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    • Pacific Elders' Voice chair Anote Tong
      Decolonisation

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Israeli military pictured boarding the Global Sumud Flotilla yacht Abodes
Asia Report

Türkiye condemns new Israeli ‘piracy’ against Gaza aid flotilla in international...

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May 19, 2026
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"We should first recognise that restarting the war amounts to an admission that Trump’s previous escalatory gambit-- the blockade of the blockade -- has failed."
Analysis

Trita Parsi: Is Trump poised to restart the Iran war?

APR editor -
May 18, 2026
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A woman protester holds up a “Wanted” poster featuring Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu
Asia Report

Israel becomes world’s most disliked country, global survey finds

APR editor -
May 18, 2026
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Papua's Tom Beanal
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Thom Beanal – saluting a human rights legacy for Papua’s ‘father’

APR editor -
May 18, 2026
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Al Jazeera journalist Tohid Asadi
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Strait of Hormuz ‘open’ except for enemies, as new Iran insurance...

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May 18, 2026
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An Auckland Writers' Festival vigil with Marika (left) and Kathy
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Palestine on patrol – how a flag-dress caused a writers’ stir...

Pacific Media Watch -
May 17, 2026
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A photo of Indigenous West Papuan civilians in Distrik Tembagapura, Mimika, Central Papua, allegedly wounded by use of excessive force by Indonesian military
Asia Report

‘They’re wiping us out’ – church leader warns about young West...

APR editor -
May 17, 2026
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Niue's Dalton Tagelagi
Democracy

Close vote sees Niue’s Dalton Tagelagi back in as prime minister

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May 17, 2026
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Prime Minister-elect Matthew Wale
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New chapter for Hapi Isles – Matthew Wale takes the helm...

APR editor -
May 16, 2026
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A New Zealand protest over the Gaza genocide with a focus on the media
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Improvements in Pacific media freedom, but a shameful silence on Gaza...

Pacific Media Watch -
May 15, 2026
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Fiji media workers of the Fijian Media Association celebrate a belated World Press Freedom Day in the capital Suva
Democracy

Fiji’s journalists celebrate belated World Press Freedom Day – but warn...

Pacific Media Watch -
May 15, 2026
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"Hands off Iran" . . . New Zealand protesters make their voices heard in opposition to the Israeli genocide in Gaza and the war on Iran near Devonport Naval Base in Auckland
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Media miss: The questions never asked behind the US-Israel war on...

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May 15, 2026
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RIMPAC 2026 . . . NZ taking part
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Palestine Forum slams NZDF share in military exercises with ‘genocidal’ Israel

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May 15, 2026
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A "No more complicity with war crimes" banner at a "Stop Wars" march at Devonport
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Defending NZ values in a volatile world – but in what...

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May 15, 2026
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Senator Ronald “Bato” dela Rosa
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‘Arrest wanted Filipino former police chief’ call by Amnesty after escape

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May 15, 2026
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Scenes from the Bondi Royal Commission
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NSW antisemitism hearings ‘drowned’ in the Bondi Royal Commission

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May 14, 2026
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“My son,” a woman screamed in Gaza
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Palestinian photojournalist wins Pulitzer for breaking news photography

Pacific Media Watch -
May 14, 2026
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About 200 protesters in the Vallée-du-Tir yesterday marked the second anniversary of the pro-independence protests that erupted into riots in Nouméa
Analysis

Two years after New Caledonia’s violent uprising, tensions remain high

APR editor -
May 14, 2026
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A free speech forum at Lingkaran Abepura in Jayapura last Monday
Asia Report

Papuan women ‘living in fear’ condemn military violence

APR editor -
May 14, 2026
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Resigned TVNZ political editor Maiki Sherman
Democracy

Opposition MPs say former TVNZ political editor Maiki Sherman ‘hounded’ into...

Pacific Media Watch -
May 13, 2026
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Pacific media in action .
Crime

Tongan media faces new type of challenge, following threat

Pacific Media Watch -
May 13, 2026
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Starkly, in Israel’s case, not only does its actions in Gaza look like genocide, but its leaders have been crystal clear
Analysis

The West’s bubble of illusion about Israel – and about itself...

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May 13, 2026
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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

“Anything’s possible. Don’t give up hope.”
Analysis

Caitlin Johnstone: Assange returns to public commentary . . . ...

Journalist and video storyteller Cole Martin
Asia Report

Journalist Cole Martin tells it ‘like it is in reality’ in...

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...

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APJS NEWSFILE

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

Fijian women journalists face abuse, harassment and spam online.
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Islands Business general manager Samantha Magick (right)
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