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Samoan Prime Minister La'aulialemalietoa Leuatea Polataivao Schmidt

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Samoa government urged at UN to address declining media freedom

November 5, 2026

Labour Party leader Chris Hipkins

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Right bloc takes lead in NZ election, but senior National MPs ousted

This billboard came down in strong winds in Grey Lynn, Auckland,

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NZ election day weather turns sour with lightning, heavy rain and thunderstorms

RNZ Pacific

‘A colossal mistake’ – Media Minister rules out coming to RNZ’s aid after budget blowout

Right to Democracy

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Advocacy group warns proposed US Census changes could deepen inequalities in Pacific territories

Labour Party leader Chris Hipkins

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Hipkins accuses National Party of ‘manipulating’ NZ’s electoral system

November 10, 2026

Tending to vegetable crops with use of water from a nearby urban creek in Waigani, Port Moresby

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Pacific faces water security challenges during a searing El Niño

November 11, 2026

Founding Kiribati president Sir Ieremia Tabai

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Kiribati exit from Pacific forum ‘out of order’, says founding president

July 11, 2022

Anti-covid public health measures protesters and police clash on the 23rd day of the Parliament grounds occupation in Wellington

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NZ Parliament grounds ‘reclaimed’: Police operation ends 23-day protest

March 2, 2022

Film director Dandhy Laksono

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

Pacific Media Watch -

May 26, 2026

Türkye is hosting the COP31 climate talks from 9-20 November in the Mediterranean resort city of Antalya

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COP31 opens in Türkiye as global temperature flirts with 1.5°C line

November 10, 2026

Pacific Islands Forum flags

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More Pacific Islands Forum summit leaders pull out as crisis grows

July 12, 2022

British Council representative Natasha Beckman (left) and photographer Faaiuga Vaialia

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Pacific artists use photography and storytelling to challenge global leaders at...

November 11, 2026

Bintang Mountains refugees

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West Papuans flee from ‘liberation’ conflict into remote PNG region

October 28, 2021

Fiji Military commander Major-General Jone Kalouniwai

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Fiji military chief urges accountability to the people amid coup immunity...

November 3, 2026

Round 1 to the PNG Chiefs in NZ High Court

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

October 16, 2026

Rubbish left at Parliament grounds by protesters

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Police out in force after chaotic scenes end anti-mandate protest at...

March 3, 2022

Armed police at Auckland's LynnMall

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Auckland terror attacker ‘brainwashed’ by neighbours, mother says

September 5, 2021

Possible "kingmakers"? . . . Members of the opposition Sodelpa party executive

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Fiji elections: Bainimarama’s FijiFirst party fails to gain parliament majority

December 18, 2022

Ocean Partnership Roundtable at Ngarachamayong Cultural Center in Koror, Palau,

RNZ Pacific

Pacific Elders’ Voice calls for reversal of Forum partnership with Israel

October 28, 2026

UNGA adopts the political declaration on pandemic prevention

RNZ Pacific

‘Humiliating’ – former PM Helen Clark slams NZ abstention on United...

October 13, 2026

The Solomon Islands coat of arms on Parliament buildings in Honiara

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Solomon Islands government moves to end ‘unstable coalitions, party defections’

November 3, 2026

TVNZ's Kaupapa Māori Debate

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NZ’s Te Tiriti, gangs and grocery prices – parties clash in...

October 30, 2026

Delphina Soti. the general manager of Vinnies Tāmaki Makaurau

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‘Poor becoming poorer’ – South Auckland foodbanks warn poverty is deepening...

October 15, 2026

FijiFirst party leader Voreqe Bainimarama

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Provisional results in Fiji election show ruling FijiFirst party in the...

December 15, 2022

Fiji Tokyo sevens gold

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Tokyo Olympics rugby sevens: Fiji too strong for NZ and claim...

July 28, 2021

"Alii - welcome to Palau"

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Missing leaders won’t derail Pacific Islands Forum outcomes, says secretariat

August 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

“Anything’s possible. Don’t give up hope.”

Analysis

Caitlin Johnstone: Assange returns to public commentary . . . ...

Journalist and video storyteller Cole Martin

Asia Report

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

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...

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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

Türkye is hosting the COP31 climate talks from 9-20 November in the Mediterranean resort city of Antalya

RNZ Pacific

COP31 opens in Türkiye as global temperature flirts with 1.5°C line

$A fractious campaign in NZ heralds a cliffhanger election – what to watch$

Analysis

A fractious campaign in NZ heralds a cliffhanger election – what...

The Global March for Palestine in Auckland on October 10

Analysis

How freedom of expression and democracy are denied in Aotearoa when...

This billboard came down in strong winds in Grey Lynn, Auckland,

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NZ election day weather turns sour with lightning, heavy rain and...

EDITOR'S PICKS

The Greens have made history

Commentary

Sean Ackland: Chin up. There’s still a lot to celebrate over...

The public broadcaster RNZ this week announced a $11.8 million ﬁscal blowout

Business

Journalism educators call on crisis-hit RNZ not to slash newsroom staff

Tending to vegetable crops with use of water from a nearby urban creek in Waigani, Port Moresby

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Pacific faces water security challenges during a searing El Niño

Climate

Pacific journalists to amplify island voices at COP31 in Türkiye

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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 Greens have made history

Commentary

Sean Ackland: Chin up. There’s still a lot to celebrate over...

Tending to vegetable crops with use of water from a nearby urban creek in Waigani, Port Moresby

RNZ Pacific

Pacific faces water security challenges during a searing El Niño

Climate

Pacific journalists to amplify island voices at COP31 in Türkiye

British Council representative Natasha Beckman (left) and photographer Faaiuga Vaialia

RNZ Pacific

Pacific artists use photography and storytelling to challenge global leaders at...