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      Decolonisation

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Distributing water to ‘Eueiki
Disasters

Concern grows over psychological trauma amid Tonga’s recovery

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January 25, 2022
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A Tongan grandmother shares her tsunami story
Disasters

Tonga’s tsunami: ‘Nana! There’s a wave coming … Nana! It’s...

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January 25, 2022
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HMNZS Aotearoa (docked) and HMNZS Wellington in Nuku’alofa
Analysis

Australia and New Zealand compete with China for Tongan influence

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January 24, 2022
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New Zealand has low number of intensive care beds per head
Coronavirus

NZ health system ‘not prepared’ for omicron, say healthcare leaders

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January 24, 2022
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Post-Courier front page 240122
Bougainville

Covid-infected PNG doctor arrested in Solomon Islands as border crosser

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January 24, 2022
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Covid-19 Response Minister Chris Hipkins
Coronavirus

‘No silver bullet against omicron’ – expect big numbers, says Hipkins

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January 24, 2022
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Vaccine rollout in Aceh
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Indonesia reports first omicron deaths as covid cases surge

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January 24, 2022
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NZ Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern
Coronavirus

NZ to move to red light setting tonight at midnight over...

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January 23, 2022
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Water supplies for Tongavideo
Disasters

International aid starts to flow into volcano tsunami-hit Tonga

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January 23, 2022
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HMNZS Aotearoa bound for Tonga
Disasters

Global aid effort underway for Tonga’s recovery from the Hunga tsunami

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January 23, 2022
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Workers load the HMAS Adelaide with supplies for Tonga
Disasters

‘Our resources on the ground aren’t enough’, says UN Tonga official

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January 23, 2022
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Aerial pictures of the tsunami damage on Fonoifua
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Overwhelming sense of relief that ‘apocalyptic’ Tongan tsunami spared most lives

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January 23, 2022
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betelnut
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Tulagi bans betel nut selling as covid fears grow in Solomon...

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January 22, 2022
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Aid for Tonga
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Second day of NZ’s Tonga tsunami emergency fundraiser today

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January 22, 2022
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Rural people must connect now
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Rangitīkei Māori leader urges rural NZ people to prepare now for...

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January 22, 2022
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HMNZS Wellington deploys dive teams in Tonga
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January 21, 2022
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Death penalty removed in PNG
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PNG’s death penalty law repealed in shake up over criminal justice

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January 21, 2022
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Nuku'alofa port before and after the volcano eruption and tsunami
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Safety at Tonga port being checked for arrival of more humanitarian...

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January 21, 2022
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Preparing for omicron
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January 20, 2022
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Fua'amotu International Airport coated in ash
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Tonga eruption: Airport runway cleared of ash, says WHO official

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January 20, 2022
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An Aotearoa New Zealand vaccination centre
Coronavirus

Covid-19 analyst calls for Māori and Pasifika priority or risk ‘brown...

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January 20, 2022
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Honiara lockdown
Coronavirus

Solomon Islands imposes 60 hour Honiara lockdown over covid outbreak

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January 20, 2022
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CLIMATE AND COVID

Pacific verdict on COP29
Climate

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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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
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

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

Caitlin Johnstone: Assange returns to public commentary . . . ...

Journalist and video storyteller Cole Martin
Asia Report

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
Analysis

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
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"
Analysis

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...

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APJS NEWSFILE

Fijian iTaukei leaders discuss contemporary issues, such as women's representation in Fijian society
APJS newsfile

Fijian journalists use talanoa and tradition to find their voice

Fijian women journalists face abuse, harassment and spam online.
APJS newsfile

Online abusers ‘shaming, silencing’ Fiji women journalists, say researchers

Islands Business general manager Samantha Magick (right)
APJS newsfile

Islands Business: ‘Big picture’ style journalism is the future for...

QUT student journalist Maxim Bock with Fiji TV's director of news, current affairs and sports Felix Chaudhary (right)
APJS newsfile

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US envoy to UN Tammy Bruce

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