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Meraia Taufa Vakatale (centre) at an anti-nuclear protest march
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Obituary: Meraia Taufa Vakatale – Fiji anti-nuclear activist and feminist trailblazer

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Fiji-born journalist Sri Krishnamurthi
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Former PNG Prime Minister Sir Rabbie Namaliu
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Dr Sitiveni Halapua
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Titewhai Harawira, a ‘feisty, staunch, protector’, dies, aged 90

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Jeremy Agar (right) and Murray Horton in Crusaders/Canterbury supporters regalia
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Papua's funeral procession for Filep Karma today
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West Papuan activist Leonie Tanggahma
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The late Ratu Epeli Nailatikau (rear) during Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip’s visit to Fiji in 1977
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The Sunday Graphic's 1953 Royal Tour Picture Album
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Jai Ram Reddy (right) and Mahendra Chaudhry at a meeting
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Marjorie Tua’inekore Crocombe
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Madang's Sir Peter Barter (centre) passes on
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Kaumātua and activist Joe Hawke
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