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It was 2019 when a group of law students at the University of the South Pacific’s campus in Port Vila, the harbourside capital of Vanuatu, were set a challenge
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How Pacific students took their climate fight to the world’s highest...

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China's BeiDou communications satellite
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Iran’s plan to abandon GPS is more about a looming new...

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During the visit of the USS Cincinnati to Majuro in July, Marshallese veterans were honoured with a dinner and programme on board the US Navy vessel
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Pacific Islands military veterans hope for US action over benefits

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The Freedom Flotilla's Handala crew in emegency positions just before the Israeli military seizure of their humanitarian aid ship on Saturday
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‘We pose no threat – our aim is to break the...

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July 28, 2025
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New Zealand pro-Palestinian protesters march against genocide
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Debunking the theological gaslighting of Israel-supporting Imams

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July 28, 2025
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The Handala crew in emergency positions as the Israeli military stormed the Gaza-bound aid ship
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Gaza condemns Israeli ‘piracy’ over storming of Handala aid ship

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July 27, 2025
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Iora Open MP Theonila Roka Matbob in central Bougainville
Bougainville

Bougainville woman Cabinet minister battling nine men to hold her seat

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July 27, 2025
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Brazilian crew member Thiago Avila in a prerecorded video image on land
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Handala freedom ship loaded with Gaza aid bracing for Israeli forces

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In the heart of besieged Gaza, local Al Jazeera journalist Hani Mahmoud shares his painful daily struggle
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Gaza: Global community must act amid reports of starvation of journalists,...

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July 26, 2025
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An "Israel-USA - blood on your hands" banner at a pro-Palestinian rally in Auckland last Saturday
Asia Report

Leaked document reveals proposed law revisions in NZ, as Western defence...

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July 25, 2025
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Vanuatu's Climate Minister Ralph Regenvanu talks to the media
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Historic ICJ climate ruling ‘just the beginning’, says Vanuatu’s Regenvanu

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July 25, 2025
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A warning on mass starvation in Gaza
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Israel waging ‘horror show’ starvation campaign in Gaza, says UN chief

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July 24, 2025
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A West Papuan Morning Star flag of independence flies higm among dozens of climate activists - from both the Netherlands and abroad - gathered on a square outside the court
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UN’s highest court finds countries can be held legally responsible for...

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The 4330 km Trans-Papua Highway
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Indonesian military set to complete Trans-Papua Highway under Prabowo’s rule

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July 23, 2025
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If successful, the ICJ ruling could have major ramifications for international law and how climate change disputes are litigated
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ICJ climate crisis ruling: Will world’s top court back Pacific-led call...

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July 23, 2025
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A "save the world" banner at last Saturday's pro-Palestinian march in Auckland's Viaduct precinct
Decolonisation

Gaza – an open question for NZ’s foreign minister Winston Peters

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July 23, 2025
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Former PNG national Parliament regional representative for Bougainville Joe Lera . . . "We will try to make big changes in addressing sustainable development"
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Veteran Bougainville politician wants new approach to independence and development

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July 23, 2025
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A young girl holds a placard quoting from the late Pope Francis while calling for an end to the war on Gaza in Auckland last Saturday
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Gaza not a religious issue – it’s a massive violation of...

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"It's more than ironic that while Western countries like Britain and New Zealand are calling for an end to the war in Gaza, they continue to be hostile toward the anti-war protest movements in their own countries"
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Gaza: Empty rhetoric from New Zealand and other Western countries

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July 22, 2025
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"This is cruelty - this is not a war," says this young girl's placard quoting the Pope
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NZ and allies condemn ‘inhumane’, ‘horrifying’ killings in Gaza and ‘drip...

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Sky expects the deal to deliver revenue diversification and uplift of around $95 million a year
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Sky TV to buy channel Three owner Discovery NZ for $1

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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"
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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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
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

Author and journalist Dr David Robie speaking at the launch of the third edition of the Rainbow Warrior book Eyes of Fire
Analysis

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"
Analysis

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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Not up for debate: Fijian journalists in the climate crisis response

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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

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

Islands Business general manager Samantha Magick (right)
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Islands Business: ‘Big picture’ style journalism is the future for...

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Fiji jumps, Samoa plunges in World Press Freedom Index

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Kidnapped protesters Saif Abu Keshek and Thiago Ávila

Gaza flotilla organisers subjected to ‘extreme brutality’ in illegal Israeli detention

May 4, 2026
Fiji journalists at the FMA's annual general meeting in March

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