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    • Prime Minister-elect Matthew Wale
      Analysis

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      Improvements in Pacific media freedom, but a shameful silence on Gaza…

      "Hands off Iran" . . . New Zealand protesters make their voices heard in opposition to the Israeli genocide in Gaza and the war on Iran near Devonport Naval Base in Auckland
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Associate professor Shailendra Singh
Democracy

USP academic calls for better press freedom protections in face of...

Pacific Media Watch -
March 30, 2026
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Former Fijian President Ratu Epeli Nailatikau
Democracy

Fiji’s former President Ratu Epeli Nailatikau dies at 84

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March 30, 2026
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Two of the three latest Lebanese journalists assassinated by Israel . . . Fatemeh Fatouni (left)
Asia Report

How the US, Israel and Iran are controlling their media narratives

Pacific Media Watch -
March 29, 2026
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An ATR-72 aircraft from Air Calédonie
Aviation

New Caledonia’s domestic airline AirCal files for bankruptcy

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March 29, 2026
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French Senator Claude Malhuret
Asia Report

War on Iran: The French senator who said what everybody was...

Pacific Media Watch -
March 29, 2026
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Israel is Washington’s most favoured client state
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Jonathan Cook: Does the tail wag the dog? How both sides...

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March 29, 2026
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Cuban Ambassador Luis Morejón Rodríguez speaks about the US fuel blockade
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Cuban envoy makes strong plea for his country defying US blockade

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March 28, 2026
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Israeli colonialism . . . the Nakba
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Why is the West dancing to Israel’s tune? What’s leading us...

Pacific Media Watch -
March 28, 2026
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This 18-month-old child’s father, Osama Abu Nassar, was detained near the al-Maghazi refugee camp
Analysis

‘Torture and genocide’ – UN expert Francesca Albanese denounces Israeli abuse...

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March 28, 2026
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Tavini’s historic leader Oscar Temaru (from left), French Polynesia’s current President Moetai Brotherson, and Tematai Le Gayic
Decolonisation

Rift widens within French Polynesia’s ruling party following municipal election losses

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March 27, 2026
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"I watched women weep for loved ones, denied the chance to mourn them"
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The murderous, absurd ‘feminism’ of the US-Israeli war on Iran

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March 26, 2026
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Former Vanuatu Daily Post media director Dan McGarry
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Former Vanuatu Daily Post media director Dan McGarry leaves legacy

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March 26, 2026
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South African journalist Terry Bell
Decolonisation

Activist journalist Terry Bell – a life defined by unwavering commitment...

Pacific Media Watch -
March 26, 2026
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A Sydney protest against the US-Israeli war on Iran
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Epstein cabal play games with human lives in Iran while grasping...

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March 26, 2026
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Vanuatu investigative journalist and editor Dan McGarry
Civil Society

‘He will never be replaced’ – tributes flow for ‘fearless’ Vanuatu...

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March 26, 2026
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"Kharg Island in the Persian Gulf"
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Eugene Doyle: Kharg Island – into the valley of death

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March 25, 2026
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Then French prime minister Lionel Jospin (centre) shakes hands
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Tributes pour in for Lionel Jospin, ‘father’ of the Nouméa Accord

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March 25, 2026
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Fiji Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka (left) and Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu
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Fiji’s human rights watchdog raises concerns over new Israeli embassy plans

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March 25, 2026
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Former Israeli negotiator Daniel Levy
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‘Israel First’ – ex-Israeli negotiator Daniel Levy on why Netanyahu led...

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March 25, 2026
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The Cree Indian motif – inspired by the mythology of the elderly woman "Eyes of Fire" and her vision for the future – painted on the original Rainbow Warrior smoke stack
Climate

From nuclear to climate crisis survivors: unfinished business in the Pacific

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March 23, 2026
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A US protester holds placards reading ‘’war making is a crime’’
Asia Report

‘Maniacal tyrant’ Trump and Iran trade threats to energy infrastructure over...

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March 23, 2026
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Solomon Islands Prime Minister Jeremiah Manele
Elections

Prime Minister Manele holds firm as opposition claims majority in Solomon...

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March 23, 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

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...

Sawana Village on Fiji's Vanua Balavu island was partly destroyed by Cyclone Winston in 2016
APJS newsfile

Not up for debate: Fijian journalists in the climate crisis response

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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.
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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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A New Zealand protest over the Gaza genocide with a focus on the media
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"Hands off Iran" . . . New Zealand protesters make their voices heard in opposition to the Israeli genocide in Gaza and the war on Iran near Devonport Naval Base in Auckland
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