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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
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      "Don't mine the moana"
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      Project Vault: Peace in the moana or military outpost?

      Iranian missile damage in central Israel at an undisclosed location
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Indonesia vs covid – ‘it’s like fighting a war without a...

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Fiji lawyer Richard Naidu 250621
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June 25, 2021
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June 24, 2021
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Fiji Times: "It's a killer"
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June 24, 2021
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AJF, RSF and other media freedom watchdogs condemn China’s ‘suffocation’ of...

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June 24, 2021
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Fiji Health Secretary Dr James Fong 230621
Coronavirus

Covid infections in Fiji soar with record 279 cases – four...

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Wellington covid-19 scare 230621
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June 23, 2021
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Dr Ashley Bloomfield 230621
Coronavirus

NZ considers possible lockdown in Wellington over covid case, says Bloomfield

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June 23, 2021
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Fiji amid covid crisis 230621
Coronavirus

Fiji records two covid deaths amid record 180 new cases

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June 23, 2021
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President Rodrigo Duterte
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Duterte threatens to jail Filipinos who refuse getting vaccinated

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June 22, 2021
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New Caledonia tension simmers over early independence vote date

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June 22, 2021
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Avondale College on the Niue stage
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‘Pacific studies’ proposed to be taught in NZ schools in NCEA...

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June 22, 2021
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Coronavirus

126 new Fiji covid infections with another death as cases still...

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June 22, 2021
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Remembering broadcaster and journalist Shiu Singh

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June 22, 2021
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Medics arrive in Fiji to help with covid – $10m support...

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West Papua unhappy over never-ending MSG membership tragedies

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June 21, 2021
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Disasters

Fiji family mourns death of mechanic killed in NZ tornado

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June 21, 2021
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Fiji vaccination rollout 210621
Coronavirus

166 more covid cases in Fiji as community spread ‘broadens’

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June 21, 2021
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Mourning for Pastor Allen Nafuki
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West Papua closes national mourning for Pastor Nafuki – prays for...

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June 21, 2021
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Australia

Journalists are not going to stop tweeting. But should media outlets...

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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)
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"A bright future." Graphic: Mr Fish
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