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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
      Asia Report

      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
      Analysis

      Israel caught in a permanent state of war mindset – peace…

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Suva's drive through vaccination centre
Coronavirus

Girl, 15, among 11 dead as 968 new covid cases confirmed...

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August 6, 2021
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Watung border post
Asia Report

Indonesia, PNG hold talks over possible reopening of border

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August 6, 2021
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Former SODELPA MP Niko Nawaikula
Democracy

Fiji’s climate of fear deepens in time of covid pandemic crisis

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August 5, 2021
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Former Fiji prime minister Sitiveni Rabuka
Democracy

‘No need to agitate’, warns Rabuka against instability over Fiji lands...

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August 5, 2021
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Fiji's Fijian sevens team
Editor's Picks

For Sesenieli, the Fijiana sevens rugby triumph in Tokyo thrills home...

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August 5, 2021
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Vaccinations in Karubaga Regional Hospital in Tolikara Regency, Papua
Coronavirus

Papuan local governments push covid vaccine in spite of hoaxes, distrust

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August 5, 2021
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Mother of child sold for sex interviewed
Crime

PNG woman accused of selling her cousin, 12, for sex faces...

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August 5, 2021
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Fiji staff nurse Komal Nand
Coronavirus

Health specialists warn against mutating delta variant in Fiji

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August 5, 2021
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Teenager rescued by PNG police
Crime

PNG police rescue girl, 15, ‘sold’ for sex by her cousin...

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August 4, 2021
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La'auli Leuatea Schmidt (left)
Democracy

La’auli condemns Tuila’epa’s ‘extreme behavour’ in losing office in Samoa

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August 4, 2021
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Ongoing health checks in Fiji
Coronavirus

Fiji faces 1220 new covid cases, seven deaths as infections still...

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August 4, 2021
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"Once a Panther, Always a Panther"
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Ardern’s apology to Pacific peoples just the beginning – we will...

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August 4, 2021
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Accused Indonesian Air Force MPs
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Open season again for Indonesian military trolls and ‘fake news’ campaign...

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NZ Foreign Affairs Minister Nanaia Mahuta
Coronavirus

NZ sends 100,000 vaccine doses to Fiji as covid deaths top...

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Tappoos warehouse fire, Fiji 010821
Fiji

Fiji police warn public against violence and ‘fake profiles’ after two...

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August 3, 2021
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Takubar School destroyed by fire
Education

PNG teacher helpless as vandals fire ravages Takubar classrooms

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August 3, 2021
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Democracy

Tuila’epa supporters demonstrate over ‘disintegration’ of Samoa constitution

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August 2, 2021
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Fiji Tokyo Olympic rugby sevens men
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August 2, 2021
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PM Jacinda Ardern apologises for the Dawn Raids.
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Michael Field: On saying sorry – who next? The Banabans?

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August 2, 2021
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Samoa's Vaiusu Bay
China

Samoa confirms China-backed Vaiusu Bay port project shelved

APR editor -
August 2, 2021
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The fire at Tappoos warehouse
Fiji

Fiji police, fire agency jointly probe two separate urban fires

APR editor -
August 2, 2021
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NZ apology for the Dawn Raids
Editor's Picks

Ardern speaks of remorse and regret during formal Dawn Raids apology

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August 1, 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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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

"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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Tweets by DavidRobie

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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Chinese diplomatic gatecrash incident alleged at Taiwan event in Suva

GLOBAL REPORTAGE

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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...

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