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Amnesty International secretary general Agnès Callamard
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PNG's conjoined twins
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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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Israeli Channel 12 released a video showing soldiers allegedly abusing a Palestinian prisoner
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The average household in PNG was five people, according to the 2024 Census final figures
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"Political trust has collapsed. Communities no longer view the decolonisation process as impartial"
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No more kings?
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Cook Islands activists confront the EV Nautilus on its return to Rarotonga
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Air New Zealand back flying to New Caledonia
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The court ordered the Israeli government to present a clear position on its blockade
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An UNRWA school in Gaza destroyed by Israeli bombing
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Palestinian supporters protest against the ongoing Gaza genocide by Israel in spite of the "ceasefire"
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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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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
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Sir Collin Tukuitonga criticises RFK Jr’s measles claims, slams health misinformation

According to WHO, Western Pacific measles cases jumped by 225 percent
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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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