!["That anyone in the White House took this plan seriously, let alone acted on it, is a genuinely staggering notion. But the proposition that [former President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad] could retake the reins of power in Iran is possibly the least preposterous part of the scheme](https://asiapacificreport.nz/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/Mahmoud-Ahmadinejad-WikiP-680wide-218x150.png "Israeli claims about an Iran ‘threat’ were always a lie. Now we have proof")
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!["That anyone in the White House took this plan seriously, let alone acted on it, is a genuinely staggering notion. But the proposition that [former President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad] could retake the reins of power in Iran is possibly the least preposterous part of the scheme](https://asiapacificreport.nz/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/Mahmoud-Ahmadinejad-WikiP-680wide-100x70.png "Israeli claims about an Iran ‘threat’ were always a lie. Now we have proof")
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Indonesia has ‘kidnapped’ Pesta Babi star to cover up ecocide, claims...
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Twelve Pasifika people in New Zealand received awards in this year's King's Birthday Honours.
The New Zealand Royal Honours acknowledges people...
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!["That anyone in the White House took this plan seriously, let alone acted on it, is a genuinely staggering notion. But the proposition that [former President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad] could retake the reins of power in Iran is possibly the least preposterous part of the scheme](https://asiapacificreport.nz/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/Mahmoud-Ahmadinejad-WikiP-680wide-324x235.png "Israeli claims about an Iran ‘threat’ were always a lie. Now we have proof")
Israeli claims about an Iran ‘threat’ were always a lie. Now...
It isn't Tehran led by unhinged, genocidal megalomaniacs threatening the security of the region and the world. It is Tel Aviv and Washington, writes...
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Palestine supporters stage pickets in 3 cities in Fiji, NZ protesting...
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Indonesia has ‘kidnapped’ Pesta Babi star to cover up ecocide, claims...
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Palestine supporters stage pickets in 3 cities in Fiji, NZ protesting...
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Pro-Palestine protesters in Fiji and Aotearoa New Zealand staged pickets in three cities today in protest against Israel opening its first embassy...
NZ King’s Birthday Honours 2026: Pasifika people among those recognised
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Twelve Pasifika people in New Zealand received awards in this year's King's Birthday Honours.
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Moana Pasifika captain Miracle Fai'ilagi says he still hopes the franchise will be saved.
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Papua New Guinea is under a close watch for money laundering, running a risk of being abandoned by global...
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