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More than 100,000 registered voters are heading to the polls to decide Samoa's next government.
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Polls open in Samoa’s 2025 general election with one seat declared

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August 29, 2025
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Going . . . going . . . the dual French and Kanaky flags on New Caledonian driving licences
Decolonisation

French Overseas Minister pushes ahead with Bougival deal despite FLNKS snub

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August 28, 2025
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New Zealand protesters over the Israeli killings of Palestinian journalists in Gaza carry symbolic bodies
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NZ media workers call for ‘decisive action’ by Luxon over Gaza...

Pacific Media Watch -
August 28, 2025
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RNZ’s diminishing linear radio audience has to be understood in context
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A ‘scathing’ report on RNZ’s performance obscures the good news –...

Pacific Media Watch -
August 27, 2025
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Incumbent Bougainville President Ishmael Toroama
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Bougainville’s President Ishmael Toroama candid and relaxed a week out from...

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August 27, 2025
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Assisting the elderly at Samoan pre-polling
Elections

Samoa general election: Pre-polling kicks off

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August 27, 2025
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Sydney journalist Antony Loewenstein, author of The Palestine Laboratory
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Antony Loewenstein: Israel’s murderous killing spree against Palestinian journalists

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August 27, 2025
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The UN General Assembly
Asia Report

New Zealand challenged to vote for Israel’s suspension at UN

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August 27, 2025
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Al Jazeera journalist Hind Khoudary
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Palestinian journalists treated like ‘robots’ by Western media, says Gaza reporter...

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August 26, 2025
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Resigned Reuters photographer Valerie Zink
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Photojournalist resigns from Reuters over its ‘betrayal of journalists’ in Gaza

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August 26, 2025
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France's High Commission in Nouméa
Decolonisation

French PM’s confidence vote hits New Caledonia’s political negotiations

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August 26, 2025
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Marshall Islands firefighters try to contain the Nitijela (Parliament) fire
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‘All destroyed’: Fire engulfs Marshall Islands parliament complex

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August 26, 2025
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The Gaza Media Office calls on the international community to pressure Israel to stop the genocide
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Media analyst slams Israeli killing of five Gaza journalists – calls...

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Trump’s shielding of Netanyahu and his advisers from criminal proceedings through sanctions and threats to members of the court is akin to both aiding and abetting crimes under the Rome Statute
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Why the International Criminal Court is under attack – it must...

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August 25, 2025
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A Human Rights Protection Party (HRPP) rally held during the 2025 Samoan general election campaign
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Gearing up for the 2025 Samoan general election – three-way split?

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August 25, 2025
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Prime Minister Christopher Luxon
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NZ’s Christopher Luxon condemns Israel’s West Bank settlement plan

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August 25, 2025
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Part of the huge march on Gadigal Country/Sydney, on Saturday calling for sanctions against Israel over its genocide in Gaza
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200,000 plus march in Australia to demand Canberra sanctions Israel, ends...

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August 25, 2025
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Jubi chief editor Victor Mambor
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Bombs fail to silence West Papuan journalist Victor Mambor

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August 24, 2025
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FLNKS (Kanak and Socialist National Liberation Front) members hold "No to Bougival" banners in a Nouméa protest
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FLNKS snubs Nouméa constitutional reform talks for New Caledonia

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August 24, 2025
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Rifa Berliana Arifin, Indonesia's country director for the Sumud Nusantara initiative (centre)
Decolonisation

Asia-Pacific activists ready to set sail with largest-ever Gaza aid flotilla

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August 24, 2025
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New Zealand protesters carry symbolic "bodies" of Palestinian journalists slaughtered by the Israeli military
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Is Israel becoming the nightmare prophecy it was meant to escape?

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August 24, 2025
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New Zealand pro-Palestine protesters in Auckland carry mock "bodies" today representing Gazan journalists killed by the Israeli military
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Rallies across NZ honour Gaza Strip journalists, condemn own news media

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August 23, 2025
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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
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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
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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
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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"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...

Sawana Village on Fiji's Vanua Balavu island was partly destroyed by Cyclone Winston in 2016
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David Robie: Pacific lessons in climate crisis journalism and combating disinformation

USP and AUT journalism collaboration
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Fijian iTaukei leaders discuss contemporary issues, such as women's representation in Fijian society
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Fijian women journalists face abuse, harassment and spam online.
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The Cree Indian motif – inspired by the mythology of the elderly woman "Eyes of Fire" and her vision for the future – painted on the original Rainbow Warrior smoke stack

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