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Local journalists and fixers are dying at unprecedented rates in Gaza. Can anyone protect them?

ANALYSIS: By Simon Levett  Journalist Mariam Dagga was just 33 when she was brutally killed by an Israeli airstrike in Gaza on August 25. As a freelance photographer and videographer, she...

250+ media ‘black out’ front pages and broadcasts to protest Israeli killing of journalists in Gaza

Reporters Without Borders In an unprecedented international operation organised by Reporters Without Borders (RSF) and the global campaigning movement...

Massacre of Gaza journalists triggers RSF’s Black Monday protest today

Pacific Media Watch Today, 1 September 2025, is being marked as a Black Monday following the latest deadly strikes...

NZ media workers call for ‘decisive action’ by Luxon over Gaza journalists

Asia Pacific Report About 120 journalists, film makers, actors, media workers and academics have today called on Prime Minister...

21 questions about the claim that Iran orchestrated antisemitic attacks in Australia

COMMENTARY: By Caitlin Johnstone Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has announced that Canberra will be expelling the Iranian ambassador...

The hatred and vitriol NZ’s Jacinda Ardern endured ‘would affect anybody’

“History will judge Jacinda Ardern as a remarkable leader. She is genuinely kind and has an incredible intellect, she’s made more of a contribution...

Fiji military chief’s sharp criticism of ‘ambition, speed’ of changes sparks anxiety

Pacific Media Watch Fiji’s military commander stirred a wave of anxiety today with an extraordinary statement claiming concern over the “ambition and speed” of...

Owen Wilkes, the intellect behind New Zealand’s anti-nuclear stance

A new book about one of New Zealand’s foremost peace activists offers insight into Owen Wilkes, the man described as the intellect behind New...

A year on, we know why the Tongan eruption was so violent – it’s a spectacular wake-up call

ANALYSIS: By Shane Cronin, University of Auckland The Kingdom of Tonga exploded into global news on January 15 last year with one of the most...

Tonga volcano eruption: PM reflects ahead of one-year anniversary of disaster

By Finau Fonua Ahead of the one-year anniversary of the catastrophic volcanic eruption tomorrow, Tongan Prime Minister Hu’akavameiliku Siaosi Sovaleni spoke to RNZ Pacific’s Finau...

David Robie – author, activist, journalist and media educator

Café Pacific Dr David Robie is a New Zealand author, journalist and media educator who has covered the Asia-Pacific region for international media for more...