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US blockade of the Strait of Hormuz begins

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Why Trump’s naval blockade to ‘strangle’ Iran is a joke

April 14, 2026

Iranian Ambassador Reza Nazar Ahari

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Iranian envoy slams ‘rule of the jungle’ in criticism of NZ diplomacy

Ayatollah Seyyed Mojtaba Khamenei

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What I would do if I was Mojtaba Khamenei – a Kenyan perspective

Iranian negotiators flew to Pakistan on a plane they called “Minab 168” as a tribute to the 168 people - mostly schoolgirls - killed in a US missile strike on an elementary school in the city of Minab on February 28

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Iran threatens retaliation over Gulf ‘piracy’ in Trump’s naval blockade

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

Iran says it has accepted a two-week ceasefire

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‘Someone, everyone, stop them’ – and now Trump has pulled back...

April 8, 2026

Pro-independence advocate Emmanuel Tjibaou, one of the two MPs representing New Caledonia at the Assembly

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French National Assembly rejects New Caledonia’s constitutional reform

April 4, 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

Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto (far left) at the inaugural meeting of Trump's so-called Board of Peace

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West Papua’s humanitarian crisis stalls Prabowo’s ‘global peacemaker’ credibility bid

March 10, 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

The Cree Indian motif – inspired by the mythology of the elderly woman "Eyes of Fire" and her vision for the future – painted on the original Rainbow Warrior smoke stack

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From nuclear to climate crisis survivors: unfinished business in the Pacific

March 23, 2026

Fiji Trades Union Congress board member Daniel Urai (left) and Fiji Trade Union Congress national secretary Felix Anthony

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Call for legal shield for Fiji National Provident Fund in review...

August 18, 2025

NZ Foreign Minister Winston Peters

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NZ, allies express ‘deep concern’ about Israeli death penalty bill for...

April 2, 2026

Democracy Now host Amy Goodman interviewing economist Dr Laleh Khalili

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End of the petrodollar? How Iran war is reshaping the global...

March 22, 2026

French sailors hunker down in an inflatable

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French shrug off cocaine case costs with new smugglers ‘strategy’

February 5, 2026

Senator Robert F Kennedy Jr

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Sir Collin Tukuitonga criticises RFK Jr’s measles claims, slams health misinformation

February 3, 2025

Israel is Washington’s most favoured client state

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Jonathan Cook: Does the tail wag the dog? How both sides...

March 29, 2026

Relatives mourn over the body of Palestinian journalist Ahmad Abu Mutayr

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Israeli forces kill 44 journalists inside Gaza displacement tents, says report

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November 11, 2025

Dr Rami Khouri

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US, Israel ‘forced into two ceasefires’ as regional balance of power...

April 19, 2026

Ambassador Sidharto Reza Suryodipuro

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Indonesia accused of being ‘unfit’ for UN rights council presidency

January 13, 2026

Retired US Army Colonel Lawrence Wilkerson

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War on Iran: ‘It’s abominable, the lies that the American mainstream...

March 13, 2026

A West Papuan protest against the Indonesian "new neocolonial" transmigration plan

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Plea to bar Prabowo from UK as Indonesian security forces crack...

November 16, 2024

John Miller's photograph of the 1975 Land March held up in the same location at the 2024 Hīkoi mō te Tiriti in Pōneke Wellington.

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Protest photographer John Miller records Hīkoi mō te Tiriti with his...

Pacific Media Watch -

November 24, 2024

An unknown Papuan artist's depiction of the graphic torture videos

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West Papuan wounds of suffering – diplomatic pressure on Indonesia needed...

March 24, 2024

Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi on the streets of Tehran

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US War Secretary taunts Iranian leadership for ‘hiding’ while they are...

March 14, 2026

Fiji Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka (left) and Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu

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Fiji’s human rights watchdog raises concerns over new Israeli embassy plans

March 25, 2026

Latest Indonesian torture atrocity in West Papua

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Wenda condemns ‘sadistic brutality’ of Indonesian torture of Papuan – calls...

March 23, 2024

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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

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Strings attached: The reality behind NZ’s climate aid in the Pacific

Pacific Climate Warriors

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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

Australia, the country, as a political entity, its government, its major institutions, its official voice to the world, was quiet over the Gaza genocide

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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"

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Saige England: Bearing witness – we are seeing a rise of...

West Papua's Morning Star flag of independence

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27 years after Biak massacre in West Papua, human rights crisis...

Eyes of Fire: The Last Voyage and Legacy of the Rainbow Warrior

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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

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Not up for debate: Fijian journalists in the climate crisis response

Professor David Robie

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David Robie: Pacific lessons in climate crisis journalism and combating disinformation

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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.

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Online abusers ‘shaming, silencing’ Fiji women journalists, say researchers

Islands Business general manager Samantha Magick (right)

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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)

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Surviving harassment in journalism – how Felix Chaudhary kept on top

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US President Donald Trump (left) and Iran's Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei

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Still stealing the generations – the abduction of Indigenous Australian children...

Jacinda Ardern

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Deported Freedom Flotilla activist Mike Treen arrives back in NZ

Taiwan Day event in Suva

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Chinese diplomatic gatecrash incident alleged at Taiwan event in Suva

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US, Israel ‘forced into two ceasefires’ as regional balance of power...

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Alternative Jewish Voices radio at Wellington Access Radio 106.1FM

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