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NZ Prime Minister Christopher Luxon

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Luxon defends NZ’s position on Iran attacks – same as Australia

March 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

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

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

Opposition Labour leader Chris Hipkins

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NZ’s opposition leader Chris Hipkins says US-Israel strikes illegal

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

Preparations for the FLNKS "National Unity" list for the local elections due in New Caledonia

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French Senate vote endorses New Caledonia’s future status

February 25, 2026

Port Moresby's Bomana Correctional Facility . . . nine inmates injured in an confrontation with jail guards. Image: RNZ/Johnny Blades

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Inmates in critical condition after alleged attack by PNG corrections officers

February 26, 2026

Fiji Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka

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Fiji PM Rabuka stands by anti-corruption body after arrest of critic

February 24, 2026

The Palau Senate

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Palau court denies Senate bid to stop US deportee deal

February 21, 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

"Tahiti is mentioned in various email exchanges involving Epstein"

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‘The girl from Tahiti’ – Pacific Islands in the Epstein files

February 16, 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

Dumped All Blacks coach Scott Roberston

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Mixed reactions to shock axing of All Blacks coach Scott Robertson

January 15, 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

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

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

February 22, 2026

Decades after the nuclear tests, Pacific people still endure many consequences

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Pacific lawmakers call for creation of human rights commissions to fight...

October 29, 2025

NZ First leader Winston Peters (left) and Labour leader Chris Hipkins

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Labour’s Chris Hipkins accuses Winston Peters of ‘pure racism’ in Parliament

February 19, 2026

Air New Zealand back flying to New Caledonia

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Air New Zealand resumes Auckland-Nouméa flights after nearly 18-month suspension following...

November 3, 2025

Cook Islands activists confront the EV Nautilus on its return to Rarotonga

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Not enough known about seafloor to begin mining, says Cook Is...

November 3, 2025

Sports consultant and journalist Charlie Charters

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Arrest and charges against British-Fijian national spark free speech concerns

Pacific Media Watch -

February 23, 2026

Fiji Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka

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Fijian PM Rabuka hints at ‘historic’ referendum after landmark court ruling

September 1, 2025

Pacific Island fuel prices are generally high and volatile

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‘A global energy crisis’ – Fuel price hike looms for Pacific...

March 4, 2026

Former Fiji prime minister Voreqe Bainimarama

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Former Fiji prime minister and ex-police commissioner on bail in inciting...

February 20, 2026

Fiji President Ratu Naiqama Lalabalavu

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Fiji’s president warns against sowing ‘seeds of fear’ ahead of elections

February 18, 2026

FLNKS (Kanak and Socialist National Liberation Front) members hold "No to Bougival" banners in a Nouméa protest

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FLNKS snubs Nouméa constitutional reform talks for New Caledonia

August 24, 2025

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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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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

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Carlos Latuff on the US-Israel dual attacks on Iran

Analysis

Marilyn Garson: Waking up to terror in this new world of...

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

"Trouble is brewing in the West, as people realise just how controlled their rulers are."

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12 reasons why a huge split is opening up in the...

Filipino photojournalist Alex Baluyut

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Filipino photojournalist Alex Baluyut: An extraordinary sense of truth in an...

EDITOR'S PICKS

Mourners dig graves for the funeral of 170 children killed in a US-Israeli strike on a primary school

Analysis

This illegal US-Israeli attack on Iran is also an assault on...

Community members in Iowa protest against the US-Israeli war on Iran

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New Zealand ‘shameful’ over Iran stance, says Peace Movement Aotearoa

A mourner holds up a picture of one of the victims of the US-Israeli attack on Iran at Minab

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Alternative Jewish Voices: Stop this Iran catastrophe!

Assassinated in the US-Israel attacks . . . Ayatollah Ali Khamenei

Analysis

US-Israel’s war of aggression – Epic Fury or Epic Screw-up?

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

Jacinda Ardern

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

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Deported Freedom Flotilla activist Mike Treen arrives back in NZ

Taiwan Day event in Suva

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Chinese diplomatic gatecrash incident alleged at Taiwan event in Suva

GLOBAL REPORTAGE

Indigenous West Papuans struggle against the rapacious destruction of rainforest and militarisation of their lands

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Devastating new ‘ecocide’ film to premiere at West Papua solidarity forum...

Iranians mourning the death of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei

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Australia and the ‘Epstein Coalition’ – invasion of Iran a disaster

Mourners dig graves for the funeral of 170 children killed in a US-Israeli strike on a primary school

Analysis

This illegal US-Israeli attack on Iran is also an assault on...

Community members in Iowa protest against the US-Israeli war on Iran

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New Zealand ‘shameful’ over Iran stance, says Peace Movement Aotearoa