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      Decolonisation

      Former Kiribati president says Pacific Islands Forum-Israel partnership not ‘morally defensible’

      TVNZ's Kaupapa Māori Debate
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      A democratic franchise means very little if a minority population must exercise it under the scrutiny of hostile partisan activists
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      Tracy Campbell: Democracy, Israeli-style: Bring your gun to the polling station

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Joseph Vaa, 27, admitted gunning down suspected "Coconut Cartel" ringleader Lorenzo Lemalu Tovia outside a restaurant last week. Vaa's associate, Steve Tofa, 23, has confessed to being his accomplice in the shooting
Crime

Samoan nationals could face death penalty over ‘Coconut Cartel’ killing in...

APR editor -
May 29, 2026
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Five Palestinian journalists from Gaza imprisoned in Israeli jails
Analysis

Palestinian journalists from Gaza ‘treated inhumanely’ by Israeli army and Shin...

Pacific Media Watch -
May 29, 2026
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NZ Budget 2026 . . . Foreign Minister Winston Peters says a "highly active and effective foreign policy" is called for
Democracy

NZ Budget 2026 boosts Pacific aid, defence spending amid security concerns

APR editor -
May 28, 2026
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"The world has the right to defend itself from Israel"
Analysis

Why the Middle East needs a strong Iran-Turkey alliance to foil...

APR editor -
May 28, 2026
0
The moment "Coconut Cartel" ringleader Lorenzo Lemalu Tovia was gunned down
Crime

Samoan police investigate after pair admit killing ‘Coconut Cartel’ ringleader in...

APR editor -
May 28, 2026
0
Sydney CAM Rally . . . CAM uses tactics including social media, lobbying politicians and convening conferences to relentlessly pursue its goal of entrenching the IHRA definition of antisemitism into policy at all levels
Analysis

Australia’s Combat Antisemitism Movement keeps slaying social cohesion

Wendy Bacon -
May 28, 2026
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Australian protesters condemn the torture of Palestinian prisoners held in Israeli jails at a demonstration in Adelaide, South Australia, in December 2025
Analysis

US-built ‘torture ship’ and US funding played role in kidnapping, torture...

APR editor -
May 27, 2026
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The AI-generated fake footage on Instagram shared by an Indonesian nationalist account @bersamaastacita showing Koteka Wenda speaking out
Asia Report

‘Digital colonisation’ – West Papuan activist targeted in fake AI-generated reel

APR editor -
May 27, 2026
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Gaza freedom flotilla activist Hāhona Ormsby (right) being welcomed home at Auckland International Airport on Sunday
Asia Report

Kidnapped Kiwi Gaza flotilla detainee condemns brutal Israeli torture

APR editor -
May 27, 2026
0
Moana Pasifika captain Miracle Fai'ilagi (centre) with head coach Tana Umaga (right) and talent manager Kevin Senio
Culture

Moana Pasifika captain hopeful their final whistle hasn’t blown yet

APR editor -
May 27, 2026
0
ISA's Secretary-General Leticia Carvalho
Development

Pacific nations shaping future of seabed mining rules, says ISA chief

APR editor -
May 27, 2026
0
Film director Dandhy Laksono
Asia Report

‘Threat to democracy’ – Indonesian filmmaker slams military crackdown on Papua...

Pacific Media Watch -
May 26, 2026
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A recent New Zealand pro-Palestinian and pro-Iranian rally which condemned the double standards over Israel's nuclear weapons
Analysis

Double standards? Why Israel’s nukes get a ‘pass’ while Iran is...

APR editor -
May 26, 2026
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US target on leftwing streamer Hasan Piker and antiwar activist Medea Benjamin
Analysis

Caitlin Johnstone: Yet another escalation in the empire’s war on activism...

APR editor -
May 26, 2026
0
French President Emmanuel Macron and Papua New Guinea PM James Marape meeting
Aviation

PNG prime minister visits France, plans to open Paris embassy

APR editor -
May 26, 2026
0
Climate activist Violet Coco
Asia Report

‘Israel wanted to shame us, but the shame is Israel’s,’ says...

Pacific Media Watch -
May 26, 2026
0
New Zealand Gaza flotilla supporters welcome home two Kiwi activists from brutal Israeli detention at the weekend
Analysis

Gaza freedom flotilla – reluctance of the West to protest Israel’s...

APR editor -
May 25, 2026
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Moana Pasifika head coach Tana Umaga sings and dances along to a cultural song after Saturday's Super Rugby Pacific Round 15 match
Editor's Picks

‘We always stay hopeful’, says Umaga on Moana Pasifika’s future

APR editor -
May 25, 2026
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Cuban doctors arriving back from Italy following the covid outbreak in 2020
Analysis

The world owes Cuba a debt – and the US a...

APR editor -
May 25, 2026
0
Marshall Islands Foreign Minister Kalani Kaneko (second from right) has been leading advocacy for island US military veterans
Civil Society

Health services for US veterans from Freely Associated States remain elusive

APR editor -
May 25, 2026
0
Olivia Coote presents a welcome home koha to Global Sumud Flotilla activists Mousa Taher (centre) and Hāhona Ormsby (black cap) at Auckland International Airport
Asia Report

Haka, waiata welcome for NZ’s Gaza flotilla activists after brutal ordeal...

APR editor -
May 24, 2026
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"The [flotilla activists] were then illegally brought to Israel to face further abuse under the watch of Itamar Ben-Gvir, the terrorist thug serving as the Minister of National Security, who caused global outrage."
Analysis

Andy Worthington: The startling severity of Gaza flotilla activists’ rape allegations

APR editor -
May 24, 2026
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A Lakapi Samoa billboard in Apia
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National Olympic body to oversee arrangement for rugby in Samoa

Pacific Elders' Voice chair Anote Tong
Decolonisation

Former Kiribati president says Pacific Islands Forum-Israel partnership not ‘morally defensible’

TVNZ's Kaupapa Māori Debate
Culture

NZ’s Te Tiriti, gangs and grocery prices – parties clash in...

A democratic franchise means very little if a minority population must exercise it under the scrutiny of hostile partisan activists
Asia Report

Tracy Campbell: Democracy, Israeli-style: Bring your gun to the polling station

Environmental activists protesting in Jakarta against forest and land fires
Asia Report

Activists still targeted over Indonesian forest fires and in West Papua,...

Ocean Partnership Roundtable at Ngarachamayong Cultural Center in Koror, Palau,
Decolonisation

Pacific Elders’ Voice calls for reversal of Forum partnership with Israel

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