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    • Trump and Netanyahu claim the Iranian Supreme Leader, Ali Khamenei, has been killed
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Executive director of B’Tselem Yuli Novak
Asia Report

Israeli society has ‘become completely genocidal’, says B’Tselem head

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January 17, 2026
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The Iranian protests
Analysis

Eugene Doyle: Iran in the vortex – what’s really going on...

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January 16, 2026
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Marian Rivera as Mirama
Asia Report

Evening star rising: Girlhood in the Aeta heartlands of the Philippines

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January 16, 2026
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French Minister for Overseas Naïma Moutchou
Decolonisation

FLNKS sends in late request to join Paris talks on New...

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January 16, 2026
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"Terror on Bondi Beach" last month
Analysis

Ian Powell: Bondi Beach’s murderous terrorism aftermath – an Aotearoa perspective

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January 15, 2026
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Iranian security forces keep watch on a rally in Tehran.
Asia Report

Israel tries to drag US into ‘fighting wars on its behalf,’...

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January 15, 2026
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Dumped All Blacks coach Scott Roberston
Global

Mixed reactions to shock axing of All Blacks coach Scott Robertson

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January 15, 2026
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ICE agents in Minneapolis after the shooting of Renee Good last week
Asia Report

From Palestine to Minneapolis, ICE and Israel use the same violent...

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January 15, 2026
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China's ambassador to Samoa Fei Mingxing (left) hands over a ceremonial cheque for US$200,000 to SPREP director of legal services and governing bodies Aumua Clark Peteru in Apia
Asia Report

China matches US contribution to Pacific environmental body a week after...

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January 15, 2026
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FLNKS president Christian Tein (centre) with Arnaud Chollet-Leakava and Laurie Humuni
Decolonisation

FLNKS boycotts Macron-convened Paris talks over future this week

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January 14, 2026
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Tehran mural . . . a massive Vali Asr Square image of the pro-government national protests
Analysis

Iran protests – why this upheaval is fundamentally different from 1979

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January 14, 2026
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Ambassador Sidharto Reza Suryodipuro
Asia Report

Indonesia accused of being ‘unfit’ for UN rights council presidency

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January 13, 2026
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Adelaide Writers' Week Festival Board members who resigned
Australia

Adelaide Writers Week: Cancelled – no decorum without a quorum

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January 13, 2026
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"Terror is the engine that empowers dictatorships"
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Chris Hedges: The global machinery of terror

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January 13, 2026
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A potential pathway for transformative change in Indonesia, aiming to forge a new social contract for Papuans
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Papua in the Pacific mirror: A path to recognition and reconciliation

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January 12, 2026
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CNMI territory approaching a critical eoonomic point
Development

CNMI leaders warn economic slide could affect US strategic presence in...

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January 12, 2026
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A 2017 constitutional amendment still guarantees individuals freedom of religion, belief and worship in Sāmoa
Culture

Mixed reactions over Samoan PM’s proposal to ban non-Christian religions

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January 12, 2026
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The Sydney Harbour Bridge "March for Humanity" on 3 August 2025
Analysis

Australia’s ‘antisemitism crisis’ – examining what’s real and what isn’t

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January 12, 2026
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Sāmoan Prime Minister Laaulialemalietoa Polataivao Schmidt
Global

Sāmoa set to become third Pacific nation to open Jerusalem embassy

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January 11, 2026
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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
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NGOs warn of catastrophic impact in Gaza – Penny Wong doesn’t...

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

Popular Auckland hot springs gets name change to Kaipātiki

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January 10, 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

"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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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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Trump and Netanyahu claim the Iranian Supreme Leader, Ali Khamenei, has been killed
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Jacinda Ardern
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Trump and Netanyahu claim the Iranian Supreme Leader, Ali Khamenei, has been killed
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Trump and Netanyahu claim the Iranian Supreme Leader, Ali Khamenei, has been killed

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Pesta Babi (Pig Feast) . . . Indonesian colonialism in West Papua

Pesta Babi – ‘Pig Feast’ . . . a vivid new...

March 1, 2026
Filipino photojournalist Alex Baluyut

Filipino photojournalist Alex Baluyut: An extraordinary sense of truth in an...

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