied...

January 24, 2026

Solomon Islands Prime Minister Jeremiah Manele

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Solomons PM refuses to convene parliament amid political crisis

March 19, 2026

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

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

November 27, 2025

Fiji Tokyo sevens gold

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Tokyo Olympics rugby sevens: Fiji too strong for NZ and claim...

July 28, 2021

Dumped All Blacks coach Scott Roberston

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Mixed reactions to shock axing of All Blacks coach Scott Robertson

January 15, 2026

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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

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

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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

"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

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

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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

Two of the three latest Lebanese journalists assassinated by Israel . . . Fatemeh Fatouni (left)

Asia Report

How the US, Israel and Iran are controlling their media narratives

A pro-Kanak independence rally for New Caledonia

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Thousands take to Nouméa streets ahead of French Parliament debate on...

Māori radio network chair Peter-Lucas Jones

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Māori radio network says funding cuts threaten survival of iwi stations

Associate professor Shailendra Singh

Democracy

USP academic calls for better press freedom protections in face of...

EDITOR'S PICKS

Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian

Asia Report

Iranian president calls on American public to challenge US war motives

Greenpeace wins lawsuit against Fonterra

Analysis

The supermarket trip that led to Fonterra admitting its ‘100% New...

President Trump's obsession with Kharg island

Analysis

Why Trump’s ‘fantasy’ obsession with Kharg Island may lead to disaster

New Zealand surgical team leader in Vietnam Dr Peter Eccles-Smith

Analysis

How museums can remember war while honouring civilian trauma and resistance

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

NZ Foreign Minister Winston Peters

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NZ, allies express ‘deep concern’ about Israeli death penalty bill for...

Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian

Asia Report

Iranian president calls on American public to challenge US war motives

A pro-Kanak independence rally for New Caledonia

RNZ Pacific

Thousands take to Nouméa streets ahead of French Parliament debate on...

Greenpeace wins lawsuit against Fonterra

Analysis

The supermarket trip that led to Fonterra admitting its ‘100% New...