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      Australia

      Australian ‘antisemitism’ – the Royal Conflation Commission is in session

      Tonga police are investigating the armed threat against a female journalist at the Kele’a Voice newsroom
      Analysis

      Tongan armed threat against journalist troubles Pacific media freedom

      The French Ambassador to Vanuatu, Jean-Baptiste Jeangène Vilmer, with Vanuatu Prime Minister Jotham Napat in March last year
      Business

      French ambassador’s social media diplomacy lands poorly in Vanuatu

      Maiki Sherman winning the Māori Journalist of the Year at the Ngā Kupu Ora Awards 2017
      Decolonisation

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      Solomon Islands journalists Eddie Osifelo (from left), Jenny Kay and Robert Iroga at the 2026 World Press Freedom Day celebration in Honiara
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A photo taken by Turehou Māori Wardens Trust chairperson Mereana Peka last month showing piles of rubbish left by the side of the road in Ihumātao Rd, adjoining the Ōtuataua Stonefields Reserve
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Pile of dumped rubbish at Ihumātao sacred site in NZ as...

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January 18, 2023
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The Indonesian border post at Wutung, PNG
Human Rights

Namah blasts PNG government over ‘serious’ Indonesian border issues

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January 18, 2023
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Home Affairs Minister Pio Tikoduadua
Fiji

Fiji minister’s assurance after military chief expresses ‘shortcut’ concerns

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January 18, 2023
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Major-General Ro Jone Kalouniwai
Fiji

Fiji military chief’s sharp criticism of ‘ambition, speed’ of changes sparks...

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Construction of the Solomon Islands National Stadium in the capital Honiara was originally being sponsored by Taiwan but China is now shouldering the major costs of hosting the 2023 Pacific Games
China

Fears over China influence leads US to reopen Solomon Islands embassy

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January 17, 2023
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Owen Wilkes, the intellect behind New Zealand’s anti-nuclear stance

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January 17, 2023
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Monsignor Vicar Lutoviko Finau
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Churches grateful for ‘miracle’ on anniversary of Tonga eruption

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January 16, 2023
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Missing NZ-British aid worker Andrew Bagshaw
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NZ aid worker remains missing in Ukraine – the tragedy of...

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January 16, 2023
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Customers waiting to be served at the Fiji National Provident Fund (FNPF) building
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Rabuka clarifies on retirement savings in bid to stem Fiji’s ‘brain...

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January 16, 2023
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FSM President David Panuelo
China

US to boost aid to Micronesia in exchange for broader military...

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January 16, 2023
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Tonga eruption: ‘The tsunami came, taking down electric poles, trees’

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January 15, 2023
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Tonga's violent eruption was caused by a volcano that lies under hundreds of metres of seawater
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A year on, we know why the Tongan eruption was so...

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January 15, 2023
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Association of South Pacific Airlines (ASPA) president George Faktaufon
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Fiji ‘bully of the region’ under former government, claims airlines chief

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January 14, 2023
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Hunga-Ha’apai and Hunga-Tonga erupting in Tonga
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Tonga volcano eruption: PM reflects ahead of one-year anniversary of disaster

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January 14, 2023
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Sugar Minister Charan Jeath Singh
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Fiji’s sugar minister condemns ‘disappearance’ of FICAC abuse allegation files

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January 14, 2023
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Tenure is important, if not indispensable, for academic freedom
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New Zealand doesn’t offer tenure to academics, but the AUT employment...

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January 13, 2023
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Indonesian protesters demonstrate in Jakarta over human rights violations
Human Rights

Jokowi acknowledges gross human rights violations in Indonesia, Papua

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January 13, 2023
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Papuan Governor Lukas Enembe
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Yamin Kogoya: Arrest of Papuan governor Enembe condemned as illegal Jakarta...

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January 13, 2023
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Bougainville to hold two long-delayed byelections due to deaths of members

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January 12, 2023
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French Polynesia plans journalism study grants to combat disinformation

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January 12, 2023
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Sizzling New Year but blackouts continue to hold PNG to ransom

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January 11, 2023
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Crime

Papua governor Enembe arrested on ‘lavish’ bribery charges

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January 11, 2023
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A Canadian boy tourist holds a Palestinian flag aloft signalling to "no war" protesters on Devonport wharf
Analysis

Iran war fallout – Trump is going to Beijing on bended...

Commissioner Virginia Bell
Australia

Australian ‘antisemitism’ – the Royal Conflation Commission is in session

Video footage obtained by human rights researchers shows a crowd of angry Papuans throwing stones towards police infrastructure in Kobakma
Asia Report

West Papuan graduation parade turns violent after police object to Morning...

Tonga police are investigating the armed threat against a female journalist at the Kele’a Voice newsroom
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The French Ambassador to Vanuatu, Jean-Baptiste Jeangène Vilmer, with Vanuatu Prime Minister Jotham Napat in March last year
Business

French ambassador’s social media diplomacy lands poorly in Vanuatu

Maiki Sherman winning the Māori Journalist of the Year at the Ngā Kupu Ora Awards 2017
Decolonisation

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