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Firearms and ammunition seized in a counter-terrorism operation by PNG police in Southern Highlands province
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Call for criminal groups to be declared ‘terrorists’, as PNG police seize more high-grade guns

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Round 1 to the PNG Chiefs in NZ High Court
RNZ Pacific

High Court declines NZ Rugby’s bid for interim injunction on PNG Chiefs

Fiji's Tui Nayau, Ratu Tevita Mara
RNZ Pacific

Fijian chief warns coup immunity debate must address inequality and social issues

A low resolution new image of New Zealand hostage pilot Philip Mehrtens
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Author-poet condemns Papuan rebel threat to shoot NZ hostage pilot if denied talks

Fiji Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka
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Who is a ‘Fijian’?: Constitution reform reignites identity debate

Vanuatu Prime Minister Jotham Napa
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Vanuatu PM Napat may face fresh no-confidence motion in November

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A focus on information-sharing between countries, which, on Fiji's part, requires a reform programme "to address fragmentation"
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NZSIS to support Fiji intelligence review amid foreign ‘interference’ claims

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Fiji Deputy PM Viliame Gavoka
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New Caledonia's Southern Province president Sonia Backès
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New Caledonia’s Backès joins French government in citizenship post

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July 5, 2022
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Oceanographers deploy a buoy inside the Rose Atoll in American Samoa waters
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Environmental groups, chiefs file lawsuit as US pushes American Samoa deep...

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October 21, 2026
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French Polynesia territorial President Moetai Brotherson
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French Polynesia proposes ‘pathway to independence’ process at UN

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October 7, 2026
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Fiame Naomi Mata'afa being sworn in
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FAST heading back to court to try and resolve political impasse...

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May 25, 2021
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Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese
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Pacific Islands Forum: Is Australia out of touch with the Pacific...

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September 10, 2026
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USP campus in Suva
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USP forced to cut costs as Fiji still refuses to pay...

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July 20, 2022
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A Greenpeace deep-sea mining protester dressed as US President Donald Trump
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Greenpeace seabed mining activists protest on board NZ research vessel Tangaroa

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September 27, 2026
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NZ Prime Minister Christopher Luxon
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Luxon defends NZ’s position on Iran attacks – same as Australia

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March 2, 2026
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All smiles for Solomon Islands Prime Minister Matthew Wale
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Solomon Islands PM Wale rushes home from Palau after confidence challenge...

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August 31, 2026
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UNGA adopts the political declaration on pandemic prevention
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‘Humiliating’ – former PM Helen Clark slams NZ abstention on United...

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October 13, 2026
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Tuvalu Prime Minister Feleti Teo (from left), PNG Prime Minister James Marape, Palau President Surangel Whipps Jr, and Tonga Prime Minister Lord Fatafehi Fakafanua
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‘Let’s rally behind them’ – PNG commits to help Tuvalu at...

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October 7, 2026
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Samoa's Prime Minister-elect Fiame Naomi Mata'afa
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Fiame calls for Tuila’epa to end Samoa’s ‘enormous assault’

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May 26, 2021
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West Papuan researcher and human rights defender Rosa Moiwend
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October 22, 2026
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NZ's gun control report 2005.
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Former PNG military chief calls for gun ban to curb election...

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August 5, 2022
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Earthjustice attorney David Henkin (left) and Rudy Bartley, a member of the nonprofit groups Faasao Amerika Samoa and Puipui Measina a Amerika Samoa
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American Samoa environmental group sues US govt over deep sea mining...

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October 1, 2026
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The Fijian Health Ministry predicts more than 3000 new cases will be reported this year
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Fiji approves ‘lifeline’ needle exchange law to combat HIV emergency

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October 2, 2026
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Masked Kumul 23 elite police tactical force members
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Eight dead in September violence at Papua New Guinea’s troubled Porgera

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Nuku'alofa port before and after the volcano eruption and tsunami
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Safety at Tonga port being checked for arrival of more humanitarian...

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Fiji's HIV crisis
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‘We are very open’: Fiji’s tourism minister says HIV emergency should...

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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"
RNZ Pacific

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

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CORONAVIRUS

Senator Robert F Kennedy Jr
RNZ Pacific

Sir Collin Tukuitonga criticises RFK Jr’s measles claims, slams health misinformation

According to WHO, Western Pacific measles cases jumped by 225 percent
RNZ Pacific

Better immunisation coverage needed to prevent Pacific measles, says WHO

Labour's former broadcasting minister Willie Jackson
RNZ Pacific

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
RNZ Pacific

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

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

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
RNZ Pacific

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

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BEARING WITNESS

“Anything’s possible. Don’t give up hope.”
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Caitlin Johnstone: Assange returns to public commentary . . . ...

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...

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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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