Monthly Archives: July 2016
UPNG abandons 2016 academic year, suspends student body
Story and video by Serah Aupong in Port Moresby
The University of Papua New Guinea Council has suspended the 2016 Academic Year.
The announcement of the...
Bougainville to Rio Tinto: ‘Our grandmothers said no, land is life …’
The independent blog PNG Mine Watch was originally established to track the progress of the Ramu nickel mine in Madang Province, Papua New Guinea,...
Bougainville president, chiefs condemn Rio Tinto ‘conspiracy’ over mine
Bougainville's president and Meekamu landowner chiefs have condemned the Rio Tinto "mess" over Panguna mine and the traditional landowners have called for the company...
NZ media ‘ignore’ Pacific’s West Papua story in spite of social media revolution
New Zealand news media are “ignoring” the biggest story in the Pacific region in spite of a social media revolution taking the storytelling to...
Hager calls for more ‘inclusion, transparency’ by ministries
By John Gibb of the Otago Daily Times
Some New Zealand government ministries risk being damaged in the long term by their refusal, at times,...
NZ diplomats sceptical of ‘megaphone diplomacy’ but easing into social media
New Zealand diplomats remain "sceptical of megaphone diplomacy'' but are increasingly making use of social media, although not in an "indiscriminate'' way, reports John...
Flag raising marks West Papua proclamation day ceremony in Yogyakarta
By Bastian Tebai in Yogyakarta
Every year July 1 is commemorated by Papuans as West Papua proclamation day. The proclamation was read out at the...
PCF student interns gain new perspectives about media industry
By Michelle Curran
After just one-week in New Zealand, three Pacific-based media and journalism students taking part in Pacific Cooperation Foundation’s (PCF) Media Programme have...
