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The landslide occurred on Sunday in Gazelle district in Papua New Guinea's East New Britain province
Papua New Guinea

Deadly landslide claims 10 lives in PNG’s East New Britain, reports local media

APR editor -
April 16, 2026
Cyclone Maila damage in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea

Ten dead in Bougainville amid Cyclone Maila aftermath

Cyclone Vaianu is forecast to reach NZ by Saturday
Papua New Guinea

Cyclone Vaianu: First impacts could be felt Saturday amid severe NZ warnings

Stood down PNG Defence Minister Dr Billy Joseph
Papua New Guinea

PNG defence minister steps aside amid army recruitment controversy

MCPNG president Neville Choi
Papua New Guinea

MCPNG and UN hold media freedom talks in wake of attacks on women journalists

Shattered homes . . . community leaders at Port Moresby's Paga Hill settlement
Papua New Guinea

Academic’s warning over PNG settlement evictions – doomed to failure?

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March 10, 2026
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Indigenous West Papuans struggle against the rapacious destruction of rainforest and militarisation of their lands
Papua New Guinea

Devastating new ‘ecocide’ film to premiere at West Papua solidarity forum...

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March 5, 2026
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The PNG Correctional Service headquarters where the alleged assault took place
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PNG Media Council calls for police probe into alleged assault over...

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March 3, 2026
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Port Moresby's Bomana Correctional Facility . . . nine inmates injured in an confrontation with jail guards. Image: RNZ/Johnny Blades
Papua New Guinea

Inmates in critical condition after alleged attack by PNG corrections officers

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February 26, 2026
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Papua New Guinea . . . on the "grey list"
Papua New Guinea

PNG one step away from blacklist, warns global money laundering watchdog

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February 18, 2026
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AJ+ senior presenter/producer Dena Takruri
Papua New Guinea

How Israel won the Pacific – and its backing at the...

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February 17, 2026
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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

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February 4, 2026
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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...

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February 2, 2026
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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...

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February 2, 2026
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PNG police and crime . . . military issue arms are a fairly recent addition to tribal fighting.
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Leaders of PNG’s Enga province plagued by violence – vow to...

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February 1, 2026
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Conjoined twin Sawong from PNG wears a party hat
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‘Thank God’ – parents of PNG conjoined twins grateful they defied...

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January 24, 2026
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Young people celebrate Bougainville Patriotism Day
Papua New Guinea

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

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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...

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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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CLIMATE AND COVID

Pacific verdict on COP29
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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
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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
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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

Australia, the country, as a political entity, its government, its major institutions, its official voice to the world, was quiet over the Gaza genocide
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Ignoring genocide – the bill for Australia’s silence has arrived

"I am worried about the implications of any law that bans a chant by exiled people"
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Saige England: Bearing witness – we are seeing a rise of...

West Papua's Morning Star flag of independence
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27 years after Biak massacre in West Papua, human rights crisis...

Eyes of Fire: The Last Voyage and Legacy of the Rainbow Warrior
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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
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Fijian iTaukei leaders discuss contemporary issues, such as women's representation in Fijian society
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Fijian journalists use talanoa and tradition to find their voice

Fijian women journalists face abuse, harassment and spam online.
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Online abusers ‘shaming, silencing’ Fiji women journalists, say researchers

Islands Business general manager Samantha Magick (right)
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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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Gaza’s young, untrained journalists step up to document Israel’s war crimes

April 17, 2026
The ruling is “a big win for everyone who cares about the right to protest”

‘Unconstitutional’ – NSW court strikes down Minns’ draconian anti-protest laws

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