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Destiny Church leader Brian Tamaki, founder of the Freedoms NZ party
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Refusing to rule out working with Brian Tamaki, Luxon gives NZ’s...

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A recent collaboration of Pacific journalists in an investigative programme, Pacific Plunder
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Neilson fell out with journalism directors over ‘audacious’ $50m awards plan

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As covid cases drop, Marshall Islands praised for ‘unprecedented’ response

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August 26, 2022
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Ukrainians marked the 31st anniversary of their independence
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August 25, 2022
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Deadly incursions by the Israeli State into Gaza and the Occupied West Bank
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New Zealand lacking principles on Israeli occupation of Palestine

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August 25, 2022
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Acting BPNG governor Benny Popoitai
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PNG bank agency probes 5000 money-laundering cases – but no prosecutions

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August 25, 2022
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AUT apologises to Australian MP over sexual harassment complaint inquiry

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August 25, 2022
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Two die in heavy floods in West Papuan city Sorong

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August 25, 2022
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Vanuatu's Supreme Court
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Marape delivers shock cabinet choice with three cash crop ministries

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August 24, 2022
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Burning squatter homes near Port Vila
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Residents torch own homes rather than let Vanuatu police destroy them

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August 24, 2022
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Two new women MPs elected in PNG
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Women – just two – back in PNG’s Parliament but more...

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August 23, 2022
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Police keep eye on the protest at NZ Parliament
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No arrests as ‘freedom’ protest winds up peacefully outside NZ’s Parliament

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August 23, 2022
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Huawei to build 161 telecommunication towers
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Huawei wins US$66m contract for expanding Solomons telecom network

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August 23, 2022
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PNG Chief Ombudsman Richard Pagen
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Kramer ‘ambushes’ PNG’s chief ombudsman, challenges integrity

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August 23, 2022
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PNG's police chief David Manning names Mendi suspects
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PNG police probe into Mendi mayhem names four rival political suspects

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August 22, 2022
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Colonial ideas have kept NZ and Australia in a rut of...

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August 22, 2022
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UN report blames Fiji student dropout on ‘inadequate parental support’

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August 22, 2022
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Papuan governor supports advocacy group’s call for NZ scholarship

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August 22, 2022
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August 21, 2022
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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"
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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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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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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
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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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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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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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