Giovanni Torre

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About Giovanni Torre

Giovanni Torre has been covering the news since 1998. He has reported for The New York Times, The Saturday Paper, The West Australian, CTV (Canada), SBS, The Telegraph (UK), The National (UAE) and other outlets. He has also worked for two Aboriginal land councils and an Indigenous education charity. He started reporting for the National Indigenous Times in 2021.

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Award-winning Pacific educator recognised for outstanding teaching

Waipapa Taumata Rau, University of Auckland lecturer Dr Sarah McLean-Orsborn has been recognised with the Faculty of Arts and Education Early Career Teaching Award.

Giovanni Torre Giovanni Torre Aug 20, 2026
Beyond language: Dr Caleb Marsters on building Pacific futures

As Cook Islands Language Week is celebrated across Aotearoa, University of Auckland academic Dr Caleb Marsters says language revitalisation must be part of a broader conversation about strengthening C...

Giovanni Torre Giovanni Torre Aug 14, 2026
The New York Agreement 64 years on - West Papuans 'still oppressed'

Saturday will mark 64 years since the New York Agreement, which saw the West Papuan people "betrayed by the international community", the Australia West Papua Association noted this week.

Giovanni Torre Giovanni Torre Aug 13, 2026
Indigenous leaders and advocates urge Canadian government to reverse funding freeze for vital women's services

Indigenous leaders and representative bodies, women's groups and other human rights advocates have united in an urgent call for the Canadian government to renew critical funding for work addressing mi...

Giovanni Torre Giovanni Torre Aug 7, 2026
Global partnership to establish independent national database and DNA program for disappeared First Nations people

Forensic Human Identification Co. and Locate International have announced a strategic international partnership to support the establishment of a community-led approach to locating, identifying and re...

Giovanni Torre Giovanni Torre Aug 5, 2026
Te Rūnanga o Ngāi Tahu selected as operator for Rangitahi/Molesworth Station, NZ's biggest farm

Māori organisation Te Rūnanga o Ngāi Tahu recently announced the group has been selected as the preferred operator for Rangitahi/Molesworth Station following a competitive expression of...

Giovanni Torre Giovanni Torre Aug 4, 2026
From Parliament to PhD: A global journey to Pacific scholarship

A journey that began in Canada's political corridors led doctoral candidate Rodney Stehr to Waipapa Taumata Rau, University of Auckland, to explore Pacific research methodologies and the importance of...

Giovanni Torre Giovanni Torre Jul 31, 2026
'Pacific futures are New Zealand's futures', experts argue in new book

Pacific peoples are not a "special interest" demographic but central to Aotearoa / New Zealand's future prosperity, social cohesion and leadership, according to a new chapter by University of Auckland...

Giovanni Torre Giovanni Torre Jul 23, 2026
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