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A strike at New Zealand’s Ports of Auckland garnered worldwide attention when the workers and affected families posted a video about their cause on Youtube. Alisha Lewis, 20, a Commonwealth Correspondent from New Zealand, reports. “My dad is not lazy” says the son of an Auckland ‘wharfie’ in a YouTube video released by the Maritime Union …

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A strike at New Zealand’s Ports of Auckland garnered worldwide attention when the workers and affected families posted a video about their cause on Youtube. Alisha Lewis, 20, a Commonwealth Correspondent from New Zealand, reports. “My dad is not lazy” says the son of an Auckland ‘wharfie’ in a YouTube video released by the Maritime Union …

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Fears that New Zealanders are becoming complacent about the spread of the AIDS epidemic have prompted a challenge from the country’s former premier. Commonwealth Correspondent Alisha Lewis, 20, reports on the task facing women and girls especially. Former New Zealand Prime Minister and UNDP Administrator Helen Clark has urged the country to become the first …

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Fears that New Zealanders are becoming complacent about the spread of the AIDS epidemic have prompted a challenge from the country’s former premier. Commonwealth Correspondent Alisha Lewis, 20, reports on the task facing women and girls especially. Former New Zealand Prime Minister and UNDP Administrator Helen Clark has urged the country to become the first …

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The Head of International Relations for Mozambique’s National Youth Council, Limpo Castigo, speaks to Commonwealth Correspondent Francis Ventura about the improving prospects for young people in his country. Ventura: Mozambique was last of all Commonwealth nations in the 2010 United Nations Development Index, at number 168. Why is this the case, how can it be …

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The Head of International Relations for Mozambique’s National Youth Council, Limpo Castigo, speaks to Commonwealth Correspondent Francis Ventura about the improving prospects for young people in his country. Ventura: Mozambique was last of all Commonwealth nations in the 2010 United Nations Development Index, at number 168. Why is this the case, how can it be …

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Visitors to New Zealand can expect to see a variety of clothing styles, although there is one colour that features prominently. Eva Maria, 21, a Commonwealth Correspondent originally born in Russia and now living in the Pacific nation, offers this guide for fashion-spotters. Dress sense can depict what someone does for a living, where they …

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Visitors to New Zealand can expect to see a variety of clothing styles, although there is one colour that features prominently. Eva Maria, 21, a Commonwealth Correspondent originally born in Russia and now living in the Pacific nation, offers this guide for fashion-spotters. Dress sense can depict what someone does for a living, where they …

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Filipinos have proven that they have a fighting spirit which will serve them well as they seek to build a prosperous, peaceful and fair nation, writes Francis Ventura, 21, a Commonwealth Correspondent from Melbourne who recently visited the country. An undeniable fact about Filipinos is that throughout their history, they have always risen up and …

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