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    • The Greens have made history
      Commentary

      Sean Ackland: Chin up. There’s still a lot to celebrate over…

      The public broadcaster RNZ this week announced a $11.8 million fiscal blowout
      Business

      Journalism educators call on crisis-hit RNZ not to slash newsroom staff

      Tending to vegetable crops with use of water from a nearby urban creek in Waigani, Port Moresby
      Climate

      Pacific faces water security challenges during a searing El Niño

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      Pacific journalists to amplify island voices at COP31 in Türkiye

      British Council representative Natasha Beckman (left) and photographer Faaiuga Vaialia
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To describe Beijing’s engagement as “neocolonial” is to invite comparisons with the activities of the Western coalition
Analysis

Sea of Western flags in Oceania? It’s really about a continuing...

APR editor -
March 11, 2023
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Draft PNG National Media Development Policy "flies in the face of global norms for self-regulation"
Analysis

PNG draft media development policy ‘contemptuous’ of public interest

Pacific Media Watch -
March 11, 2023
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Outgoing FSM President David Panuelo
China

Micronesia’s president Panuelo claims spying and bribery by China

APR editor -
March 11, 2023
0
PNG Defence Force soldiers keep watch after running riot in the Port Moresby suburb of Boroko
Crime

PNG soldiers shock with Boroko street takeover in security uproar

APR editor -
March 11, 2023
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Former Fiji prime minister Voreqe Bainimarama entering the Suva Magistrates Court 10 March 2023
Crime

Fiji’s Bainimarama granted bail, ordered to remain in country

APR editor -
March 10, 2023
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New Zealand pilot Philip Mehrtens, flying for Susi Air, appears in new video 100323
Asia Report

Hostage NZ pilot appears in new Papuan rebel video amid ‘don’t...

APR editor -
March 10, 2023
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Former Fiji prime minister Voreqe Bainimarama arrives at the Police CID headquarters in Suva last night before being charged and held at Totogo Police Station
Crime

Fiji’s Bainimarama, suspended police chief plead not guilty to abuse of...

APR editor -
March 10, 2023
0
Suspended Police Commissioner Sitiveni Qiliho (right in shadows walking outside Suva's CID headquarters)
Crime

Former Fiji PM Bainimarama and suspended police chief charged

APR editor -
March 9, 2023
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Fiji Women’s Crisis Centre coordinator Shamima Ali
Fiji

Fiji police apologise for West Papua politics ‘mix-up’ before Reclaim the...

Pacific Media Watch -
March 9, 2023
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PNG deputy opposition leader Douglas Tomuriesa
Crime

Plea to PNG prime minister to tell truth about ransom paid...

APR editor -
March 9, 2023
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Suva lawyer Richard Naidu
Fiji

Fiji’s Attorney-General takes over Richard Naidu ‘contempt’ case

Pacific Media Watch -
March 9, 2023
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Former NZ PM Richard Seddon (statue outside Parliament pictured)
Democracy

NZ has history of prominent public servants who were also outspoken...

APR editor -
March 9, 2023
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Ex-Fiji prime minister Voreqe Bainimarama
Democracy

Former Fiji PM Voreqe Bainimarama resigns from Parliament, vows to fight...

APR editor -
March 8, 2023
0
There is a way to support companies that have made the change towards greater gender equity
Analysis

Want to support companies that support women? Look at your investments...

APR editor -
March 8, 2023
0
Shoes donated by a woman passerby in the Pink Shoe event at the St Patrick's Cathedral plaza, Auckland, today
Gender

International Women’s Day – ‘Pink Shoes into the Vatican’ campaign

APR editor -
March 8, 2023
0
Children in Vanuatu after cyclones Judy and Kevin
Disasters

Cyclones: Vanuatu children ‘need to see their friends’, educator warns

APR editor -
March 8, 2023
0
Several transport groups staged a strike yesterday in support of a better deal for jeepney owners and drivers as part of the Philippines government's modernisation programme
Asia Report

Days are numbered for iconic Filipino jeepneys – ‘kings of the...

APR editor -
March 8, 2023
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Today's PNG Post-Courier front page . . . teachers alleged to have tortured the women on a Porgera school campus 070323
Crime

PNG police investigate torture of 4 women cleaners by teachers in...

APR editor -
March 7, 2023
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Measles and rubella vaccine . . . outbreak of cases in Central Papua
Health and Fitness

15 Papuan babies believed to have died of measles – ...

APR editor -
March 7, 2023
0
Government transport policy plan
Climate

Greenpeace accuses Labour govt of ‘robbing’ climate mitigation funds to fix...

APR editor -
March 7, 2023
0
A ni-Vanuatu family at the Blacksands community in Port Vila on Efate Island in the wake of Tropical Cyclone Kevin
Climate

Back-to-back cyclones in Vanuatu – stories of survival in ‘tough go’

APR editor -
March 6, 2023
0
Outspoken Rob Campbell, ousted as chair of two major government agencies
Democracy

Rob Campbell: Public service bosses of ‘Pyongponeke’ forget who they’re supposed...

APR editor -
March 6, 2023
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

“Anything’s possible. Don’t give up hope.”
Analysis

Caitlin Johnstone: Assange returns to public commentary . . . ...

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...

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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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Of the nearly 210 journalists killed in Gaza and Lebanon between October 2023 and October 2026, at least 71 were targeted or killed by Israeli soldiers in connection with their work
Analysis

Israeli military violence soars – 24 times as many journalists killed,...

Tending to vegetable crops with use of water from a nearby urban creek in Waigani, Port Moresby
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Pacific faces water security challenges during a searing El Niño

This billboard came down in strong winds in Grey Lynn, Auckland,
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NZ election day weather turns sour with lightning, heavy rain and...

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The Greens have made history
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The public broadcaster RNZ this week announced a $11.8 million fiscal blowout
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Journalism educators call on crisis-hit RNZ not to slash newsroom staff

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Pacific faces water security challenges during a searing El Niño

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Still stealing the generations – the abduction of Indigenous Australian children...

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

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Pacific faces water security challenges during a searing El Niño

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The Greens have made history

Sean Ackland: Chin up. There’s still a lot to celebrate over...

November 11, 2026
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November 11, 2026
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Pacific faces water security challenges during a searing El Niño

November 11, 2026

Pacific journalists to amplify island voices at COP31 in Türkiye

November 11, 2026
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Pacific artists use photography and storytelling to challenge global leaders at...

November 11, 2026
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