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    • Retired US Army Colonel Lawrence Wilkerson
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Tavini Huira'atira leader Oscar Temaru
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Tahiti’s pro-independence party tops vote — another winning streak?

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The captive NZ pilot Philip Mehrtens
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Jakarta should ‘learn from the Aceh, Philippines experience’ and talk to...

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Tavini Huiraatira leader Oscar Temaru
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Temaru’s pro-independence party wins round one of French Polynesia’s elections

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TPNPB-OPM Jeffrey Bomanak
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The Kanaky delegation in Paris
Democracy

Both sides ‘satisfied’ with Paris talks on New Caledonia’s political future

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NZ Deputy Prime Minister Carmel Sepuloni
Climate

NZ boosts support for ‘grassroots’ climate action in Solomon Islands

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Indonesian military and police personnel surround a helicopter in Kenyam district, Nduga regency, Papua Highlands, in February
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West Papuan rebels claim 9 soldiers killed in Jakarta bid to...

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Professor Michael Baker's covid-19 fourth wave warning
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April 16, 2023
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Cook Islands Prime Minister Mark Brown
Cook Islands

‘Historic’ Cook Islands parliament vote to decriminalise homosexuality

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April 15, 2023
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Fresh fish at a wet market
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How Fukushima wastewater into Pacific will disrupt seafood trade

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April 15, 2023
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Asia Pacific Media Network chair Dr Heather Devere presents a bouquet to Tuwhera's Donna Coventry
Media

Asia Pacific media network plans wider community brief

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April 15, 2023
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Coconet TV creator Lisa Taouma
Culture

Medal awards ‘shows the impact Pasifika are having on NZ society’

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April 15, 2023
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A burning West Papuan honai (traditional house) said to have been set alight by Indonesian troops
Human Rights

Wenda accuses Indonesia of imposing ‘martial law’ abuses on West Papua

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April 14, 2023
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The funeral for former PNG prime minister Sir Rabbie Namaliu in Kokopo yesterday
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Rosso pays tribute to former PM Sir Rabbie’s ‘great legacy of...

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April 14, 2023
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The pro-independence Kanak delegates (top left) and the anti-independence delegates (bottom left) met French Prime Minister Elisabeth Borne in Paris
Democracy

France holds future pact talks with New Caledonia’s rival groups

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April 13, 2023
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Broadcasting Minister Willie Jackson
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Mt Hagen's new rules
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US President Joe Biden (centre) participates in a trilateral meeting with British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak (right) and Australia's Prime Minister Anthony Albanese
Australia

‘Bringing war much closer to home’ – Pacific elders denounce AUKUS...

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April 12, 2023
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Nour Odeh, political analyst and former spokeswoman for the Palestinian National Authority, on Al Jazeera's Inside Story
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John Minto: Israeli attacks on Al Aqsa mosque – and the...

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April 12, 2023
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ABC's Tahlea Aualiitiavideo
Analysis

ABC launches new TV show, The Pacific – and its storytellers

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April 11, 2023
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Twin flags of Kanaky and France
Democracy

New Caledonia, France need a new plan to break sovereignty stalemate

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April 11, 2023
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Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman meets Cook Islands Prime Minister Mark Brown in Washington
Australia

Pacific Islands Forum chair ‘reassured’ over AUKUS nuclear submarine deal

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April 11, 2023
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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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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
Analysis

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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BEARING WITNESS

"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
Asia Report

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
APJS newsfile

Not up for debate: Fijian journalists in the climate crisis response

Professor David Robievideo
Asia Report

David Robie: Pacific lessons in climate crisis journalism and combating disinformation

USP and AUT journalism collaboration
Bearing Witness

Pacific ‘voice of the voiceless’ media in renewed post-covid struggle

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APJS NEWSFILE

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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Online abusers ‘shaming, silencing’ Fiji women journalists, say researchers

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APJS newsfile

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