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    • Australia's Antisemitism Envoy Jillian Segal
      Analysis

      The Segal State – the public office Australia never voted for

      Producer Victor Mambor of the documentary Pesta Babi (Pig Feast): Colonialism in Our Time accepts the award on behalf of the production team
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      The key Hormuz question that everybody is avoiding

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PNG Prime Minister James Marape addressing the Australian Federal Parliament
Australia

Marape thanks Australia for providing an ‘anchor’ for independent PNG

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Some of the Muhammadiyah University academics
Asia Report

Mounting criticism of Jokowi by academics – claims Indonesia near ‘failed...

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February 8, 2024
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Former PNG prime minister Peter O'Neill
Democracy

O’Neill warns PNG about laws to crack down on media, freedom...

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February 7, 2024
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PNG's Chief Justice Sir Gibbs Salika
Crime

PNG chief justice urges Moresby governor Parkop to enforce law

APR editor -
February 7, 2024
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Charged with abuse of office and detained overnight
Crime

Fiji’s ex-PM Bainimarama, Sayed-Khaiyum charged for abuse of office

APR editor -
February 7, 2024
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About 1000 people matched onto the Treaty grounds
Culture

Waitangi Day 2024: Thousands of visitors, one clear message – ‘Toitū...

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February 6, 2024
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New Zealand pilot Phillip Mehrtens
Asia Report

NZ govt seeks release of Kiwi hostage pilot Phillip Mehrtens in...

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February 6, 2024
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Police accused of aggression at a Lyttelton pro-Palestine rally
Asia Report

NZ police accused of aggression after arrests at pro-Palestine protest

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February 6, 2024
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The Hikoī crosses over to Waitangi
Culture

Waitangi Day 2024: Dawn service turns to unity, love and togetherness

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February 6, 2024
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Tonga's King Tupou VI
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Tongan govt tight-lipped about King’s withdrawal of consent for ministers

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February 6, 2024
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Coalition government partners New Zealand First's Winston Peters (from left), Shane Jones and ACT's David Seymour
Culture

Waitangi Day 2024: NZ government denies it’s ‘delegitimising’ Māori

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February 5, 2024
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Protesters are carrying wooden signs shaped as the te tiriti o Waitangi
Culture

Waitangi: Luxon faces questions after day of speeches at Treaty Grounds

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February 5, 2024
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Al Jazeera's Gaza bureau chief Wael Dahdouh
Asia Report

Al Jazeera’s Wael Dahdouh’s mother dies after he wins global award

Pacific Media Watch -
February 5, 2024
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"Tongans for Palestine" with watermelon "tears"
Asia Report

Pacific protesters feature in NZ rally against Israel’s war on Gaza

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February 4, 2024
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A common view persists that the English and Māori versions of the Treaty are fundamentally at odds
Analysis

Waitangi Day 2024: 5 myths and misconceptions that confuse NZ’s 1840...

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February 3, 2024
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An "apartheid free" zone in Auckland's Western Springs
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Palestinian envoy calls for ‘unity’ and ‘strategy’ for pathway to just...

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February 3, 2024
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"Genocide in Gaza" . . . New Zealand is swimming against the tide of world opinion
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Pressure must go on Israel to comply with World Court genocide...

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February 3, 2024
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"CIA in town" FT 31Jan24
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Fiji considers tapping into CIA ‘global knowledge, expertise’ in war on...

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February 3, 2024
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Former Cook Islands National Environment Service (NES) director Nga Puna
Cook Islands

Cook Islands deputy PM, 2 former officials found guilty of corruption

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February 2, 2024
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Seven bodies were left lying outside POM mortuary
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Port Moresby hospital morgue full – 257 bodies lie unclaimed

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February 2, 2024
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Greens Party co-leader and former Climate Change Minister James Shaw
Climate

NZ’s Green Party co-leader James Shaw had ‘good Pacific relationship’

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February 2, 2024
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Sparkling kava being served at the Reload Bar
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‘Sparkling’ kava on tap: Tongan entrepreneur adds twist to tradition

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February 2, 2024
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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

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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

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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

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An image well illustrating the diversity of today’s Aotearoa New Zealand
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Australia's Antisemitism Envoy Jillian Segal
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Producer Victor Mambor of the documentary Pesta Babi (Pig Feast): Colonialism in Our Time accepts the award on behalf of the production team
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Solomon Islands Prime Minister Matthew Wale
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Jacinda Ardern
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Gordon Campbell: Media collusion with National’s attack lines the real disgrace

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Taiwan Day event in Suva
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Chinese diplomatic gatecrash incident alleged at Taiwan event in Suva

GLOBAL REPORTAGE

Australia's Antisemitism Envoy Jillian Segal
Analysis

The Segal State – the public office Australia never voted for

Producer Victor Mambor of the documentary Pesta Babi (Pig Feast): Colonialism in Our Time accepts the award on behalf of the production team
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Pesta Babi documentary wins both Udin and Tasrif awards for ‘injustice’...

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Free Palestine Party becomes latest political party in Aotearoa

An Iranian naval speedboat patrolling the Strait of Hormuz
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The key Hormuz question that everybody is avoiding

Editor's Picks

Australia's Antisemitism Envoy Jillian Segal

The Segal State – the public office Australia never voted for

August 10, 2026
Producer Victor Mambor of the documentary Pesta Babi (Pig Feast): Colonialism in Our Time accepts the award on behalf of the production team

Pesta Babi documentary wins both Udin and Tasrif awards for ‘injustice’...

August 10, 2026
An Iranian naval speedboat patrolling the Strait of Hormuz

The key Hormuz question that everybody is avoiding

August 10, 2026
Solomon Islands Prime Minister Matthew Wale

Solomon Islands PM urges ‘no more secrecy’ over treaties with other...

August 10, 2026
Fiji has been an independent nation since 1970 and a republic since 1987

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

August 10, 2026
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