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PNG Prime Minister James Marape
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Papua New Guinea seeks dialogue over new hefty $20,000 US visa bond

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August 11, 2026
PSNA flyers supporting Palestine
Papua New Guinea

Israel accused of ‘buying Pacific votes’ over plan to open Nauru embassy in Jerusalem

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

Nauru’s government announces plans for embassy in Israel

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 New Guinea

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

Dilapidated infrastructure blamed for fatal PNG prison escape attempt

PNG Prime Minister James Marape
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‘Stop firing missiles in our ocean’ – Pacific reacts to China...

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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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Bougainville's Panguna mine . . .
Papua New Guinea

Bougainville Copper Limited takes stock after Panguna licence setback

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June 23, 2026
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Vanuatu's Anna Naupa (left) has been appointed as the new Melanesian Spearhead Group Director-General
Papua New Guinea

Vanuatu’s Anna Naupa becomes first woman to lead MSG Secretariat

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June 18, 2026
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PSNA's Anna Lee
Papua New Guinea

Pro-Palestinian activists plan protest against ‘Israeli pond’ diplomacy push in Pacific

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June 1, 2026
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French President Emmanuel Macron and Papua New Guinea PM James Marape meeting
Papua New Guinea

PNG prime minister visits France, plans to open Paris embassy

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May 26, 2026
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The documentary Pesta Babi has stirred discussions about Papuan development and the impact of deforestation policies
Papua New Guinea

Pesta Babi doco stirs West Papuan development debates and ‘crackdown’

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May 24, 2026
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New Zealand . . . steadily pushing Pacific regional defence co-operation on a number of fronts
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Pacific concerns about militarisation – and NZ’s role as part of...

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May 22, 2026
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PNG's Parliament Haus in Port Moresby
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New bid to tackle Papua New Guinea’s chronic lack of women...

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May 20, 2026
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PINA president Kalafi Moala
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Fiji’s media win in World Press Freedom Index overshadowed by threats...

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May 5, 2026
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PINA president Kalafi Moala addresses the Media Council of Papua New Guinea
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Fiji jumps, Samoa plunges in World Press Freedom Index

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May 4, 2026
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Reporters Without Borders says for the first time in the Index's history, more than half of the world's countries now fall into the "difficult" or "very serious" categories for press freedom
Papua New Guinea

Fiji climbs to 24th in World Press Freedom Index, biggest gain...

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May 4, 2026
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Starlink green light . . . good news for many Papua New Guineans
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Starlink set to return to PNG after court quashes ban, clearing...

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April 27, 2026
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The landslide occurred on Sunday in Gazelle district in Papua New Guinea's East New Britain province
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Deadly landslide claims 10 lives in PNG’s East New Britain, reports...

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April 16, 2026
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Cyclone Maila damage in Papua New Guinea
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Ten dead in Bougainville amid Cyclone Maila aftermath

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April 13, 2026
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Cyclone Vaianu is forecast to reach NZ by Saturday
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Cyclone Vaianu: First impacts could be felt Saturday amid severe NZ...

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April 10, 2026
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Stood down PNG Defence Minister Dr Billy Joseph
Papua New Guinea

PNG defence minister steps aside amid army recruitment controversy

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April 9, 2026
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MCPNG president Neville Choi
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MCPNG and UN hold media freedom talks in wake of attacks...

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March 18, 2026
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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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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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Senator Robert F Kennedy Jr
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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
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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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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

Journalist and video storyteller Cole Martin
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Journalist Cole Martin tells it ‘like it is in reality’ in...

Author and journalist Dr David Robie speaking at the launch of the third edition of the Rainbow Warrior book Eyes of Fire
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Nuclear – now climate change: New book on how great powers...

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

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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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Pacific Islands Forum Foreign Ministers Meeting 2026 in Suva
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Australia

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Jacinda Ardern
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Taiwan Day event in Suva
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Chinese diplomatic gatecrash incident alleged at Taiwan event in Suva

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