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A shipment of donated medical and mobility equipment heads to Tonga, supported by Take My Hands and its partners.
4 September 2024 · 1 min
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Mental health: As important as physical health
Why workplace mental health matters, including for people working in complex international-development settings.
9 October 2024 · 2 min
Published
Pacific Islands Media Freedom Index 2023
An overview of the first Pacific Islands Media Freedom Index and the pressures reported by regional journalists.
3 October 2024 · 2 min
From the field
Honouring Sacrifice and Service: The 25th Anniversary of NZ Deployments in Timor-Leste
Marking 25 years since New Zealand’s deployments in Timor-Leste and remembering those who served.
3 October 2024 · 2 min
Published
New Zealand launch of UNFPA’s State of the World Population 2024 Report
Reflections from the New Zealand launch of UNFPA’s 2024 report on sexual and reproductive health and rights.
1 October 2024 · 2 min
Network
International Development: Inspiring The Next Generation
Kirsty Burnett shares practical career advice with students at Careers without Borders 2024.
20 September 2024 · 2 min
Network
Emergency Alliance: Helping when Disaster Strikes
How Emergency Alliance brings humanitarian organisations together to fundraise with one clear voice during major emergencies.
11 July 2024 · 2 min
Perspective
When the nearest clinic is a boat ride away
Most of us take easy access to healthcare for granted. In remote Pacific communities, reaching a clinic can mean hours of travel — and that shapes how care must be designed.
20 May 2024 · 1 min
Network
Let's Talk Science with Greg Sherley
Associate Dr Greg Sherley hosts a monthly radio series on Coast Access Radio, profiling invasive species, biosecurity, climate change and Pacific environmental issues.
8 April 2024 · 1 min
Network
Helen Bradford wins national plain-language award
Our associate Helen Bradford won the Best Plain Language Technical Communicator Award — fitting recognition for work that makes complex development writing clear.
12 March 2024 · 1 min
Published
Pacific Broadcasting Programme evaluation published
Our evaluation of MFAT's Pacific Broadcasting Programme (2016–2022) was published on the Ministry of Foreign Affairs & Trade website, examining how the programme supports the region's media landscape.
2 November 2023 · 1 min
From the field
Surveying landfills by drone
Drone surveys are giving Pacific waste programmes a clearer, safer picture of landfill volumes — better data for better decisions.
25 September 2023 · 1 min
