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Tanna's Chief Peter Marcel
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Ben Bohane: Umaenupne and Umaeneg – isles of the Resting God

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US Secretary of War Pete Hegseth
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June 10, 2026
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Fiji police on duty
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June 9, 2026
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Kanaky, Palestinian and West Papua flags flying at the Fiji Women's Crisis Centre last week during a protest against the opening of the Israeli Embassy in Suva
Civil Society

Te Kuaka advocacy group calls for NZ transparent, independent ‘Pacific foreign...

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June 9, 2026
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An Iran-China freight train
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The train that changes everything – the Silk Road railway beats...

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June 9, 2026
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A "No more complicity with war crimes" banner at a "Stop Wars" march at Devonport
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Paying the price for US-Israeli wars – and NZ’s shameful stance...

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June 9, 2026
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Author May Pik
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May Pik: Waking up from a Zionist nightmare, let’s carry the...

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June 8, 2026
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Government field officers assess the condition of communities and collapsed structures in General Santos City
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Tsunami advisories issued in Pacific after 7.8 Philippines earthquake

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June 8, 2026
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Germany defeated in the UN Security Council vote
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Lim Tean: Why standing on the wrong side of history cost...

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June 8, 2026
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Fijians for Palestine – an antidote to ‘Suva sycophancy’ over Israel

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FLNKS president Christian Téin
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Case dismissed for pro-independence Kanak leader Christian Téin

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Maher Nazzal
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Maher Nazzal: I walked through Palestine

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June 3, 2026
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Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Sa'ar (left) with Fiji Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka
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Rabuka rules out military involvement with Israel in Mideast conflicts

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June 3, 2026
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Disappeared Pesta Babi star Yasinta Moiwend - Mama Sinta
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Indonesia has ‘kidnapped’ Pesta Babi star to cover up ecocide, claims...

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June 3, 2026
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Fiji police talk to a Palestine protest organiser, Fiji Women's Crisis Centre coordinator Shamima Ali
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Palestine supporters stage pickets in 3 cities in Fiji, NZ protesting...

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June 2, 2026
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Fiji police questioning protesters at the pro-Palestine picket across the street from the new Israeli Embassy in Suva being officially opened today
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Fiji police question protesters over picket against opening of Israel embassy

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June 2, 2026
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New Zealand's nuclear-free zone since 1987
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Non-negotiable: Christopher Luxon says NZ’s nuclear-free stance not changing

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June 2, 2026
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"That anyone in the White House took this plan seriously, let alone acted on it, is a genuinely staggering notion. But the proposition that [former President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad] could retake the reins of power in Iran is possibly the least preposterous part of the scheme
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Israeli claims about an Iran ‘threat’ were always a lie. Now...

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PSNA's Anna Lee
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Pro-Palestinian activists plan protest against ‘Israeli pond’ diplomacy push in Pacific

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June 1, 2026
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NZ King’s Birthday Honours 2026: Pasifika people among those recognised

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Pacific verdict on COP29
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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
APJS newsfile

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

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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

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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)
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The opening of the 2026 session of the Special Committee on the Situation with regard to the Implementation of the Declaration on the Granting of Independence to Colonial Countries and Peoples (C-24) meeting
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