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The landslide occurred on Sunday in Gazelle district in Papua New Guinea's East New Britain province

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Deadly landslide claims 10 lives in PNG’s East New Britain, reports local media

April 16, 2026

"Changing" by the artist Alisa Singer IPCC

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IPCC report: ‘Last gasp’ warning on climate response for NZ, the world

Vanuatu's MV Matui tragedy on September 11

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Seasonal weather chaos just part of picture of Pacific maritime tragedies, says climatologist

The majestic 150-year-old banyan tree in front of the historic courthouse in Lahaina still stands following destructive wildfires on Maui

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‘Everyone was in panic mode’: Lāhainā resident tells of wildfire escape

Water supplies for Tonga

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International aid starts to flow into volcano tsunami-hit Tonga

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PNG quake-hit communities plead for relief aid to ‘bypass’ government

March 16, 2018

The landslide occurred on Sunday in Gazelle district in Papua New Guinea's East New Britain province

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Deadly landslide claims 10 lives in PNG’s East New Britain, reports...

April 16, 2026

Rescue operations underway on a commercial building flattened by the earthquake in Vanuatu 17 Dec 2024

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Buildings ‘pancaked’ in Vanuatu as 7.3 magnitude quake strikes off capital...

December 17, 2024

The Panguna mine as seen in Bougainville, Papua New Guinea,

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Rio Tinto class action begins over ‘toxic’ Bougainville mine disaster

October 13, 2024

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Cyclone Winston claims 10 lives, destroys century-old iconic tree

February 22, 2016

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February 24, 2016

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70 PNG soldiers deployed in quake zone as death toll hits...

March 8, 2018

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Counting the cost of PNG’s devastating earthquake – many uncertainties

March 10, 2018

Farmers near Tolaga Bay face forestry slash damage

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Cyclone Gabrielle: Tolaga Bay farmer seething over forestry slash floods

February 17, 2023

A local business sign in Port Vila reads “Stay strong and carry on Vanuatu”

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Vanuatu one month on: aftershocks, a no-go zone and anxiety

January 17, 2025

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Fiji police chief warns parents to ‘be sensible’ over child safety

February 23, 2016

NZ Prime Minister Chris Hipkins visiting the Moana-nui-ā-Kiwa Hub in Māngere

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Flash flood impacted Pasifika communities in NZ on alert

February 1, 2023

Green Party co-leader Chlöe Swarbrick

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Green Party’s Swarbrick calls for urgent NZ action over Israel’s ‘crazy’...

March 22, 2025

Little Ima and PM James Marape

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Little Ima puts a question to PM Marape for Mulitaka survivors

June 3, 2024

Volunteer rescuers from Auckland's Muriwai lifeguard squad

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Auckland floods a future sign – city needs stormwater systems fit...

January 29, 2023

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‘It’s up to God and the land’ on Vanuatu’s Ambae volcano...

July 23, 2018

More than 20 people have been reported dead

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‘Only one meal per day’ – 20 die in PNG Highlands...

March 19, 2024

Flooding in Tahiti's Teahupo’o village

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Tahiti disaster expected to be called after Teahupo’o village flooded

May 4, 2023

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‘We prayed with them until they died’ – stories of Kiribati...

February 6, 2018

Thirty tonnes of Indonesian disaster relief supplies

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Indonesia sends disaster aid supplies to Vanuatu – warning over West...

May 9, 2023

Flames and a column of smoke in New Caledonia's capital Nouméa during 2024 riots

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New Caledonia riots one year on: ‘Like the country was at...

May 13, 2025

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Stretched by coronavirus pandemic, Vanuatu faces cyclone, Mt Yasur ash

April 7, 2020

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Better immunisation coverage needed to prevent Pacific measles, says WHO

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West Papua's Morning Star flag of independence

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Fijian iTaukei leaders discuss contemporary issues, such as women's representation in Fijian society

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QUT student journalist Maxim Bock with Fiji TV's director of news, current affairs and sports Felix Chaudhary (right)

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