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PNG's Information and Communication Technology Minister Timothy Masiu
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PNG government must withdraw ‘media control’ policy, says RSF

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Ten men from five clans in Komo LLG, Hela province
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United Liberation Movement for West Papua president Benny Wenda (centre) with the Morning Star flag of independence and Fiji civil society members
Fiji

Wenda hopes to get plight of West Papuan people to PIF...

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February 23, 2023
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Solidarity medical aid convoy breaches blockade and says: ‘Gaza isn’t alone’

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February 23, 2023
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The Esk Valley in Hawke's Bay on Tuesday
Disasters

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Inside PNG opinion - PNG Parliament Haus
Democracy

Inside PNG: Media must be watchdog not government-controlled

Pacific Media Watch -
February 23, 2023
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PNG Police Commissioner David Manning
Crime

PNG gunmen free one of 3 women held captive, reports Post-Courier

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February 23, 2023
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tree plantations that were established with government support after the devastation of Cyclone Bola
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Cyclone Gabrielle: Time to invest in natives in response to devastating...

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February 22, 2023
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PNG's Police Commissioner David Manning
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Failure to free PNG hostages could cost captors ‘their lives’, ...

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February 22, 2023
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Cyclone Gabrielle: Hundreds more NZ unaccounted for now located

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February 22, 2023
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RSE worker Taylor Crichton and church volunteer Fuimaono Nathan Pulega at Napier
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PNG police negotiators try to win freedom for hostage researchers

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Republic of Marshall Islands President David Kabua
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‘Our future looks secure’, says Puna on Pacific Islands Forum unity

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United Liberation Movement for West Papua leader Benny Wenda
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February 21, 2023
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The Media Council of PNG working with Transparency International PNG in 2021.
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The University of Papua New Guinea's Waigani campus
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NZ Prime Minister Chris Hipkins (pictured) and Finance Minister Grant Robertson announce a $50 million support package
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Papua New Guinea's fuel crisis
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Asia Pacific Media Network
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NZ Prime Minister Chris Hipkins
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Pacific verdict on COP29
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COP29: Pacific climate advocates decry outcome as ‘a catastrophic failure’

A protester at COP29 calls on wealthy nations to "pay up"
Asia Report

COP29: Carbon credit trading scheme criticised as ‘get out of jail...

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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CORONAVIRUS

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
Coronavirus

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
Analysis

NZ election 2023: Exposing National leader Christopher Luxon’s Māori health falsehood...

Practices like mask wearing and self-isolation should be encouraged for all
Coronavirus

NZ’s covid-19 mandates end: GP group says some mask-wearing, self-isolation still...

The 2021 post-covid Pacific media freedom panel discussion participants
Coronavirus

Pacific media should be supported post-covid, says PJR report

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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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Nuclear – now climate change: New book on how great powers...

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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Ignoring genocide – the bill for Australia’s silence has arrived

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Saige England: Bearing witness – we are seeing a rise of...

West Papua's Morning Star flag of independence
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Eyes of Fire: The Last Voyage and Legacy of the Rainbow Warrior
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Sawana Village on Fiji's Vanua Balavu island was partly destroyed by Cyclone Winston in 2016
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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

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May 9, 2026
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