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Tuvalu proposes to create its digital twin in the metaverse
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An entire Pacific country will upload itself to the metaverse. It’s...

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Fiji elections 2022: 342 candidates to contest next month’s polls

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Owen Wilkes
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Peacemonger – a tribute to peace researcher Owen Wilkes out soon

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The funeral of Papuan independence leader Filep Karma
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Papua’s Customary Council forms team to probe activist Filep Karma’s death

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November 5, 2022
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Vanuatu's new Prime Minister Ishmael Kalsakau
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Ishmael Kalsakau elected Vanuatu PM, applause for Gloria King swearing in

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November 4, 2022
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The Hui - no to media
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Countering terrorism hui in Aotearoa – vital but why marginalise media?

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November 4, 2022
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Children in Vanuatu protest for climate change action
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COP27: Platform will boost Pacific presence at UN climate conference

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November 4, 2022
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West Papuan human rights advocate and former political prisoner Filep Karma
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Papua activist’s daughter happy with post-mortem, but suspicions linger

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November 3, 2022
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USP's Laucala campus in Suva
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FijiFirst election candidates lineup – a bit light on educational credits

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November 3, 2022
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NZ: clean water is a necessity of life
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With NZ’s Three Waters reforms under fire, let’s not forget that...

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Papua's funeral procession for Filep Karma today
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Ailing Papua Governor Lukas Enembe
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Papuan students, churches, NGOs and others plead over embattled governor’s health

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Papuan activist and former political prisoner Filep Karma
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Filep Karma: A Papuan human rights hero and huge loss...

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Palika's Charles Washetine
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Ex-political prisoner and a Papuan civil rights leader Filep Karma
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Papuan ex-political prisoner Filep Karma found dead on Jayapura beach

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November 1, 2022
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Worlds of Journalism
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Women number more than half of NZ journalists, but ‘troubled by...

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November 1, 2022
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Marape condemns killing of PNG policeman, says sorry to family

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French Prime Minister Elisabeth Borne
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French PM meets New Caledonia’s anti-independence leaders in Paris

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November 1, 2022
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NZ communities gather in unity for He Whenua Taurikura Hui on...

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October 31, 2022
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Missing PNG cop found dead, police chief vows ‘swift justice’

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Accused suspect Francis Stein . . . first charged in 2019, but won an appeal
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Man accusing of killing a Tahiti journalist faces renewed charges

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Pacific verdict on COP29
Climate

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
Analysis

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

Pacific Climate Warriors
Analysis

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
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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
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

"I am worried about the implications of any law that bans a chant by exiled people"
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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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27 years after Biak massacre in West Papua, human rights crisis...

Eyes of Fire: The Last Voyage and Legacy of the Rainbow Warrior
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Eyewitness account of Rainbow Warrior voyage – new Eyes of Fire...

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 women journalists face abuse, harassment and spam online.
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Online abusers ‘shaming, silencing’ Fiji women journalists, say researchers

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Islands Business: ‘Big picture’ style journalism is the future for...

QUT student journalist Maxim Bock with Fiji TV's director of news, current affairs and sports Felix Chaudhary (right)
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