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Decolonisation

French Polynesia’s legislature shows new shape, more divisions

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Ayatollah Seyyed Mojtaba Khamenei
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What I would do if I was Mojtaba Khamenei – a...

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April 13, 2026
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"War is stupid" . . . a message from three generations of New Zealand peace protesters
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Why Vance couldn’t stop the Trump train wreck – an Iranian...

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April 13, 2026
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Cyclone Maila damage in Papua New Guinea
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Ten dead in Bougainville amid Cyclone Maila aftermath

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April 13, 2026
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Iranian Ambassador Reza Nazar Ahari
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Iranian envoy slams ‘rule of the jungle’ in criticism of NZ...

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Flooding near Whitianga cuts off a state highway.
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Cyclone Vaianu: Damaging winds, heavy rain hit NZ’s North Island

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April 12, 2026
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Palestine Solidarity Network Aotearoa's Neil Scott and protesters marching in the Stop Wars Aotearoa rally
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April 11, 2026
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Israel’s attack on Lebanon was “one of the deadliest single bombing campaigns
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‘Ten minutes of terror’ – Lebanon death toll tops 300 from...

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April 11, 2026
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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s press conference on the first day of the Iran ceasefire on 8 April 2026
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Ending Israel’s war on peace – Iran’s 10-point proposal is serious

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April 11, 2026
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Cyclone Vaianu is forecast to reach NZ by Saturday
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Cyclone Vaianu: First impacts could be felt Saturday amid severe NZ...

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April 10, 2026
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The Iran fiasco is only the latest in a host of examples revealing how to defeat US President Donald Trump
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Robert Reich: Lessons on how to defeat Donald Trump every time

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April 10, 2026
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PNG defence minister steps aside amid army recruitment controversy

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April 9, 2026
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Al Jazeera journalist Mohammed Wishah
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‘Heinous’ Israeli attack kills Al Jazeera journalist Mohammed Wishah in genocidal...

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April 9, 2026
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What, then, have the two sides actually agreed to
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What on earth just happened? Trump, Iran, and the unlikely ceasefire

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April 9, 2026
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So now this modern American Nero struggles to convince us that he "won"
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How Trump’s White House demands as prerequisites for stopping bombings bit...

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April 8, 2026
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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

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April 8, 2026
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Iran says it has accepted a two-week ceasefire
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‘Someone, everyone, stop them’ – and now Trump has pulled back...

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April 8, 2026
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The "Israelian" . . . media managed complicity
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This isn’t journalism – Australia’s Bowen beat-up and the Iran war

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April 7, 2026
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Wellington City Councillor Nureddin Abdurahman
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Open letter to Peters: We fought fascism. Why are we silent...

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Eugene Doyle: Saudi Arabia’s ‘Nordstream’ pipeline is waiting to be hit

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The Arctic Sunrise
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Greenpeace’s Arctic Sunrise to join Global Sumud Flotilla mission to Gaza

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NZ Prime Minister Christopher Luxon and Finance Minister Nicola Willis
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Pacific verdict on COP29
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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
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Strings attached: The reality behind NZ’s climate aid in the Pacific

Pacific Climate Warriors
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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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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...

Eyes of Fire: The Last Voyage and Legacy of the Rainbow Warrior
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Eyewitness account of Rainbow Warrior voyage – new Eyes of Fire...

Sawana Village on Fiji's Vanua Balavu island was partly destroyed by Cyclone Winston in 2016
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Not up for debate: Fijian journalists in the climate crisis response

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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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Online abusers ‘shaming, silencing’ Fiji women journalists, say researchers

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