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    • Decades after the nuclear tests, Pacific people still endure many consequences
      Decolonisation

      Pacific lawmakers call for creation of human rights commissions to fight…

      Professor Biman Prasad (left) and Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka in December 2022
      Democracy

      ‘Political chaos’ – Fiji PM Rabuka confirms Biman Prasad’s resignation

      The Pacific's inaction is particularly striking when compared to Bougainville
      Asia Report

      Blue Pacific’s unfinished business – West Papua and regional integrity

      Unity will be crucial if the Labour Party is to sell its proposed capital gains tax
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      Fiji Deputy Prime Minister Biman Prasad
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A young girl holds a placard quoting from the late Pope Francis while calling for an end to the war on Gaza in Auckland last Saturday
Asia Report

Gaza not a religious issue – it’s a massive violation of...

APR editor -
July 23, 2025
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"It's more than ironic that while Western countries like Britain and New Zealand are calling for an end to the war in Gaza, they continue to be hostile toward the anti-war protest movements in their own countries"
Asia Report

Gaza: Empty rhetoric from New Zealand and other Western countries

APR editor -
July 22, 2025
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"This is cruelty - this is not a war," says this young girl's placard quoting the Pope
Asia Report

NZ and allies condemn ‘inhumane’, ‘horrifying’ killings in Gaza and ‘drip...

APR editor -
July 22, 2025
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Sky expects the deal to deliver revenue diversification and uplift of around $95 million a year
Business

Sky TV to buy channel Three owner Discovery NZ for $1

Pacific Media Watch -
July 22, 2025
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The new New Zealand investment bill is convoluted and would significantly reduce effective scrutiny of foreign investments
Analysis

Why has a bill to relax NZ foreign investment rules had...

APR editor -
July 22, 2025
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Former NZ prime minister Helen Clark speaking on the deck of the Rainbow Warrior
Asia Report

Keep fighting for a nuclear-free Pacific, Helen Clark warns Greenpeace over...

APR editor -
July 21, 2025
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Auckland protesters condemn Israel's systematic starvation tactics in the besieged Gaza enclave in a march in the Viaduct
Crime

PSNA calls on NZ to urgently condemn Israeli weaponisation of starvation

APR editor -
July 21, 2025
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Porirua Cemetery manager Daniel Chrisp speaks at the Family Forum beside the chapel, as Mayor Anita Baker and whānau gather to honour 1800 patients buried in unmarked graves
Civil Society

Pacific leaders demand respectful involvement in memorial for unmarked graves

APR editor -
July 21, 2025
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The Cook Islands' outer islands, or Pa Enua, are emptying as people make the pilgrimage to Rarotonga for constitution celebrations
Cook Islands

Cook Islanders flock from outer islands for 60th anniversary celebrations

APR editor -
July 21, 2025
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The humanitarian crisis in Gaza has reached catastrophic levels
Asia Report

Is the international community finally speaking up about Israel’s Gaza genocide?

APR editor -
July 21, 2025
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A Rainbow Warrior shipboard protest over the Gaza genocide today
Asia Report

Palestine solidarity rally greeted by Rainbow Warrior Gaza protest

APR editor -
July 19, 2025
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The first-ever US military flight carrying 18 Marshall Islanders deported from the United States by the US Immigration and Customs Enforcement arrives at Majuro
Crime

ICE deportation action lands Marshallese, Micronesians in Guantánamo ‘terror’ base

APR editor -
July 19, 2025
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"Western media institutions promote a colonial narrative that reproduces the discourse of Israeli superiority, using linguistic and legal mechanisms to justify genocide."
Asia Report

Systematic bias: how Western media reproduces the Israeli narrative

APR editor -
July 19, 2025
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Stéphane Hessel was a leading member of the French Resistance
Analysis

Palestine Action – terrorists or the real heroes of our time?

APR editor -
July 18, 2025
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Public protest in the NZ naval base suburb of Auckland . . . local resident Margaret Taylor of Amnesty International (right) at the front of the Devonport Out For Gaza march on Victoria Rd
Asia Report

Flying the flags for Palestine – NZ protesters take message to...

Pacific Media Watch -
July 17, 2025
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The indigenous Kanaky flag adopted in 1983 and usually flown alongside the French tricolour under the Nouméa Accord
Decolonisation

Police protection for New Caledonian politicians following death threats

APR editor -
July 17, 2025
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UN Special Rapporteur Francesca Albanese addresses The Hague Group Summit
Analysis

12 countries agree to confront Israel collectively over Gaza after Bogotá...

APR editor -
July 17, 2025
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Susi Newborn, a Greenpeace founder, Rainbow Warrior crew stalwart, activist and author
Civil Society

Susi Newborn among activists featured in Pacific ‘nuclear free heroes’ video

Pacific Media Watch -
July 17, 2025
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"Hot off the press" . . . David Robie talks Eyes of Fire just after receiving the first copy of his book marking 40 years since the bombing of the Rainbow Warrior on 10 July 1985
Civil Society

David Robie: New Zealand must do more for Pacific and confront...

APR editor -
July 16, 2025
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Zionist settllers attack Palestinian homes and cars at the village of Kafr Malik, northeast of Ramallah, in the occupied West Bank
Asia Report

First-hand view of peacemaking challenge in the ‘Holy Land’

Pacific Media Watch -
July 16, 2025
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Incumbent Bougainville President Ishmael Toroama
Bougainville

Bougainville election: More than 400 candidates vie for parliament

APR editor -
July 16, 2025
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UN peacekeepers advocated by DAWN for Gaza
Analysis

UN expert advocates peacekeeper path to break Israel’s siege on Gaza

APR editor -
July 15, 2025
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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

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

Bearing Witness

Return to Rabi on the horizon for Ossies climate doco crew?

Tweet to @DavidRobie
Tweets by DavidRobie

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

POPULAR POSTS

A claim by US Secretary of State Marco Rubio that UNRWA is a Hamas “subsidiary” in defiance of International Court of Justice exoneration is “quite shocking”
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Protesters accusing Rocket Lab and the New Zealand government of being complicit in Israel's genocide in Gaza
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PSNA condemns Collins for ‘can’t be trusted’ stance on Gaza over...

Protesters at an Auckland rally against Israel's genocidal two-year war on Gaza target alleged complicity by RocketLab and BlackSky
Asia Report

NZ minister warned on possible risk over Israeli use of satellites

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Asia Report

Israel committed to ‘business as usual’ in seeking Gaza gains, says...

EDITOR'S PICKS

Decades after the nuclear tests, Pacific people still endure many consequences
Decolonisation

Pacific lawmakers call for creation of human rights commissions to fight...

Professor Biman Prasad (left) and Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka in December 2022
Democracy

‘Political chaos’ – Fiji PM Rabuka confirms Biman Prasad’s resignation

The Pacific's inaction is particularly striking when compared to Bougainville
Asia Report

Blue Pacific’s unfinished business – West Papua and regional integrity

Unity will be crucial if the Labour Party is to sell its proposed capital gains tax
Economics

Labour’s capital gains NZ tax gamble – from leak to launch

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MOST COMMENTS

Australia

Still stealing the generations – the abduction of Indigenous Australian children...

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Analysis

Gordon Campbell: Media collusion with National’s attack lines the real disgrace

Global

Deported Freedom Flotilla activist Mike Treen arrives back in NZ

Taiwan Day event in Suva
Asia Report

Chinese diplomatic gatecrash incident alleged at Taiwan event in Suva

GLOBAL REPORTAGE

Protesters accusing Rocket Lab and the New Zealand government of being complicit in Israel's genocide in Gaza
Asia Report

PSNA condemns Collins for ‘can’t be trusted’ stance on Gaza over...

Decades after the nuclear tests, Pacific people still endure many consequences
Decolonisation

Pacific lawmakers call for creation of human rights commissions to fight...

"Pacific Justice" petition
Democracy

Former MP Anae calls for ‘Pacific justice’ over immigration in petition

The Pacific's inaction is particularly striking when compared to Bougainville
Asia Report

Blue Pacific’s unfinished business – West Papua and regional integrity

Editor's Picks

Decades after the nuclear tests, Pacific people still endure many consequences

Pacific lawmakers call for creation of human rights commissions to fight...

October 29, 2025
Professor Biman Prasad (left) and Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka in December 2022

‘Political chaos’ – Fiji PM Rabuka confirms Biman Prasad’s resignation

October 29, 2025
The Pacific's inaction is particularly striking when compared to Bougainville

Blue Pacific’s unfinished business – West Papua and regional integrity

October 28, 2025
Unity will be crucial if the Labour Party is to sell its proposed capital gains tax

Labour’s capital gains NZ tax gamble – from leak to launch

October 28, 2025
Fiji Deputy Prime Minister Biman Prasad

Dark political clouds forming in Fiji – expect more lightning strikes...

October 28, 2025
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