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An airstrike narrowly misses a civilian vehicle in Myanmar
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Myanmar’s military has ‘turned whole country into a prison’

Pacific Media Watch -
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Auckland's flash floods 2023
Climate

Nick Young: NZ’s climate floods expose stark truth – people paying...

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Auckland flash flood debris
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NZ flash floods: Residents slam council inaction over rubbish disposal

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February 2, 2023
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Sacked FBC chief executive Riyaz Sayed-Khaiyum
Fiji

Former FBC chief Riyaz paid almost $225k in bonuses, claims chair

Pacific Media Watch -
February 2, 2023
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Professor Steven Ratuva
Democracy

Future of Fiji’s democracy at stake over coalition, warns Ratuva

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February 1, 2023
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NZ Prime Minister Chris Hipkins
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Chris Hipkins’ first question time as PM – will he ‘win...

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February 1, 2023
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NZ Prime Minister Chris Hipkins visiting the Moana-nui-ā-Kiwa Hub in Māngere
Disasters

Flash flood impacted Pasifika communities in NZ on alert

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February 1, 2023
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Confusion over Fiji military role in democracy
Democracy

Sort out the uncertain Fiji military constitutional role, says professor

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February 1, 2023
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Media freedom in Fiji . . . media law reform a priority
Fiji

‘No secret’ that Fiji’s media law is target for free press...

Pacific Media Watch -
February 1, 2023
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Auckland mayor Wayne Brown (left) fronting a media conference
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Gavin Ellis: Communication lessons from the Great Flood

Pacific Media Watch -
January 31, 2023
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The charred remains of the Malvatumauri of the National Council of Chiefs
Pacific Report

Police probe fire after Vanuatu chiefs’ cultural ‘nakamal’ burns down

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January 31, 2023
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"Stay Home" warning today on the New Zealand Herald's front page
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Auckland deputy mayor talks up media role in disasters in wake...

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January 31, 2023
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Union Calédonian proposes historic September 24 date for ‘independence accord’

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January 30, 2023
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Pacific Beat media freedom in Fiji
Fiji

Fiji’s media veterans recount intimidation under FijiFirst government – eye on...

Pacific Media Watch -
January 30, 2023
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A slip at Tauranga in New Zealand's North Island split this house in half
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Call NZ’s catastrophic deluge a ‘climate disaster’, says Greenpeace

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January 30, 2023
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FBC chair Ajay Bhai Amrit (left) and terminated chief executive Riyaz Sayed-Khaiyum
Fiji

Sacked FBC chief ‘earning more than PM’, says new broadcaster chair

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January 30, 2023
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Four deaths in New Zealand following Friday's floods
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NZ police confirm fourth death after man swept away by floodwaters

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January 29, 2023
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The Mougavalu family
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Flood-hit Māngere family thanks community support in disaster

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January 29, 2023
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Civil Society

Gallery: Massive volunteer effort in tackling Auckland’s floods

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January 29, 2023
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Floods in Waitomo
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NZ floods: Heavy rain hits Waikato, Waitomo and derails train

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January 29, 2023
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PNG's K1 billion Provincial and District Services Improvement Programme
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PNG rural agency condemns ‘ghost projects’ in K1 billion delivery cash...

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January 29, 2023
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Volunteer rescuers from Auckland's Muriwai lifeguard squad
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Auckland floods a future sign – city needs stormwater systems fit...

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January 29, 2023
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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
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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
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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

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Author and journalist Dr David Robie speaking at the launch of the third edition of the Rainbow Warrior book Eyes of Fire
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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

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May 9, 2026
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