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Green Party co-leader Marama Davidson . . . “Te reo Māori is a taonga."
Culture

Greens promise $200m boost for te reo Māori initiatives

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September 14, 2026
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The Vanuatu ferry MV Matui
Disasters

Vanuatu ferry disaster: ‘It’s a miracle anyone survived,’ says rescuer

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September 14, 2026
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The Panguna mine arson attack
Bougainville

Mining company’s equipment targeted in Panguna arson attack

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September 13, 2026
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A banner at today's rally in Auckland's Te Komititanga Square
Asia Report

Pioneer of Palestine protest in NZ warns against the IDF ‘obscenity’...

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September 12, 2026
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Australian journalist Mary Kostakidis
Analysis

Journalist Mary Kostakidis stared down the Zionist lobby – and courage...

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September 12, 2026
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Witness Papali'i Mele Maualaivao
Disasters

Pacific remembering September 11 . . . 25 years on

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September 12, 2026
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Australian journalist Mary Kostakidis outside federal court in Adelaide in July 2025
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Australian Zionists drop case against ‘truth’ journalist Mary Kostakidis

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September 12, 2026
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NZ Prime Minister Christopher Luxon (left) and Foreign Minister Winston Peters
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‘Treasury can write what it likes’, says Peters defending Pacific Islands...

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September 11, 2026
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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu
Asia Report

Caitlin Johnstone: Three major revelations about the Gaza holocaust in the...

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September 11, 2026
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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...

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September 11, 2026
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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...

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September 11, 2026
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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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September 11, 2026
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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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September 10, 2026
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Israel's Foreign Minister Gideon Sa'ar (left) with Naoero's Vice-President Lionel Aingimea in Suva earlier this year
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‘Easy decision’ – Naoero becomes third Pacific Islands Forum member with...

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September 10, 2026
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Analysis

Māori delegation’s Israel trip under scrutiny over funding and itinerary

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September 10, 2026
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Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese
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Pacific Islands Forum: Is Australia out of touch with the Pacific...

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September 10, 2026
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Fiji Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka
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Rabuka calls on Fijians to use freedom of expression ‘responsibly’

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An United Israel Appeal tour
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Labor and Coalition vote down bill to strip tax breaks from...

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September 10, 2026
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NZ Labour leader Chris Hipkins
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Labour would prioritise recognition of Palestine, sanctions on Israel

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September 9, 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
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Peters’ ‘hot air’ over Israeli settlement trade ban rules out of...

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September 9, 2026
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Maltese authorities must implement the long overdue measures protecting journalists and media freedom
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RSF slams ‘outrageous’ failure to bring justice 9 years after killing...

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September 9, 2026
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Australian Green Senator David Shoebridge seeking information from the Department of Home Affairs
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‘New level of bastardry’ – Australia releases NZYQ agreement with Naoero

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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...

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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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1News coverage on New Zealand public broadcaster television
Asia Report

Maher Nazzal: Shame on New Zealand’s mainstream news media

A banner at the Auckland "global day of action" march calling on the New Zealand government to sanction Israel
Asia Report

Aotearoa marches, vigils kick-off ‘global day of action’ for Palestine with...

The Norwegian Nobel Committee awards the 2026 Nobel Peace Prize to Navanethem "Navi" Pillay
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A triumph for global justice – why Navi Pillay’s Nobel Peace...

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

GLOBAL REPORTAGE

1News coverage on New Zealand public broadcaster television
Asia Report

Maher Nazzal: Shame on New Zealand’s mainstream news media

A banner at the Auckland "global day of action" march calling on the New Zealand government to sanction Israel
Asia Report

Aotearoa marches, vigils kick-off ‘global day of action’ for Palestine with...

The Norwegian Nobel Committee awards the 2026 Nobel Peace Prize to Navanethem "Navi" Pillay
Asia Report

A triumph for global justice – why Navi Pillay’s Nobel Peace...

The Reichstag Fire 1933
Civil Society

Donald Trump – in search of a 1933 ‘Reichstag Fire’ moment...

Editor's Picks

1News coverage on New Zealand public broadcaster television

Maher Nazzal: Shame on New Zealand’s mainstream news media

October 11, 2026
A banner at the Auckland "global day of action" march calling on the New Zealand government to sanction Israel

Aotearoa marches, vigils kick-off ‘global day of action’ for Palestine with...

October 10, 2026
The Norwegian Nobel Committee awards the 2026 Nobel Peace Prize to Navanethem "Navi" Pillay

A triumph for global justice – why Navi Pillay’s Nobel Peace...

October 10, 2026
The Reichstag Fire 1933

Donald Trump – in search of a 1933 ‘Reichstag Fire’ moment...

October 9, 2026
Fiji teachers union leader Paula Manumanunitoga

Fijian Teachers Association head’s threat to ‘roast’ critics in earth ovens...

October 9, 2026
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Local Fiji journalists conduct an interview at the Pacific Peace and Security Dialogue in Suva

Fiji’s Online Safety Act – why it poses risks for journalism

October 9, 2026
Pro-France New Caledonian politician Nicolas Metzdorf, a deputy in the French National Assembly

‘We are not a French province’ – Vanuatu slams pro-France lawmaker’s...

October 5, 2026
The Norwegian Nobel Committee awards the 2026 Nobel Peace Prize to Navanethem "Navi" Pillay

A triumph for global justice – why Navi Pillay’s Nobel Peace...

October 10, 2026
A banner at the Auckland "global day of action" march calling on the New Zealand government to sanction Israel

Aotearoa marches, vigils kick-off ‘global day of action’ for Palestine with...

October 10, 2026
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Palestine solidarity protesters in NZ to kick off ‘global action’ day...

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