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    • PSNA co-chair John Minto
      Asia Report

      Sanitising atrocities by the US or Israel and finding excuses is…

      From Jabotinsky to Netanyahu, Israeli leaders built a doctrine of psychological dominance
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      Ramzy Baroud: Israel’s greatest weapon was fear – and it’s now…

      French Polynesia's President Moetai Brotherson
      Asia Report

      French Polynesia urges Pacific to unite amid rising global tensions

      Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto (far left) at the inaugural meeting of Trump's so-called Board of Peace
      Analysis

      West Papua’s humanitarian crisis stalls Prabowo’s ‘global peacemaker’ credibility bid

      Curse of Gold
      Asia Report

      Taking the wealth – the plunder and impoverishment of West Papua

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PNG Prime Minister James Marape at the Melanesian Spearhead Group (MSG) summit in Port Vila
Decolonisation

PNG leader Marape denies Papua human rights comments were his

Pacific Media Watch -
September 11, 2023
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Fiji's Semi Radradra and Waisea Nayacalevu with Nick Tompkins of Wales
Fiji

RWC23: Fiji rue missed opportunities against Wales

APR editor -
September 11, 2023
0
Fiji police officers Corporal Gerry McGoon (on left) and PC Sevania Manulevu on foot patrol along Victoria Parade in Suva
Crime

The Fiji Times: We need to work together in the war...

Pacific Media Watch -
September 10, 2023
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The NZ Council of Trade Unions' controversial front page advocacy ad in The New Zealand Herald
Elections

NZ election 2023: Political advocacy angst as campaign begins – officially

Pacific Media Watch -
September 10, 2023
0
Flying Fijians players at the team announcement in Bordeaux
Fiji

RWC2023: Fiji names strongest possible side for Wales clash

APR editor -
September 9, 2023
0
Fiji Immigration Minister Pio Tikoduadua (left) and Grace Road group Fiji president Daniel Kim
Crime

Fiji immigration officials detain Grace Road cult leader Daniel Kim

APR editor -
September 8, 2023
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Northern Governor Gary Juffa's law and order message
Crime

Stamping out ‘local terrorism’ a high priority for PNG, says Governor...

APR editor -
September 8, 2023
0
PNG Prime Minister James Marape meets Indonesian President Joko Widodo
Decolonisation

Marape claims PNG has ‘no right’ to criticise abuses in West...

APR editor -
September 8, 2023
1
Grace Road cult court order
Crime

Interpol ‘red notices’ against 7 Grace Road cult figures, but court...

APR editor -
September 8, 2023
0
PNG Prime Minister James Marape (left) greets Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in Jerusalem
Global

Palestine furious at PNG Prime Minister opening embassy in Jerusalem

APR editor -
September 8, 2023
0
Nonga Hospital in East New Britain
Health and Fitness

Rabaul hospital’s morgue out of service for five years – funding...

APR editor -
September 7, 2023
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Co-chairs Nina Santos and Father Henry Rogo of the Te Ohu founding assembly last night
Civil Society

NZ election 2023: ‘People power’ alliance wins pledge of 1000 new...

APR editor -
September 7, 2023
0
Vanuatu Prime Minister Sato Kilman
Democracy

Vanuatu’s Kilman warns against ‘misuse’ of freedom of speech, threats and...

APR editor -
September 7, 2023
0
Former ULMWP president Benny Wenda
Decolonisation

Benny Wenda stands down as head of West Papuan liberation group

APR editor -
September 6, 2023
0
The evacuation of Michelle Kurisi's body
Crime

Papuan lawyers call for impartial probe into woman killed over NZ...

APR editor -
September 6, 2023
0
Today's PNG Post-Courier front page report on the latest sorcery allegation-related killing
Crime

PNG mother murdered after ‘prayer warrior’ falsely accused her as evil

APR editor -
September 5, 2023
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Members of the Indonesian delegation at the Melanesian Leaders' Summit pre-meeting of the Foreign Ministers' in Port Vila last month
Decolonisation

Indonesia responds after claim official attempted to bribe RNZ Pacific journalist

Pacific Media Watch -
September 5, 2023
1
Vanuatu Prime Minister Sato Kilman
Democracy

Sato Kilman elected as Vanuatu’s new prime minister for record fifth...

APR editor -
September 5, 2023
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The NZCTU ad as featured on TV1 News tonight
Democracy

NZ election 2023: National hits back over union ads slamming Luxon

Pacific Media Watch -
September 4, 2023
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Pacific shipping corridors
Agriculture

China’s Shandong Province expands its climate footprint to the Pacific

APR editor -
September 4, 2023
0
Samoan climate activist Avina Clarke
Climate

Samoan climate activist welcomes UN’s recognition of children’s rights

APR editor -
September 4, 2023
0
Flying high . . . the Morning Star ensign -- banned in Indonesia -- flying alongside the Vanuatu national flag in Port Vila
Decolonisation

Letters on West Papua – ‘united voices for justice will not...

Pacific Media Watch -
September 3, 2023
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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

"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

Professor David Robievideo
Asia Report

David Robie: Pacific lessons in climate crisis journalism and combating disinformation

USP and AUT journalism collaboration
Bearing Witness

Pacific ‘voice of the voiceless’ media in renewed post-covid struggle

Tweet to @DavidRobie
Tweets by DavidRobie

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

POPULAR POSTS

An oil tanker docked at the Port of Lyttelton, New Zealand
Analysis

US-Israel’s war on Iran – mostly negative scenarios for the Pacific

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Global

US military opens environmental review for expanded Marianas training footprint

The Heritage Foundation
China

Trump-aligned think tank proposes ‘Pacific Charter’, greater US involvement in the...

The mainstream media is doing what it always does in wartime: manufacturing consent, sanitizing atrocities and platforming war criminals
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EDITOR'S PICKS

PSNA co-chair John Minto
Asia Report

Sanitising atrocities by the US or Israel and finding excuses is...

From Jabotinsky to Netanyahu, Israeli leaders built a doctrine of psychological dominance
Analysis

Ramzy Baroud: Israel’s greatest weapon was fear – and it’s now...

French Polynesia's President Moetai Brotherson
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Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto (far left) at the inaugural meeting of Trump's so-called Board of Peace
Analysis

West Papua’s humanitarian crisis stalls Prabowo’s ‘global peacemaker’ credibility bid

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

Jacinda Ardern
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Deported Freedom Flotilla activist Mike Treen arrives back in NZ

Taiwan Day event in Suva
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Chinese diplomatic gatecrash incident alleged at Taiwan event in Suva

GLOBAL REPORTAGE

PSNA co-chair John Minto
Asia Report

Sanitising atrocities by the US or Israel and finding excuses is...

The Heritage Foundation
China

Trump-aligned think tank proposes ‘Pacific Charter’, greater US involvement in the...

1News Pacific correspondent Barbara Dreaver
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Journalist Barbara Dreaver’s memoir on three decades reporting from the Pacific

From Jabotinsky to Netanyahu, Israeli leaders built a doctrine of psychological dominance
Analysis

Ramzy Baroud: Israel’s greatest weapon was fear – and it’s now...

Editor's Picks

PSNA co-chair John Minto

Sanitising atrocities by the US or Israel and finding excuses is...

March 12, 2026
From Jabotinsky to Netanyahu, Israeli leaders built a doctrine of psychological dominance

Ramzy Baroud: Israel’s greatest weapon was fear – and it’s now...

March 12, 2026
French Polynesia's President Moetai Brotherson

French Polynesia urges Pacific to unite amid rising global tensions

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Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto (far left) at the inaugural meeting of Trump's so-called Board of Peace

West Papua’s humanitarian crisis stalls Prabowo’s ‘global peacemaker’ credibility bid

March 10, 2026
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Taking the wealth – the plunder and impoverishment of West Papua

March 10, 2026
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