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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

TVNZ 1News Pacific correspondent Barbara Dreaver

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‘There’s volatile times ahead’ for the Pacific, warns Barbara Dreaver

1News Pacific correspondent Barbara Dreaver

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

French Polynesia's President Moetai Brotherson

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French Polynesia urges Pacific to unite amid rising global tensions

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

Exploring the future of Pacific media

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Pacific broadcasters rethink news delivery in digital age

Pacific Media Watch -

March 15, 2026

The Heritage Foundation

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Trump-aligned think tank proposes ‘Pacific Charter’, greater US involvement in the...

March 12, 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

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

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

A draft US military training document for Guam and the Northern Mariana Islands provides for joint military training exercises

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US military opens environmental review for expanded Marianas training footprint

March 9, 2026

Iran attacked two tankers in the Strait of Hormuz

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Pacific governments warn against panic buying as war on Iran threatens...

March 17, 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

Opposition Labour leader Chris Hipkins

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

March 3, 2026

Solomon Islands Prime Minister Jeremiah Manele

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Solomons PM refuses to convene parliament amid political crisis

March 19, 2026

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

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

NZ Prime Minister Christopher Luxon

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

March 2, 2026

Taiātea Symposium at Waitangi 2026

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

February 5, 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

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

The late Robson Henry

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Micronesia: Island US military veterans struggle to get healthcare

January 31, 2026

The Hui-ā-Iwi at Tūrangawaewae marae

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More than 10,000 turn out for NZ’s national Hui-ā-Iwi at Tūrangawaewae

January 20, 2024

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

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

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

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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

Asia Report

Western media failing to tell truth about war on Iran, says...

Exploring the future of Pacific media

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Pacific broadcasters rethink news delivery in digital age

Analysis

Eugene Doyle: Will Israel and the US wreck the Gulf States...

Iran attacked two tankers in the Strait of Hormuz

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Pacific governments warn against panic buying as war on Iran threatens...

EDITOR'S PICKS

An appeal advertisement for Jewish National Fund Australia

Asia Report

Australian charities funding Israel’s illegal settlements ‘untouchable’, says Labor govt

China and the Solomon Islands media

Analysis

China’s growing grip on the fragile Solomon Islands media sector

The Strait of Hormuz

Analysis

Iran’s ‘Samson option’ : Deterrence restored or nothing – the logic...

Opposition Labour leader Chris Hipkins (left) receives the Iran war petition from Greenpeace executive director Dr Russel Norman

Asia Report

Thousands urge NZ prime minister Luxon to condemn illegal US-Israeli war...

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

An appeal advertisement for Jewish National Fund Australia

Asia Report

Australian charities funding Israel’s illegal settlements ‘untouchable’, says Labor govt

China and the Solomon Islands media

Analysis

China’s growing grip on the fragile Solomon Islands media sector

In October 2025, Israeli forces kidnapped the crew members of 41 aid ships near Gaza

Asia Report

Activists plan ‘largest flotilla yet’ to break Israel’s siege of Gaza

The Strait of Hormuz

Analysis

Iran’s ‘Samson option’ : Deterrence restored or nothing – the logic...