Tag: obituary
Former Green MP and ‘conscience of the year’ Keith Locke dies, aged 80
RNZ News
Former Green MP Keith Locke, a passionate activist and anti-war critic once described as “conscience of the year”, has died in hospital, aged...
Vale John Pilger, at times a near-lone voice for truth against power
OBITUARY: By Peter Boyle and Pip Hinman of Green Left
Sydney-born investigative journalist, author and filmmaker John Pilger died on December 31, 2023.
He should be...
Obituary: Meraia Taufa Vakatale – Fiji anti-nuclear activist and feminist trailblazer
By Asenaca Uluiviti and Sadhana Sen
Fiji recently lost Dr Meraia Taufa Vakatale, a monumental woman leader who broke many glass ceilings with her numerous...
Moce Sri Krishnamurthi . . . sports journalist, democracy activist, storyteller and advocate
OBITUARY: By David Robie
New Zealand-adopted Fiji journalist, sports writer, national news agency reporter, anti-coup activist, media freedom advocate, storyteller and mentor Sri Krishnamurthi has...
Obituary: Tui Rererangi Walsh O’Sullivan, the ‘flying bird in the sky’
OBITUARY: By Dominic O’Sullivan
Tui Rererangi Walsh O’Sullivan, 4 July 1940 — 20 May 2023
Kia ora koutau katoa. Kia ora mo o koutou haerenga i...
PNG’s Sir Rabbie blessed at birth – ‘he’ll be a big man, clever’
OBITUARY: By Jean Nuia in Kokopo
Papua New Guinea’s fourth prime minister, Sir Rabbie Namaliu, has died — four days shy of his 76th birthday...