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Kiribati turns to resolving rises in obesity and malnutrition
Kiribati is looking to strengthen food security levels through a program of clim...
Andrew Mathieson 24 Aug 2026
Sharks star on mission to put Cook Islands 'on the map'
Cronulla centre KL Iro is on a mission to put his small Pacific nation of around...
Jasper Bruce (AAP) 22 Aug 2026
Premature Miracle baby defies the odds to be welcomed home
She's Miracle by name and miracle by nature. The newborn daughter of a Logan cou...
Andrew Mathieson 21 Aug 2026
Award-winning Pacific educator recognised for outstanding teaching
Waipapa Taumata Rau, University of Auckland lecturer Dr Sarah McLean-Orsborn has...
Giovanni Torre 20 Aug 2026
Samoan Opposition leader alleges government trying to 'shut me up' after latest arrest and charge
Samoa's Leader of the Opposition was held in custody for 24 hours before he was...
Andrew Mathieson 17 Aug 2026
Beyond language: Dr Caleb Marsters on building Pacific futures

As Cook Islands Language Week is celebrated across Aotearoa, University of Auckland academic Dr Caleb Marsters says language revitalisation must be part of a broader conversation about strengthening C...

Giovanni Torre Giovanni Torre Aug 14, 2026
The New York Agreement 64 years on - West Papuans 'still oppressed'

Saturday will mark 64 years since the New York Agreement, which saw the West Papuan people "betrayed by the international community", the Australia West Papua Association noted this week.

Giovanni Torre Giovanni Torre Aug 13, 2026
Pacific-led research puts Indigenous health at centre of precision medicine

Pacific researchers, clinicians and community leaders have gathered in Sāmoa to discuss how precision medicine and genetic research can better serve Indigenous peoples across the region.

Joseph Guenzler Joseph Guenzler Aug 11, 2026
'Inextricably bound together by lineage': Māori iwi signs intent to invest alongside IBA in Australia

Waikato-Tainui, one of Aotearoa New Zealand's largest and wealthiest iwi (Māori tribal nations), has signed a letter of intent with Indigenous Business Australia to invest across the Tasman, an a...

Reece Harley Reece Harley Aug 11, 2026
Indonesian security forces hunt for West Papuan militants who killed workers accused of spying for Jakarta

Indonesia's security forces have launched an operation to pursue a splinter group of independence fighters from the West Papua National Liberation Army that killed road construction workers in the ter...

Andrew Mathieson Andrew Mathieson Aug 10, 2026
PNG Chiefs add Brian To'o to growing list of stars on inaugural squad

The PNG Chiefs added another star to their inaugural squad confirming the signature of Brian To'o on a three-year deal from 2028. To'o, 27, will rekindle with four-time premiership teammate Jarome Lua...

Jarred Cross Jarred Cross Aug 10, 2026
First Nations exchange brings together artists from around the world

First Nations practitioners working across textile, customary adornment and fashion have come together from across Australia, Aotearoa / New Zealand and Turtle Island / Canada through a Creative Austr...

Phoebe Blogg Phoebe Blogg Aug 6, 2026
Separatists claim responsibility for killing Papuans accused of acting on behalf of Indonesian forces

West Papuan independence separatists killed three Indigenous Papuans depicted in an execution-style video that has gone viral on social media across the occupied territory as a warning to "traitors" t...

Andrew Mathieson Andrew Mathieson Aug 6, 2026
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