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

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May 13, 2026
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Mistreatment of the Sumud prisoners also breaches the Convention Against Torture
Analysis

Did NZ’s Prime Minister just commit treason? PM ignores terrorist attack...

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May 13, 2026
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Activist Mike Smith
Climate

‘Affront to democracy’ – NZ law change halts landmark climate crisis...

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May 12, 2026
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Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu
Analysis

Netanyahu stresses the need for more propaganda as Israel’s Hasbara budget...

Pacific Media Watch -
May 12, 2026
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Fijian Jone Vakarisi
Crime

Fiji army commander admits military ‘at fault’ for custody death

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May 12, 2026
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The New Caledonian freighter MV Karaka
Business

New Caledonian freight vessel begins service to Vanuatu despite diplomatic row

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May 12, 2026
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Rotuman culture and language
Decolonisation

Call for Rotuman people to speak language or it could be...

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May 11, 2026
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A drone view of the Marshalls Energy Company's main power plant in Majuro
Analysis

Majuro reels from huge power rate increase, as govt steps up...

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May 11, 2026
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A Canadian boy tourist holds a Palestinian flag aloft signalling to "no war" protesters on Devonport wharf
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Iran war fallout – Trump is going to Beijing on bended...

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May 10, 2026
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Commissioner Virginia Bell
Australia

Australian ‘antisemitism’ – the Royal Conflation Commission is in session

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May 10, 2026
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Abducted NZ Gaza flotilla campaigner Sean Janssen
Asia Report

‘They threatened to kill us at gunpoint,’ says NZ Gaza flotilla...

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May 9, 2026
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Video footage obtained by human rights researchers shows a crowd of angry Papuans throwing stones towards police infrastructure in Kobakma
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West Papuan graduation parade turns violent after police object to Morning...

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May 9, 2026
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Tonga police are investigating the armed threat against a female journalist at the Kele’a Voice newsroom
Analysis

Tongan armed threat against journalist troubles Pacific media freedom

Pacific Media Watch -
May 9, 2026
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The French Ambassador to Vanuatu, Jean-Baptiste Jeangène Vilmer, with Vanuatu Prime Minister Jotham Napat in March last year
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French ambassador’s social media diplomacy lands poorly in Vanuatu

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May 9, 2026
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Maiki Sherman winning the Māori Journalist of the Year at the Ngā Kupu Ora Awards 2017
Decolonisation

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Pacific Media Watch -
May 9, 2026
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Resigned TVNZ political editor Maiki Sherman
Democracy

TVNZ’s ‘first wahine Māori’ political editor Maiki Sherman resigns

Pacific Media Watch -
May 8, 2026
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Solomon Islands journalists Eddie Osifelo (from left), Jenny Kay and Robert Iroga at the 2026 World Press Freedom Day celebration in Honiara
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‘Money problems’ the real threat to Pacific press freedom, says Iroga

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May 8, 2026
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French Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu (left) and President Emmanuel Macron
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New Caledonia provincial elections set for June but voter roll changes...

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May 8, 2026
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Ousted Solomon Islands Prime Minister Jeremiah Manele
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Solomon Islands PM Jeremiah Manele ousted after just over two years...

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May 8, 2026
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Singer, documentary maker, storyteller and TV presenter Moana Maniapoto
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Moana Maniapoto: Why trashing the BSA is a sign of journalism...

Pacific Media Watch -
May 7, 2026
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"Everyone was taken by surprise [with the Israeli military attack]"
Asia Report

‘We’re under attack!’ – the night the Israelis struck the Global...

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May 7, 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
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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
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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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"
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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
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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
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)
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