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    • Resigned TVNZ political editor Maiki Sherman
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      Starkly, in Israel’s case, not only does its actions in Gaza look like genocide, but its leaders have been crystal clear
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      Mistreatment of the Sumud prisoners also breaches the Convention Against Torture
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Protestor Lana shouts out to the crowd by the Russian Embassy
Global

Putin ‘will not stop at Ukraine’ – NZ protesters condemn Russian...

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February 25, 2022
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The omicron variant is spreading widely in New Zealand schools
Coronavirus

Covid-19 will be in ‘just about every NZ school’ soon, says...

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February 25, 2022
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NZ Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern
Democracy

PM condemns Russia’s Ukraine invasion which will claim many ‘innocent lives’

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February 25, 2022
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The current occupation of Parliament grounds this month has seen disturbing references to Nazism and the Holocaust
Analysis

The NZ anti-vax movement’s exploitation of Holocaust imagery is part of...

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February 25, 2022
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Sacked EMTV news manager Sincha Dimara
Media

MEAA condemns EMTV’s ‘assault’ on PNG journalists’ rights

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February 25, 2022
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Russian invades Ukraine today ... New Zealand responds with a range of measures
Global

New Zealand announces bans on Russia in reply to Ukraine invasion

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February 24, 2022
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Covid-19 Response Minister Chris Hipkins
Coronavirus

Covid-19 omicron outbreak: NZ moves to phase 3 of response to...

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February 24, 2022
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Coronavirus

NZ omicron outbreak: Protest at Parliament now location of interest

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February 24, 2022
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Free speech montage
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Facing up to anti-mandate protesters at Parliament – the brutal reality

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February 24, 2022
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Three of the four women on the NCD general election slate for the People's Party
Democracy

People’s Party back all-women team for PNG capital hot seats

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February 24, 2022
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People could be fooled
Coronavirus

Fears that NZ Parliament protest turning into political ‘free-for-all’

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February 23, 2022
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Protesters walk with flags on the grounds around Parliament building
Coronavirus

RSF condemns threats, violence against media from NZ’s ‘freedom convoy’ protest

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February 23, 2022
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West Papuan human rights defender Victor Yeimo
Human Rights

West Papuan leader Victor Yeimo indicted on ‘treason’ charges

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February 23, 2022
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Professor Rod Jackson
Coronavirus

‘Take omicron seriously,’ expert Rod Jackson warns New Zealand

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February 23, 2022
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Police clearing away the protesters in Parliament grounds
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The NZ Parliament protest is testing police independence and public tolerance...

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February 23, 2022
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Police at the NZ Parliament today
Coronavirus

Police criticise ‘disgraceful’ NZ protesters after early clash

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February 22, 2022
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Fiji's Health Secretary Dr James Fong
Coronavirus

Fiji covid death rate among unvaxxed 17 times higher than for...

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February 22, 2022
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A street chair protest at the Parliament occupation
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Protest funder hopes it will revive NZ’s $18 billion tourism industry

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February 22, 2022
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Anti-vaxxer protesters try to break through a police barrier on New Zealand's Parliament grounds
Coronavirus

Lynley Tulloch: The irony of the Parliament protest: Peace and love...

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February 22, 2022
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A Lae media conference tonight backs media colleagues
Media

PNGTUC blames minister Duma’s news blackout order for EMTV crisis

Pacific Media Watch -
February 21, 2022
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Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern
Coronavirus

Easing of NZ restrictions to begin ‘well beyond’ omicron peak, says...

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February 21, 2022
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Police early today installed concrete blocks in a bid to contain the Parliament protest
Coronavirus

NZ’s Parliament anti-mandates protest deadlock – where to from here?

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February 21, 2022
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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

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...

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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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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Resigned TVNZ political editor Maiki Sherman
Democracy

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Taiwan Day event in Suva
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Resigned TVNZ political editor Maiki Sherman
Democracy

Opposition MPs say former TVNZ political editor Maiki Sherman ‘hounded’ into...

Pacific media in action .
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Tongan media faces new type of challenge, following threat

Starkly, in Israel’s case, not only does its actions in Gaza look like genocide, but its leaders have been crystal clear
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The West’s bubble of illusion about Israel – and about itself...

Mistreatment of the Sumud prisoners also breaches the Convention Against Torture
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