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Former NZ prime minister Helen Clark
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Wenceslao Vinzons . . . the local war resistance hero
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West Papuan supporters raise the Morning Star flag in Leichhardt, Sydney, today as protesters around the world mark the 1 December 1961 "independence" flag-flying day. Image: AWPA
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West Papuan liberation fighters risk ‘extermination’ by Indonesia’s high-tech forces

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December 1, 2025
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A West Papuan Morning Star flag being held in defiance of the Indonesian ban in a remote village
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New Zealand author David Robie
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Tucker Carlson
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Pro-Palestinian protesters over the Gaza genocide
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November 29, 2025
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A Fiji pro-Palestinian solidarity protest in the Suva harbour
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Sitiveni Rabuka appeared before the Fiji Truth and Reconciliation Commission
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Fiji PM Rabuka blames ‘insulated’ upbringing for racially motivated 1987 coups

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November 28, 2025
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How Israel has set a dangerous precedent in international law

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November 28, 2025
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The Tahiti search operations involved about 200 emergency staff
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Tahiti landslide: no survivors – all 8 bodies retrieved

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Indonesians demonstrate in front of the US Embassy in Jakarta to show solidarity with Palestinians on the second anniversary of the war on Gaza on 7 October 2025
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East Sepik Governor Allan Bird . . . similar risks to last year in this year's budget with overly optimistic revenue forecasts
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November 27, 2025
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Fiji launches 16 days of activism against gender-based violence
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November 27, 2025
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Israel has not been able to fully control the enclave
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Yellow lines and green zones – Israel’s de facto partition into...

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November 27, 2025
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Auckland Mayor Wayne Brown draws angry response from pro-Palestine advocates
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November 26, 2025
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The Civicus "civic freedoms" in the Pacific report
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Philippines police unlawfully targeted protesters with unnecessary and excessive force
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The organisers of the Chilean civil society initiative against genocidal Israel
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Chile plans to launch global campaign seeking to expel ‘pariah’ Israel...

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Australian journalist, editor and manager Bob Howarth in Timorese ceremonial dress in Dili
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Pacific verdict on COP29
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COP29: Pacific climate advocates decry outcome as ‘a catastrophic failure’

A protester at COP29 calls on wealthy nations to "pay up"
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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
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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
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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
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Practices like mask wearing and self-isolation should be encouraged for all
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The 2021 post-covid Pacific media freedom panel discussion participants
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Pacific media should be supported post-covid, says PJR report

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BEARING WITNESS

Australia, the country, as a political entity, its government, its major institutions, its official voice to the world, was quiet over the Gaza genocide
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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"
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West Papua's Morning Star flag of independence
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Sawana Village on Fiji's Vanua Balavu island was partly destroyed by Cyclone Winston in 2016
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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

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