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New Zealand spent $6.7 million over the last six years on the electrification project
Papua New Guinea

New Zealand holds out hope for halted PNG electrification aid project

APR editor -
February 4, 2026
A home destroyed in tribal fighting in PNG's Highlands
Papua New Guinea

NZ pulls plug on $6.7m power project in Papua New Guinea amid tribal violence

PNG families being evicted from Two-Mile settlement in Port Moresby
Papua New Guinea

PNG govt defends using tear gas, force to evict illegal settlers in capital

PNG police and crime . . . military issue arms are a fairly recent addition to tribal fighting.
Papua New Guinea

Leaders of PNG’s Enga province plagued by violence – vow to weed out illegal guns

Conjoined twin Sawong from PNG wears a party hat
Papua New Guinea

‘Thank God’ – parents of PNG conjoined twins grateful they defied medical advice

Young people celebrate Bougainville Patriotism Day
Papua New Guinea

Most UPNG students don’t want independence for Bougainville, new survey shows

APR editor -
January 19, 2026
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Sāmoan Prime Minister Laaulialemalietoa Polataivao Schmidt
Papua New Guinea

Sāmoa set to become third Pacific nation to open Jerusalem embassy

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January 11, 2026
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Weapons confiscated by Papua New Guinea police during a raid in the Tsak Valley
Papua New Guinea

PNG’s lethal Tsak Valley raid and deeper crisis over guns, policing,...

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January 9, 2026
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Exxon Mobil PNG's LNG plant near Port Moresby
Papua New Guinea

Papua New Guinea fully retires debt for Liquefied Natural Gas project

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January 7, 2026
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East Sepik Governor Allan Bird . . . similar risks to last year in this year's budget with overly optimistic revenue forecasts
Papua New Guinea

East Sepik Governor Bird slams Marape’s ‘risky’ 2026 Budget overspend

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November 27, 2025
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The Civicus "civic freedoms" in the Pacific report
Papua New Guinea

Civicus raps 8 Pacific countries for ‘not doing enough’ to protect...

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November 26, 2025
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Australian journalist, editor and manager Bob Howarth in Timorese ceremonial dress in Dili
Papua New Guinea

‘Father of Timor Post’ – why Asia Pacific media legend Bob...

Pacific Media Watch -
November 25, 2025
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Australian mentor Bob Howarth with journalists in Timor-Leste
Papua New Guinea

Tribute to Bob Howarth: He touched the Pacific in ways words...

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November 15, 2025
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PNG's conjoined twins
Papua New Guinea

‘We’re running out of time’: PNG parents in desperate plea to...

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November 7, 2025
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For Pacific’s women, the toll of runaway temperature increase will be heavy
Papua New Guinea

Why Blue Pacific’s infrastructure distress is a cocktail poisoning human development...

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November 7, 2025
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The average household in PNG was five people, according to the 2024 Census final figures
Papua New Guinea

Papua New Guinea’s population tops 10 million, census data reveals

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November 5, 2025
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New Zealand pro-Palestine protesters against Israel's genocidal attacks on Gaza
Papua New Guinea

PSNA slams Israeli politician over ‘sneaking into NZ’ during Pacific friendship...

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October 24, 2025
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A member of the Police Response Team in Solomon Islands
Papua New Guinea

‘Not an attempt to militarise our nation’ – Solomon Islands considers...

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October 21, 2025
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Israel’s Deputy Foreign Minister Sharren Haskel with Prime Minister James Marape
Papua New Guinea

Netanyahu praises Papua New Guinea with ‘deep gratitude’ for backing Israel

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October 21, 2025
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Signing the Pukpuk Treaty
Papua New Guinea

The Pukpuk Treaty and the future of Papua New Guinea-Australia relations

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October 9, 2025
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Bougainville President Ishmael Toroama announces the caretaker Bougainville Executive Council (BEC)
Papua New Guinea

Bougainville president sworn in after landslide re-election, names caretaker government

APR editor -
October 8, 2025
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Polling was scheduled to begin yesterday but was pushed back a day to allow time to dispatch ballot papers
Papua New Guinea

‘We want legitimate leaders’: Bougainvilleans head to the polls amid push...

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September 5, 2025
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PNG Prime Minister James Marape (left) held bilateral discussions with the United Nations Secretary-General
Papua New Guinea

UN chief to address PNG parliament today during ‘historic’ visit

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September 3, 2025
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Thousands of Bougainvilleans flocked to the polls on 23 November 2019 to vote in the referendum on independence from Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea

Bougainville 2025 election: What’s at stake?

APR editor -
August 31, 2025
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Incumbent Bougainville President Ishmael Toroama
Papua New Guinea

Bougainville’s President Ishmael Toroama candid and relaxed a week out from...

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August 27, 2025
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Rival flags of influence in the Pacific - Israel and Palestine
Papua New Guinea

Activist slams Pacific’s ‘dreadful response’ to Palestine amid growing links with...

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August 22, 2025
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Senior ministers from Australia and Vanuatu initialled the Nakamal Agreement at the top of Mount Yasur. (ABC News: Lillyrose Welwel) Photo: ABC News / Lillyrose Welwel
Papua New Guinea

New Australia-Vanuatu deal won’t replicate Falepili-style pact, says analyst

APR editor -
August 18, 2025
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CLIMATE AND COVID

Pacific verdict on COP29
Climate

COP29: Pacific climate advocates decry outcome as ‘a catastrophic failure’

A protester at COP29 calls on wealthy nations to "pay up"
Asia Report

COP29: Carbon credit trading scheme criticised as ‘get out of jail...

In the Eye of the Storm
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Strings attached: The reality behind NZ’s climate aid in the Pacific

Pacific Climate Warriors
Analysis

How Pacific environmental defenders are coping with the covid pandemic

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CORONAVIRUS

Senator Robert F Kennedy Jr
Coronavirus

Sir Collin Tukuitonga criticises RFK Jr’s measles claims, slams health misinformation

According to WHO, Western Pacific measles cases jumped by 225 percent
Papua New Guinea

Better immunisation coverage needed to prevent Pacific measles, says WHO

Labour's former broadcasting minister Willie Jackson
Coronavirus

Former broadcast minister defends NZ journalism fund, state-funded media independence

1News political editor Jessica Mutch-McKay talks to the main party leaders in last night's debate
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NZ election 2023: Exposing National leader Christopher Luxon’s Māori health falsehood...

Practices like mask wearing and self-isolation should be encouraged for all
Coronavirus

NZ’s covid-19 mandates end: GP group says some mask-wearing, self-isolation still...

The 2021 post-covid Pacific media freedom panel discussion participants
Coronavirus

Pacific media should be supported post-covid, says PJR report

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BEARING WITNESS

West Papua's Morning Star flag of independence
Asia Report

27 years after Biak massacre in West Papua, human rights crisis...

Eyes of Fire: The Last Voyage and Legacy of the Rainbow Warrior
Bearing Witness

Eyewitness account of Rainbow Warrior voyage – new Eyes of Fire...

Sawana Village on Fiji's Vanua Balavu island was partly destroyed by Cyclone Winston in 2016
APJS newsfile

Not up for debate: Fijian journalists in the climate crisis response

Professor David Robievideo
Asia Report

David Robie: Pacific lessons in climate crisis journalism and combating disinformation

USP and AUT journalism collaboration
Bearing Witness

Pacific ‘voice of the voiceless’ media in renewed post-covid struggle

Bearing Witness

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APJS NEWSFILE

Fijian iTaukei leaders discuss contemporary issues, such as women's representation in Fijian society
APJS newsfile

Fijian journalists use talanoa and tradition to find their voice

Fijian women journalists face abuse, harassment and spam online.
APJS newsfile

Online abusers ‘shaming, silencing’ Fiji women journalists, say researchers

Islands Business general manager Samantha Magick (right)
APJS newsfile

Islands Business: ‘Big picture’ style journalism is the future for...

QUT student journalist Maxim Bock with Fiji TV's director of news, current affairs and sports Felix Chaudhary (right)
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Attitudes such as ignoring the suffering of Gaza yield the same harvest everywhere: dehumanisation, insecurity, and the corrosion of civic trust
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Jacinda Ardern
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Still stealing the generations – the abduction of Indigenous Australian children...

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Taiwan Day event in Suva
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Indigenous and Pacific leaders unite at Waitangi with shared messages on...

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