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Indigenous Carbon Industry Network sends first delegation to UN climate talks
The Indigenous Carbon Industry Network has sent its first-ever delegation to the...
Giovanni Torre 9 Nov 2026
Cliffhanger as Aotearoa New Zealand election too close to call
Aotearoa New Zealand's election result may not be known for weeks, with counting...
Ben McKay (AAP) 7 Nov 2026
Pacific scholar confronts the legacy of a racial slur
When Latafale Alyssa Verner-Pula reached the final slide of her doctoral confirm...
Giovanni Torre 7 Nov 2026
Native American Rights Fund deploys hundreds of election monitors as Peltola campaign faces Trump attack
The Native American Rights Fund is sending election monitors to nine states with...
Kevin Abourezk 3 Nov 2026
Cherokee Nation Tribal Council committee opposes Inola smelter

The Cherokee Nation Rules Committee has unanimously approved a resolution formally opposing the controversial aluminum smelter planned for Inola.

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Thomas Pablo Nov 2, 2026
Indigenous women playing key role in US midterm elections

This is the first time Gwen Leaffe Carr, who is a longtime Democratic political consultant, has seen so many Indigenous women be major party nominees for high profile offices.

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Pauly Denetclaw Nov 2, 2026
Pacific islands push for seat on UN security council

Pacific countries are gathering worldwide support for a permanent but rotating seat for Small Island Developing States - a recognised United Nations international grouping - on the UN's security counc...

Andrew Mathieson Andrew Mathieson Nov 2, 2026
Samoa's main newspaper faces restrictions as press freedom concerns grow

Samoa's daily newspaper is facing severe restrictions on accessing government press briefings and other information, raising concerns over the future of media freedom and accountability on the Pacific...

Andrew Mathieson Andrew Mathieson Oct 30, 2026
Will Yup'ik candidate Mary Peltola make history? Alaska race tightens for US Senate

Former congresswoman Mary Peltola faces incumbent Senator Dan Sullivan in a race that could put the first Native woman ever in the upper chamber of the US Congress.

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Charles Fox Oct 27, 2026
'Historic moment': PNG Chiefs unveil logo ahead of NRL entry

Papua New Guinea and rugby league fans have their first glimpse of what the Chiefs will look like when they enter the competition in 18th months time.

Jarred Cross Jarred Cross Oct 21, 2026
'Working continuously to address such allegations' - Indonesia defends its human rights monitoring in West Papua

The United Nations has heard Indonesia reject the latest claims of systematic human rights abuses inside West Papua. Earlier this month representatives from Vanuatu and Solomon Islands urged the UN ge...

Andrew Mathieson Andrew Mathieson Oct 16, 2026
Traditional kiwi cloak returned to Māori community after more than a century in British museum

A kiwi-feather cloak given to a British museum has finally been returned to the two iwi tribes that designed the cultural gift for a visiting doctor 126 years ago.

Andrew Mathieson Andrew Mathieson Oct 14, 2026
Indigenous leaders warn investors off latest Amazon oil mining plans in Ecuador

Ecuador's government announced plans at the country's premier oil and gas summit this month to again issue a tender to drill for remote Amazon oil blocks.

Andrew Mathieson Andrew Mathieson Oct 13, 2026
French Polynesia demands UN start independence process

French Polynesia is taking its first step towards independence after President Moetai Brotherson denounced ongoing colonialism from Paris in a speech at the United Nations.

Andrew Mathieson Andrew Mathieson Oct 13, 2026
Tuvalu’s fight to stay echoes across the seas

Tuvalu has been raising land to protect its communities from rising seas, as new research warns sea levels will continue climbing even if global temperatures eventually fall.

Joseph Guenzler Joseph Guenzler Oct 8, 2026
Vanuatu hits back at 'racist, neo-colonial rant' from pro-French lawmaker

Vanuatu has condemned what has been described as a "shameful, racist, and neo-colonial rant" from a pro-French, New Caledonian lawmaker of France's national assembly.

Andrew Mathieson Andrew Mathieson Oct 8, 2026
More than 250 kiwi returned to Wellington through community project

Kiwi have returned to the hills surrounding Wellington in Aotearoa / New Zealand for the first time in 150 years through a project involving iwi, community members and landowners.

Joseph Guenzler Joseph Guenzler Oct 6, 2026
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