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Indonesia's food estates land grab
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West Papua food estates threaten indigenous people, warns TAPOL

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Neurosurgeon Dr Esther Apuahe
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Malolo Island in western Fiji
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PNG's former Electoral Commissioner Patilias Gamato
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The Russian super yacht at Lautoka, Fiji
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The Pacific is not some rogue part of Tasmania. It’s an ocean of independent countries.
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Cook Islanders preparing to get vaccinated
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Emmanuel Macron and Marine Le Pen
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French presidential elections this Sunday in the Pacific
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Kanak pro-independence parties urge supporters to boycott French election

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April 22, 2022
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Former Solomon Islands Prime Minister Gordon Darcy Lilo
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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

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How Pacific environmental defenders are coping with the covid pandemic

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Senator Robert F Kennedy Jr
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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
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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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Pacific media should be supported post-covid, says PJR report

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“Anything’s possible. Don’t give up hope.”
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