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Israel accused of ‘buying Pacific votes’ over plan to open Nauru embassy in Jerusalem

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Reverend James Bhagwan, general secretary of the Pacific Conference of Churches
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Nauru’s government announces plans for embassy in Israel

Cook Islands says bulk-buying and stockpiling places pressure on supply for everyone and is not necessary
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A timeline of how the fuel crisis impacted on the Pacific

Chinese embassy staff in Nauru with government officials hosted a New Year Candy Parade on 2 January 2026
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Nauru orders public servants, govt bodies to follow ‘One China’ policy

Invoking the Pacific's Biketawa Declaration
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Pacific Forum responds to current global fuel and energy challenges

Pacific nations like Tuvalu face an existential threat from rising sea levels
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AJ+ senior presenter/producer Dena Takruri
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How Israel won the Pacific – and its backing at the...

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The Civicus "civic freedoms" in the Pacific report
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Civicus raps 8 Pacific countries for ‘not doing enough’ to protect...

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Decades after the nuclear tests, Pacific people still endure many consequences
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Pacific lawmakers call for creation of human rights commissions to fight...

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Rival flags of influence in the Pacific - Israel and Palestine
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Flags from most of the Micronesian islands participating in the regional summit this week fly outside the International Conference Center
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Micronesian Summit in Majuro this week aims to be ‘one step...

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Palau President Surangel Whipps Jr
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‘Act responsibly for humankind’ – Palau president on deep sea mining...

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A training session for the UN Pacific peacekeepers cohort
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Australia launches ‘landmark’ UN police peacekeeping course for Pacific region

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May 19, 2025
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The International Seabed Authority flag
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Trump’s push on deep sea mining leaves Nauru’s commercial ambitions ‘out...

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Fiji's port in the capital of Suva
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Fiji slapped with Trump’s highest tariffs among Pacific countries

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The historic signing of the nuclear-free pact, also known as the Treaty of Rarotonga, took place in Majuro during the observance of the Nuclear Victims Remembrance Day on 3 March 2025
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Marshall Islands signs treaty banning nuclear weapons in the South Pacific

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The entrance to Nauru's Regional Processing Centre One (RPC1) currently holding about 90 asylum seekers
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Australia still claims ‘not responsible’ for detainees, after UN body rulings

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Recent aid arrangements are emblematic of the geopolitical tussle playing out in the Pacific between China and the US and its allies
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Superpower rivalry makes Pacific aid a bargaining chip – vulnerable nations...

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December 17, 2024
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UN members vote overwhelmingly to demand a ceasefire in Gaza
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UN overwhelmingly backs immediate Gaza ceasefire – but 3 Pacific nations...

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December 12, 2024
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The entrance to Regional Processing Centre One
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Nauru-Australia Treaty: Strategic gain or ‘corrupt arrangement’?

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December 11, 2024
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Pacific flags -- Fiji and Tonga -- and protesters in support of Palestine at a rally in New Zealand's largest city Auckland
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Seven Pacific no votes in ‘historic’ UN General Assembly demand for...

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September 19, 2024
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International Seabed Authority secretary-general-elect Leticia Carvalho (left) of Brazil is congratulated
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New head of UN deep-sea mining regulator vows to restore neutrality

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August 3, 2024
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An Odysseus 6K remotely operated vehicle
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Vanuatu fights for marine protection at key UN deep-sea mining summit

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Baron Waqa
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Fijians and Tongans were among the more than 1000 pro-Palestinian protesters in the heart of Auckland yesterday
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Fiji abstains from new UN vote on Palestinian membership bid

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Voreqe Bainimarama, prime minister of Fiji until December 2022
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Fiji’s media freedom ranking jumps, Papua New Guinea’s plummets

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Professor Pal Ahluwalia
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USP Council votes to bring controversial VC back to Fiji

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Pacific verdict on COP29
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A protester at COP29 calls on wealthy nations to "pay up"
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COP29: Carbon credit trading scheme criticised as ‘get out of jail...

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Strings attached: The reality behind NZ’s climate aid in the Pacific

Pacific Climate Warriors
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How Pacific environmental defenders are coping with the covid pandemic

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Senator Robert F Kennedy Jr
Coronavirus

Sir Collin Tukuitonga criticises RFK Jr’s measles claims, slams health misinformation

According to WHO, Western Pacific measles cases jumped by 225 percent
Coronavirus

Better immunisation coverage needed to prevent Pacific measles, says WHO

Labour's former broadcasting minister Willie Jackson
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Former broadcast minister defends NZ journalism fund, state-funded media independence

1News political editor Jessica Mutch-McKay talks to the main party leaders in last night's debate
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NZ election 2023: Exposing National leader Christopher Luxon’s Māori health falsehood...

Practices like mask wearing and self-isolation should be encouraged for all
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The 2021 post-covid Pacific media freedom panel discussion participants
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Pacific media should be supported post-covid, says PJR report

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Journalist and video storyteller Cole Martin
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Journalist Cole Martin tells it ‘like it is in reality’ in...

Author and journalist Dr David Robie speaking at the launch of the third edition of the Rainbow Warrior book Eyes of Fire
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Australia, the country, as a political entity, its government, its major institutions, its official voice to the world, was quiet over the Gaza genocide
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"I am worried about the implications of any law that bans a chant by exiled people"
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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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Fijian journalists use talanoa and tradition to find their voice

Fijian women journalists face abuse, harassment and spam online.
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