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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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NZ food security
Health and Fitness

Calls for NZ to ‘feed the 5 million first’ before exporting...

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July 21, 2021
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Global cyberattacks
China

Calling out China for cyberattacks is risky — but a lawless...

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July 21, 2021
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Jerolyn Arimbandai
Health and Fitness

Pregnant PNG teacher Jerolyn walks 25km for her unborn baby –...

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July 21, 2021
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RNZ Checkpoint's Lisa Owen
China

NZ cyber agency chief worried China hacks exploiting security weakness

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July 20, 2021
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Bombed Mabugi village church
Human Rights

‘We’ll be extinct,’ warns West Papuan churches, call for halt to...

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July 20, 2021
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Dan McGarry
Analysis

Dan McGarry: The truth is our republic

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July 20, 2021
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Fiji vaccination rollout
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784 new covid cases in Fiji as rising death toll passes...

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July 20, 2021
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Author - explorer Philip Temple
Human Rights

NZ should raise human plight of West Papuans at UN, says...

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July 20, 2021
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Student protest in Manokwari against Otsus 21052021
Human Rights

714,000 Papuans, 112 organisations oppose ‘failed’ special autonomy law

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July 19, 2021
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Ma'ohi Lives Matter
Environment

Thousands rally in Tahiti in protest over nuclear weapons legacy

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July 19, 2021
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NZ public interest journalism
Analysis

NZ media fund gives boost to new Māori journalism projects, training

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July 19, 2021
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Elijah Fa'afiu PMN
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Major NZ media networks collaborate to develop talented Pacific journalists

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July 19, 2021
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Moruroa e Tatou leader Hiro Tefaarerevideo
Environment

NZ nuclear-free activists, campaigners back Tahiti’s Mā’ohi Lives Matter rally

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July 18, 2021
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Oscar Temaru and the book Toxique
Environment

Temaru calls for massive turnout for Mā’ohi Lives Matter nuclear-free rally

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July 18, 2021
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Papuan students protests against Otsus
Democracy

Indonesian lawmakers adopt unpopular bill to reshape Papua

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July 17, 2021
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Susana Lei'ataua RNZ
Media

Susana Lei’ataua named as RNZ Pacific’s new news editor

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July 17, 2021
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Fiji covid testing queue
Coronavirus

Covid-19 infections and deaths soar in Fiji – total now 80

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July 17, 2021
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Antonio Ratuvili
Coronavirus

How Fiji’s Antonio escaped death from ‘normal flu’ that was actually...

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Fernando Pereira - Image by David Robie
History

Case #017 RNZ podcast – The bombing of the Rainbow Warrior

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July 16, 2021
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'Howl of rage' tractor protest
Climate

NZ farmers in tractor protest against environmental ‘ute tax’ rules

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July 16, 2021
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Dr Daoni
Coronavirus

Covid delta strain reaches PNG via cargo ship from Indonesia

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July 16, 2021
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Fiji's Colonial War Memorial Hospital in Suva
Coronavirus

Fiji reports record 1220 cases in one day – covid death...

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July 15, 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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"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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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...

Editor's Picks

The Strait of Hormuz

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

March 18, 2026
Opposition Labour leader Chris Hipkins (left) receives the Iran war petition from Greenpeace executive director Dr Russel Norman

Thousands urge NZ prime minister Luxon to condemn illegal US-Israeli war...

March 18, 2026
"Don't mine the moana"

Project Vault: Peace in the moana or military outpost?

March 18, 2026
Iranian missile damage in central Israel at an undisclosed location

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

March 18, 2026

Western media failing to tell truth about war on Iran, says...

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