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    • A Nile crocodile, the creature to be deployed in Israel's Ketziot Prison moat
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Former UNDP adninistrator Helen Clark
Democracy

Clark condemns US withdrawal as ‘assault on international system of cooperation’

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January 11, 2026
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Australian Foreign Minister Penny Wong
Asia Report

NGOs warn of catastrophic impact in Gaza – Penny Wong doesn’t...

APR editor -
January 10, 2026
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The new sign for Kaipātiki Hot Springs
Culture

Popular Auckland hot springs gets name change to Kaipātiki

APR editor -
January 10, 2026
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Venezuelans mobilise in Caracas against US violent aggression and abductions this week
Analysis

Ian Powell: The Nicolás Maduro kidnapping, US imperialist expansion and implications...

APR editor -
January 10, 2026
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An Australian protest rally and march on the South Australian Parliament
Analysis

Albanese bows to relentless pressure for Bondi royal commission but scepticism...

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January 9, 2026
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Former Wellington mayoral candidate Graham Bloxham being arrested by police at the Venezuela solidarity rally
Civil Society

Former NZ mayoral hopeful arrested at Venezuela solidarity protest

APR editor -
January 9, 2026
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A soldier- not the suspect - in the French Foreign Legion uniform
Crime

Former French Foreign Legion soldier key suspect in Vanuatu VT49m heist

APR editor -
January 9, 2026
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Weapons confiscated by Papua New Guinea police during a raid in the Tsak Valley
Crime

PNG’s lethal Tsak Valley raid and deeper crisis over guns, policing,...

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January 9, 2026
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The central conceit of the good cop, bad cop narrative is that both the US and Israel are the ones upholding the law and fighting the criminals
Analysis

Jonathan Cook: From Gaza to Venezuela, the US has been unmasked...

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January 8, 2026
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Sir Tim Shadbolt
Civil Society

‘An extraordinary, charismatic man’: Sir Tim Shadbolt dies at 78

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January 8, 2026
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Part of the vandalism outside human rights activist John Minto's home
Asia Report

Photos of attack on Palestine activist’s property ‘censored’ by Facebook

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January 8, 2026
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US President Trump wrote in his social media post
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‘Straight-up piracy and extortion’: Trump says he will control money from...

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January 8, 2026
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The Cook Islands Maritime Authority says the Bertha is deceptively continuing to use Cook Islands Identifiers
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Sanctioned oil tanker falsely using Cook Islands flag, authority says

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January 8, 2026
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Analysis

Bryce Edwards: NZ’s craven stance on the US invasion of Venezuela

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January 7, 2026
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"ME the People."
Asia Report

Malcolm Evans: What have we become that we accept such brigandry?

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January 7, 2026
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Exxon Mobil PNG's LNG plant near Port Moresby
Business

Papua New Guinea fully retires debt for Liquefied Natural Gas project

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January 7, 2026
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Pacific news reporting is becoming increasingly complex and contentious
Climate

New journal warns Pacific media near breaking point amid revenue collapse...

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January 6, 2026
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Donald Trump's abduction of Nicolás Maduro will make the world less safe
Crime

Six reasons why Trump’s attack on Venezuela and kidnap of Maduro...

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January 6, 2026
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With the US attack on Venezuela and abduction of Nicolas Maduro, Washington has dug itself into a hole
Crime

Out-scooped by Trump – the US attack in Nigeria did...

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January 6, 2026
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Every time a Fiji student misses school because the river that she crosses is flooded or at risk of flooding, that student is denied the full enjoyment of this right
Analysis

Climate change and human rights demands telling our Pacific stories with...

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January 6, 2026
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Palestinian academic Sameer Barghouthi
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With the Gaza genocide, the world changed – sovereignty died and...

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January 5, 2026
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The Israeli "training" offer has sparked criticism in Australia
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Tel Aviv offers to train Australian police officers in Israel after...

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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

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...

Eyes of Fire: The Last Voyage and Legacy of the Rainbow Warrior
Bearing Witness

Eyewitness account of Rainbow Warrior voyage – new Eyes of Fire...

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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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US Secretary of State Marco Rubio
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A Nile crocodile, the creature to be deployed in Israel's Ketziot Prison moat

Media avoids Israel’s sadism like a crocodile-infested moat

July 22, 2026
Filipino National Bureau of Investigation Director Melvin Matibag takes an oath before testifying

Sara Duterte impeachment trial – Matibag says no hitman yet, but...

July 22, 2026
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio

Why the Trump administration is running scared of the global criminal...

July 22, 2026
Professor Vijay Naidu

Fiji universities criticised for ‘great shame’ of ignoring coup impacts

July 22, 2026
One of the capsized boats off the coast of PNG's East New Britain

27 missing, including 11 children, after two boats capsize off Papua...

July 22, 2026
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July 20, 2026
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