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December 21, 2021

Papuan students demonstrate for the independence in Surabaya

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Wenda slams Jakarta over Papuan student arrests, seeks support

December 21, 2021

NZ vaccine rollout

Coronavirus

Waitangi Tribunal rules NZ covid-19 response ‘put Māori at risk’

December 21, 2021

Many female journalists in prison

China

Global jailed journalists surge by 20% to 488 – 60 of...

December 21, 2021

Distinguished professor Steven Ratuva

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Pacific distinguished professor Ratuva breaks down socio-political hurdles

December 21, 2021

Palika pro-independence activist Aile Tikoure

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‘France still doesn’t understand us Kanaks after 30 years of dialogue’

December 20, 2021

Fiji police check covid-19 protocols

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Fijians urged to take omicron virus variant seriously amid global spread

December 20, 2021

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December 19, 2021

Indonesian Foreign Affairs Ministry spokesperson Teuku Faizasyah

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December 19, 2021

French President Emmanuel Macron in New Caledonia

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December 19, 2021

Unexploded bomb in West Papua

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60,000 flee as West Papua conflict deepens, poses questions for region

December 18, 2021

The University of Fiji at Lautoka

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University of Fiji academic chief rejects allegations of corruption, nepotism

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December 18, 2021

2014 Paniai massacre burial

Human Rights

Families of victims reject Jakarta 2014 Paniai massacre investigation

December 18, 2021

Professor Steven Ratuva

Climate

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December 18, 2021

NZ Hospital statistics

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Majority of NZ delta covid outbreak hospital patients Māori and Pacific

December 17, 2021

Human rights lawyer Veronica Koman

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UN warns Indonesia to stop reprisals against human rights defender

December 17, 2021

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Omicron in NZ, covid-19 vaccine milestones and mandate protest

December 16, 2021

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Democracy

France calls for proposals to revise New Caledonia’s political statute

December 16, 2021

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Order to close ‘illegal’ medical clinics in PNG will leave 200,000...

December 16, 2021

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December 15, 2021

New Tongan PM Siaosi Sovaleni

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December 15, 2021

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December 15, 2021

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