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Former NZ prime minister Jacinda Ardern
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Hostage pilot Philip Mehrtens
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Wenda calls on Papuan rebels to free NZ pilot ‘unconditionally’

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Education

Hipkins faces grilling from students over University of Otago staff cuts

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June 3, 2023
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Transparency International PNG spokesperson Peter Aitsi
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Transparency PNG calls for further charges over ‘worrying’ Paraka case

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Fiji Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka
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The Old Entrance to the University of the South Pacific's Laucala campus
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Additional budget funds earmarked for USP arrears, says Prasad

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PNG's controversial gold deal
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PNG’s National Court orders state to justify Singapore gold deal

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"Whakaako Kia Whakaora - Educate to Liberate" - Polynesian Panthers
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Latest Island Studies journal features social justice activism and advocacy

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Sextortion - demanding sexual favours in return for public services
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Sextortion now major issue in parts of Pacific, says research

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Auckland Mayor Wayne Brown
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Duncan Graham: Compromise worked in Aceh – why not West Papua?...

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2000 Fiji coup leader George Speight applies for presidential pardon

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May 31, 2023
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The University of the South Pacific's Laucala campus in Fiji
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Claims of ‘issues, concerns and breaches’ emerge at USP

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New Caledonia's Territorial Assembly President Roch Wamytan
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Kanaky New Caledonia’s FLNKS wants ICJ advice on contested vote

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Bilingual road signs in English and te reo Māori
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May 30, 2023
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The University of the South Pacific's Laucala campus in Fiji
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Academic ‘tsunami’ at USP shakes regional Pacific institution to core

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May 30, 2023
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Lawyer and businessman Paul Paraka
Crime

PNG lawyer Paraka found guilty of misappropriating K162m

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May 29, 2023
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Covid reaches Tokelau
Coronavirus

Tokelau covid: Two new cases announced as lockdown ends

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May 29, 2023
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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"
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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

According to WHO, Western Pacific measles cases jumped by 225 percent
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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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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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Journalist and video storyteller Cole Martin
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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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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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West Papua's Morning Star flag of independence
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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

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