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Dumped All Blacks coach Scott Roberston
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Mixed reactions to shock axing of All Blacks coach Scott Robertson

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ICE agents in Minneapolis after the shooting of Renee Good last week
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From Palestine to Minneapolis, ICE and Israel use the same violent...

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China's ambassador to Samoa Fei Mingxing (left) hands over a ceremonial cheque for US$200,000 to SPREP director of legal services and governing bodies Aumua Clark Peteru in Apia
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China matches US contribution to Pacific environmental body a week after...

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FLNKS president Christian Tein (centre) with Arnaud Chollet-Leakava and Laurie Humuni
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FLNKS boycotts Macron-convened Paris talks over future this week

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Tehran mural . . . a massive Vali Asr Square image of the pro-government national protests
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Iran protests – why this upheaval is fundamentally different from 1979

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January 14, 2026
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Ambassador Sidharto Reza Suryodipuro
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Indonesia accused of being ‘unfit’ for UN rights council presidency

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Adelaide Writers' Week Festival Board members who resigned
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Adelaide Writers Week: Cancelled – no decorum without a quorum

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January 13, 2026
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"Terror is the engine that empowers dictatorships"
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Chris Hedges: The global machinery of terror

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A potential pathway for transformative change in Indonesia, aiming to forge a new social contract for Papuans
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Papua in the Pacific mirror: A path to recognition and reconciliation

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January 12, 2026
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CNMI territory approaching a critical eoonomic point
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CNMI leaders warn economic slide could affect US strategic presence in...

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January 12, 2026
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A 2017 constitutional amendment still guarantees individuals freedom of religion, belief and worship in Sāmoa
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Mixed reactions over Samoan PM’s proposal to ban non-Christian religions

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January 12, 2026
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The Sydney Harbour Bridge "March for Humanity" on 3 August 2025
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Australia’s ‘antisemitism crisis’ – examining what’s real and what isn’t

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January 12, 2026
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Sāmoan Prime Minister Laaulialemalietoa Polataivao Schmidt
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Sāmoa set to become third Pacific nation to open Jerusalem embassy

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Former UNDP adninistrator Helen Clark
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Clark condemns US withdrawal as ‘assault on international system of cooperation’

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Australian Foreign Minister Penny Wong
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Venezuelans mobilise in Caracas against US violent aggression and abductions this week
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An Australian protest rally and march on the South Australian Parliament
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Albanese bows to relentless pressure for Bondi royal commission but scepticism...

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Former Wellington mayoral candidate Graham Bloxham being arrested by police at the Venezuela solidarity rally
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Former NZ mayoral hopeful arrested at Venezuela solidarity protest

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January 9, 2026
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A soldier- not the suspect - in the French Foreign Legion uniform
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Former French Foreign Legion soldier key suspect in Vanuatu VT49m heist

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January 9, 2026
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Weapons confiscated by Papua New Guinea police during a raid in the Tsak Valley
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PNG’s lethal Tsak Valley raid and deeper crisis over guns, policing,...

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January 9, 2026
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The central conceit of the good cop, bad cop narrative is that both the US and Israel are the ones upholding the law and fighting the criminals
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Jonathan Cook: From Gaza to Venezuela, the US has been unmasked...

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CLIMATE AND COVID

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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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
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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
Coronavirus

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

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Author and journalist Dr David Robie speaking at the launch of the third edition of the Rainbow Warrior book Eyes of Fire
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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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Saige England: Bearing witness – we are seeing a rise of...

West Papua's Morning Star flag of independence
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27 years after Biak massacre in West Papua, human rights crisis...

Eyes of Fire: The Last Voyage and Legacy of the Rainbow Warrior
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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
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Fijian iTaukei leaders discuss contemporary issues, such as women's representation in Fijian society
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