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Papua New Guinea

Eight dead in September violence at Papua New Guinea’s troubled Porgera

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Tuvalu Prime Minister Feleti Teo (from left), PNG Prime Minister James Marape, Palau President Surangel Whipps Jr, and Tonga Prime Minister Lord Fatafehi Fakafanua
Papua New Guinea

‘Let’s rally behind them’ – PNG commits to help Tuvalu at Pre-COP climate meet

The new president of PINA, PNG's Neville Choi
Papua New Guinea

New PINA president pledges to strengthen Pacific newsrooms

Manolos Aviation in Papua New Guinea carried out an emergency medical evacuation
Papua New Guinea

Mother rescued after triplets die in remote PNG community

PNG's Prime Minister James Marape and the Solomon Islands leader Matthew Wale
Papua New Guinea

‘Stop empty promises’ – Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands leaders demand climate action

Vanuatu's MV Matui tragedy on September 11
Papua New Guinea

Seasonal weather chaos just part of picture of Pacific maritime tragedies,...

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Fiji Health Minister Dr Atonio Lalabalavu's HIV warning
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Fiji declares HIV emergency as 1 in 60 Fijian adults live...

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September 16, 2026
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The Panguna mine arson attack
Papua New Guinea

Two shot, several arrested in clashes after Panguna mine arson

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September 15, 2026
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The Panguna mine arson attack
Papua New Guinea

Mining company’s equipment targeted in Panguna arson attack

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September 13, 2026
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"Affirmed, noted, endorsed" at the 55th Pacific Islands Forum leaders summit media conference in Koror
Papua New Guinea

Pacific Islands Forum leaders in Koror – heavy on reaffirming but...

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September 11, 2026
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TSIMA reporting from Palau - today's story in the Torres News
Papua New Guinea

Australia snubs Torres Strait in Melanesian Spearhead Group bid

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September 10, 2026
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Israel's Foreign Minister Gideon Sa'ar (left) with Naoero's Vice-President Lionel Aingimea in Suva earlier this year
Papua New Guinea

‘Easy decision’ – Naoero becomes third Pacific Islands Forum member with...

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September 10, 2026
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PNG's Women in Media founder Belinda Kora
Papua New Guinea

Social media misinformation ‘biggest hurdle’ for journalists, says MCPNG’s Belinda Kora

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September 7, 2026
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A PNG Parliament press gallery monitor shows Opposition Leader James Nomane speaking during debate following the tabling of the Bougainville referendum result
Papua New Guinea

PNG’s parliament Bougainville vote still many months away

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August 28, 2026
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Parliament Haus in Port Moresby
Papua New Guinea

Long time coming: After decades of struggle, is Bougainville on the...

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August 27, 2026
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PNG Prime Minister James Marape (right) and MPs "pray for wisdom"
Papua New Guinea

‘This is a difficult task’: PNG parliament to finally address Bougainville...

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August 26, 2026
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A bushfire comes close to a residential area in Hohola, Port Moresby
Papua New Guinea

PNG’s tinder-dry Central Province and NCD struggle under El Niño

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August 25, 2026
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In late-June, PNG Prime Minister James Marape instructed all provinces
Papua New Guinea

‘On another scale’ – PNG province unprepared for El Niño impacts,...

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August 19, 2026
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PNG Prime Minister James Marape
Papua New Guinea

Papua New Guinea seeks dialogue over new hefty $20,000 US visa...

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August 11, 2026
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PSNA flyers supporting Palestine
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Israel accused of ‘buying Pacific votes’ over plan to open Nauru...

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July 26, 2026
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Reverend James Bhagwan, general secretary of the Pacific Conference of Churches
Papua New Guinea

Nauru’s government announces plans for embassy in Israel

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July 23, 2026
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One of the capsized boats off the coast of PNG's East New Britain
Papua New Guinea

27 missing, including 11 children, after two boats capsize off Papua...

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July 22, 2026
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Three inmates, who scaled the fence at Baisu Prison, were shot dead
Papua New Guinea

Dilapidated infrastructure blamed for fatal PNG prison escape attempt

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July 14, 2026
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PNG Prime Minister James Marape
Papua New Guinea

‘Stop firing missiles in our ocean’ – Pacific reacts to China...

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July 8, 2026
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Bougainville's Mt Bagana volcano
Papua New Guinea

Bougainville volcano ups gears, as Titan Ridge submarine volcano cools off

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July 1, 2026
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Bougainville President Ishmael Toroama (right)
Papua New Guinea

Bougainville sets out full three-stage proposal for independence by 2030

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June 25, 2026
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Cook Islands says bulk-buying and stockpiling places pressure on supply for everyone and is not necessary
Papua New Guinea

A timeline of how the fuel crisis impacted on the Pacific

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June 25, 2026
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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
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Pacific media should be supported post-covid, says PJR report

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BEARING WITNESS

“Anything’s possible. Don’t give up hope.”
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Journalist and video storyteller Cole Martin
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Journalist Cole Martin tells it ‘like it is in reality’ in...

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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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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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Islands Business general manager Samantha Magick (right)
APJS newsfile

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

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