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"It is still not too late, however, for New Zealand to take a lead
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When Israelis are kidnapped they are called hostages
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"Not a war - it's colonialism" declares a placard at the Auckland pro-Palestine rally and march on 16 August 2025
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Rewarding knowingly illegal conduct – some might say, Israeli terrorism

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NZ's Green Party co-leader Chlöe Swarbrick
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A video clip posted by the Israeli "Security" Minister Itamar Ben Gvir on August 15 showed the bully taunting and intimidating a frail Marwan Barghouti
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Eyes of Fire: The Last Voyage and Legacy of the Rainbow Warrior
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Eyes of Fire is an updated Rainbow Warrior classic and must...

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Fiji Trades Union Congress board member Daniel Urai (left) and Fiji Trade Union Congress national secretary Felix Anthony
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Journalist and film director Hassan Abu Dan
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Placards declare "Zionism a threat to humanity" and "Let Gaza live"
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New Zealand's government and its sycophantic media need more time to argue about this very "complex" Gaza genocide
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The alleged assault on an elderly protester at the Otāutahi Palestine solidarity rally
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Why we need protection from brutality of some thuggish NZ police

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"It's about time for Luxon to grow a spine"
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Meanwhile, Prime Minister Christopher Luxon (right) and Foreign Minister Winston Peters (left)
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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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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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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
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Former broadcast minister defends NZ journalism fund, state-funded media independence

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Practices like mask wearing and self-isolation should be encouraged for all
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The 2021 post-covid Pacific media freedom panel discussion participants
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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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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

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