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    • Village resisters against the massive destruction of rainforest as portrayed in the new West Papuan documentary Pesta Babi - Pig Feast
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      Densely populated parts of Tehran are being pounded by wave after wave of US and Israeli bombs.  Shahid Hamedani School in Tehran was struck on the day of the funerals of he schoolgirls from Minab
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      A mourner attends the funeral of child killed in a strike on a primary school in Minab, Hormozgan province, at the start of the US-Israel war on Iran
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Global action to protect oceans from climate change
Climate

Apia Ocean Declaration to be ‘crown jewel’ of CHOGM climate ‘fight...

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President Prabowo Subianto
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Prabowo’s presidency sparks fear and faint hope in Indonesia’s contested Papua

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October 23, 2024
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The Panguna mine as seen in Bougainville, Papua New Guinea,
Bougainville

Rio Tinto class action begins over ‘toxic’ Bougainville mine disaster

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Photojournalist Doaa al Baz working in Gaza
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West Papuan resistance over logging and mining projects
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French Polynesian President Moetai Brotherson
Decolonisation

Bring France into decolonisation talks, French Polynesian president tells UN

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Part of the full page advertisement published by the Christchurch Star
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Under the old regime, press barons, from William Randolph Hearst to Rupert Murdoch, at least pretended they were committed to truth-telling journalism
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Human Rights Watch researcher Andreas Harsono
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Discrimination faced by indigenous Papuans ‘isn’t something new’, says disturbing new...

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2000 coup leader George Speight announcing at Parliament House in Suva on May 28 that he planned to rule Fiji by decree
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Fiji 2000 coup leader George Speight granted presidential pardon

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September 20, 2024
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The two latest shootings in Kanaky New Caledonia bring the number of deaths in the Pacific territory to 13
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French police shoot dead two Kanaks in New Caledonian ‘assassinations’

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Pacific flags -- Fiji and Tonga -- and protesters in support of Palestine at a rally in New Zealand's largest city Auckland
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Seven Pacific no votes in ‘historic’ UN General Assembly demand for...

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Kidnapped New Zealand pilot Phillip Mehrtens
Decolonisation

West Papuan fighters who kidnapped Kiwi pilot propose terms of release

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September 18, 2024
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IPI protests against Israeli targeting of Al Jazeera media freedom
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Media watchdog condemns Israel’s ‘harassment’ move to strip Al Jazeera journalists...

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The objective of France's national gendarmerie
Decolonisation

France boosts Pacific security forces as symbolic ‘September 24’ date looms

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September 18, 2024
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The UN General Assembly
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Call for UN sanctions on Israel to implement ICJ ruling on...

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September 17, 2024
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Students gather at Auckland University's city campus to rally against Israel's war on Gaza
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New poll shows NZ support for recognising Palestinian statehood, sanctioning Israel

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September 17, 2024
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"Tanah Papua", Biak Elok's version
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Papuan aspirations at stake in divided Melanesian Spearhead Group politics

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Nickel Prony Resources mining site in New Caledonia
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SA company Sibaneye-Stillwater eyes New Caledonia nickel mining plant

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September 17, 2024
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PNG Prime Minister James Marape
Decolonisation

Papua New Guinea celebrates 49 years of independence from Australia

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September 16, 2024
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Idle trucks at Porgera mine in Papua New Guinea
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PNG police chief Manning declares emergency for Porgera

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September 16, 2024
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"Tiger cages" at Vietnam's War Remnants Museum
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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"
Asia Report

COP29: Carbon credit trading scheme criticised as ‘get out of jail...

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
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
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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"
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Saige England: Bearing witness – we are seeing a rise of...

West Papua's Morning Star flag of independence
Asia Report

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Eyes of Fire: The Last Voyage and Legacy of the Rainbow Warrior
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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
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David Robie: Pacific lessons in climate crisis journalism and combating disinformation

USP and AUT journalism collaboration
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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

Fijian women journalists face abuse, harassment and spam online.
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Densely populated parts of Tehran are being pounded by wave after wave of US and Israeli bombs.  Shahid Hamedani School in Tehran was struck on the day of the funerals of he schoolgirls from Minab
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The smallest coffins are always the heaviest. The US-Israeli killing of...

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Village resisters against the massive destruction of rainforest as portrayed in the new West Papuan documentary Pesta Babi - Pig Feast

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The smallest coffins are always the heaviest. The US-Israeli killing of...

March 8, 2026
Protesters wave flags and banners reading “Stop Bombing Iran” and “Stop Bombing the Middle East” as they gather at Victoria Tower Gardens in London

Thousands of protesters in London demand end to US, Israeli war...

March 8, 2026
A mourner attends the funeral of child killed in a strike on a primary school in Minab, Hormozgan province, at the start of the US-Israel war on Iran

165 massacred schoolgirls in Iran – and the silence that exposes...

March 8, 2026
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