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Sport: Golden lift caps big weekend for Pacific
A golden lift from Steven Kari capped a successful weekend for Pacific athletes at the Commonwealth Games.
PNG's PM says Bougainville referendum will be endorsed
The Papua New Guinea Prime Minister, Peter O'Neill, says the PNG Parliament will have to endorse the Bougainville referendum whatever the outcome.
PNG Western Province overlooked in quake relief, say MPs
Members of Parliament from Papua New Guinea's Western Province say their earthquake-affected constituents have been overlooked in the distribution of disaster relief.
Dateline Pacific morning edition for 27 March 2018
A Bougainville visit by former PNG leaders won't work according to separatist movement figure; NZ and Fiji mark 50 years since Laucala Bay flying boat base closure; Sexual harrassment by tourists in… Audio
A Bougainville visit by former PNG leaders won't work - Miriori
A leading figure in the Bougainville separatist movement says any effort to dissuade the people from seeking independence is too late. Audio
Dateline Pacific morning edition for 26 March 2018
Does Indonesia belong in the Melanesian Spearhead Group?; Australia launches new links with Pacific schools; payday for Samoa's copra farmers after a US deal signed; Bougainville raises awareness of… Audio
Bougainville raises awareness of referendum around PNG
Bougainville is sending a team around the main centres of Papua New Guinea to raise awareness about next year's referendum on independence. Audio
Magnitude 6.3 earthquake strikes off PNG's Rabaul
A magnitude 6.3 earthquake has struck around 180 kilometres southwest of Rabaul in Papua New Guinea, the United States Geological Survey says.
Tagata o te Moana for 24 March 2018
Almost four weeks since a magnitude 7.5 earthquake in Papua New Guinea's Highlands, the response effort is picking up pace; Vanuatu's disaster authorities are in emergency mode again amid intensified… Audio
PNG quakes forces closure of health facilities, WHO
A third of all health facilities in Papua New Guinea's quake-hit Highlands region have closed as a result of last month's disaster.
Another deadly crocodile attack in Manus
A seasoned crocodile hunter and former MP in Papua New Guinea's Manus province says croc attacks are a persistent problem.
Dateline Pacific evening edition for 19 March 2018
Vanuatu's deputy prime minister says he won't be resigning despite a two year suspended sentence; Fear and grief in PNG villages coping with the earthquake aftermath; There are renewed efforts to… Audio
Plea for people in PNG to stop eating the native animals
Efforts are being made in Papua New Guinea to safeguard the country's native animals. Audio
Dateline Pacific morning edition for 19 March 2018
Vanuatu's deputy prime minister is given a two year suspended sentence; fear and grief in PNG villages coping with the earthquake aftermath; a PNG Governor takes on corrupt officials and loggers; and… Audio
Fear and grief in PNG villages coping with quake
A community worker in Papua New Guinea from a town near the epicenter of February's earthquake talks about the impact of the disaster on the land and village communities. Audio
PNG governor takes on corrupt loggers
A Papua New Guinea governor who took matters into his own hands to clear an illegal logging operation says others need to do the same. Audio
West Papuans show solidarity for PNG quake victims
West Papuans have held an event in Indonesia's Papua province to express condolence towards earthquake victims in Papua New Guinea.
Papua New Guinea quake: Death toll rises, fears of disease
At least 125 people have been killed and 35,000 displaced by the 7.5 magnitude earthquake in Papua New Guinea Highlands in February. The number of dead was confirmed yesterday by PNG police. To tell… Audio
NZ's Defence bond with PNG based on people-to-people links
New Zealand's Defence Minister says Papua New Guinea's capacity to respond to its earthquake disaster in the Highlands is being seriously stretched. Ron Mark says the New Zealand Defence Force stands… Audio
Ok Tedi provides big cheque for PNG quake victims
Ok Tedi Mining Ltd is to donate of $US15 million to help restore services and infrastructure to the communities affected by the recent devastating earthquakes in Papua New Guinea.
