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ISA's Secretary-General Leticia Carvalho
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RNZ Pacific The head of the United Nations body mandated to develop regulations for seabed mining in international waters says Pacific countries are playing a...
Film director Dandhy Laksono
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By Johnny Blades, RNZ Pacific senior journalist An Indonesian filmmaker says the crackdown by authorities on his West Papua documentary in some parts of the...
The documentary Pesta Babi has stirred discussions about Papuan development and the impact of deforestation policies

Activist Mike Smith

A decision on the waste-to-energy proposal can only be issued following the completion of the full technical and regulatory review

Winners of the Goldman Environmental Award winners, 2026

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"The face of courage vs the face of evil"
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SPECIAL REPORT: By Eugene Doyle I interviewed several of the New Zealanders who, as members of the Global Sumud Flotilla to Gaza, were taken hostage...
"The end of the US Empire, led by an impetuous and clueless President Donald Trump, is irreversible."
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COMMENTARY: By Chris Hedges The humiliating defeat of Israel and the United States in their war on Iran, along with the savagery of the ongoing...
Al Jazeera English’s Open Source Unit reports on the land Illegally in Gaza, Lebanon and Syria taken over by the Israeli military

Joseph Vaa, 27, admitted gunning down suspected "Coconut Cartel" ringleader Lorenzo Lemalu Tovia outside a restaurant last week. Vaa's associate, Steve Tofa, 23, has confessed to being his accomplice in the shooting

Five Palestinian journalists from Gaza imprisoned in Israeli jails

The moment "Coconut Cartel" ringleader Lorenzo Lemalu Tovia was gunned down

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"The face of courage vs the face of evil"
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SPECIAL REPORT: By Eugene Doyle I interviewed several of the New Zealanders who, as members of the Global Sumud Flotilla to Gaza, were taken hostage...
"The end of the US Empire, led by an impetuous and clueless President Donald Trump, is irreversible."
Analysis

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COMMENTARY: By Chris Hedges The humiliating defeat of Israel and the United States in their war on Iran, along with the savagery of the ongoing...
Al Jazeera English’s Open Source Unit reports on the land Illegally in Gaza, Lebanon and Syria taken over by the Israeli military

Five Palestinian journalists from Gaza imprisoned in Israeli jails

NZ Budget 2026 . . . Foreign Minister Winston Peters says a "highly active and effective foreign policy" is called for

Sydney CAM Rally . . . CAM uses tactics including social media, lobbying politicians and convening conferences to relentlessly pursue its goal of entrenching the IHRA definition of antisemitism into policy at all levels

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"The face of courage vs the face of evil"
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SPECIAL REPORT: By Eugene Doyle I interviewed several of the New Zealanders who, as members of the Global Sumud Flotilla to Gaza, were taken hostage...
"The end of the US Empire, led by an impetuous and clueless President Donald Trump, is irreversible."
Analysis

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COMMENTARY: By Chris Hedges The humiliating defeat of Israel and the United States in their war on Iran, along with the savagery of the ongoing...
Five Palestinian journalists from Gaza imprisoned in Israeli jails

Sydney CAM Rally . . . CAM uses tactics including social media, lobbying politicians and convening conferences to relentlessly pursue its goal of entrenching the IHRA definition of antisemitism into policy at all levels

Australian protesters condemn the torture of Palestinian prisoners held in Israeli jails at a demonstration in Adelaide, South Australia, in December 2025

The AI-generated fake footage on Instagram shared by an Indonesian nationalist account @bersamaastacita showing Koteka Wenda speaking out

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Moana Pasifika captain Miracle Fai'ilagi (centre) with head coach Tana Umaga (right) and talent manager Kevin Senio
Culture

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By Christina Persico, RNZ Pacific senior bulletin editor Moana Pasifika captain Miracle Fai'ilagi says he still hopes the franchise will be saved. Shareholders of Moana Pasifika...
Moana Pasifika head coach Tana Umaga sings and dances along to a cultural song after Saturday's Super Rugby Pacific Round 15 match
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By Iliesa Tora, RNZ Pacific senior sports journalist Moana Pasifika's head coach Fa'alogo Tana Umaga says they are still hopeful the team continue on in...
Vanuatu national women's football team playing Fiji last week in the FIFA 2027 World Cup Oceania Qualifiers

New All Blacks head coach Dave Rennie

Sports consultant and journalist Charlie Charters

Dumped All Blacks coach Scott Roberston

SOCIO-ECONOMICS

An appeal advertisement for Jewish National Fund Australia
Asia Report

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The Labor government has told the Senate that Australian charities don’t have to comply with international law, nor will they be compelled. Michael West...
Papua New Guinea . . . on the "grey list"
Business

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By Kaya Selby, RNZ Pacific journalist Papua New Guinea is under a close watch for money laundering, running a risk of being abandoned by global...
East Sepik Governor Allan Bird . . . similar risks to last year in this year's budget with overly optimistic revenue forecasts

NZ Defence Minister Judith Collins

Fiji Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka

Fiji Trades Union Congress board member Daniel Urai (left) and Fiji Trade Union Congress national secretary Felix Anthony

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PM Fiame Naomi Mata'afa in Parliament yesterday

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RNZ Pacific Prime Minister Fiamē Naomi Mata'afa has advised Samoa's head of state that it is necessary to dissolve Parliament so the country can...
John Miller's photograph of the 1975 Land March held up in the same location at the 2024 Hīkoi mō te Tiriti in Pōneke Wellington.

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RNZ News For almost six decades photographer John Miller (Ngāpuhi) has been a protest photographer in Aotearoa New Zealand. From his first photographs of an anti-Vietnam...
Pacific Prana

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Asia Pacific Report An exhibition from Tara Arts International has been brought to The University of the South Pacific as part of the Pacific International...
Jubilant scenes at the end of FestPAC 2024

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RNZ Pacific The director of the Festival of Pacific Arts and Culture Dr Aaron Sala says "it's up to all Pacific nations and their ancestors...

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ISA's Secretary-General Leticia Carvalho
Development

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RNZ Pacific The head of the United Nations body mandated to develop regulations for seabed mining in international waters says Pacific countries are playing a...
A recent New Zealand pro-Palestinian and pro-Iranian rally which condemned the double standards over Israel's nuclear weapons
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ANALYSIS: By Usaid Siddiqui For more than two decades, Iran’s nuclear programme has been subject to intense international scrutiny, sanctions and diplomatic negotiations. By contrast, while...
Activist Mike Smith

Gaza and Rocket Lab protesters on Auckland Tāmaki Makaurau's Queens Wharf

Taiātea Symposium at Waitangi 2026

Cook Islands activists confront the EV Nautilus on its return to Rarotonga

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Papua's Tom Beanal
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ANALYSIS: By Laurens Ikinia in Jakarta The eighth floor of the Tempo building in Jakarta became the setting for a gathering rich with meaning. What brought...
Author Shana Chandra

Author and journalist Dr David Robie speaking at the launch of the third edition of the Rainbow Warrior book Eyes of Fire

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