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    • The Akaroa Mail editor and owner Michael de Hamel, 41 years at the helm
      Business

      NZ community newspaper The Akaroa Mail celebrates 150 years

      Fiji's Independent Commission Against Corruption (FICAC)
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      We either collectively reject Israel, or we watch Western militaries fuse inseparably with the IDF
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      Iranian Ambassador to New Zealand Reza Nazar Ahari
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      Israeli Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir and rightwing Israelis under military protection storm the Al-Aqsa Mosque
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Palestinian journalist Abubaker Abed
Asia Report

Gaza and the Western media – complicit in genocide

Pacific Media Watch -
January 22, 2025
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Former Ethnic Communities Minister Melissa Lee
Culture

Ethnic community leaders slam Lee’s removal from diversity portfolio

APR editor -
January 22, 2025
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Jailed leader Marwan Barghouti . . . Palestine's "Nelson Mandela"
Analysis

Marwan Barghouti – the world’s most important hostage – must be...

APR editor -
January 21, 2025
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First there were seven . . .
Elections

Vanuatu risks return to all-male parliament in snap election in spite...

APR editor -
January 21, 2025
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Courageous Gazan journalists
Asia Report

Gaza ceasefire: RSF calls for open borders for journalists – end...

APR editor -
January 21, 2025
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Armed Hamas fighters escort the Israeli captives
Asia Report

‘Spectacular failure’ over Hamas an embarrassment for Netanyahu

APR editor -
January 21, 2025
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The voter turnout for the 2022 Snap Election was less than 50 percent . . . Vanuatu election officials are hoping this year's turnout was better
Elections

Leaders Party on track to be Vanuatu’s largest bloc as coalition...

APR editor -
January 20, 2025
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The entrance to Nauru's Regional Processing Centre One (RPC1) currently holding about 90 asylum seekers
Australia

Australia still claims ‘not responsible’ for detainees, after UN body rulings

APR editor -
January 20, 2025
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The Gaza ceasefire begins with three Israeli women hostages in good health being reunited with their families
Asia Report

Netanyahu’s war on Hamas backfires as Gaza resistance holds strong

APR editor -
January 20, 2025
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Delayed by almost three hours, but the ceasefire was welcomed by joyous celebrations in Gaza
Asia Report

Delay in Gaza ceasefire as Israel kills 19 fails to...

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January 20, 2025
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With 27 votes needed for a majority in Samoa's 53-seat Parliament, the path to stable leadership depends on careful negotiation and alliances
Democracy

Samoan political saga: Challenge to FAST party by ‘ousted’ MPs reported

APR editor -
January 19, 2025
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The world must acknowledge the steadfast resistance of Palestinians
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Four words that bear significance to the happy news of a...

APR editor -
January 19, 2025
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The "Ceasefire" as seen by cartoonist Latuff at Mondoweiss
Asia Report

John Minto: A triumph of the human spirit

Pacific Media Watch -
January 19, 2025
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Samoan cabinet ministers at this week's swearing-in ceremony for the new ministers
Democracy

Samoa Observer: For the people or for themselves?

APR editor -
January 19, 2025
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A bouquet for the Gaza ceasefire in Auckland's Te Komititanga square today
Asia Report

Gaza genocide protesters welcome ceasefire but will fight on for justice

APR editor -
January 18, 2025
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The UNRWA headquarters depot in Gaza
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Aid agencies set to boost humanitarian help for Gaza – MSF...

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January 18, 2025
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Israeli mendacity and manipulation is pitifully predictable.
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Chris Hedges: The Gaza ceasefire charade

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January 18, 2025
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Samoan Prime Minister Fiame Naomi Mata’afa
Democracy

Samoa’s political future hangs in balance with Fiame leadership challenge

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January 18, 2025
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A local business sign in Port Vila reads “Stay strong and carry on Vanuatu”
Democracy

Vanuatu one month on: aftershocks, a no-go zone and anxiety

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January 17, 2025
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The Sage Handbook of Intercultural Communication
Australia

Pacific media perspectives featured by authors in new communication book

Pacific Media Watch -
January 17, 2025
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Fiji Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka with the newly appointed ministers
Fiji

‘Enough is enough – halt this reckless expansion’, Fiji NGO tells...

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January 17, 2025
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"The draft agreement clearly notes that Palestinians can return to their homes"
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Gaza ceasefire: After 15 months of brutality, Israel has failed on...

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January 17, 2025
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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
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
Bearing Witness

Eyewitness account of Rainbow Warrior voyage – new Eyes of Fire...

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Tweets by DavidRobie

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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Still stealing the generations – the abduction of Indigenous Australian children...

Jacinda Ardern
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Gordon Campbell: Media collusion with National’s attack lines the real disgrace

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Deported Freedom Flotilla activist Mike Treen arrives back in NZ

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Chinese diplomatic gatecrash incident alleged at Taiwan event in Suva

GLOBAL REPORTAGE

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Editor's Picks

The Akaroa Mail editor and owner Michael de Hamel, 41 years at the helm

NZ community newspaper The Akaroa Mail celebrates 150 years

July 25, 2026
Fiji's Independent Commission Against Corruption (FICAC)

Fiji’s former chief prosecutor claims govt conspiracy to remove him

July 25, 2026
We either collectively reject Israel, or we watch Western militaries fuse inseparably with the IDF

Caitlin Johnstone: De-normalise Israel

July 25, 2026
Iranian Ambassador to New Zealand Reza Nazar Ahari

Iranian Ambassador: Why the US blundered so badly – diplomacy and...

July 25, 2026
Israeli Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir and rightwing Israelis under military protection storm the Al-Aqsa Mosque

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July 24, 2026
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