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    • "Affirmed, noted, endorsed" at the 55th Pacific Islands Forum leaders summit media conference in Koror
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The Fiji covid vaccine rollout was recently extended to the 15-17 age bracket
Coronavirus

Fiji vaccination of teens going strong after adult rollout success

APR editor -
October 24, 2021
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Rev James Bhagwan
Climate

Glasgow showdown: Pacific Islands demand global leaders bring action, not excuses,...

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October 23, 2021
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Tonga's Cardinal Mafi
Climate

Cardinal’s message for COP26 climate conference: ‘Listen to the Pacific’

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October 23, 2021
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Port Moresby General Hospital in crisis
Coronavirus

PNG’s capital Port Moresby reaches crisis point over covid surge

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October 22, 2021
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Let's Talanoa seriesvideo
Coronavirus

129 new covid cases in NZ community – Pacific talanoa series...

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October 22, 2021
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Middlemore Hospital triage tent
Coronavirus

NZ government unveals its ‘traffic light’ covid-19 protection framework

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October 22, 2021
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Les Nouvelles Calédoniennes 22102021
Coronavirus

FLNKS pleads for delay in ‘unfair’ New Caledonia covid independence vote

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October 22, 2021
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Deforestation in Central Kalimantan
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NZ dairy industry linked to illegal Indonesian plantations, says report

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October 22, 2021
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Western Province Premier David Gina
Crime

Gina calls for return of death sentence after brutal killing...

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October 22, 2021
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"Visas for vaccinations"
Coronavirus

Vax for visas: ‘Overstayers would come out of woodwork’, say Pacific...

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October 21, 2021
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Dr Collin Tukuitonga
Coronavirus

Early easing of covid restrictions ‘could be lethal for Māori/Pasifika’

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October 21, 2021
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Papua New Guinea has about 51,957 illegally and unlicensed firearms
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More than 50,000 illegal firearms in PNG, but general denies...

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October 20, 2021
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News media comment on three positive covid-19 cases absconding from an Auckland managed isolation facility
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NZ reports 60 new community covid cases – three positives ‘escape’...

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October 20, 2021
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Kanaky referendum flags
Coronavirus

Backes rejects delaying New Caledonia independence referendum

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October 20, 2021
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NZ public interest journalism
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Perceptions over NZ’s public interest journalism project – saint or sinner?

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October 20, 2021
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NZ Associate Health Minister Peeni Henare
Coronavirus

‘Covid-19 is on the doorstep of your houses,’ warns Henare...

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October 19, 2021
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Arrested Papuan activists protest 30-09-2021
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Sharp rise in Papuan mass arrests during military operations, says ICP

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October 19, 2021
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Pacific Islands Forum Secretary-General Henry Puna
Climate

Pacific Forum welcomes NZ climate aid boost, urges collective action

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October 19, 2021
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Professor Michael Baker
Coronavirus

Risk of ‘unequal outbreak’ hurting Māori, Pasifika, says top NZ epidemiologist

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October 18, 2021
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Pacific Aftershocks
Coronavirus

Aftershocks of covid-19 threaten to undo gains across Pacific, says report

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October 18, 2021
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Goroka Provincial Hospital
Coronavirus

‘Ground Zero’ in Goroka where the gloom of death hangs in...

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October 18, 2021
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Julian Willcox Vaxathon
Coronavirus

Super Saturday vaccine dose numbers rise to 130,002 – 51 new...

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October 17, 2021
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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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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
Bearing Witness

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
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)
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)
APJS newsfile

Surviving harassment in journalism – how Felix Chaudhary kept on top

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Rabuka calls on Fijians to use freedom of expression ‘responsibly’

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Palestine protesters renew ‘don’t buy Israeli’ pledge, demand NZ sanction Israel

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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Development

France commits more financial help to struggling New Caledonia

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"Affirmed, noted, endorsed" at the 55th Pacific Islands Forum leaders summit media conference in Koror
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Vandalised Nikao Cemetery
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Cook Islands war veterans’ graves vandalised at historic Rarotonga cemetery

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Australia

Still stealing the generations – the abduction of Indigenous Australian children...

Jacinda Ardern
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Gordon Campbell: Media collusion with National’s attack lines the real disgrace

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Taiwan Day event in Suva
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Chinese diplomatic gatecrash incident alleged at Taiwan event in Suva

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"Affirmed, noted, endorsed" at the 55th Pacific Islands Forum leaders summit media conference in Koror
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Pacific Islands Forum leaders in Koror – heavy on reaffirming but...

Thai protesters gathered outside the Israeli Embassy in Bangkok condemn the behaviour of Israeli tourists
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‘Take Thailand Back’ – Thais protest against ‘disrespectful’ Israeli tourists in...

Vandalised Nikao Cemetery
Cook Islands

Cook Islands war veterans’ graves vandalised at historic Rarotonga cemetery

TSIMA reporting from Palau - today's story in the Torres News
Australia

Australia snubs Torres Strait in Melanesian Spearhead Group bid

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"Affirmed, noted, endorsed" at the 55th Pacific Islands Forum leaders summit media conference in Koror

Pacific Islands Forum leaders in Koror – heavy on reaffirming but...

September 11, 2026
Thai protesters gathered outside the Israeli Embassy in Bangkok condemn the behaviour of Israeli tourists

‘Take Thailand Back’ – Thais protest against ‘disrespectful’ Israeli tourists in...

September 11, 2026
Vandalised Nikao Cemetery

Cook Islands war veterans’ graves vandalised at historic Rarotonga cemetery

September 11, 2026
TSIMA reporting from Palau - today's story in the Torres News

Australia snubs Torres Strait in Melanesian Spearhead Group bid

September 10, 2026
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The United Kingdom, France and Canada announced they would ban imports of Israeli products which originated from the illegal settlements in the occupied West Bank

Peters’ ‘hot air’ over Israeli settlement trade ban rules out of...

September 9, 2026
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Labour would prioritise recognition of Palestine, sanctions on Israel

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