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New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern
Climate

Covid will dominate, but New Zealand will also have to face...

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HMAS Adelaide ... en route for Tonga
Australia

Covid-19 cases confirmed aboard HMAS Adelaide bound for Tonga

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Six of the omicron cases reported in Auckland
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25 new community covid cases in NZ, including 10 of omicron

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Distributing water to ‘Eueiki
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Concern grows over psychological trauma amid Tonga’s recovery

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January 25, 2022
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A Tongan grandmother shares her tsunami story
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January 25, 2022
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HMNZS Aotearoa (docked) and HMNZS Wellington in Nuku’alofa
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Australia and New Zealand compete with China for Tongan influence

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January 24, 2022
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New Zealand has low number of intensive care beds per head
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Covid-19 Response Minister Chris Hipkins
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Vaccine rollout in Aceh
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NZ Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern
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International aid starts to flow into volcano tsunami-hit Tonga

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January 23, 2022
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HMNZS Aotearoa bound for Tonga
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Global aid effort underway for Tonga’s recovery from the Hunga tsunami

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January 23, 2022
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Workers load the HMAS Adelaide with supplies for Tonga
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Overwhelming sense of relief that ‘apocalyptic’ Tongan tsunami spared most lives

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Aid for Tonga
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Rural people must connect now
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January 21, 2022
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Preparing for omicron
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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
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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
Coronavirus

Sir Collin Tukuitonga criticises RFK Jr’s measles claims, slams health misinformation

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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

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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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"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...

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