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    • "Journalists must use their imagination to exercise empathy in reporting.
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Hunga-Ha’apai and Hunga-Tonga erupting in Tonga
Disasters

Why the volcanic eruption in Tonga was so violent, and what...

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January 16, 2022
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Tsunami flooding in the Tongan capital of Nuku'alofa
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New tsunami warning in NZ, Samoa as volcano waves hit Tonga’s...

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Hunga-Tonga-Hunga-Ha’apai volcano eruption
Pacific Report

Tonga tsunami warning lifted but volcano still monitored

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January 15, 2022
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University of Auckland
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What does ‘academic freedom’ mean in practice? Why the Siouxsie Wiles...

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January 14, 2022
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Kepari Leniata
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Still no justice for PNG sorcery burning victim Kepari Leniata after...

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January 14, 2022
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Cook Islands travel bubble
Cook Islands

Cook Islands reopens border with vaccinated New Zealanders

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January 14, 2022
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Journalist Isaac Nicholas
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Isaac ‘Iron’ Nicholas, the fearless PNG reporter who led from the...

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January 14, 2022
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Edouard Fritch & Gaston Flosse
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Tahiti’s Flosse banned from public office after latest court defeat

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January 14, 2022
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CNMI Governor Ralph Torres
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Northern Marianas governor Torres impeached over corruption allegations

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January 13, 2022
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Front page report in the Post-Courier 120122
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PNG Post-Courier: ‘Laughing stock’ sorcery issue way out of control

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January 13, 2022
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French pharmacies are taken by storm to carry out covid-19 tests
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Omicron part of everyday life, say New Zealanders living overseas

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January 13, 2022
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NZ police
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NZ police tighten rules on photos of youth, but concerns still...

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January 12, 2022
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Solomon Islands Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare
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January 12, 2022
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Guam breaks single-day record with 422 new covid cases – omicron...

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January 12, 2022
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A Port Moresby protester condemns the spate of GBV attacks
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‘Enough is enough’, say PNG women over gender crimes by ‘callous...

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January 11, 2022
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ULMWP president Benny Wenda
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West Papuans to open branch office in Port Moresby, Wenda confirms

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January 11, 2022
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New Caledonia's Philippe Gomes
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Gomes calls for ‘consensus’ in charting Kanaky New Caledonia’s future

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January 11, 2022
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Protesters in New Caledonia target state vax mandates, health card

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World Press Freedom Day May 3
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Pacific media dangers: ‘I had death threats and my tyres slashed...

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January 10, 2022
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Dr Siouxsie Wiles
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Covid-19 experts fear omicron may soon be in NZ community as...

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January 10, 2022
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NZ police probe after Tamaki speaks at Christchurch anti-vaccine protest

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January 10, 2022
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Kazakh police arrest protesters in Almaty
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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"
Analysis

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
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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
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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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Islands Business: ‘Big picture’ style journalism is the future for...

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