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More needs to be done to help veterans of the Bougainville civil war, the Papua New Guinea head of NGO Conciliation Resources, Amie Kirkham, says. Audio

Bougainville's chief secretary, Joseph Nobetau, has been sacked but he says the government does not have the constitutional power to fire him.

The Bougainville Referendum Commission is calling for help as it prepares for the public display of electoral rolls in September.

Law and order has improved in Solomon Islands' western international border region over recent months, the country's police force says.

New research in Bougainville shows women face significant threats when it comes time to vote. Audio

The Buka airport in the autonomous Papua New Guinea region of Bougainville is to remain shut until 12 September.

There are reports from Bougainville that all government meetings scheduled for next week have been deferred until September after the shut down of Buka airport.

The Prime Minister of Papua New Guinea will lead a government team for a series of key meetings in Bougainville this month.

Many people in PNG's autonomous region of Bougainville still don't fully understand the process for the independence referendum, a Bougainvillean spreading awareness says. Audio

A Bougainville cabinet minister says agriculture may be the way to create wealth in the autonomous Papua New Guinea region.

The Bougainville Referendum Commission says the six week delay in the holding of the vote on independence from Papua New Guinea, will ensure a better roll.

Security stakeholders in Bougainville have called for more dialogue to ensure the upcoming referendum on independence from Papua New Guinea runs smoothly.

Bougainvilleans are now due to commence their referendum vote on independence from Papua New Guinea on 23 November.

Cocoa farmers from across the autonomous Papua New Guinea region of Bougainville are gearing up for the region's annual chocolate festival later this week.

Efforts are being made in Bougainville to bring the last two separatist groups in the autonomous region of Papua New Guinea into the peace process.