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Protesters condemn Luxon govt for failing to condemn illegal war on Iran

April 4, 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

Village resisters against the massive destruction of rainforest as portrayed in the new West Papuan documentary Pesta Babi - Pig Feast

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West Papuan doco Pig Feast exposes oligarchs, food security crisis and ecocide under noses of military

Māori radio network chair Peter-Lucas Jones

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Māori radio network says funding cuts threaten survival of iwi stations

NZ pilot Philip Mehrtens with some of his West Papuan rebel captors

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Two countries, two kidnappings – Port Moresby shows Jakarta how it’s done with 3 PNG hostages freed

The slogan "From the River to the Sea" is now a prohibited phrase in Queensland

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‘From the river to the sea’ – swimming against the Queensland...

Pacific Media Watch -

March 23, 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

Ambassador Sidharto Reza Suryodipuro

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

January 13, 2026

The author, Laurens Ikinia, with a well-preserved mummy from the Hubula tribe in Wamena

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Jakarta at crossroads – can President Prabowo connect with Papuan hearts?

January 27, 2026

Curse of Gold

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Taking the wealth – the plunder and impoverishment of West Papua

March 10, 2026

American actor Robert De Niro

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‘No kings’: What Americans can learn from other nonviolent civil activism...

March 30, 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

"I watched women weep for loved ones, denied the chance to mourn them"

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The murderous, absurd ‘feminism’ of the US-Israeli war on Iran

March 26, 2026

Hostage NZ pilot Philip Mehrtens in new video 260423

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‘I’m alive, healthy . . . stop the bombs,’ says kidnapped...

April 26, 2023

"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...

February 12, 2026

Activist, community strategist and musician Roger Fowler

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Roger Fowler, a legend of the Aotearoa solidarity movement, dies at...

February 22, 2026

Kia Ora Gaza and the Freedom Flotilla Coalition

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Three NZ Arab doctors joining Kia Ora Gaza humanitarian aid mission

April 4, 2024

"ME the People."

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Malcolm Evans: What have we become that we accept such brigandry?

January 7, 2026

Then French prime minister Lionel Jospin (centre) shakes hands

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Tributes pour in for Lionel Jospin, ‘father’ of the Nouméa Accord

March 25, 2026

Decades after the nuclear tests, Pacific people still endure many consequences

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Pacific lawmakers call for creation of human rights commissions to fight...

October 29, 2025

NZ Defence Minister Judith Collins

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PSNA slams NZ defence minister Collins over genocide ‘dog-whistling’

October 20, 2025

This 18-month-old child’s father, Osama Abu Nassar, was detained near the al-Maghazi refugee camp

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‘Torture and genocide’ – UN expert Francesca Albanese denounces Israeli abuse...

March 28, 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

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

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...

July 4, 2025

Fiji Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka

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Fijian PM Rabuka hints at ‘historic’ referendum after landmark court ruling

September 1, 2025

Pacific climate digital strategy for the International Court of Justice

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Climate justice victory at the ICJ – the student journey from...

July 30, 2025

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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"

Asia Report

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

Coronavirus

Better immunisation coverage needed to prevent Pacific measles, says WHO

Labour's former broadcasting minister Willie Jackson

Coronavirus

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

Coronavirus

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

Coronavirus

Pacific media should be supported post-covid, says PJR report

BEARING WITNESS

"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

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

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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

APJS newsfile

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

USP and AUT journalism collaboration

Bearing Witness

Pacific ‘voice of the voiceless’ media in renewed post-covid struggle

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APJS NEWSFILE

Fijian iTaukei leaders discuss contemporary issues, such as women's representation in Fijian society

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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

Wellington City Councillor Nureddin Abdurahman

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Open letter to Peters: We fought fascism. Why are we silent...

NZ Prime Minister Christopher Luxon and Finance Minister Nicola Willis

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‘Never have I felt so dependent on … feelings of one...

Greenpeace wins lawsuit against Fonterra

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The supermarket trip that led to Fonterra admitting its ‘100% New...

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

EDITOR'S PICKS

The "Israelian" . . . media managed complicity

Analysis

This isn’t journalism – Australia’s Bowen beat-up and the Iran war

Wellington City Councillor Nureddin Abdurahman

Analysis

Open letter to Peters: We fought fascism. Why are we silent...

Asia Report

Eugene Doyle: Saudi Arabia’s ‘Nordstream’ pipeline is waiting to be hit

The Arctic Sunrise

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Greenpeace’s Arctic Sunrise to join Global Sumud Flotilla mission to Gaza

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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

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Chinese diplomatic gatecrash incident alleged at Taiwan event in Suva

GLOBAL REPORTAGE

The "Israelian" . . . media managed complicity

Analysis

This isn’t journalism – Australia’s Bowen beat-up and the Iran war

Wellington City Councillor Nureddin Abdurahman

Analysis

Open letter to Peters: We fought fascism. Why are we silent...

Asia Report

Eugene Doyle: Saudi Arabia’s ‘Nordstream’ pipeline is waiting to be hit

The Arctic Sunrise

Asia Report

Greenpeace’s Arctic Sunrise to join Global Sumud Flotilla mission to Gaza