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PNG woman accused of selling her cousin, 12, for sex faces...

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Fiji staff nurse Komal Nand
Coronavirus

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PNG police rescue girl, 15, ‘sold’ for sex by her cousin...

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La'auli Leuatea Schmidt (left)
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August 4, 2021
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Ongoing health checks in Fiji
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Fiji faces 1220 new covid cases, seven deaths as infections still...

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August 4, 2021
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"Once a Panther, Always a Panther"
Culture

Ardern’s apology to Pacific peoples just the beginning – we will...

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August 4, 2021
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Accused Indonesian Air Force MPs
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Open season again for Indonesian military trolls and ‘fake news’ campaign...

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NZ Foreign Affairs Minister Nanaia Mahuta
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NZ sends 100,000 vaccine doses to Fiji as covid deaths top...

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August 3, 2021
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Takubar School destroyed by fire
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August 3, 2021
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Democracy

Tuila’epa supporters demonstrate over ‘disintegration’ of Samoa constitution

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August 2, 2021
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Fiji Tokyo Olympic rugby sevens men
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August 2, 2021
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PM Jacinda Ardern apologises for the Dawn Raids.
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Michael Field: On saying sorry – who next? The Banabans?

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August 2, 2021
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Samoa's Vaiusu Bay
China

Samoa confirms China-backed Vaiusu Bay port project shelved

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August 2, 2021
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The fire at Tappoos warehouse
Fiji

Fiji police, fire agency jointly probe two separate urban fires

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August 2, 2021
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NZ apology for the Dawn Raids
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Ardern speaks of remorse and regret during formal Dawn Raids apology

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August 1, 2021
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NZ government makes apology over Dawn Raids targeting Pasifika

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August 1, 2021
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August 1, 2021
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Papua Games venues
Coronavirus

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Samoan Prime Minister Fiamē Naomi Mata'afa
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Samoa’s first female leader has made history – now she faces...

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August 1, 2021
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Fiji

Black Ferns golden win against France banishes Olympic sevens heartbreak

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July 31, 2021
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Human Rights

ULMWP calls for suspension of Indonesia from UN rights council over...

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Pacific verdict on COP29
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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

Australia, the country, as a political entity, its government, its major institutions, its official voice to the world, was quiet over the Gaza genocide
Analysis

Ignoring genocide – the bill for Australia’s silence has arrived

"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
Bearing Witness

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

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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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