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TVNZ journalist Barbara Dreaver speaks to the media after she was released by Nauru Police. New Zealand Herald Photograph by Jason Oxenham.
TVNZ journalist Barbara Dreaver speaks to the media after she was released by Nauru Police. New Zealand Herald Photograph by Jason Oxenham. Source: New Zealand Herald Pool

The detainment of a New Zealand journalist in Nauru after she apparently spoke with a refugee has drawn attention away from an ongoing Pacific Islands Forum on the island.

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The detainment of a New Zealand journalist in Nauru after she apparently spoke with a refugee has drawn attention away from an ongoing Pacific Islands Forum on the island.

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