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    • Siaosi (George) Lavelua serving 'otai for his parents business
      Culture

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Solomon Islands Prime Minister Jeremiah Manele
Democracy

Solomon Islands opposition alleges ‘millions’ offered by govt lobbyists to buy...

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April 22, 2026
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"Both of these warmongering nations [US and Israel] have displayed a total lack of integrity and credibility through their disingenuous words and actions over many decades."
Analysis

No wonder Iran went cold on sham talks, considering the lying...

APR editor -
April 22, 2026
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Amnesty International’s report comes as multiple conflicts rage across the world
Analysis

Amnesty slams Netanyahu, Putin, Trump as ‘voracious predators’

APR editor -
April 22, 2026
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Komnas HAM also warns about the risk of mass displacement of Papuan villagers
Global

Indonesia’s human rights body to investigate deaths of 12 Papuans in...

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April 21, 2026
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Associate law professor Maryam Jamshidi
Analysis

Who is breaking international law in the Strait of Hormuz? It’s...

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April 21, 2026
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The Commander of the Republic of Fiji Military Forces, Major-General Jone Kalouniwai,
Crime

Fiji police confirm murder probe launched into death of man in...

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April 20, 2026
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Fiji’s Ambassador to Israel, Jesoni Vitusagavulu
Asia Report

Fiji defends its isolated UN stance supporting Israel

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April 20, 2026
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Fiji drug peddler Jone Vakarisi at a court appearance in March 2026
Crime

Fiji military faces questions after death of Jone Vakarisi in custody

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April 20, 2026
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Dr Rami Khouri
Analysis

US, Israel ‘forced into two ceasefires’ as regional balance of power...

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April 19, 2026
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An "IDF = Murder Machine" banner at the "Banners for Humanity" exhibition
Asia Report

South African activist praises World Court genocide case against Israel

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April 18, 2026
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Uncertainty over the Strait of Hormuz
Analysis

Trump is blustering as usual but in reality praying for Iran...

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April 18, 2026
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Alternative Jewish Voices radio at Wellington Access Radio 106.1FM
Civil Society

Alternative Jewish Voices launches new access radio programme

Pacific Media Watch -
April 18, 2026
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Invoking the Pacific's Biketawa Declaration
Asia Report

Pacific Forum responds to current global fuel and energy challenges

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April 18, 2026
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"Israel’s supporters in the West have launched the biggest assault on free speech since the height of McCarthyism"
Analysis

Owen Jones: At The Telegraph, journalist support for Israel is now...

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April 18, 2026
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A young Gazan journalist describes her setting up for story telling about Al Shifa Hospital
Asia Report

Gaza’s young, untrained journalists step up to document Israel’s war crimes

Pacific Media Watch -
April 17, 2026
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Crime

Man linked to gang activity dies after Fiji military detention, local...

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April 17, 2026
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The ruling is “a big win for everyone who cares about the right to protest”
Asia Report

‘Unconstitutional’ – NSW court strikes down Minns’ draconian anti-protest laws

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April 17, 2026
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A rally against the war on Iran in Auckland, New Zealand, last weekend
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Neoliberalism caused two fractures in the world – why Iran’s resistance...

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April 17, 2026
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The Marshalls Energy Company and its power plant has faced a near doubling of its diesel fuel costs since the US/Israel attacked Iran on February 28
Asia Report

Marshall Islands government shuts down at 3pm daily amid fuel crisis

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April 17, 2026
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US President Donald Trump (left) and Iran's Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei
Analysis

Iran hasn’t survived decades of hostile sanctions, assassinations and sabotage by...

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April 17, 2026
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YouTube has banned the channel that’s been creating viral AI Lego music videos criticising the US war on Iran
Analysis

Caitlin Johnstone: I hope the US loses and the empire collapses

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April 16, 2026
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The High Court ruled the fund's policy documents and procedures were "unreasonable and unlawful"
Asia Report

NZ’s $86 billion Super Fund failed to properly address human rights,...

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April 16, 2026
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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

“Anything’s possible. Don’t give up hope.”
Analysis

Caitlin Johnstone: Assange returns to public commentary . . . ...

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...

Tweet to @DavidRobie
Tweets by DavidRobie

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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Labour's Deputy Leader Carmel Sepuloni
Civil Society

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A pro-Palestine protest against Israeli genocide in Gaza and the illegal settlements in the West Bank in Auckland
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The case for NZ joining the UK in sanctioning Israel over...

Pacific locations could host intelligence and combat-support units
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Siaosi (George) Lavelua serving 'otai for his parents business
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Protesters march down Auckland's Queen St
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Author Naomi Klein . . . "Either you bunker - either you just protect you and yours - or . . .
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MOST COMMENTS

Australia

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

Jacinda Ardern
Analysis

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

Global

Deported Freedom Flotilla activist Mike Treen arrives back in NZ

Taiwan Day event in Suva
Asia Report

Chinese diplomatic gatecrash incident alleged at Taiwan event in Suva

GLOBAL REPORTAGE

Israeli filmmaker Yuval Abraham and co-director Rachel Szor receiving the Venice Special Jury Prize for their critical Gaza war film
Analysis

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Analysis

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Fiji's 2013 Constitution
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Fiji targets new constitution by Christmas Eve as watchdog warns of...

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Siaosi (George) Lavelua serving 'otai for his parents business

‘We’re one people’ – a young Tongan man’s te reo Māori...

September 20, 2026
Israeli filmmaker Yuval Abraham and co-director Rachel Szor receiving the Venice Special Jury Prize for their critical Gaza war film

The controversial documentary NAZA: 10 reasons to defend this whistleblower war...

September 20, 2026
Protesters march down Auckland's Queen St

Greenpeace protests Conservation Amendment Bill in downtown Auckland

September 19, 2026
Author Naomi Klein . . . "Either you bunker - either you just protect you and yours - or . . .

‘End Times Fascism’ – Naomi Klein, Astra Taylor on billionaires, bunkers,...

September 18, 2026
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September 18, 2026
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Palestinian media political prisoners

37 Palestinian journalists imprisoned in Israeli jails, says prisoner rights group

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