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    • Professor Biman Prasad (left) and Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka in December 2022
      Democracy

      ‘Political chaos’ – Fiji PM Rabuka confirms Biman Prasad’s resignation

      The Pacific's inaction is particularly striking when compared to Bougainville
      Asia Report

      Blue Pacific’s unfinished business – West Papua and regional integrity

      Unity will be crucial if the Labour Party is to sell its proposed capital gains tax
      Economics

      Labour’s capital gains NZ tax gamble – from leak to launch

      Fiji Deputy Prime Minister Biman Prasad
      Democracy

      Dark political clouds forming in Fiji – expect more lightning strikes…

      "News organisations don't often end up in court for [defamation], but when they do it's big news."
      Democracy

      Mediawatch: Talley’s vs TVNZ in defamation confrontation

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Brazilian activist Thiago Avila wearing a life jacket
Asia Report

Israeli forces intercept Gaza freedom aid boat Madleen – cut communications

Pacific Media Watch -
June 9, 2025
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"It is hard to argue with the conclusion genocide is happening"
Analysis

New Zealand’s foreign policy stance on Palestine lacks transparency

APR editor -
June 8, 2025
0
For more than 20 months, Israeli authorities have barred foreign journalists from entering the Gaza Strip, and the Israeli military have killed nearly 200 Palestinian journalists
Asia Report

Gaza plea: RSF, CPJ and 150+ media outlets call on Israel...

Pacific Media Watch -
June 8, 2025
0
A PNG soldier guarding Bougainville's Panguna mine in 1989
Analysis

Bougainville wants independence. China’s support for a controversial mine could pave...

APR editor -
June 7, 2025
0
Ponsonby Post Office in Three Lamps
Business

Ponsonby community up in arms over impending post office closure

APR editor -
June 7, 2025
0
Gaza Freedom Flotilla peace activist Thiago Ávila
Decolonisation

‘They cannot block us,’ says activist on Madleen flotilla aid ship...

Pacific Media Watch -
June 7, 2025
0
Half of the Marshall Islands' 50,000-strong population live in the capital city of Majuro
Decolonisation

Marshall Islands nuclear legacy: report highlights lack of health research

APR editor -
June 6, 2025
0
It’s important to remember that these events have only happened because Israel has imposed a total siege on the Gaza Strip since March
Analysis

Thou shalt protect Israel: The West’s first and only commandment

APR editor -
June 6, 2025
0
Thirty two newborns in Fiji have been diagnosed with HIV
Development

‘HIV shouldn’t be death sentence in Fiji’ – call for testing...

APR editor -
June 6, 2025
0
Te Pāti Māori's Rawiri Waititi (from left), Hana Rāwhiti Maipi-Clarke and Debbie Ngarewa-Packer . . . punished
Culture

Punishment for Te Pāti Māori over Treaty haka stands – but...

APR editor -
June 5, 2025
0
The lone US vote against Gaza peace
Asia Report

Analyst condemns US ‘utter isolation’ after fifth Israel veto at UN...

APR editor -
June 5, 2025
0
How the Lae edition of the PNG Post-Courier reported the crisis
Crime

Internal tensions throw PNG anti-corruption body into crisis

APR editor -
June 5, 2025
0
Coverage of decolonisation in the Pacific, the lack of women's representation in parliaments
Asia Report

Independent Pacific media face reckoning after US aid cuts

Pacific Media Watch -
June 5, 2025
0
Former staffer in New Caledonia's Congress Frédérique Muliava
Decolonisation

Former Congress staffer allowed to return to Kanaky New Caledonia

APR editor -
June 4, 2025
0
A Goundar Shipping vessel
Fiji

Ship runs aground in Fiji – then its rescue vessel capsizes

APR editor -
June 4, 2025
0
Taeri MP and former journalist Ingrid Leary
Decolonisation

Fiji coup culture and political meddling in media education given airing

Pacific Media Watch -
June 4, 2025
0
Culture and Tourism Minister Belden Namah
Development

PNG’s Namah calls for tighter bio controls, patrols on Indonesian border

APR editor -
June 3, 2025
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Prime Minister Fiāme Naomi Mata'afa on the floor of Parliament earlier this year
Democracy

Samoa parliament formally dissolved after months of uncertainty

APR editor -
June 3, 2025
0
West Papuan villagers fleeing fighting between the Indonesian military and pro-independence militants to Sugapa, the capital of Intan Jaya regency
Asia Report

Human Rights Watch warns renewed fighting threatens West Papua civilians

APR editor -
June 3, 2025
0
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
Civil Society

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

APR editor -
June 2, 2025
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Independent writer Eugene Doyle
Analysis

Eugene Doyle: Writing in the time of the Gaza genocide

APR editor -
June 2, 2025
0
The implications of greylisting are far-reaching for PNG
Crime

PNG faces deadline for fixing issues with money laundering and terrorist...

APR editor -
June 1, 2025
0
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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

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

Professor David Robievideo
Asia Report

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

Bearing Witness

Return to Rabi on the horizon for Ossies climate doco crew?

Tweet to @DavidRobie
Tweets by DavidRobie

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

New Zealand pro-Palestinian protesters declare their solidarity with Gaza as a "stand for humanity"
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Israel committed to ‘business as usual’ in seeking Gaza gains, says...

We Used to Be Journos presenter Antoinette Lattouf talks to independent US journalist Chris Hedges
Asia Report

Hedges slams hostile Australian interview, unpacks Press Club and Western media...

"Pacific Justice" petition
Democracy

Former MP Anae calls for ‘Pacific justice’ over immigration in petition

"News organisations don't often end up in court for [defamation], but when they do it's big news."
Democracy

Mediawatch: Talley’s vs TVNZ in defamation confrontation

EDITOR'S PICKS

Professor Biman Prasad (left) and Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka in December 2022
Democracy

‘Political chaos’ – Fiji PM Rabuka confirms Biman Prasad’s resignation

The Pacific's inaction is particularly striking when compared to Bougainville
Asia Report

Blue Pacific’s unfinished business – West Papua and regional integrity

Unity will be crucial if the Labour Party is to sell its proposed capital gains tax
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Labour’s capital gains NZ tax gamble – from leak to launch

Fiji Deputy Prime Minister Biman Prasad
Democracy

Dark political clouds forming in Fiji – expect more lightning strikes...

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MOST COMMENTS

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

"Pacific Justice" petition
Democracy

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The Pacific's inaction is particularly striking when compared to Bougainville
Asia Report

Blue Pacific’s unfinished business – West Papua and regional integrity

New Zealand pro-Palestinian protesters declare their solidarity with Gaza as a "stand for humanity"
Asia Report

Israel committed to ‘business as usual’ in seeking Gaza gains, says...

Palestinian journalist and author Plestia Alaqad
Asia Report

Gaza’s Plestia Alaqad to star in Palestinian horror film The Visitor

Editor's Picks

Professor Biman Prasad (left) and Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka in December 2022

‘Political chaos’ – Fiji PM Rabuka confirms Biman Prasad’s resignation

October 29, 2025
The Pacific's inaction is particularly striking when compared to Bougainville

Blue Pacific’s unfinished business – West Papua and regional integrity

October 28, 2025
Unity will be crucial if the Labour Party is to sell its proposed capital gains tax

Labour’s capital gains NZ tax gamble – from leak to launch

October 28, 2025
Fiji Deputy Prime Minister Biman Prasad

Dark political clouds forming in Fiji – expect more lightning strikes...

October 28, 2025
"News organisations don't often end up in court for [defamation], but when they do it's big news."

Mediawatch: Talley’s vs TVNZ in defamation confrontation

October 27, 2025
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Israel's "apartheid wall" looms high above Aida refugee camp, up to nine metres tall in some places

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