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This photo was shared by ULMWP on 10 February 2026, claiming a makeshift refugee camp in Puncak Regency of West Papua was bombed
Decolonisation

Confusion over West Papua bombing, displacement claims

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Police brutality at the protest against Israeli President Isaac Herzog in Sydney on February 9
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Herzog protest – when politicans fail, police go rogue, justice fails...

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February 16, 2026
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"New Zealand has an opportunity to get ahead of the global backlash"
Analysis

Bryce Edwards: What the Epstein scandal means for NZ politics

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February 16, 2026
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Critics say the lack of transparency, including unclear numbers, roles, and oversight, is troubling, especially while international courts are examining serious allegations linked to the conflict. Image: OnePath Network
Asia Report

600 Australians, 50 Kiwis fighting for Israeli military during Gaza genocide

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February 16, 2026
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"Tahiti is mentioned in various email exchanges involving Epstein"
Cook Islands

‘The girl from Tahiti’ – Pacific Islands in the Epstein files

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February 16, 2026
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Many critics are saying the Trump plan could “sideline” the Palestinians
Asia Report

Indonesian protesters slam Prabowo over ‘peacekeeping’ troops for Gaza

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February 15, 2026
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"Illegal Israeli settlements are slowly circling and strangling Palestinian towns
Asia Report

Beyond Gaza, Israel pushes to occupy more of the West Bank

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February 15, 2026
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The Epstein Files
Analysis

Maher Nazzal: The Epstein Files – the real scandal is the...

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February 15, 2026
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Gaza and Rocket Lab protesters on Auckland Tāmaki Makaurau's Queens Wharf
Asia Report

NZ protesters condemn ‘IDF kill chain’ link to Gaza genocide

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February 14, 2026
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"Cowardice may be disguised by violence but is demeaning"
Analysis

Stuart Rees: Cowardice over Gaza dressed up as authority on Sydney’s...

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February 13, 2026
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An anti-Netanyahu placard at an Israeli rally
Asia Report

Israel could collapse before its centennial, warns retired Israeli general

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February 13, 2026
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A scene of NSW police brutality raining blows on a young man in a keffiyeh in Sydney
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Amnesty calls for independent probe of ‘shocking’ Australian police violence against...

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February 12, 2026
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"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...

APR editor -
February 12, 2026
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Sydney police violence at the Monday night protest against the Gaza genocide and visit by Israeli President Isaac Herzog
Australia

Sydney police brutality over Herzog – an open letter to Premier...

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February 11, 2026
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The designations render the two Micronesian politicians and their immediate family members ineligible for entry into the US
Crime

US designates two Micronesian leaders over corruption allegations

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February 11, 2026
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NSW police stand over a bleeding and capsicum-sprayed protester
Australia

NSW Premier Minns’ police attack Muslims in prayer, peaceful Gaza protesters

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February 11, 2026
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Herzog backlash crushes Albo’s ‘social cohesion’ – thousands protest nationwide

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February 9, 2026
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The defaced "Free Palestine" mural in Palau
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Outcry on Saipan after ‘Free Palestine’ mural vandalised – arrest made

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February 9, 2026
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New Zealand silent over the cemetery desecration
Decolonisation

PSNA calls on govt to condemn Israeli desecration of New Zealand...

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February 9, 2026
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"From Gadigal to Gaza, long live the Intifada"
Australia

Herzog’s visit to Australia builds conflict not social cohesion

Wendy Bacon -
February 8, 2026
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"While New Zealand was formally invited to join the Board -- and chose to decline -- Fiji was not invited at all"
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Troops without a seat – the Gaza ‘Board of Peace’ and...

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February 8, 2026
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While Australia's Palestine Action Group plans protests against the visit of the Israeli President Isaac Herzog
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Isaac Herzog is accused of inciting genocide in Gaza. He shouldn’t...

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February 7, 2026
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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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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
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.”
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Caitlin Johnstone: Assange returns to public commentary . . . ...

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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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...

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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.
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...

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Nobel Peace Prize laureate Navi Pillay
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Nobel Peace Prize winner Navi Pillay praised, pilloried, ignored by Australia

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Eight dead in September violence at Papua New Guinea’s troubled Porgera

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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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Nobel Peace Prize laureate Navi Pillay
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Nobel Peace Prize winner Navi Pillay praised, pilloried, ignored by Australia

UNGA adopts the political declaration on pandemic prevention
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Masked Kumul 23 elite police tactical force members
Crime

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The Global March for Palestine in Auckland
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What is happening to Palestine is the tip of the spear...

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Nobel Peace Prize laureate Navi Pillay

Nobel Peace Prize winner Navi Pillay praised, pilloried, ignored by Australia

October 13, 2026
Masked Kumul 23 elite police tactical force members

Eight dead in September violence at Papua New Guinea’s troubled Porgera

October 13, 2026
The Global March for Palestine in Auckland

What is happening to Palestine is the tip of the spear...

October 12, 2026
Fiji Times chair Kirit Prabhudas Patel

Fiji Times reaffirms commitment to truth, fairness and accountability

October 12, 2026
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Maher Nazzal: Shame on New Zealand’s mainstream news media

October 11, 2026
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