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The man I never knew – a tribute to a PNG crash pilot’s tragic end

January 6, 2018

Sir Michael Somare

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Michael Somare – the passing of a great man, Sana, the peacemaker

Lawyer Helen Reddy with her father Jai Ram Reddy

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Helen Reddy: A tribute to my father, Fiji’s visionary Jai Ram Reddy

Filmmaker Max Stahl

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Timor-Leste’s ‘true hero’ cameraman Max Stahl who exposed Indonesian atrocities dies

Professor Brij Lal

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Professor Brij Lal: A champion of democracy and Fiji’s finest scholar

Jai Ram Reddy (right) and Mahendra Chaudhry at a meeting

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Brij Lal’s tribute to Jai Ram Reddy – ‘a true son...

September 3, 2022

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Robert Fisk’s message: Journalists should challenge the narratives of power

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November 3, 2020

Professor Brij Lal

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The Fiji Times: Professor Lal’s life leaves many lessons to appreciate...

December 28, 2021

James O'Dea ... oral historical account of struggles in Aotearoa

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James ‘Jimmy’ O’Dea: How he upheld Te Tino Rangatiratanga and many...

December 9, 2021

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Ben Bohane: A tribute to the ‘grand old man’ of the...

November 16, 2018

Brazil's Pelé

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Tony Fala: Pelé – a tribute from Aotearoa and Oceania

January 5, 2023

The late Sir Rabbie Namaliu

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PNG’s Sir Rabbie blessed at birth – ‘he’ll be a big...

April 3, 2023

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West Papuan leader who advocated compromise with Jakarta dies

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April 30, 2019

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A weeping mum from PNG and her long walk for a...

February 7, 2019

Human rights defender Carmel Budiardjo

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Papuan and human rights defender Carmel Budiardjo dies at 96

July 13, 2021

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Tributes flow for NZ’s Arab Spring journalist Yasmine Ryan

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December 14, 2017

The Sunday Graphic's 1953 Royal Tour Picture Album

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Late Queen Elizabeth’s 1953 Pacific royal tour teaches us much about...

September 9, 2022

Madang's Sir Peter Barter (centre) passes on

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PNG statesman Sir Peter Barter a strong supporter of the free...

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June 25, 2022

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How George Simpkin taught Fiji the ruck-and-run game for World Cup

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May 13, 2020

The late Queen Elizabeth on her first visit to Fiji in December 1953

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Flags at half mast across the Pacific as leaders pay tribute...

September 10, 2022

Papua's funeral procession for Filep Karma today

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Farewell Filep Karma, the revered West Papuan leader who could have...

November 2, 2022

Cartoonist Harn Lay

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Vale Harn Lay, a cartoonist who stood by victims of the...

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February 11, 2022

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Death of Bougainvillean journalist Eric Tapakau stuns colleagues

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May 22, 2019

USTKE founder Louis Kotra Uregei dies

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Kanak trade union USTKE pioneer and militant leader ‘Loulou’ Uregei dies

October 22, 2022

Fiji-born journalist Sri Krishnamurthi

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Moce Sri Krishnamurthi . . . sports journalist, democracy activist, storyteller...

August 7, 2023

Miriama Rauhihi Ness (second from right)

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Pioneering Polynesian Panther indigenous rights activist farewelled

March 18, 2021

Owen Wilkes

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Murray Horton: Reflections on Owen Wilkes, iconic peace researcher, adventurer and...

March 8, 2021

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