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Papua New Guinea Defence Force troops out on the streets of the capital Port Moresby in support of the police
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K’aute Pasifika's Mareta Matenga
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President of the Congress of New Caledonia Roch Wamytan
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NZ's outgoing Director-General of Health Dr Ashley Bloomfield
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Dr Siouxsie Wiles
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President-elect Nikenike Vurobaravu of Vanuatu
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Vanuatu elects new president after eight rounds of voting

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Te Maruata chair Bonita Bigham
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Porgera valley villagers
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Fiji Supervisor of Elections Mohammed Saneem
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Pacific Islands Forum 2022 in Suva
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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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Better immunisation coverage needed to prevent Pacific measles, says WHO

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Practices like mask wearing and self-isolation should be encouraged for all
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The 2021 post-covid Pacific media freedom panel discussion participants
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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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