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Fiji drug peddler Jone Vakarisi at a court appearance in March 2026

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Fiji military faces questions after death of Jone Vakarisi in custody

April 20, 2026

Komnas HAM also warns about the risk of mass displacement of Papuan villagers

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Indonesia’s human rights body to investigate deaths of 12 Papuans in military operation

The Marshalls Energy Company and its power plant has faced a near doubling of its diesel fuel costs since the US/Israel attacked Iran on February 28

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Marshall Islands government shuts down at 3pm daily amid fuel crisis

The Commander of the Republic of Fiji Military Forces, Major-General Jone Kalouniwai,

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Fiji police confirm murder probe launched into death of man in military custody

Invoking the Pacific's Biketawa Declaration

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Pacific Forum responds to current global fuel and energy challenges

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

The landslide occurred on Sunday in Gazelle district in Papua New Guinea's East New Britain province

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Deadly landslide claims 10 lives in PNG’s East New Britain, reports...

April 16, 2026

Cyclone Maila damage in Papua New Guinea

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Ten dead in Bougainville amid Cyclone Maila aftermath

April 13, 2026

Prime Minister Jeremiah Manele

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Solomon Islands PM challenges court order to face no-confidence vote within...

April 15, 2026

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Man linked to gang activity dies after Fiji military detention, local...

April 17, 2026

Cyclone Vaianu is forecast to reach NZ by Saturday

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Cyclone Vaianu: First impacts could be felt Saturday amid severe NZ...

April 10, 2026

The RFMF has assured the Fiji public that "there is no threat to public safety"

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Fiji military puts public ‘on notice’ citing national security threats

April 14, 2026

Flooding near Whitianga cuts off a state highway.

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Cyclone Vaianu: Damaging winds, heavy rain hit NZ’s North Island

April 12, 2026

The High Court ruled the fund's policy documents and procedures were "unreasonable and unlawful"

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NZ’s $86 billion Super Fund failed to properly address human rights,...

April 16, 2026

French Polynesia's President Moetai Brotherson (left) and his father-in-law Oscar Temaru, president of the ruling Party Tavini Huiraatira

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Mass Easter resignations within Tahiti’s pro-independence ruling party

April 6, 2026

The Fiji HIV crisis

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

March 31, 2026

An ATR-72 aircraft from Air Calédonie

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New Caledonia’s domestic airline AirCal files for bankruptcy

March 29, 2026

Solomon Islands Prime Minister Jeremiah Manele

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Solomon Islands opposition alleges ‘millions’ offered by govt lobbyists to buy...

April 22, 2026

Stood down PNG Defence Minister Dr Billy Joseph

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PNG defence minister steps aside amid army recruitment controversy

April 9, 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

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

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

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

The late Robson Henry

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Micronesia: Island US military veterans struggle to get healthcare

January 31, 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

Taiātea Symposium at Waitangi 2026

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

February 5, 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

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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

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Man linked to gang activity dies after Fiji military detention, local...

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...

Jone Vakarisi . . . asked if he was planning a coup

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‘His life mattered’: Family of man who died in Fiji military...

Solomon Islands Prime Minister Jeremiah Manele

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Solomon Islands opposition alleges ‘millions’ offered by govt lobbyists to buy...

EDITOR'S PICKS

Pro-Palestnian Professor John Keane (left) and linguist and vice-president of the USyd National Tertiary Education Union, Dr Nick Rieme

Analysis

Antisemitism or anti-Zionism? Sydney Uni pressure to silence Israel, apartheid critics

Jone Vakarisi . . . asked if he was planning a coup

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‘His life mattered’: Family of man who died in Fiji military...

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's Special Envoy to Combat Antisemitism Jillian Segal (from left), Dr Michael Abrahams-Sprod, and vice-chancellor Mark Scott at Sydney University

Analysis

Sydney Uni appoints antisemitism ‘lecturer’, forgets to tell anybody

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

Pro-Palestnian Professor John Keane (left) and linguist and vice-president of the USyd National Tertiary Education Union, Dr Nick Rieme

Analysis

Antisemitism or anti-Zionism? Sydney Uni pressure to silence Israel, apartheid critics

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's Special Envoy to Combat Antisemitism Jillian Segal (from left), Dr Michael Abrahams-Sprod, and vice-chancellor Mark Scott at Sydney University

Analysis

Sydney Uni appoints antisemitism ‘lecturer’, forgets to tell anybody

Solomon Islands Prime Minister Jeremiah Manele

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Solomon Islands opposition alleges ‘millions’ offered by govt lobbyists to buy...