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The Samoan rugby crisis as reported by the Samoa Observer

Sports

Samoa face World Rugby ban over PM’s ‘political madness’, opposition warns

July 31, 2026

Samoa's opposition leader Tuilaepa Sailele Mallielegaoi

Sports

World Rugby says no ultimatum given to Samoa over governance fiasco

Fiji, Samoa and Tonga all lost their rugby international games at the weekend

Sports

All Blacks shine at Eden Park while Fiji, Samoa and Tonga suffer on the road

Fehi Fineanganofo garlanded by family speaks to the media after the All Blacks defeated France 34-32 in Christchurch

Sports

‘Pasifika’ All Blacks claim bloody and physical Nations rugby test against France 34-32

Fans bid farewell to the Iranian team’s players outside their hotel in Tijuana, Mexico

Sports

Iran’s heartbroken Team Melli exit World Cup amid silver lining of Mexican hospitality

Iran's head coach Amir Ghalenoei

Sports

At the World Cup, the Western media has set up a...

July 1, 2026

Moana Pasifika captain Miracle Fai'ilagi (centre) with head coach Tana Umaga (right) and talent manager Kevin Senio

Sports

Moana Pasifika captain hopeful their final whistle hasn’t blown yet

May 27, 2026

All Blacks captain 2026 Ardie Savea

Sports

‘One of the greatest honours in sport’ – Ardie Savea as...

June 22, 2026

Fiji Tokyo sevens gold

Sports

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

July 28, 2021

World Cup BDS graphic

Sports

Trump’s World Cup — no sportwashing, a platform for supporting peoples’...

June 12, 2026

Moana Pasifika head coach Tana Umaga sings and dances along to a cultural song after Saturday's Super Rugby Pacific Round 15 match

Sports

‘We always stay hopeful’, says Umaga on Moana Pasifika’s future

May 25, 2026

Vanuatu national women's football team playing Fiji last week in the FIFA 2027 World Cup Oceania Qualifiers

Sports

Vanuatu newspaper faces football coverage ban after ‘lesbianism’ headline

Pacific Media Watch -

March 16, 2026

Israeli tennis player and ex-soldier Lina Glushko

Sports

Palestine protest group condemns NZ’s ‘normalisation of apartheid’ – Israeli tennis...

December 30, 2024

An artist's impression of Quay Park stadium - Te Tōangaroa

Sports

‘Turn it into a retirement village’: Inside the war of words...

January 28, 2025

Sports consultant and journalist Charlie Charters

Sports

Fiji critic’s whistleblower case escalates anti-corruption crisis

February 26, 2026

Prayers of elation . . . a jubilant Fiji after beating Australia 22-15

Sports

RWC2023: Simi Kuruvoli’s boot helps ‘best ever’ Flying Fijians beat Wallabies

September 18, 2023

Sports

Tour de Flores aims to boost tourism, cultural awareness

March 3, 2016

Papuans welcome Indonesian Games torch

Sports

Papua region hosts Indonesia’s national games amid rise in independence struggle

October 4, 2021

Dumped All Blacks coach Scott Roberston

Sports

Mixed reactions to shock axing of All Blacks coach Scott Robertson

January 15, 2026

New Zealand’s Malia Steinmetz in action against Argentina

Sports

Trio with Pacific roots aiming for Women’s World Cup glory

July 19, 2023

Fiji-born journalist Sri Krishnamurthi

Sports

Moce Sri Krishnamurthi . . . sports journalist, democracy activist, storyteller...

August 7, 2023

New All Blacks head coach Dave Rennie

Sports

‘I know she’d be really proud’ – NZ’s first Pasifika heritage...

March 5, 2026

Mele Ikiua with four of her five children: Eunique Ikiua (from left), Kaira-Jo Talagi-Ikiua, Topui Jnr Talagi-Ikiua, Mele, and Hannah Edwards-Ikiua

Sports

Pasifika recipients say King’s Birthday honours not just theirs alone

June 2, 2025

Australian breakdancing champion Rachael Gunn

Sports

Breaking bad: Why Australia’s Raygun scored zero in Olympics debut

August 12, 2024

In the wake of an ugly eruption of violence on the streets of Amsterdam in November 2024, the Western media coverage of the story was put under the microscope

Sports

Inaccurate 1News reporting on football violence breached broadcasting standards, rules BSA

Pacific Media Watch -

April 30, 2025

The controversial 2024 Amsterdam football clashes

Sports

PSNA says broadcast ruling a warning to NZ news media to...

Pacific Media Watch -

May 12, 2025

Sports

Solomon Islands crush Fiji to seal place in Futsal World Cup

February 19, 2016

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CLIMATE AND COVID

Pacific verdict on COP29

Climate

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

Coronavirus

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

Analysis

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

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...

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

Bearing Witness

Eyewitness account of Rainbow Warrior voyage – new Eyes of Fire...

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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

The Free Palestine Party

Asia Report

Free Palestine Party becomes latest political party in Aotearoa

Fiji has been an independent nation since 1970 and a republic since 1987

Analysis

Ashneel Jaynesh Prasad: Fiji’s flag – a conversation we must have

Daily Post editor and political commentator Martyn Bradbury and revealed complainant Ani O’Brien

Democracy

Free Speech Union board member revealed in Daily Blog editor Martyn...

An Iranian naval speedboat patrolling the Strait of Hormuz

Asia Report

The key Hormuz question that everybody is avoiding

EDITOR'S PICKS

Auckland's new metro rail station Karanga-a-hape

Development

‘Just lovely’: Karanga-a-Hape train station delights locals and visitors on open...

This article will not only be about counting ships

Analysis

Strait of Hormuz: It’s not just the numbers – it’s the...

Former FICAC Commissioner Barbara Malimali

Democracy

Fiji court rules COI report into Malimali appointment was unlawful, null...

Lawyer Juleen Fatiaki, counsel for Charlie Charters

Democracy

Fiji judge orders motion seeking return of journalists’ e-devices seized by...

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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

This article will not only be about counting ships

Analysis

Strait of Hormuz: It’s not just the numbers – it’s the...

The Fiji Women's Crisis Centre team

Civil Society

Fiji Women’s Crisis Centre turns 42 – reflections on a milestone

An Auckland protest against Rocket Lab's implication in the Gaza genocide earlier this year

Asia Report

Palestinian Kiwis, Māori doctor file claim against NZ govt over Gaza...

Australian Antiosemitismn Commission Jillian Segal (centre) with husband John Roth (right)

Asia Report

The Segal State 2 – the mask, the children, the money...