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This enmity towards journalism, has been a hallmark of the Trump presidency
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Making a stand against the global assault on press freedom

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Decolonisation

‘Divest from genocide’ call by NZ university workers to UniSaver

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The traditional NZ Census will be replaced with a combination of government data and smaller annual surveys
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Confidential documents reveal Pacific Ministry raised concerns over NZ census overhaul

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Israeli Channel 12 released a video showing soldiers allegedly abusing a Palestinian prisoner
Asia Report

Top Israeli military lawyer arrested over abuse video scandal, but focus...

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November 5, 2025
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The average household in PNG was five people, according to the 2024 Census final figures
Development

Papua New Guinea’s population tops 10 million, census data reveals

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November 5, 2025
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"Political trust has collapsed. Communities no longer view the decolonisation process as impartial"
Decolonisation

People’s mission to Kanaky warns over ‘broken trust’ in France about...

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November 4, 2025
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No more kings?
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Eugene Doyle: Venezuela and Trump’s war to save the Ancien Régime

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Cook Islands activists confront the EV Nautilus on its return to Rarotonga
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Not enough known about seafloor to begin mining, says Cook Is...

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Air New Zealand back flying to New Caledonia
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Air New Zealand resumes Auckland-Nouméa flights after nearly 18-month suspension following...

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The court ordered the Israeli government to present a clear position on its blockade
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RSF expresses ‘regret’ over new Israeli Supreme Court delay on Gaza...

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An UNRWA school in Gaza destroyed by Israeli bombing
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Rebuilding Gaza begins in the classroom and with dignity

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November 2, 2025
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Israeli Deputy Foreign Minister Sharren Haskel (left) with Destiny Church's Hannah Tamaki in Auckland
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NZ is now in sphere of Israeli influence – we risk...

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Palestinian supporters protest against the ongoing Gaza genocide by Israel in spite of the "ceasefire"
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Parihaka the focus for global IPRA peace conference in Aotearoa

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Australia's National Press Club sponsors include the world’s two biggest weapons makers
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Weaponising media – National Press Club and its arms industry sponsors

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Trump’s threat to resume nuclear tests comes just months before the last major nuclear arms control treaty between the United States and Russia expires
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‘Extraordinarily destabilising decision’ – Trump denounced over call to immediately resume...

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USP student journalist Riya Bhagwan
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USP student journalists win Vision Pasifika media award for plastic pollution...

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Despite limited Egyptian equipment entering the Gaza Strip to help with recovery efforts, Israel continues to block the entry of heavy machinery
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Israel accused of using captives’ bodies issue to undermine Gaza ceasefire

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About 65,000 people will be eligible to vote on November 20
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Trump’s ‘annexation ban’ is a ploy to push Israeli normalisation

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New Zealand protesters hold a placard calling for sanctions against Israel
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PSNA accuses NZ of giving ‘political cover’ to genocidal Israel over...

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Pro-independence FLNKS representative in the French National Assembly Emmanuel Tjibaou
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French MPs vote to postpone New Caledonia’s elections to June 2026

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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
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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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Fijian iTaukei leaders discuss contemporary issues, such as women's representation in Fijian society
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Fijian journalists use talanoa and tradition to find their voice

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Online abusers ‘shaming, silencing’ Fiji women journalists, say researchers

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Islands Business: ‘Big picture’ style journalism is the future for...

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