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Pink tears for the Philippines, and transforming the rage into hope

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Justice for Palestine did a "guerilla projection" of the Palestinian flag on Te Papa
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Desecration of Shireen Abu Akleh's funeral by baton-wielding armed Israeli policevideo
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NZ immigration policy
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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...

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

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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

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Better immunisation coverage needed to prevent Pacific measles, says WHO

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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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