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Iranian Ambassador to New Zealand Reza Nazar Ahari
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Iranian Ambassador: Why the US blundered so badly – diplomacy and...

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Israeli Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir and rightwing Israelis under military protection storm the Al-Aqsa Mosque
Asia Report

Palestine Forum of NZ condemns ‘provocative’ Israeli assault on Al-Aqsa Mosque,...

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July 24, 2026
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Iranian and Palestinian flags at a New Zealand rally against the war on Iran and the Gaza genocide
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New Zealanders warned not to transit through MidEast as Trump threatens...

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July 24, 2026
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Tehran's parliamentary Speaker, Mohammad Baqer Ghalibaf
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Lim Tean: Iran’s Ghalibaf warns US war equation is clear –...

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July 24, 2026
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Dr Anna Naupa
Culture

Vanuatu govt blasts chiefs’ demand to replace first female MSG head...

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July 24, 2026
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The world spent 40 years building an oil reserves shock absorber for exactly this war
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The illegal US war on Iran – and now the economic...

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July 23, 2026
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Lyttelton local and environmental campaigner Sara Campbell
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Saige England: Capitalism. Colonialism. Why the DP World money trail leads...

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July 23, 2026
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The Malvatumauri National Council of Chiefs
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Fiji Women’s Crisis Centre blasts ‘misogynistic attack’ over MSG leadership

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July 23, 2026
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Reverend James Bhagwan, general secretary of the Pacific Conference of Churches
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Nauru’s government announces plans for embassy in Israel

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July 23, 2026
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A Nile crocodile, the creature to be deployed in Israel's Ketziot Prison moat
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Media avoids Israel’s sadism like a crocodile-infested moat

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July 22, 2026
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Filipino National Bureau of Investigation Director Melvin Matibag takes an oath before testifying
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Sara Duterte impeachment trial – Matibag says no hitman yet, but...

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July 22, 2026
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US Secretary of State Marco Rubio
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Why the Trump administration is running scared of the global criminal...

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July 22, 2026
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Professor Vijay Naidu
Civil Society

Fiji universities criticised for ‘great shame’ of ignoring coup impacts

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July 22, 2026
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27 missing, including 11 children, after two boats capsize off Papua...

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July 22, 2026
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Whether or not the two theatres are directly commanded in tandem, the effect is the same
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The Dual-Strait Siege – how Iran and the Houthis just closed...

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July 21, 2026
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The International Criminal Court in The Hague
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NZ called on to back international law in ICC vote –...

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July 21, 2026
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The Fiji diaspora in Niue meet a government delegation
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Fiji finalising diaspora policy to ensure citizens abroad ‘keep coming back’

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July 21, 2026
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Journalist and video storyteller Cole Martin
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Journalist Cole Martin tells it ‘like it is in reality’ in...

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July 21, 2026
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Look at this image. The thin white lines are what remains of the world’s most important oil artery - the Strait of Hormuz
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Lim Tean: You cannot bomb a strait open – Hormuz, Chabahar...

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July 20, 2026
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A controversial Fiji and Israeli plan to cooperate in security training has triggered criticism
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Fiji joins global Israel allies network, security plan slammed as ‘shameful’

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July 20, 2026
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Suspect in his 50s is in custody and being questioned
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Fiji police arrest man over alleged social media threat to ‘burn...

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July 20, 2026
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Fiji, Samoa and Tonga all lost their rugby international games at the weekend
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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
Analysis

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
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"
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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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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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