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French Overseas Minister holds marathon political talks in New Caledonia

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PNG Prime Minister James Marape (left) and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu
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Te Pāti Māori co-leaders Debbie Ngarewa-Packer and Rawiri Waititi
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The traditional NZ Census will be replaced with a combination of government data and smaller annual surveys
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Pro-independence FLNKS representative in the French National Assembly Emmanuel Tjibaou
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French MPs vote to postpone New Caledonia’s elections to June 2026

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French Minister for Overseas Naïma Moutchou
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Better immunisation coverage needed to prevent Pacific measles, says WHO

Labour's former broadcasting minister Willie Jackson
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Pacific media should be supported post-covid, says PJR report

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