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US Secretary of State Antony Blinken (from left), PNG Prime Minister James Marape (standing) and Defence Minister Win Daki after signing the US-PNG defence cooperation pact in Port Moresby
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Suspended Papua Governor Lukas Enembe in court in Jakarta
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Burnt-out cars in the Northern suburbs of Paris, Sarcelles
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French riots follow decades-old pattern of rage, with no resolution in sight

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July 4, 2023
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Journalists say they have been directly fired at by Israeli troops
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NZ ‘inert’ over Israel’s ‘flagrant violations’ in occupied Palestine

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July 4, 2023
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The Bougainville Parliament
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Minister dismisses Bougainville criticism over independence vote

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July 4, 2023
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Green MP for Auckland Central Chloë Swarbrick
Civil Society

Chlöe Swarbrick: Housing in NZ a major driver of poverty –...

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July 4, 2023
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Mourners pay their respects at the wake for PNG businessman Sir Kostas Constantinou
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Sir Kostas ‘touched the lives’ of many Pacific people, says Samoan...

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July 3, 2023
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Husband and wife duo Lauren and Matt Barus perform under the stage name Terrible Sons
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First-ever recipients of ‘outstanding’ Asian music funding unveiled

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July 3, 2023
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According to Stats NZ, around 155,000 households feel their incomes aren’t sufficient to meet everyday basic needs
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NZ’s housing market drives inequality – why not just tax houses...

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July 3, 2023
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An Eastern Star cartoon paying tribute to Vanuatu's support for West Papua
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Fiji's 2023 Budget
Development

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July 1, 2023
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Anti-nuclear movements need to return to table, says FANG activist

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NZ Prime Minister Chris Hipkins and the trade delegation at the product launch in Beijing
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PM on China visit: ‘Door wide open for NZ products and...

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Prime Minister James Marape
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Boroko declared ‘betel nut-free’ as PNG capital Moresby spruces up

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July 1, 2023
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Displaced Bikini Islanders march on the US Embassy in Majuro
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Australian anti-nuclear activist Nat Lowrey (left) joined activists from Japan, Tonga and Fiji in Sapporo, Japan,
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Japan’s Fukushima nuclear waste plan stirs ‘Pacific Chernobyl’ risk protests

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An insight into the age and temperament of the PNG kidnappers
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‘We chose death over being raped’ – PNG kidnap survivor speaks...

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June 29, 2023
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A French nuclear explosion at Moruroa atoll in 1970
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French nuclear testing fallout in Pacific still affecting NZ men decades...

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June 29, 2023
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A hikoi (march) to deliver a petition
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Decolonising the news: 4 fundamental questions media can ask when covering...

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June 27, 2023
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Some of the PNG teachers and their families after beating the kidnap bid
Crime

‘Heroic efforts’ save 7 PNG teachers and families in kidnap attempt

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June 27, 2023
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All Media and Democracy Workshop participants were required to submit stories each day
Democracy

Majuro workshop and summit spotlight media and democracy

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June 26, 2023
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A Papuan protest against the "criminalisation" of Governor Lukas Enembe of Papua province
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Papua governor Lukas Enembe’s legal drama and tragedy in Jakarta

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June 25, 2023
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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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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
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Eyewitness account of Rainbow Warrior voyage – new Eyes of Fire...

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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.
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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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Surviving harassment in journalism – how Felix Chaudhary kept on top

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