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A ‘forgotten hero’ against Imperial Japan, but the legacy of ‘Bintao’ Vinzons is being revived

COMMENTARY: By David Robie Vinzons is a quiet coastal town in the eastern Philippines province of Camarines Norte in Bicol. With a spread out population of about 45,000. it is...

Fiji, NZ protesters kick off UN day of solidarity for Palestine amid calls for sanctions, boycotts on Israel

By David Robie Protesters in Fiji and Aotearoa New Zealand kicked off the UN Day of Solidarity with the...

Fiji PM Rabuka blames ‘insulated’ upbringing for racially motivated 1987 coups

RNZ Pacific Sitiveni Rabuka, the instigator of Fiji’s coup culture, took to the witness stand for the first time...

‘Father of Timor Post’ – why Asia Pacific media legend Bob Howarth’s legacy will live on

TRIBUTE: By Mouzinho Lopes de Araujo The world has lost a giant with the passing of Australian media legend...

Caitlin Johnstone: You don’t hate the mass media enough

COMMENTARY: By Caitlin Johnstone There was another IDF massacre in Gaza on Saturday, reportedly killing dozens of Palestinians. Israel as...

Israel-Gaza crisis: NZ must condemn atrocities but keep pushing for a two-state solution

ANALYSIS: By Alexander Gillespie It was perhaps inevitable that the shock Hamas attack on Israel would become a minor election sideshow in New Zealand. Less...

The Pacific Archives – a rich and detailed free archive of audio, video and text news articles and research

The Junction If you're ever writing about issues in Pacific nations, there is a rich and detailed free archive of audio, video and text news...

Bid to protect Pacific indigenous knowledge in the global digital space

By Ema Ganivatu and Brittany Nawaqatabu in Suva A recent webinar hosted by the Pacific Network on Globalisation (PANG) brought together minds from across the...

NZ election 2023: From ‘pebble in the shoe’ to future power broker – the rise and rise of Te Pāti Māori

ANALYSIS: By Annie Te One In his maiden speech to Parliament in 2020, Te Pāti Māori co-leader Rawiri Waititi told his fellow MPs: You know what...

Creating ‘sponge cities’ to cope with more rainfall needn’t cost billions – but NZ has to start now

ANALYSIS: By Timothy Welch Tune into news from about any part of the planet, and there will likely be a headline about extreme weather. While...

Open letter criticises ‘colonial’ French agency, media over Kanaky sexual violence allegations

Pacific Media Watch A controversial report by a French metropolitan not-for-profit about sexual and sexist violence in France’s overseas territories — including Kanaky New Caledonia...