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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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      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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      Activist Mike Smith
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Workers load the HMAS Adelaide with supplies for Tonga
Disasters

‘Our resources on the ground aren’t enough’, says UN Tonga official

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January 23, 2022
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Aerial pictures of the tsunami damage on Fonoifua
Disasters

Overwhelming sense of relief that ‘apocalyptic’ Tongan tsunami spared most lives

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January 23, 2022
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betelnut
Coronavirus

Tulagi bans betel nut selling as covid fears grow in Solomon...

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January 22, 2022
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Aid for Tonga
Disasters

Second day of NZ’s Tonga tsunami emergency fundraiser today

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January 22, 2022
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Rural people must connect now
Coronavirus

Rangitīkei Māori leader urges rural NZ people to prepare now for...

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January 22, 2022
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HMNZS Wellington deploys dive teams in Tonga
Disasters

Tonga’s King Tupou VI offers hope to families who lost relatives...

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January 21, 2022
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Death penalty removed in PNG
Crime

PNG’s death penalty law repealed in shake up over criminal justice

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January 21, 2022
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Nuku'alofa port before and after the volcano eruption and tsunami
Disasters

Safety at Tonga port being checked for arrival of more humanitarian...

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January 21, 2022
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Preparing for omicron
Coronavirus

Omicron will be a ‘different foe’, PM Jacinda Ardern warns NZ

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January 20, 2022
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Fua'amotu International Airport coated in ash
Disasters

Tonga eruption: Airport runway cleared of ash, says WHO official

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January 20, 2022
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An Aotearoa New Zealand vaccination centre
Coronavirus

Covid-19 analyst calls for Māori and Pasifika priority or risk ‘brown...

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January 20, 2022
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Honiara lockdown
Coronavirus

Solomon Islands imposes 60 hour Honiara lockdown over covid outbreak

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January 20, 2022
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Atatā island, Tonga 18012022
Disasters

Tonga eruption: Images appear to show most of Atatā island wiped...

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January 19, 2022
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Labour MP Jenny Salesa
Disasters

Tongan community welcomes official word from Tongan government

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January 19, 2022
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Mango island, Tonga
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Tongan government confirms all homes on Mango destroyed, fears death toll...

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January 19, 2022
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A P-3K2 Orion aircraft flies over Nomuka island
Disasters

Gallery: What the NZ air crew saw at Tonga’s Nomuka –...

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January 18, 2022
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Volcanic ash carpets Nomuka on Tonga's
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Tonga eruption: New Zealand sends two navy ships with supplies, water

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January 18, 2022
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Covid-19 testing in Auckland
Coronavirus

More omicron in Auckland possible after MIQ worker’s contact tests positive

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January 18, 2022
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Tonga Communications Corporation
Disasters

Eruption renews debate on lack of backup for Tongan communications

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January 18, 2022
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Fiji's Attorney-General Aiyaz Sayed-Khaiyum
Disasters

Fiji’s AG blames Tongan tsunami warning delay on ‘agency liaison’

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January 18, 2022
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Tonga's undersea cable repairs needed
Disasters

Tonga’s undersea communications cable could take weeks to repair

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January 18, 2022
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Tongan geologists view the Hunga eruption
Australia

Tongan volcanic eruption reveals the vulnerabilities in global telecommunications

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January 18, 2022
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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

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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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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Call for Rotuman people to speak language or it could be...

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French ambassador’s social media diplomacy lands poorly in Vanuatu

Tonga police are investigating the armed threat against a female journalist at the Kele’a Voice newsroom
Analysis

Tongan armed threat against journalist troubles Pacific media freedom

EDITOR'S PICKS

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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Did NZ’s Prime Minister just commit treason? PM ignores terrorist attack...

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Australia

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

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Global

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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

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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Resigned TVNZ political editor Maiki Sherman

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

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Mistreatment of the Sumud prisoners also breaches the Convention Against Torture

Did NZ’s Prime Minister just commit treason? PM ignores terrorist attack...

May 13, 2026
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May 12, 2026
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