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

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Today, 1 September 2025, is being marked as a Black Monday following the latest deadly strikes by the Israeli army against journalists in the Gaza Strip as…

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

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About 120 journalists, film makers, actors, media workers and academics have today called on Prime Minister Christopher Luxon and two senior cabinet ministers in an open letter

An open letter to the Prime Minister, the Minister for Foreign Affairs, and the Minister for Media and Communications of the Government of New Zealand on the matter of press freedom and journalists’ safety

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Thursday August 28, 2025
To: Rt Hon. Christopher Luxon, Prime Minister, Rt Hon. Winston Peters, Minister for Foreign Affairs and Hon. Paul Goldsmith, Minister for Media and Communications

We write…

A ‘scathing’ report on RNZ’s performance obscures the good news – and the challenge of serving many audiences

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ANALYSIS: By Peter Thompson, Te Herenga Waka — Victoria University of Wellington
The recent internal report on RNZ’s performance, variously described as “scathing” and “blunt” in news…

Palestinian journalists treated like ‘robots’ by Western media, says Gaza reporter in wake of latest Israeli killings

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An Al Jazeera journalist who has documented Israel’s trail of atrocities for almost the past two years has condemned Western news agencies covering the war on Gaza…

Nuclear-free Pacific advocates speak out in NZ human rights radio show

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“Speak Up Kōrerotia” — a radio show centred on human rights issues — has featured a nuclear-free Pacific and other issues in this week’s show.

Encouraging discussion…

Eyes of Fire is an updated Rainbow Warrior classic and must read for environmental activism

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REVIEW: By Jenny Nicholls
Author David Robie left his cabin on the Rainbow Warrior three days before it was blown up by the Directorate General for External Security (DGSE), France’s…

‘Will I make it back alive?’: Gaza journalists tell of being targeted by Israel

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Palestinian journalists have long known Gaza to be the most dangerous place on earth for media workers, but Israel’s attack on a tent housing journalists in Gaza…

Legends of the Pacific - Stories of a nuclear-free Moana migrates to Waiheke Library

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Waiheke Island . . . and now our recent APMN Nuclear Free Pacific exhibition at Ellen Melville Centre has "migrated", this time across the Hauraki Gulf to the Waiheke Public…

Why Israel’s assassination of Al Jazeera’s Anas al-Sharif and crew threatens all journalists

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By David Robie, convenor of Pacific Media Watch
I never knew Anas al-Sharif personally. But somehow he seemed to be part of our whānau.
We watched so many of…

Climate justice victory at the ICJ – the student journey from USP lectures to The Hague

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By Vahefonua Tupola in Suva
The University of the South Pacific (USP) is at the heart of a global legal victory with the International Court of Justice (ICJ) delivering a…

A commitment to open access and a sustainable and equitable knowledge commons

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By Donna Coventry and Luqman Hayes, DOAJ Blog
In this guest post, Donna Coventry and Luqman Hayes discuss the value of Tuwhera -- our partners in research journal publishing…

Gaza: Global community must act amid reports of starvation of journalists, says IPI

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By Jamie Wiseman, Pacific Media Watch
The International Press Institute (IPI) has joined calls for urgent action to halt the unfolding humanitarian crisis in Gaza as global news organisations warn…

David Robie: New Zealand must do more for Pacific and confront nuclear powers

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By Susana Suisuiki, RNZ Pacific Waves presenter/producer, and Lydia Lewis, RNZ Pacific presenter/bulletin editor
The New Zealand government needs to do more for its Pacific Island neighbours and…

Phil Twyford: Legends of the Pacific: Stories of a Nuclear-Free Moana 1975-1995

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MP Phil Twyford’s speech while opening the APMN-organised Legends of the Pacific: Stories of a Nuclear-Free Moana 1975-1995 exhibition at the Ellen Melville Centre today.

By Phil Twyford
Kia ora…

Helen Clark warns in new Pacific book renewed nuclear tensions pose ‘existential threat to humanity’

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Former New Zealand prime minister Helen Clark has warned the country needs to maintain its nuclear-free policy as a “fundamental tenet” of its independent foreign policy in…

Eyes of Fire - the book, and nuclear-free legends of the Pacific

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10 July 2025 and 12-18 July 2025
Next week is the start of several events organised by the Asia Pacific Media Network with our partners. The…

Gaza plea: RSF, CPJ and 150+ media outlets call on Israel to open Strip to foreign journalists, protect Palestinian reporters

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Pacific Media Watch
More than 150 press freedom advocacy groups and international newsrooms have joined Reporters Without Borders (RSF) and the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) in issuing a public…

Fiji coup culture and political meddling in media education given airing

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Taieri MP Ingrid Leary reflected on her years in Fiji as a television journalist and media educator at a Fiji Centre function in Auckland celebrating Fourth Estate…

Radical legal step towards ending impunity for Israel over killing Gaza journalists

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Journalists have been targeted, detained and tortured by the Israeli military in Gaza — and Reporters Without Borders (RSF) has now taken a new approach towards bringing…