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PNG artist Lesley Wengembo fulfils a grandfather's prediction

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Monica Paulus was accused of sorcery, so she became a human rights activist for PNG women

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Tamatoa Tepuhiarii's island may be slowly killing him but he will not leave

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Lydia Gah's story of survival is harrowing, but by telling it, she hopes to educate and save others

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Thomas Manglona II's journey to elevate Chamorro voices

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Filmmaker Agapetos Aia-Fa'aleava is asking the hard questions

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While the Bougainville Crisis raged around her, Llane Munau believed she was on a holiday

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Teaote Davies built a sea wall in Kiribati

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William Kadi saved an island from mining, but that’s just his day job

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Tau'ili'ili Alpha Maiava is on a mission to bring extinct sounds back to life

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For Visila Koliqaqaru Lagilagi, boxing is life

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Matt Howard’s life-changing decision to capture his Micronesian community through a camera lens

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Kumu Michelle Manu is reviving the practice of the Hawaiian combat-martial art, "Lua"

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Kim Sasabone: The Vengaboys star reflects on her Moluccan roots

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From growing up during Fiji's coup to the Torres Strait: How comedian Jay Wymarra flipped the comedy script

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Maps made of memory: Kathy Martin's story of culture, identity and growing up Micronesian

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Accidental activist Isaac Nasedra: From university mix-up to fierce Pacific political voice

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From Fiji to the Frontlines: Dr Suhailah Ali on climate justice, mental health and saving the Pacific

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From Captaining the PNG Kumuls to shaping the next generation

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Toutai Kefu: Strength, legacy and a moment that changed rugby forever

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Meet the man using technology to fight for his homeland's future

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She is not your rehab: How one barbershop sparked a global conversation for men

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Finding power in voice

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Samoan clown Tommy Misa on art, satire and finding home

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From Oʻahu to Utah: Policing, Pacific values and purpose

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Māori Einstein Uncut: From viral cooking to culture, language and responsibility

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From netball courts to community power: The quiet force of Sigrid Yaru

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From PNG village life to the IT fast lane: How Hane Kokoha reinvented herself through art

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PNG theatre and storytelling: Sophie Naime and Ellen Mesibere on art, culture and leadership

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How wearable art designer Elayne Tukuafu challenges the "plastic Tongan" label

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How Torres Strait writer Jasmine McGaughey blends culture, identity and magic

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Quayd Purcell Ah You on using dance, humour and social media to inspire Pacific creativity

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When the storms come: Flora Vano on women, power and preparedness in Vanuatu

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Koko Samoa: Fipe Preuss on taking risks and founding a chocolate company

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From rugby star to barber: Tevita Mailau on identity, community and the iconic "horsey" haircut

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Willy Missack's journey takes him from Tanna to the global stage

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Kalafi Moala risked everything to tell the truth — and nearly paid the ultimate price

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Agent of change: How Samuel Gaskin is redefining representation through art

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Palau's Yvonne Ueda on faith, conservation, community and farming dreams

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From Rotuma to the deep sea: How Fijian scientist Charlene Erasito is unlocking ocean secrets

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Aboriginal and Tongan artist Mi-Kaisha breaks barriers in music and redefines home

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Michel Mulipola on the surprising link between comics, pro-wrestling and activism

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Guam filmmaker Brian Muna honours Chamoru heritage through film and personal loss

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Joji Malani’s journey: Healing, Gang of Youths and a record label of his own

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From Pacific island roots to global leadership: How Rhea Moss-Christian made history in tuna fisheries

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Fierce Fijian pride: Why Temesia Tuicaumia wears his sulu as resistence to fast fashion

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Fijian filmmaker Elizabeth Koroivulaono builds resilience as she drives Pacific voices into the mainstream

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Melanie Kawa: PNG rugby union star makes brunch club confessions

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PNG filmmaker Alana Hicks talks about creative storytelling, professional liars and shapeshifting

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PNG artist Lesley Wengembo fulfils a grandfather's prediction

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Monica Paulus was accused of sorcery, so she became a human rights activist for PNG women

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Koteka Wenda's unique position as an exiled-woman reimagines the Free West Papua movement

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Professor Katerina Teaiwa believes if we heal the land of Banaba, we heal the people

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Lydia Gah's story of survival is harrowing, but by telling it, she hopes to educate and save others

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Hinamoeura Cross was seven years old when the last nuclear bomb was tested in French Polynesia

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Wendy Mocke’s parting shot: What’s the one thing about your culture you want the world to understand?

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Between two worlds: PNG’s Elvina Ogil on law, language and the women who raised us

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'We're still here': Nesia Daily's Jacob McQuire on being Darumbal and South Sea Islander

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Ronny Kareni: West Papuan songs of resistance, cries for freedom

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What Pacific care can teach the world

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Fall hard, rise harder: Tajhon Mailata's story of resilience

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Maps made of Memory

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Can you belong to a culture you’re still learning how to carry?

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From growing up during Fiji's coup to the Torres Strait: How comedian Jay Wymarra flipped the comedy script

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Continuing the remarkable journey of one of Papua New Guinea's most distinguished female artists, Gazellah Bruder

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A peek into the remarkable journey of one of Papua New Guinea's most distinguished female artists, Gazellah Bruder

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A peak into the remarkable journey of one of Papua New Guinea's most distinguished female artists, Gazellah Bruder.

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From Captaining the PNG Kumuls to shaping the next generation

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Meet the man using technology to fight for his homeland's future

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Gemma Bird Matheson is blazing a trail of her own, in front and behind the camera

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Thomas Manglona II's journey with journalism

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Thomas Manglona II's journey to elevate Chamorro voices

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Jeshua Gideon Hope's activist spirit begins with his birth name.

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Mara Mahoney searched for years to discover "what was wrong with her"

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Paige Mafi's talanoa on processing, living and growing through grief and loss

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Neil Nuia on finding the balance between living responsibly and passionately.

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Lilly and Jonathan tell their story in Solomon Islands sign language

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INTRODUCING — The Last Voyage of the Rainbow Warrior

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Jamaica Moana on 'keeping it real' and life as 'Jam'

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A decade later, Uein Buranibwe re-tells his survival story of being lost at sea

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Martha Mataele says "there is always hope"

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Lisa Fa'alafi on art imitating life and channeling the Samoan-spirit Telesa

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Tony Heorake has interwoven his kastom stories and scientific principles to make discoveries and solve mysteries.

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Rubina Kimiia considers music to be one of the greatest powers of this world

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Celebrating the power of blak and brown joy with Ghenoa Gela

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Tamatoa Tepuhiarii's island may be slowly killing him but he will not leave

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From 'The Flying Canoe' to children's books, Marita Davies is one of many caretakers of Kiribati stories

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From chief titles to Drag Race, Lefaoali'i Dion Enari shatters stereotypes

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Milly Grant Koria overcomes the stigma of "black magic" and embraces her spiritual gift

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Koteka Wenda's unique position as an exiled-woman reimagines the Free West Papua movement

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Matt Howard’s life-changing decision to capture his Micronesian community through a camera lens

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Danielle Morgan writes lyrics and sings to heal her soul and mind

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Feleti Lotulelei is incorporating the concept of 'it takes a village to raise a child', into social work

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Kumu Michelle Manu is reviving the practice of the Hawaiian combat-martial art, "Lua"

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Graham Tipene is using Māori design and thinking to canvas the cultural landscape of Aotearoa New Zealand

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Tusiata Avia unveils the complexities and realities of being an outspoken artist and activist

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Jasmine Stole Weiss publishes positive feature stories about Micronesians to balance out a world of negativity

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Jemmason Power is discovering the secret to a life of fulfillment

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Thomas Fonua aka Kween Kong

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Lydia Gah's story of survival is harrowing, but by telling it, she hopes to educate and save others