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Tagaloa Cooper (left) and Lisa Tumahai
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‘Oceania voices’ – Indigenous climate adaptation network launches in Ōtautahi

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‘We’re eating tinned fish’ – Samoa villagers plead for Manawanui wreckage compensation

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Samoa's Electoral Commissioner Toleafoa Tuiafelolo Alexander Stanley briefing the media on election day
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More than 100,000 registered voters are heading to the polls to decide Samoa's next government.
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Assisting the elderly at Samoan pre-polling
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Samoa general election: Pre-polling kicks off

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A Human Rights Protection Party (HRPP) rally held during the 2025 Samoan general election campaign
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Gearing up for the 2025 Samoan general election – three-way split?

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August 25, 2025
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Glorious Tour is run by sisters Louisa Tipene Opetaia (left) and Ama Mosese from Māngere
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‘Glorious’ sisters showcase Auckland’s Polynesian experiences for tourists

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The tsunami waves, caused by a massive 8.8-magnitude earthquake off the coast of Russia, have now rolled on southeastward toward South America
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Pacific avoids major damage after powerful quake off Russia

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Samoan fashion designer Afa Ah Loo
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Prime Minister Fiāme Naomi Mata'afa on the floor of Parliament earlier this year
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Samoa parliament formally dissolved after months of uncertainty

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Samoa on election day in 2016
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Samoa parliament to be dissolved in June, election date to come

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PM Fiame Naomi Mata'afa in Parliament yesterday
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Samoan PM Fiamē advises dissolution of parliament, calls for snap elections

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The Cook Islands has declared an outbreak of the viral infection dengue fever
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The 1 May 2025 report by Talamua Online that led to the criminal libel case
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Punitive criminal libel charge against Samoan journalist draws flurry of criticism

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Kanak community leader Jean Baptiste
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The West v China: Fight for the Pacific – Episode 1:...

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May 21, 2025
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Social workers fear the number of cases of slavery in Aotearoa New Zealand may be the tip of the iceberg
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Pacific children as young as 6 adopted, made to work as...

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May 19, 2025
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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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Vibes Kava co-founders Charles Byram (left) and Derek Hillen
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Media education in Samoa
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Indonesia - "A true silent retreat . . . especially for journalists"
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Sister Susana Vaifale and parishioner Michael Muller at St Peter's Basilica
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Samoan nun tells of ‘like a blur’ awesome meeting with Pope...

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April 26, 2025
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UAS footage of RNZN divers surveying the area around HMNZS Manawanui on the Southern Coast of Upulo as part of Operation Resolution
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In the Eye of the Storm
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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
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Sir Collin Tukuitonga criticises RFK Jr’s measles claims, slams health misinformation

According to WHO, Western Pacific measles cases jumped by 225 percent
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Better immunisation coverage needed to prevent Pacific measles, says WHO

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Former broadcast minister defends NZ journalism fund, state-funded media independence

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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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West Papua's Morning Star flag of independence
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27 years after Biak massacre in West Papua, human rights crisis...

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