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    • The French Ambassador to Vanuatu, Jean-Baptiste Jeangène Vilmer, with Vanuatu Prime Minister Jotham Napat in March last year
      Business

      French ambassador’s social media diplomacy lands poorly in Vanuatu

      Maiki Sherman winning the Māori Journalist of the Year at the Ngā Kupu Ora Awards 2017
      Decolonisation

      Oriini Kaipara: This reeks of foul play by a NZ govt…

      Solomon Islands journalists Eddie Osifelo (from left), Jenny Kay and Robert Iroga at the 2026 World Press Freedom Day celebration in Honiara
      Democracy

      ‘Money problems’ the real threat to Pacific press freedom, says Iroga

      French Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu (left) and President Emmanuel Macron
      Decolonisation

      New Caledonia provincial elections set for June but voter roll changes…

      Singer, documentary maker, storyteller and TV presenter Moana Maniapoto
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Former journalist and media publisher Jo Nata, spent 24 years in jail for his role in the 2000 Fiji coup
Crime

Fiji’s Jo Nata reflects on the 2000 coup: ‘We let the...

Pacific Media Watch -
May 19, 2024
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A French policeman on guard in a Nouméa street
Decolonisation

Kanaky New Caledonia: Amnesty calls on France to ‘uphold rights’ of...

APR editor -
May 18, 2024
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Piled up . . . burnt out cars block a road near Nouméa
Decolonisation

New Caledonia riots: Tear gas, stun grenades used as protesters swarm...

APR editor -
May 18, 2024
0
"No to neocolonialism" say Christian Tein of the protest group CCAT and thousands of Kanak protesters
Analysis

Kanaky in flames: Five takeaways from the New Caledonia independence riots

David Robie -
May 17, 2024
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Poindimié resident Jeanne Pourouda talks to a Caledonia NC television reporter
Decolonisation

Tourists trapped by New Caledonia unrest feel ‘abandoned’ by NZ

APR editor -
May 17, 2024
0
Air New Zealand scheduled Saturday flight to Nouméa's Tontouta International Airport off
Aviation

New Caledonia’s Nouméa airport closed until Tuesday, says Air New Zealand

APR editor -
May 17, 2024
0
French military reinforcements arrive at Nouméa
Decolonisation

Vanuatu, MSG chief reaffirms support for FLNKS, blames France over unrest

APR editor -
May 17, 2024
0
A gendarme on guard in Nouméa
Decolonisation

Home detention for New Caledonia’s unrest ringleaders, Tiktok banned

APR editor -
May 17, 2024
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In contrast, today it is the youth taking the lead and using violence because they feel they have no other choice.
Analysis

Why is New Caledonia on fire? According to local women, the...

APR editor -
May 17, 2024
0
Nakba Day in Auckland this week
Asia Report

Open letter challenges Zionist advert missing Gaza ‘injustices’ in Herald

APR editor -
May 16, 2024
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French security forces in Nouméa engage with rioters
Decolonisation

NZ families worried as loved ones shelter from violent unrest in...

APR editor -
May 16, 2024
0
A Kanak pro-independence protester banner declares "No to 'unfreezing' (the electoral rules)"
Decolonisation

‘Deadly spiral’ – state of emergency in Kanaky New Caledonia and...

APR editor -
May 16, 2024
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French riot police outside a torched shop in the New Caledonian capital Nouméa
Decolonisation

Nouméa ‘was on fire’ – New Zealander in New Caledonia tells...

APR editor -
May 16, 2024
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Devastation on a Nouméa road as security forces try to clear pro-independence barricades
Decolonisation

France declares state of emergency in New Caledonia – four die...

APR editor -
May 16, 2024
0
Asia Report

Nakba Gallery: From the river to the sea, Palestine will be...

APR editor -
May 15, 2024
0
Mamamia headline
Asia Report

Antoinette Lattouf: A disheartening feminist ‘silence’ over Gaza

Pacific Media Watch -
May 15, 2024
0
The result of Tuesday's controversial French National Assembly vote on constitutional changes
Decolonisation

New Caledonia violence ‘unfortunate’ but ‘not surprising’, says Pacific Forum chief

APR editor -
May 15, 2024
0
A fire at the height of the Noumea protests over the planned French electoral changes making indigenous Kanaks more marginalised
Decolonisation

Three dead in New Caledonia amid independence, electoral unrest

APR editor -
May 15, 2024
0
Emotions are running high among Kanak independence supporters
Analysis

Violence erupts in New Caledonia as independence supporters oppose legislation in...

APR editor -
May 15, 2024
0
Burnt vehicles at the Renault dealership in Magenta district, Nouméa
Decolonisation

New Caledonia unrest: Pro-independence calls for calm ‘to preserve peace’

APR editor -
May 15, 2024
0
A Nouméa factory burns after last night's rioting followed a day of pro-independence protests in New Caledonia
Decolonisation

Curfew in New Caledonia after Kanak riots over French voting change...

APR editor -
May 14, 2024
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Kanak protesters in Nouméa demanding independence and a halt to France's proposed constitutional changes
Civil Society

‘A lot of fire, violence’: Nouméa erupts as protests halt New...

APR editor -
May 14, 2024
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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
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
Analysis

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
Asia Report

27 years after Biak massacre in West Papua, human rights crisis...

Eyes of Fire: The Last Voyage and Legacy of the Rainbow Warrior
Bearing Witness

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
APJS newsfile

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

Tweet to @DavidRobie
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APJS NEWSFILE

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

Fijian women journalists face abuse, harassment and spam online.
APJS newsfile

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

Islands Business general manager Samantha Magick (right)
APJS newsfile

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

QUT student journalist Maxim Bock with Fiji TV's director of news, current affairs and sports Felix Chaudhary (right)
APJS newsfile

Surviving harassment in journalism – how Felix Chaudhary kept on top

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French Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu (left) and President Emmanuel Macron
Decolonisation

New Caledonia provincial elections set for June but voter roll changes...

Fiji journalists at the FMA's annual general meeting in March
Democracy

FMA praises Fiji media workers for press freedom climb but warns...

Solomon Islands journalists Eddie Osifelo (from left), Jenny Kay and Robert Iroga at the 2026 World Press Freedom Day celebration in Honiara
Democracy

‘Money problems’ the real threat to Pacific press freedom, says Iroga

Two foreign activists -- Brazilian Thiago Ávila and Spanish Palestinian Saif Abukeshek -- from a Gaza-bound flotilla who were kidnapped and taken to Israel for interrogation and appeared before an Israeli court on May 3 and again two days later
Analysis

Israel’s kidnapping of two important pro-Palestine global activists reaffirms persecution

EDITOR'S PICKS

The French Ambassador to Vanuatu, Jean-Baptiste Jeangène Vilmer, with Vanuatu Prime Minister Jotham Napat in March last year
Business

French ambassador’s social media diplomacy lands poorly in Vanuatu

Maiki Sherman winning the Māori Journalist of the Year at the Ngā Kupu Ora Awards 2017
Decolonisation

Oriini Kaipara: This reeks of foul play by a NZ govt...

Solomon Islands journalists Eddie Osifelo (from left), Jenny Kay and Robert Iroga at the 2026 World Press Freedom Day celebration in Honiara
Democracy

‘Money problems’ the real threat to Pacific press freedom, says Iroga

French Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu (left) and President Emmanuel Macron
Decolonisation

New Caledonia provincial elections set for June but voter roll changes...

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Australia

Still stealing the generations – the abduction of Indigenous Australian children...

Jacinda Ardern
Analysis

Gordon Campbell: Media collusion with National’s attack lines the real disgrace

Global

Deported Freedom Flotilla activist Mike Treen arrives back in NZ

Taiwan Day event in Suva
Asia Report

Chinese diplomatic gatecrash incident alleged at Taiwan event in Suva

GLOBAL REPORTAGE

The French Ambassador to Vanuatu, Jean-Baptiste Jeangène Vilmer, with Vanuatu Prime Minister Jotham Napat in March last year
Business

French ambassador’s social media diplomacy lands poorly in Vanuatu

Maiki Sherman winning the Māori Journalist of the Year at the Ngā Kupu Ora Awards 2017
Decolonisation

Oriini Kaipara: This reeks of foul play by a NZ govt...

Solomon Islands journalists Eddie Osifelo (from left), Jenny Kay and Robert Iroga at the 2026 World Press Freedom Day celebration in Honiara
Democracy

‘Money problems’ the real threat to Pacific press freedom, says Iroga

French Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu (left) and President Emmanuel Macron
Decolonisation

New Caledonia provincial elections set for June but voter roll changes...

Editor's Picks

The French Ambassador to Vanuatu, Jean-Baptiste Jeangène Vilmer, with Vanuatu Prime Minister Jotham Napat in March last year

French ambassador’s social media diplomacy lands poorly in Vanuatu

May 9, 2026
Maiki Sherman winning the Māori Journalist of the Year at the Ngā Kupu Ora Awards 2017

Oriini Kaipara: This reeks of foul play by a NZ govt...

May 9, 2026
Solomon Islands journalists Eddie Osifelo (from left), Jenny Kay and Robert Iroga at the 2026 World Press Freedom Day celebration in Honiara

‘Money problems’ the real threat to Pacific press freedom, says Iroga

May 8, 2026
French Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu (left) and President Emmanuel Macron

New Caledonia provincial elections set for June but voter roll changes...

May 8, 2026
Singer, documentary maker, storyteller and TV presenter Moana Maniapoto

Moana Maniapoto: Why trashing the BSA is a sign of journalism...

May 7, 2026
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Julien Blondel’s face . . . bloodied but unbowed

After Israel’s brutal attack on Kiwis the NZ government does nothing

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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
Maiki Sherman winning the Māori Journalist of the Year at the Ngā Kupu Ora Awards 2017

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Brazilian humanitarian aid activist Thiago Ávila

UN commissioner condemns Israeli kidnapping, detention of Brazilian flotilla activist

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