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The community governments of Buin District in PNG's Autonomous region of Bougainville have formally petitioned the government not to extend the term of the current administration.

People in the autonomous Papua New Guinea region of Bougainville have voted in an historic independence referendum.

Ballot boxes for Bougainville's historic independence referendum are still making their way to Buka.

A spokesperson for Bougainville during the civil war, Martin Miriori, says MPs must not push for the postponement of next year's election.

The Bougainville Referendum Commission's focus has turned to retrieval of ballot boxes from the region's historic vote.

Regular polling has come to an end in Bougainville's independence referendum.

Polling is winding down in the independence referendum in Papua New Guinea's autonomous region of Bougainville.

The referendum in Papua New Guinea's autonomous Bougainville region winds down.

Two shooting incidents in Bougainville are unrelated to the ongoing referendum, says the chief referendum officer.

Bougainvilleans have been encouraged not to take selfies while voting in their independence referendum.

There's a sense of optimism in Bougainville's future as polling continues in its independence referendum.

There's a sense of optimism in Bougainville's future as polling continues in its independence referendum.

Polling in Bougainville has been running very well so far, says the head of a Commonwealth observer team monitoring the referendum.

Overseas voting for the Bougainville Independence referendum is underway at polling stations on Gizo in Solomon Islands and Cairns in Australia. Audio