War of words over Matthew and Hunter

A SPEECH before the United Nations mentioning Vanuatu’s claims of sovereignty over Umaenupne (Matthew) and Umaeneag (Hunter) islands

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Time to rethink history

WHEN Ratu Seru Cakobau ceded Fiji to Queen Victoria in 1874, he did so for reasons which were practical but intensely

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Australia’s Pacific amnesia

A DECADE ago, foreign correspondent Sean Dorney claimed that Australians are embarrassed to acknowledge their history of colonial

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Why do New Caledonians not migrate to Metropolitan France?

AS members of a state in free association with New Zealand, Cook Islanders are afforded New Zealand citizenship by birth.

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UN promises future without colonialism

THE United Nations remains committed to eradicating colonialism through ongoing support and coordination with territories and administering

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Kiap – mobile government

THEY were called kiap – young, physically fit officers who walked the length and breadth of the Territory of Papua and New Guinea, representing the government.

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