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Landowner threat to block PNG gas project still looms despite talks
A landowner threat to shut down a major gas project in Papua New Guinea has been averted for the time being.
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PNG gas project teething issues normal, says minister
Audio 1 Aug 2019A landowner threat to shut down a major gas project in Papua New Guinea has been averted for the time being. Baimuru landowners in Gulf province yesterday announced they would shut down the… Audio
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Dateline Pacific for 31 July 2019
NZ and Aust encouraged to address Pacific drug addition; Good progress being made on Bougainville referendum; NZ's Pacific Peoples' Minister defends PM's trip to Tokelau; Papua seeks action from… Audio
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Good progress being made on Bougainville referendum - official
The Bougainville Referendum Commission says it's making good progress, preparing the region for the independence referendum. Audio
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Dateline Pacific for 29 July 2019
Reconciliation by veterans of the Bougainville conflict has led to a series of momentous decisions; Fiji is hoping to introduce a new early warning system to predict flash flooding; The Marshall… Audio
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Bougainville veterans unite ahead of referendum
Reconciliation by veterans of the Bougainville conflict has led to a series of momentous decisions. Audio
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Bougainville veterans reconcile, commit to referendum
A summit of huge significance for the future of Bougainville has taken place over the past week, in and around Panguna.
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Bougainville referendum delayed six weeks; ex-combatants reconcile
Bougainville's referendum on independence from Papua New Guinea has been put back six weeks, the province's Minister for Peace Agreement Implementation says.
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Tagata o Te Moana for 27 July 2019
A health advocate in Fiji says something desperately needs to be done to combat diabetes with almost 1700 people dying annually from the disease; an Australian MP has called on his government to… Audio
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Further delay in Bougainville referendum appears all set
The Papua New Guinea Prime Minister James Marape says he's given his approval for another delay in the Bougainville referendum.
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Bougainville conflict veterans prepare for referendum
Veterans from both sides of the conflict in Bougainville are meeting to develop a united path ahead of the referendum on independence from Papua New Guinea.
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Bougainville veterans prepare for major summit
Two summits involving veterans of the Bougainville civil war are being held ahead of a bigger event next week.
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SMLOLA welcomes Bougainville govt meeting offer
The Special Mining lease Osikaiyang Landowners Association, or SMLOLA, in Bougainville, has welcomed the government's willingness to try and find a resolution to the opening of Panguna.
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Bougainville Referendum Commission asks for possible extension
Papua New Guinea's prime minister says the commission organising Bougainville's independence referendum has asked for a possible extension.
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Bougainville's Toroama promoting awareness, gun disposal
A former leader of the Bougainville Revolutionary Army is one of those working assiduously to ensure the success of the upcoming referendum on independence from Papua New Guinea.
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Bougainville landowners group claims rival a BCL surrogate
The Bougainville landowner group, Special Mining Lease Osikaiyang Landowners' Association or SMLOL, has rejected claims by another group claiming rights around the Panguna mine.
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Bougainville military leader now a band manager
A former commander of the Bougainville Revolutionary Army, Ishmael Toroama, is now a band promoter. Video
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Dateline Pacific for 16 July 2019
Villagers at the scene of a massacre in Papua New Guinea's Hela province are traumatised and living in fear after at least 18 women and children were killed when tribesmen set upon the village of… Audio
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A key player in the Bougainville peace process returns
Former New Zealand foreign minister, Sir Don McKinnon, who was instrumental in bringing peace to Bougainville in the late 1990s, returned to the region last week, just weeks out from a key referendum… Audio
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Rival questions authority of Bougainville's Osikaiyang landowners
A Bougainville group has come out to claim the Osikaiyang group has no authority to represent Panguna landowners.
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Bougainvilleans urged to play active part in referendum preparation
Bougainvilleans have been told to play an active part in preparing for the referendum on independence from Papua New Guinea.
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Bougainville group issues ultimatum over Mining Act
A Bougainville landowning group has given the autonomous government an ultimatum over a festering dispute involving the Panguna mine.
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Bougainvilleans in remote mining towns to be enrolled
The Bougainville Referendum Commission is aiming to enrol hundreds of Bougainvilleans living in remote mining and agricultural communities in Papua New Guinea.
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More Bougainville public servants sacked over fraud claims
The chief secretary in the autonomous Papua New Guinea region of Bougainville says two more Department of Community Government staff had been dismissed.
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Bougainvilleans warned of time lag after vote
The Papua New Guinea Minister of Bougainville Affairs, Sir Puka Temu, says changes to the national constitution will be needed if the PNG parliament accepts either of the options in the independence…
