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Tuvalu Foreign Minister Simon Kofe (left)
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Pacific leaders urged to look at Kiribati president’s concerns for unity

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Chinese sulky silence with Pacific media
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US Vice-President Kamala Harris
China

Fiji police evict two Chinese defence attaches amid Pacific Forum tensions

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US Vice-President Kamala Harris
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US tells Pacific leaders it will ‘deepen commitment’ to the region

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Conservation and Environment Protection Authority
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NZ Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern
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Caretaker PM James Marape (right)
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Marape first politician re-elected in PNG ballot with landslide win

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Founding Kiribati president Sir Ieremia Tabai
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Kiribati withdrawal from Pacific Islands Forum a major blow

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France's Socialist Party sealed a deal to join the French Left's first broad coalition pact in 20 years
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MRP Chair Timotius Murib
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July 7, 2022
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West Papuan independence leader Benny Wenda
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Central Province voters in the PNG elections
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Today's front page banner headline in the PNG Post-Courier
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Assassinated broadcaster Federico "Ding" Gempesaw
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The K1.3 million stashed in a suitcase on a plane from Port Moresby bound for Komo
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July 6, 2022
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Disgruntled PNG voters destroy ballot boxes, set fire to voting papers

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NZ Pacific People's Minister Aupito William Sio
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The PNG Post-Courier's front page picture on Monday of the money in a suitcase
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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
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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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NZ election 2023: Exposing National leader Christopher Luxon’s Māori health falsehood...

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
Coronavirus

Pacific media should be supported post-covid, says PJR report

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Journalist and video storyteller Cole Martin
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Journalist Cole Martin tells it ‘like it is in reality’ in...

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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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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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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