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It was 2019 when a group of law students at the University of the South Pacific’s campus in Port Vila, the harbourside capital of Vanuatu, were set a challenge
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Greenpeace Aotearoa held a dawn ceremony on board the Rainbow Warrior III today commemorating the 40th anniversary of the bombing of the original Rainbow Warrior and the death of photographer Fernando Pereira on 10 July 1985
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Rainbow Warrior host Niamh O'Flynn talks to author David Robie in the ship's mess as part of the virtual tour
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The Rainbow Warrior III in action against industrial longlining fishing in the South Pacific
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Greenpeace activists aboard Rainbow Warrior disrupt Pacific industrial fishing operation

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Te Pāti Māori co-leader Debbie Ngarewa-Packer at a pro-Palestinian rally outside the NZ Parliament
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Pacific civil society groups challenge France over hosting UN oceans event...

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Half of the Marshall Islands' 50,000-strong population live in the capital city of Majuro
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Marshall Islands nuclear legacy: report highlights lack of health research

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"On top of her bold activism, Hilda LINI was also a mother to us."
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Motarilavoa Hilda Lini – strong, passionate fighter for decolonisation, nuclear-free Pacific

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Although New Caledonia is one of New Zealand’s closest neighbours, the French colony feels very isolated from the rest of the Pacific
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It has been 40 years since the Rongelap people had to leave their homes due to nuclear fallout in May 1985
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Former Pacific Islands Forum Secretary-General Henry Puna
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Newly elected Pope Leo XIV began his first homily with words in English instead of his fluent Italian and Spanish during mass in the Sistine Chapel with the College of Cardinals
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David Robie: Pacific lessons in climate crisis journalism and combating disinformation

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