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Pro-Palestine protesters at a rally in Auckland last weekend
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Solidarity group condemns surge in anti-Palestine violence in NZ

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KNPB international spokesperson Victor Yeimo
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West Papuan group urges Jakarta to put words into action on...

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An Israeli military offensive in January 2024 damaged parts of the Deir El Belah War Cemetery
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Māori and Pacific soldiers’ final resting place in Gaza – don’t...

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Pacific Islands Forum member country flags
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West Papua: The Pacific’s new test of Indonesia’s sovereignty narrative

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September 7, 2026
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Stanford Daily editor-in-chief George Porteous
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Student newspaper wins lawsuit against Trump’s crackdown on pro-Palestine speech

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September 7, 2026
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West Papuan activist Paula Makabory (centre, holding banner) at a protest in Auckland in 2011
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West Papua activist calls on Pacific leaders to pressure Indonesia over...

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September 7, 2026
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PNG's Women in Media founder Belinda Kora
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Social media misinformation ‘biggest hurdle’ for journalists, says MCPNG’s Belinda Kora

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September 7, 2026
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Solomon Islands Prime Minister Matthew Wale
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No-confidence motion against Solomon Islands PM withdrawn

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September 7, 2026
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Protester Craig Tynan "shows the flag"
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Palestine protesters renew ‘don’t buy Israeli’ pledge, demand NZ sanction Israel

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September 5, 2026
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Rescue teams in Nepal are working around the clock to reach workers trapped
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Tibetan community shocked by devastation from Nepal flash flood

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September 5, 2026
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New Caledonia's President Milakulo Tukumuli
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France commits more financial help to struggling New Caledonia

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Peace movement historian Maire Leadbeater
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Shane te Pou: Matua Pita Tipene, I wish you weren’t in...

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Indonesian Embassy response on West Papua
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UN human rights commissioner visit to West Papua on track, says...

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A Chinese strategic nuclear submarine launched a warhead-carrying missile in July
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Pacific Islands Forum winds up by condemning China nuclear test

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September 4, 2026
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The coastline on Futuna Island in southern Vanuatu
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Two small Pacific islands creating one big stink with France over...

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September 4, 2026
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Himalayan Tsunami . . . Kirti Tamang, 5, was in her classroom in Betrawati on the morning when the flood arrived with a roar
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Nepali Times: Not if, but when next?

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September 4, 2026
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Sacked Solomon Islands Finance Minister Gordon Darcy Lilo
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Sacked Solomon Islands finance minister says Cabinet revolt is imminent

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Isolation hasn't been the greatest enemy for the people of Tongareva; arguably, it's engagement with the outside world that's done them more harm
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Minerals, military strategy draw the eye of Trump to isolated atoll...

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Israel ready to ‘forcibly remove’ Gaza population but awaiting US approval

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September 3, 2026
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Leaders at the round table for the 55th Pacific Islands Forum Leaders Meeting Plenary in Koror, Palau
China

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September 3, 2026
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The MSG membership flags
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Melanesian countries to review Indonesia’s status at MSG if no action...

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Secular Jewish socialist and peace activist Tony Greenstein
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The British state has lost the argument, even as it rigs...

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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
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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
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NZ election 2023: Exposing National leader Christopher Luxon’s Māori health falsehood...

Practices like mask wearing and self-isolation should be encouraged for all
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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
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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
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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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Eyewitness account of Rainbow Warrior voyage – new Eyes of Fire...

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APJS NEWSFILE

Fijian iTaukei leaders discuss contemporary issues, such as women's representation in Fijian society
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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...

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Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese
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