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Kirstie Close

Knowing Nausori — Talanoa with Dr Tarisi Vunidilo

To start, it is important to acknowledge Na Turaga Na Ratu na Tui Nausori. Vinaka vaka levu, Turaga. We hope you enjoyed the talanoa…

3 min readMar 19, 2021

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Knowing Nausori — Talanoa with Dr Tarisi Vunidilo

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Kirstie Close

The war of words — Somare’s fight against colonial rule in Papua New Guinea

There has been an outpouring of grief and words weighted with respect for Sir Michael Somare since his death.

3 min readMar 3, 2021

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The war of words — Somare’s fight against colonial rule in Papua New Guinea

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Kirstie Close

Between Nyerere and Somare — adopting ujamaa in Papua New Guinea

Sad news has come through of Sir Michael Somare being unwell. One of the Pacific’s independence leaders, I can’t help feeling a little…

3 min readFeb 25, 2021

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Between Nyerere and Somare — adopting ujamaa in Papua New Guinea

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Kirstie Close

Knowing Nausori

Anyone who has flown into Suva will likely have landed at Nausori Airport. Nausori sits a little ways out of Fiji’s capital, but is home…

2 min readFeb 22, 2021

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Knowing Nausori

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Kirstie Close

Creating bite sized films from academic research

Ok you guys. I did it. I finally downloaded TikTok. And then not only that, but I made a … what do they even call it? A Tik? Or a Tok? I…

3 min readFeb 17, 2021

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Creating bite sized films from academic research

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Kirstie Close

The Struggles of Suva

Coming from a place where settler colonialism has wrought so much destruction and dispossession for First Peoples, I remember having a…

6 min readFeb 9, 2021

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The Struggles of Suva

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Kirstie Close

Tok Story: Suva Edition

This weekend, Dr Tarisi Vunidilo and I will be resuming our Tok Story sessions on Facebook for 2021. We have been working hard to get our…

2 min readFeb 5, 2021

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Tok Story: Suva Edition

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Kirstie Close

Time to Listen: Reflections on Australia Day discussions 2021

Dr Kirstie Close

4 min readJan 28, 2021

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Time to Listen: Reflections on Australia Day discussions 2021

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Kirstie Close

Levuka —

Histories of the Harbour Town

4 min readDec 13, 2020

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Levuka’s main street, 2010. Photo by Dr Kirstie Close

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Kirstie Close

Tarisi the Trailblazer: Creating Space for Fijian Women in the Heritage Industry

I spoke with Dr Tarisi Vunidilo yesterday, about her research and experiences in academia. Tarisi is indefatigable - doing what she loves…

3 min readNov 7, 2019

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Tarisi the Trailblazer: Creating Space for Fijian Women in the Heritage Industry

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Kirstie Close

Dr Kirstie Close is a historian, who has taught and conducted research in Fiji, Australia andPapua New Guinea for over ten years.

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