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    • Vanuatu's Anna Naupa (left) has been appointed as the new Melanesian Spearhead Group Director-General
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      Vanuatu’s Anna Naupa becomes first woman to lead MSG Secretariat

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      PSNA national organiser John Minto
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      Veteran activist John Minto gets $10,000 from NZ police after unlawful…

      Gaza Sumud flotilla survivors: Juliet Lamont, Isla Lamont, Neve O'Connor
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      Fiji human rights advocate Shamima Ali
      Crime

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One of the two detained Indonesian fishing boats in Port Moresby
Fisheries

Marape pledges investigation into border shooting incident as Jakarta protests

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August 29, 2022
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The Indonesian fishing boats reportedly seized by the PNG Defence Force
Fisheries

Post-Courier: Border patrol by soldiers or navy must be taken seriously

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August 29, 2022
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Workplace harassment in NZ
Human Rights

‘High prevalence’ of racial harassment in NZ workplace, says new research

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August 29, 2022
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Dr Ashley Bloomfield lampooned at a conspiracy theorist rally
Global

Martyn Bradbury: Why these feral anti-vax conspiracy theorists seeking public office...

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August 29, 2022
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WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange's supporters
Global

Assange case raises concerns over media freedom, says UN rights chief

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August 28, 2022
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Afghans await evacuation in kabul
Afghanistan

The world must not wash its hands of Afghanistan’s misery

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August 28, 2022
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Renewed focus on the status of foreign fighters in Ukraine
Global

With the death of a Kiwi fighter in Ukraine, should the...

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August 27, 2022
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Pro-independence Caledonian Union's Roch Wamytan
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New Caledonia’s Roch Wamytan set to be re-elected Congress president

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August 27, 2022
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Solomon Islands Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare
Australia

IFJ condemns Solomons threat to ban ‘disrespectful’ foreign journalists on China

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August 26, 2022
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Destiny Church leader Brian Tamaki, founder of the Freedoms NZ party
Civil Society

Refusing to rule out working with Brian Tamaki, Luxon gives NZ’s...

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August 26, 2022
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A recent collaboration of Pacific journalists in an investigative programme, Pacific Plunder
Australia

Neilson fell out with journalism directors over ‘audacious’ $50m awards plan

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August 26, 2022
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Marshall Islands Red Cross Society volunteers
Coronavirus

As covid cases drop, Marshall Islands praised for ‘unprecedented’ response

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August 26, 2022
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Ukrainians marked the 31st anniversary of their independence
Global

Few NZ personnel fighting in Ukraine, says former defence minister

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August 25, 2022
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Deadly incursions by the Israeli State into Gaza and the Occupied West Bank
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New Zealand lacking principles on Israeli occupation of Palestine

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August 25, 2022
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Acting BPNG governor Benny Popoitai
Crime

PNG bank agency probes 5000 money-laundering cases – but no prosecutions

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August 25, 2022
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Gender

AUT apologises to Australian MP over sexual harassment complaint inquiry

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August 25, 2022
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Two die in heavy floods in West Papuan city Sorong

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August 25, 2022
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Vanuatu's Supreme Court
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Vanuatu’s chief justice orders change over dissolution of parliament plea

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August 24, 2022
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Pacific Capture
China

ABC blasts Honiara for ‘factual errors’ in attack over Pacific Capture...

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August 24, 2022
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Prime Minister James Marape's line-up
Elections

Marape delivers shock cabinet choice with three cash crop ministries

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August 24, 2022
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Burning squatter homes near Port Vila
Development

Residents torch own homes rather than let Vanuatu police destroy them

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August 24, 2022
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Two new women MPs elected in PNG
Analysis

Women – just two – back in PNG’s Parliament but more...

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August 23, 2022
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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

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
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
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Not up for debate: Fijian journalists in the climate crisis response

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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)
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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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Vanuatu's Anna Naupa (left) has been appointed as the new Melanesian Spearhead Group Director-General
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Taiwan Day event in Suva
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Chinese diplomatic gatecrash incident alleged at Taiwan event in Suva

GLOBAL REPORTAGE

Vanuatu's Anna Naupa (left) has been appointed as the new Melanesian Spearhead Group Director-General
Decolonisation

Vanuatu’s Anna Naupa becomes first woman to lead MSG Secretariat

Iran deal proves one thing
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Trump went to war against Iran and got a deal far...

PSNA national organiser John Minto
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Veteran activist John Minto gets $10,000 from NZ police after unlawful...

Gaza Sumud flotilla survivors: Juliet Lamont, Isla Lamont, Neve O'Connor
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Vanuatu's Anna Naupa (left) has been appointed as the new Melanesian Spearhead Group Director-General

Vanuatu’s Anna Naupa becomes first woman to lead MSG Secretariat

June 18, 2026
Iran deal proves one thing

Trump went to war against Iran and got a deal far...

June 18, 2026
PSNA national organiser John Minto

Veteran activist John Minto gets $10,000 from NZ police after unlawful...

June 17, 2026
Gaza Sumud flotilla survivors: Juliet Lamont, Isla Lamont, Neve O'Connor

A world first: Australia will now investigate Israel over Gaza flotilla...

June 17, 2026
Fiji human rights advocate Shamima Ali

Calls to dismantle joint taskforce rejected by Fiji govt despite brutality...

June 16, 2026
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Political commentator appointed The Post chief editor Matthew Hooton

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