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Israeli National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir gloating in the Gaza flotilla detainees video

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Peters condemns Israeli minister over flotilla video as 3 Kiwis detained

May 21, 2026

New Caledonia’s MP at the French National Assembly Emmanuel Tjibaou (pro-independence) after the French National Assembly endorsed changes in New Caledonia’s electoral roll for provincial elections

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French National Assembly allows ‘native’ voters to take part in local provincial elections

New Zealand Police Commissioner Richard Chambers flanked by regional police chiefs and Commissioner Rusiate Tudravu

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Chambers backs Pacific police leaders confronting corruption challenges amid drug trade concerns

New Zealand . . . steadily pushing Pacific regional defence co-operation on a number of fronts

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Pacific concerns about militarisation – and NZ’s role as part of it

Chinese embassy staff in Nauru with government officials hosted a New Year Candy Parade on 2 January 2026

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Nauru orders public servants, govt bodies to follow ‘One China’ policy

President David Panuelo of the Federated States of Micronesia

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China documents threaten Pacific sovereignty, warns FSM president

May 27, 2022

Marshall Islands Foreign Minister Kalani Kaneko (second from right) has been leading advocacy for island US military veterans

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Health services for US veterans from Freely Associated States remain elusive

May 25, 2026

Film director Dandhy Laksono

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‘Threat to democracy’ – Indonesian filmmaker slams military crackdown on Papua...

Pacific Media Watch -

May 26, 2026

French President Emmanuel Macron and Papua New Guinea PM James Marape meeting

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PNG prime minister visits France, plans to open Paris embassy

May 26, 2026

Moana Pasifika head coach Tana Umaga sings and dances along to a cultural song after Saturday's Super Rugby Pacific Round 15 match

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‘We always stay hopeful’, says Umaga on Moana Pasifika’s future

May 25, 2026

ISA's Secretary-General Leticia Carvalho

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Pacific nations shaping future of seabed mining rules, says ISA chief

May 27, 2026

A photo of Indigenous West Papuan civilians in Distrik Tembagapura, Mimika, Central Papua, allegedly wounded by use of excessive force by Indonesian military

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‘They’re wiping us out’ – church leader warns about young West...

May 17, 2026

Resigned TVNZ political editor Maiki Sherman

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Opposition MPs say former TVNZ political editor Maiki Sherman ‘hounded’ into...

Pacific Media Watch -

May 13, 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

Niue's Dalton Tagelagi

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Close vote sees Niue’s Dalton Tagelagi back in as prime minister

May 17, 2026

Moana Pasifika captain Miracle Fai'ilagi (centre) with head coach Tana Umaga (right) and talent manager Kevin Senio

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Moana Pasifika captain hopeful their final whistle hasn’t blown yet

May 27, 2026

Activist Mike Smith

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‘Affront to democracy’ – NZ law change halts landmark climate crisis...

May 12, 2026

The AI-generated fake footage on Instagram shared by an Indonesian nationalist account @bersamaastacita showing Koteka Wenda speaking out

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‘Digital colonisation’ – West Papuan activist targeted in fake AI-generated reel

May 27, 2026

Author Shana Chandra

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Girmitiya ancestry the inspiration behind Fiji writer’s debut novel

April 28, 2026

West Papuan leader Benny Wenda (left) and Fiji Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka

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Rabuka backs call for West Papuan independence group to fully join...

February 24, 2023

About 200 protesters in the Vallée-du-Tir yesterday marked the second anniversary of the pro-independence protests that erupted into riots in Nouméa

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Two years after New Caledonia’s violent uprising, tensions remain high

May 14, 2026

A decision on the waste-to-energy proposal can only be issued following the completion of the full technical and regulatory review

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Fiji PM Rabuka gives govt support for controversial waste-to-energy project

April 28, 2026

PNG's Parliament Haus in Port Moresby

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New bid to tackle Papua New Guinea’s chronic lack of women...

May 20, 2026

Winners of the Goldman Environmental Award winners, 2026

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Bougainville advocate among all-women lineup winning Goldman Environmental prize

April 25, 2026

An ATR-72 aircraft from Air Calédonie

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New Caledonia’s domestic airline AirCal files for bankruptcy

March 29, 2026

Ali'imalemanu Alofa Tuuau

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Samoan court voids appeal over additional women’s seat

June 2, 2021

The Fiji HIV crisis

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

March 31, 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

Author and journalist Dr David Robie speaking at the launch of the third edition of the Rainbow Warrior book Eyes of Fire

Analysis

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

Analysis

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"

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

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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

A group of five Australians who were on board the Gaza freedom flotilla and spoke of the Israeli abuse and violence on their arrival home

Asia Report

Flotilla activists tasered, sedated, sexually assaulted – Israeli prison service claims...

ISA's Secretary-General Leticia Carvalho

RNZ Pacific

Pacific nations shaping future of seabed mining rules, says ISA chief

Chinese embassy staff in Nauru with government officials hosted a New Year Candy Parade on 2 January 2026

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Nauru orders public servants, govt bodies to follow ‘One China’ policy

Analysis

Israel’s $700m Hasbara fiasco – how Ben-Gvir’s flotilla abuse video stirred...

EDITOR'S PICKS

The AI-generated fake footage on Instagram shared by an Indonesian nationalist account @bersamaastacita showing Koteka Wenda speaking out

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‘Digital colonisation’ – West Papuan activist targeted in fake AI-generated reel

Gaza freedom flotilla activist Hāhona Ormsby (right) being welcomed home at Auckland International Airport on Sunday

Asia Report

Kidnapped Kiwi Gaza flotilla detainee condemns brutal Israeli torture

Moana Pasifika captain Miracle Fai'ilagi (centre) with head coach Tana Umaga (right) and talent manager Kevin Senio

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Moana Pasifika captain hopeful their final whistle hasn’t blown yet

ISA's Secretary-General Leticia Carvalho

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Pacific nations shaping future of seabed mining rules, says ISA chief

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

The AI-generated fake footage on Instagram shared by an Indonesian nationalist account @bersamaastacita showing Koteka Wenda speaking out

RNZ Pacific

‘Digital colonisation’ – West Papuan activist targeted in fake AI-generated reel

Gaza freedom flotilla activist Hāhona Ormsby (right) being welcomed home at Auckland International Airport on Sunday

Asia Report

Kidnapped Kiwi Gaza flotilla detainee condemns brutal Israeli torture

Moana Pasifika captain Miracle Fai'ilagi (centre) with head coach Tana Umaga (right) and talent manager Kevin Senio

RNZ Pacific

Moana Pasifika captain hopeful their final whistle hasn’t blown yet

ISA's Secretary-General Leticia Carvalho

RNZ Pacific

Pacific nations shaping future of seabed mining rules, says ISA chief