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PSNA national organiser John Minto

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Veteran activist John Minto gets $10,000 from NZ police after unlawful pro-Palestine arrest

June 17, 2026

Political commentator appointed The Post chief editor Matthew Hooton

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Stuff stuns with ‘bold’ call on new Post editor

Vanuatu's Anna Naupa (left) has been appointed as the new Melanesian Spearhead Group Director-General

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Vanuatu’s Anna Naupa becomes first woman to lead MSG Secretariat

Fiji human rights advocate Shamima Ali

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Calls to dismantle joint taskforce rejected by Fiji govt despite brutality allegations

The opening of the 2026 session of the Special Committee on the Situation with regard to the Implementation of the Declaration on the Granting of Independence to Colonial Countries and Peoples (C-24) meeting

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Renewed UN calls for decolonisation action on New Caledonia, French Polynesia, Guam and Tokelau

FLNKS president Christian Téin

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Case dismissed for pro-independence Kanak leader Christian Téin

June 6, 2026

Among Pasifika awardees in the 2026 King's Birthday Honours List

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NZ King’s Birthday Honours 2026: Pasifika people among those recognised

June 1, 2026

Charges dropped for FLNKS president Christian Téin

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Latest Paris court ruling triggers polarised reactions in New Caledonia

June 10, 2026

Auckland Mayor Wayne Brown

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New Zealand First’s campaign to scrap city’s independent Māori Board just...

June 19, 2026

The moment "Coconut Cartel" ringleader Lorenzo Lemalu Tovia was gunned down

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Samoan police investigate after pair admit killing ‘Coconut Cartel’ ringleader in...

May 28, 2026

Fiji Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka

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Rabuka’s message to free Kanaky movement: ‘Don’t slap the hand that...

October 25, 2024

Presentation of the UC-FLNKS candidates among the 24 party lists presented to contest the Kanaky New Caledonian provincial elections

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New Caledonia’s political parties finalise line-up for provincial elections

June 12, 2026

Political party posters on display at the Nouméa Town Hall

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Campaigning in full swing as New Caledonia heads toward crucial provincial...

June 19, 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

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

ISA's Secretary-General Leticia Carvalho

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

May 27, 2026

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

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

Activist Mike Smith

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

May 12, 2026

Author Shana Chandra

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Girmitiya ancestry the inspiration behind Fiji writer’s debut novel

April 28, 2026

Taiātea Symposium at Waitangi 2026

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

February 5, 2026

Fiji police on duty

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‘Sodomised’ and ‘tortured’ – family of Fijian man allegedly beaten by...

June 9, 2026

Voting in the last Kanaky New Caledonian provincial elections in 2019 - before the covid pandemic

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French Constitutional Council approves changes to New Caledonia’s electoral roll

June 1, 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

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

New Zealand's nuclear-free zone since 1987

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Non-negotiable: Christopher Luxon says NZ’s nuclear-free stance not changing

June 2, 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

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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

Vanuatu's Anna Naupa (left) has been appointed as the new Melanesian Spearhead Group Director-General

RNZ Pacific

Vanuatu’s Anna Naupa becomes first woman to lead MSG Secretariat

Israeli Ambassador to Australia Hillel Newman

Analysis

Gaza flotilla victim blaming – time to expel Israel’s ambassador

Wellington writer Eugene Doyle

Asia Report

Eugene Doyle: Why I’ll be marching for global peace on June...

An educational in-depth view of the Marianas Trench Marine National Monumen

Business

Trump’s fishing decision threatens Pacific communities, NGO warns

EDITOR'S PICKS

Israeli Ambassador to Australia Hillel Newman

Analysis

Gaza flotilla victim blaming – time to expel Israel’s ambassador

Political party posters on display at the Nouméa Town Hall

RNZ Pacific

Campaigning in full swing as New Caledonia heads toward crucial provincial...

The opening of the 2026 session of the Special Committee on the Situation with regard to the Implementation of the Declaration on the Granting of Independence to Colonial Countries and Peoples (C-24) meeting

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Renewed UN calls for decolonisation action on New Caledonia, French Polynesia,...

Auckland Mayor Wayne Brown

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New Zealand First’s campaign to scrap city’s independent Māori Board just...

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

Israeli Ambassador to Australia Hillel Newman

Analysis

Gaza flotilla victim blaming – time to expel Israel’s ambassador

Political party posters on display at the Nouméa Town Hall

RNZ Pacific

Campaigning in full swing as New Caledonia heads toward crucial provincial...

The opening of the 2026 session of the Special Committee on the Situation with regard to the Implementation of the Declaration on the Granting of Independence to Colonial Countries and Peoples (C-24) meeting

RNZ Pacific

Renewed UN calls for decolonisation action on New Caledonia, French Polynesia,...

Despite the presence of many well-known pro-Palestinian activists, there was no security in the room

Analysis

‘You’re a liar! You’re a liar!’ NZ foreign minister Peters insults...