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Secular Jewish socialist and peace activist Tony Greenstein
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The British state has lost the argument, even as it rigs...

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Fiji's Lautoka City Council says it has started in collaboration with the Fiji Police Force
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Who is responsible? Glaring lack of clarity over Fiji operation to...

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September 2, 2026
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Colonel Nochi Mendel ordered the Israeli drone strike that killed seven aid workers in April 2024
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‘Not sorry’ – will international pressure mean justice for Zomi Frankcom?

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September 2, 2026
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Pro-Palestine activists at a public meeting in Auckland last night planning for the New Zealand share of the Global March for Palestine
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PSNA raps NZ govt over ‘haphazard’ foreign policy and mixed messages

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September 2, 2026
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US Deputy Secretary of State Christopher Landau (from left), Cook Islands Prime Minister Mark Brown, and New Zealand Foreign Minister Winston Peters mark the announcement of the Penrhyn port project in Palau
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US expected to announce major fuel security deal at Pacific Islands...

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September 2, 2026
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President Surangel Whipps talking over the chairmanship of the PIF, making his remarks at the opening of the 55th PIFLM in Palau
Climate

Pacific leaders urged to be united behind 2050 climate action vision

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September 2, 2026
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Palestine Solidarity Network Aotearoa (PSNA) activist Neil Scott
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How Free Palestine party plans to pressure NZ govt over its...

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September 1, 2026
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NZ Foreign Minister Winston Peters (from left), Cook Islands Prime Minister Mark Brown and the US Deputy State Secretary, Christopher Landau
Cook Islands

US pushes critical minerals agenda in Cook Islands with Penrhyn ‘lifeline’

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September 1, 2026
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NZ Foreign Minister Winston Peters in Palau for the 55th Pacific Islands Forum Leaders Meeting
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September 1, 2026
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West Papuan advocate Paula Makabory
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West Papuan leader calls on Pacific Forum to ‘break its silence’...

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August 31, 2026
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Solomon Islands Prime Minister Matthew Wale
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August 31, 2026
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"Alii - welcome to Palau"
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August 31, 2026
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Vanuatu Special Envoy on Decolonisation and Maritime Boundaries Delimitation Joe Natuman
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August 31, 2026
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All smiles for Solomon Islands Prime Minister Matthew Wale
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August 31, 2026
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The Green Party’s Ricardo Menéndez March (left) and Labour's Phil Twyford
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August 31, 2026
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Solomon Islands Prime Minister Matthew Wale
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Notable absences loom ahead of PIF leaders’ meeting in Palau

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August 31, 2026
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PSNA's Leeann Wahanui-Peters reading out Te Pāti Māori's statement for co-leader Debbie Ngarewa-Packer
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August 29, 2026
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"Gaza is not for sale" . . . the spray painted slogan at President Trump’s Turnberry golf resort
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Palestine Action activists face ‘terror’ charges over Trump golf resort spray-painting

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August 29, 2026
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The Realm of New Zealand's four leaders
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New Zealand says its ties with its Realm countries remain strong...

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August 29, 2026
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The University of Sydney
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August 28, 2026
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Crowds gather in Tehran on March 9 to celebrate the appointment of Iran's new Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Seyed Mojtaba Khamenei
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Six months on, Iran is still standing but survival is becoming...

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August 28, 2026
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A PNG Parliament press gallery monitor shows Opposition Leader James Nomane speaking during debate following the tabling of the Bougainville referendum result
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PNG’s parliament Bougainville vote still many months away

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August 28, 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

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
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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
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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
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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.
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QUT student journalist Maxim Bock with Fiji TV's director of news, current affairs and sports Felix Chaudhary (right)
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