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    • The Strait of Hormuz
      Analysis

      Iran’s ‘Samson option’ : Deterrence restored or nothing – the logic…

      Opposition Labour leader Chris Hipkins (left) receives the Iran war petition from Greenpeace executive director Dr Russel Norman
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      Thousands urge NZ prime minister Luxon to condemn illegal US-Israeli war…

      "Don't mine the moana"
      Analysis

      Project Vault: Peace in the moana or military outpost?

      Iranian missile damage in central Israel at an undisclosed location
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Death penalty removed in PNG
Crime

Court lifts temporary block to PNG executions after 70 years –...

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Papua New Guinea's empty Parliament
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Parliamentarians ‘no show’ in PNG – session adjourned

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Peter Waqavonovono
Fiji

‘My torturers carry a heavy burden in their hearts’, says Fiji...

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August 11, 2021
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Pacific Community's Coral Pasisi
Climate

There’s no time left for empty climate promises, says Pacific activist

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August 11, 2021
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USP and AUT journalism collaboration
Bearing Witness

Pacific ‘voice of the voiceless’ media in renewed post-covid struggle

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Victor Yeimo
Human Rights

Lawyer Veronica Koman joins calls to free Papuan activist Victor Yeimo

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August 11, 2021
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"Changing" by the artist Alisa Singer IPCC
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IPCC report: ‘Last gasp’ warning on climate response for NZ, the...

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August 10, 2021
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Australian risk of bushfires
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Climate change has already hit. Unless we act now, a hotter,...

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August 10, 2021
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Leading opposition MP Biman Prasad and former prime minister Sitiveni Rabuka
Democracy

Steven Ratuva: Repression not the answer to Fiji’s political dilemma

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Port of Tauranga
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No new NZ covid community cases as Tauranga port workers get...

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August 9, 2021
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Covid-19 vaccinations in Fiji
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More than 200 severe covid-19 cases in Fiji hospitals – 12...

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August 9, 2021
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PNG anti-corruption drive
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European Union gives PNG K21m boost for anti-corruption project

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August 9, 2021
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Professor Pal Ahluwalia
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Ahluwalia reappointed as USP vice-chancellor and resumes job in Samoa

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August 9, 2021
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Prof Nick Wilson
Coronavirus

Just one delta covid-19 case could prompt NZ lockdown, says expert

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August 8, 2021
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Myanmar covid crisis
Asia Report

Myanmar: A nation in crisis as the covid pandemic takes hold

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August 8, 2021
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Ni Kadek Vany Primaliraning
Human Rights

Bali legal aid director cited for ‘treason’ after assisting Papuan protesters

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August 7, 2021
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PIF Zoom
Democracy

Micronesian leaders boycott Forum, stand firm on plan to leave bloc

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August 7, 2021
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Instagram posting of Dinar Candy protest
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Indonesian artist charged under ‘pornography’ law for bikini protest faces 10...

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August 7, 2021
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twin catastrophic threats of climate change and a pandemic
Australia

Australians are 3 times more worried about climate change than covid....

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August 7, 2021
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Fiji sevens captain Jerry Tuwai's family
Fiji

Family happy with Fiji PM’s pledge of $1m package for sevens...

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August 7, 2021
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Covid-19 training for PNG Defence Force
Coronavirus

Madang nurse tests positive as PNG covid delta fears rise after...

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August 6, 2021
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Incoming Pacific Islands Forum chair Voreqe Bainimarama 2021
Democracy

‘We’re sorry,’ Pacific Forum chair tells Micronesia over SG post

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August 6, 2021
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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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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

"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

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

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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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