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Tahitians worry about hosting Olympic surfing in ‘Land of God’
“We hear a lot about the infrastructure and heritage that will be left by the Olympic Games, but we already have an ancestral heritage.”
- by Daniel Cole
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Political unrest
Dozens massacred in tribal fighting in Papua New Guinea
Australia was ready to provide support to the Marape government to quell the violence in Papua New Guinea, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said.
- by Tess Ikonomou
Heckles and boos for NZ government to ‘protect Treaty of Waitangi’
After a summer of protest at the coalition government’s plans, which many see as rolling back Maori rights, expectations of a tense atmosphere were realised.
- by Ben McKay
‘This is just day one’: Thousands converge on Waikato to defend Maori rights
King Tuheitia issued a rare royal proclamation for a large gathering of Maori and non-Maori people to push back on new coalition policies they see as a threat.
New Zealand Green MP resigns over shoplifting allegations
Golriz Ghahraman said mental health issues and work stress had led to her acting in a way that was completely out of character.
- by Ben McKay
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Jacinda Ardern and Clarke Gayford finally tie the knot
The former NZ PM wore a white halterneck dress, the groom sported a black suit and five-year-old daughter Neve walked down the aisle by his side.
- by Ryan Anderson
Queues for fuel as PNG declares state of emergency after deadly riots
Several Chinese citizens were lightly injured in the chaos, with Chinese owned-stores subjected to vandalism and looting, the Chinese embassy said.
- by Lewis Jackson and Alasdair Pal
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Political unrest
More than a dozen dead in PNG chaos as police strike over missing pay
The prime ministers of PNG and Australia have called for calm after widespread looting and arson claimed 15 lives in the capital and elsewhere.
- by Lewis Jackson and Alasdair Pal
Fruit ninja: Hundreds of kilograms of blueberries stolen in night-time heist
In what appears to have been a well planned and executed raid, possibly over several nights, hundreds of kilograms of blueberries have been plundered from a New Zealand orchard.
- by Marty Sharpe
