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Police brutality at the protest against Israeli President Isaac Herzog in Sydney on February 9
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"New Zealand has an opportunity to get ahead of the global backlash"
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Bryce Edwards: What the Epstein scandal means for NZ politics

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600 Australians, 50 Kiwis fighting for Israeli military during Gaza genocide

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February 16, 2026
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"Tahiti is mentioned in various email exchanges involving Epstein"
Cook Islands

‘The girl from Tahiti’ – Pacific Islands in the Epstein files

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Many critics are saying the Trump plan could “sideline” the Palestinians
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Indonesian protesters slam Prabowo over ‘peacekeeping’ troops for Gaza

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February 15, 2026
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"Illegal Israeli settlements are slowly circling and strangling Palestinian towns
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Beyond Gaza, Israel pushes to occupy more of the West Bank

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February 15, 2026
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The Epstein Files
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Gaza and Rocket Lab protesters on Auckland Tāmaki Makaurau's Queens Wharf
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NZ protesters condemn ‘IDF kill chain’ link to Gaza genocide

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February 14, 2026
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"Cowardice may be disguised by violence but is demeaning"
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Stuart Rees: Cowardice over Gaza dressed up as authority on Sydney’s...

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An anti-Netanyahu placard at an Israeli rally
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Israel could collapse before its centennial, warns retired Israeli general

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A scene of NSW police brutality raining blows on a young man in a keffiyeh in Sydney
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"I am worried about the implications of any law that bans a chant by exiled people"
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Sydney police violence at the Monday night protest against the Gaza genocide and visit by Israeli President Isaac Herzog
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The designations render the two Micronesian politicians and their immediate family members ineligible for entry into the US
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The defaced "Free Palestine" mural in Palau
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New Zealand silent over the cemetery desecration
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"From Gadigal to Gaza, long live the Intifada"
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Herzog’s visit to Australia builds conflict not social cohesion

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"While New Zealand was formally invited to join the Board -- and chose to decline -- Fiji was not invited at all"
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Troops without a seat – the Gaza ‘Board of Peace’ and...

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While Australia's Palestine Action Group plans protests against the visit of the Israeli President Isaac Herzog
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PSNA co-chair John Minto
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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
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

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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
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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"
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West Papua's Morning Star flag of independence
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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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David Robie: Pacific lessons in climate crisis journalism and combating disinformation

USP and AUT journalism collaboration
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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

Fijian women journalists face abuse, harassment and spam online.
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