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Green Party co-leader Marama Davidson . . . “Te reo Māori is a taonga."
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Greens promise $200m boost for te reo Māori initiatives

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The Vanuatu ferry MV Matui
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The Panguna mine arson attack
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Mining company’s equipment targeted in Panguna arson attack

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September 12, 2026
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Australian journalist Mary Kostakidis
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Journalist Mary Kostakidis stared down the Zionist lobby – and courage...

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Witness Papali'i Mele Maualaivao
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Australian Zionists drop case against ‘truth’ journalist Mary Kostakidis

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September 12, 2026
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NZ Prime Minister Christopher Luxon (left) and Foreign Minister Winston Peters
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September 11, 2026
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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu
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September 11, 2026
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"Affirmed, noted, endorsed" at the 55th Pacific Islands Forum leaders summit media conference in Koror
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Pacific Islands Forum leaders in Koror – heavy on reaffirming but...

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September 11, 2026
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Thai protesters gathered outside the Israeli Embassy in Bangkok condemn the behaviour of Israeli tourists
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Cook Islands war veterans’ graves vandalised at historic Rarotonga cemetery

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Australia snubs Torres Strait in Melanesian Spearhead Group bid

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September 10, 2026
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NZ Labour leader Chris Hipkins
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The United Kingdom, France and Canada announced they would ban imports of Israeli products which originated from the illegal settlements in the occupied West Bank
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Peters’ ‘hot air’ over Israeli settlement trade ban rules out of...

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September 9, 2026
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Maltese authorities must implement the long overdue measures protecting journalists and media freedom
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Pacific verdict on COP29
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COP29: Pacific climate advocates decry outcome as ‘a catastrophic failure’

A protester at COP29 calls on wealthy nations to "pay up"
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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
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How Pacific environmental defenders are coping with the covid pandemic

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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

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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
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Pacific media should be supported post-covid, says PJR report

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“Anything’s possible. Don’t give up hope.”
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Journalist and video storyteller Cole Martin
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Journalist Cole Martin tells it ‘like it is in reality’ in...

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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
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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"
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West Papua's Morning Star flag of independence
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Fijian iTaukei leaders discuss contemporary issues, such as women's representation in Fijian society
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Fijian journalists use talanoa and tradition to find their voice

Fijian women journalists face abuse, harassment and spam online.
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