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Aerial view, Flaxmere, Hastings, NZ (Sean Hamlin/Flickr CC BY 2.0)

23 August 2017

Life as a seasonal worker: reflections of an au piki from Savai’i

by Mitiana Arbon

Immaculate Conception Cathedral, Apia (Flickr/Michael Coghlan CC BY-NC 2.0)

27 April 2017

Christianising Samoa’s constitution and religious freedom in the Pacific

by Bal Kama

Figure 1: Breakdown of treatment costs for clients seen at DFC versus hospital admissions

13 October 2016

Cutting costs while improving care: Samoa’s Diabetic Foot Clinic

by Katrina McGrath

Diabetes screening camp (Flickr/Trinity Care Foundation CC BY-NC-ND 2.0)

6 October 2016

Pacific diabetes prevalence: lower than reported

by Richard Taylor and Paul Zimmet

Diabetes billboard, Nauru 2007 (Flickr/DFAT/Lorrie Graham)

11 April 2016

Samoa’s solution to the burden of diabetic foot complications

by Katrina McGrath

22 February 2016

New surveys benchmark financial inclusion in three Pacific countries

by Camilla Burkot

An ICT revolution in the Pacific (Flickr/World Bank/Tom Perry)

21 January 2016

Connectivity can create islands of opportunity in the Pacific

by Natasha Beschorner

4 December 2014

Legal challenges, law reform and legal education – an interview with Lalotoa Mulitalo

by Lalotoa Mulitalo and Tess Newton Cain

A police station in Rarotonga built by Chinese development assistance. Photo: Philippa Brant.

8 August 2014

Negotiating Chinese development assistance: the role of Pacific island governments and Chinese contractors

by Matthew Dornan and Philippa Brant

22 January 2014

Pacific Conversations: the economy of Samoa with Kolone Vaai

by Tess Newton Cain and Kolone Vaai

20 January 2014

Agriculture in Samoa: changing farmers mindset is only one part of the solution

by Afamasaga Toleafoa

20 December 2013

Enough is enough – a Samoan story with regional resonance

by Tess Newton Cain

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