South Auckland bids farewell to one its 'greatest leaders'; The Cook Islands has just finished its second year exploring the ocean to see if deep sea mining is a possibility; and civil society upset at treatment at WTO meeting in Abu Dhabi.

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South Auckland bids farewell to one its 'greatest leaders'

Cook Islands concludes second year of deep-sea mining exploration

Civil society upset at treatment at WTO meeting in Abu Dhabi.

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