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    • Indonesian military forces conduct operations in Intan Jaya, Papua province
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Mereana Reid Arbelot
Democracy

Brotherson’s new cabinet for Tahiti expected to be mainly women

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Samoan local media in a doorstep with former police commissioner, Fuiavaili'ili Egon Keil
Democracy

Samoa Observer: 2023 World Press Freedom Day – reflection, celebration

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May 3, 2023
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RSF's World Press Freedom Index 2023 launching today
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PNG anti-corruption campaigner Bryan Kramer
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A jubilant Oscar Temaru
Democracy

Historic pro-independence party poll victory in French Polynesia – video

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May 2, 2023
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President-to-be Moetai Brotherson
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Tahiti’s pro-independence ‘blue wave’ back at helm with decisive win

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May 2, 2023
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Deputy Prime Minister Carmel Sepuloni
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‘Dawn raid’ tactics still happening despite NZ government apology

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May 2, 2023
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Pro-independence leader and former president of French Polynesia Oscar Temaru celebrates victory
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French Polynesia set for president who favours independence after election

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May 2, 2023
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A fragment of the 1840 Tiriti o Waitangi
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Australians should be wary of scare stories about New Zealand’s Waitangi Tribunal

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May 2, 2023
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Author and human rights advocate Jim Aubrey
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Open letter: Canberra must call on UN to ‘rectify breaches’ over...

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May 1, 2023
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Tahitians cast their votes in the second round of the French Polynesian territorial elections
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Tahitian voters go to polls for crucial run-off territorial election

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McDonalds Fiji managing director Marc McElrath
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Health Secretary Dr James Fong (right) speaks to Deputy Prime Minister Manoa Kamikamica
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Mass migration of Fiji nurses may be curbed soon, says health...

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April 30, 2023
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Professor Michael Baker
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The Porgera "killing fields" front page in the PNG Post-Courier yesterday
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April 29, 2023
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The Montevideo Maru
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April 29, 2023
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Pacific Youth delegate Tamatoa Tepuhiarii from Tahiti
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‘I feel empowered’, says Pacific youth delegate after nuclear summit

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April 29, 2023
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The "View Information" Indonesian "troll" page
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Vila-based Indonesian ‘troll’ page targets Papuan advocates

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NZ hostage pilot Philip Mehrtens
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NZ pilot Philip Mehrtens
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PNG chancellor Robert Igara
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PNG’s national university eyes ‘global’ ties with China

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PNG Corrections officers
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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
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How Pacific environmental defenders are coping with the covid pandemic

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CORONAVIRUS

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
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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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Author and journalist Dr David Robie speaking at the launch of the third edition of the Rainbow Warrior book Eyes of Fire
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Nuclear – now climate change: New book on how great powers...

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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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
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Eyes of Fire: The Last Voyage and Legacy of the Rainbow Warrior
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Sawana Village on Fiji's Vanua Balavu island was partly destroyed by Cyclone Winston in 2016
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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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Islands Business general manager Samantha Magick (right)
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