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    • The two primary architects of a controversial war
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      Protesters at a New Zealand rally against the US-Israel war on Iran and the Israeli genocide in Gaza
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      French Polynesia's President Moetai Brotherson (left) and his father-in-law Oscar Temaru, president of the ruling Party Tavini Huiraatira
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      Mass Easter resignations within Tahiti’s pro-independence ruling party

      "Wars end when the people with the power to end them decide the cost of continuing exceeds the cost of stopping"
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US Secretary of State Antony Blinken (from left), PNG Prime Minister James Marape (standing) and Defence Minister Win Daki after signing the US-PNG defence cooperation pact in Port Moresby
Analysis

How Washington teamed up with PNG to pip Canberra for ‘control’...

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July 5, 2023
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Suspended Papua Governor Lukas Enembe in court in Jakarta
Analysis

Court rejects Papua governor Enembe’s objections but suspends proceedings over his...

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July 5, 2023
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Burnt-out cars in the Northern suburbs of Paris, Sarcelles
Analysis

French riots follow decades-old pattern of rage, with no resolution in sight

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July 4, 2023
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Journalists say they have been directly fired at by Israeli troops
Asia Report

NZ ‘inert’ over Israel’s ‘flagrant violations’ in occupied Palestine

APR editor -
July 4, 2023
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The Bougainville Parliament
Bougainville

Minister dismisses Bougainville criticism over independence vote

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July 4, 2023
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Green MP for Auckland Central Chloë Swarbrick
Civil Society

Chlöe Swarbrick: Housing in NZ a major driver of poverty –...

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July 4, 2023
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Mourners pay their respects at the wake for PNG businessman Sir Kostas Constantinou
Australia

Sir Kostas ‘touched the lives’ of many Pacific people, says Samoan...

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July 3, 2023
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Husband and wife duo Lauren and Matt Barus perform under the stage name Terrible Sons
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First-ever recipients of ‘outstanding’ Asian music funding unveiled

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July 3, 2023
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According to Stats NZ, around 155,000 households feel their incomes aren’t sufficient to meet everyday basic needs
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NZ’s housing market drives inequality – why not just tax houses...

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July 3, 2023
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An Eastern Star cartoon paying tribute to Vanuatu's support for West Papua
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Vanuatu – West Papua – MSG: An epic saga of...

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July 1, 2023
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Fiji's 2023 Budget
Development

Fiji’s 2023 Budget: Major spending and projects but high debt ‘on...

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July 1, 2023
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A Nuclear-Free and Independent Pacific Movement (NFIP) banner
Decolonisation

Anti-nuclear movements need to return to table, says FANG activist

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July 1, 2023
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NZ Prime Minister Chris Hipkins and the trade delegation at the product launch in Beijing
Business

PM on China visit: ‘Door wide open for NZ products and...

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July 1, 2023
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Prime Minister James Marape
Development

Boroko declared ‘betel nut-free’ as PNG capital Moresby spruces up

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July 1, 2023
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Displaced Bikini Islanders march on the US Embassy in Majuro
Environment

Congressmen angry that Bikini islanders’ nuclear trust fund may have been...

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June 30, 2023
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Australian anti-nuclear activist Nat Lowrey (left) joined activists from Japan, Tonga and Fiji in Sapporo, Japan,
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Japan’s Fukushima nuclear waste plan stirs ‘Pacific Chernobyl’ risk protests

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June 29, 2023
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An insight into the age and temperament of the PNG kidnappers
Crime

‘We chose death over being raped’ – PNG kidnap survivor speaks...

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June 29, 2023
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A French nuclear explosion at Moruroa atoll in 1970
Environment

French nuclear testing fallout in Pacific still affecting NZ men decades...

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June 29, 2023
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A hikoi (march) to deliver a petition
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Decolonising the news: 4 fundamental questions media can ask when covering...

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June 27, 2023
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Some of the PNG teachers and their families after beating the kidnap bid
Crime

‘Heroic efforts’ save 7 PNG teachers and families in kidnap attempt

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June 27, 2023
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All Media and Democracy Workshop participants were required to submit stories each day
Democracy

Majuro workshop and summit spotlight media and democracy

Pacific Media Watch -
June 26, 2023
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A Papuan protest against the "criminalisation" of Governor Lukas Enembe of Papua province
Analysis

Papua governor Lukas Enembe’s legal drama and tragedy in Jakarta

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June 25, 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

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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

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