Tag: Bougainville independence
Pacific Islands Forum leaders in Koror – heavy on reaffirming but...
ANALYSIS: By Tess Newton Cain and Stefan Armbruster
With a Chinese ballistic missile test in July as prelude, the familiar China-Taiwan tensions and preparations for...
PNG’s parliament Bougainville vote still many months away
By Johnny Blades of RNZ Pacific
After an historic day in which the result of Bougainville's independence referendum was finally tabled in Papua New Guinea's...
Long time coming: After decades of struggle, is Bougainville on the...
ANALYSIS: By Johnny Blades of RNZ Pacific
We could be about to find out whether a part of the Pacific Islands will become the world's...
‘This is a difficult task’: PNG parliament to finally address Bougainville...
By Johnny Blades of RNZ Pacific
Papua New Guinea's prime minister has urged the nation to appreciate the gravity of the decision on Bougainville that...
Bougainville sets out full three-stage proposal for independence by 2030
By Christina Persico of RNZ Pacific
The Autonomous Bougainville Government (ABG) has formally outlined its final position on its political future, proposing a three-stage pathway...
PNG’s ruling party supports 15-year transition period for Bougainville
RNZ Pacific
Papua New Guinea's ruling PANGU Party says it would support a 15-year transition process for Bougainville, regardless of whether Parliament votes for or...
From nuclear to climate crisis survivors: unfinished business in the Pacific
COMMENTARY: By David Robie, author of Eyes of Fire
The legacy of nuclear testing in the Pacific is unfinished business. From the 1997 disappearance of...
Most UPNG students don’t want independence for Bougainville, new survey shows
ANALYSIS: By Anna Kapil and Stephen Howes
It is well known that the people of Bougainville want independence. In the 2019 referendum, 98.3 percent of...
‘We want legitimate leaders’: Bougainvilleans head to the polls amid push...
By Margot Staunton, RNZ Pacific senior journalist
Bougainvilleans went to the polls today, keen to elect a leader who will continue their fight for independence.
"There's...
Bougainville 2025 election: What’s at stake?
By Don Wiseman, RNZ Pacific senior journalist
The dominant issue going into the next election in Bougainville next week is not much different from the...
Veteran Bougainville politician wants new approach to independence and development
By Don Wiseman, RNZ Pacific senior journalist
A longtime Bougainville politician, Joe Lera, wants to see widespread changes in the way the Autonomous Bougainville Government...
Bougainville election: More than 400 candidates vie for parliament
By Don Wiseman, RNZ Pacific senior journalist
More than 400 candidates have put their hands up to contest the Bougainville general election in September, hoping...
Talks result in PNG and Bougainville signing ‘Melanesian Agreement’
RNZ Pacific
The leaders of Bougainville and Papua New Guinea have signed a deal that may bring the autonomous region's quest for independence closer.
Called "Melanesian...
Progress reported out of Bougainville independence talks at Burnham
By Don Wiseman, RNZ Pacific senior journalist
Reports in Papua New Guinea say the governments of Bougainville and PNG have agreed to table the 2019...
Bougainville wants independence. China’s support for a controversial mine could pave...
ANALYSIS: By Anna-Karina Hermkens, Macquarie University
Bougainville, an autonomous archipelago currently part of Papua New Guinea, is determined to become the world’s newest country.
To support...
Bougainville takes the initiative in mediation over independence
By Don Wiseman, RNZ Pacific senior journalist
In recent weeks, Bougainville has taken the initiative, boldly stating that it expects to be independent by 1...
Top Pacific diplomats ready for direct talks on Bougainville independence
By Leah Lowonbu, Stefan Armbruster and Harlyne Joku of BenarNews
The Pacific’s peak diplomatic bodies have signalled they are ready to engage with Papua New...
PNG and Bougainville to hold more talks on independence issue
By Don Wiseman, RNZ Pacific senior journalist
The parties involved in talks aimed at resolving an impasse over Bougainville's push for independence are planning to...
Rio Tinto class action begins over ‘toxic’ Bougainville mine disaster
By Harry Pearl of BenarNews
An initial hearing of a class action against mining giant Rio Tinto over the toxic legacy of the Panguna copper...
Lawsuit promises justice for Rio Tinto’s mining disaster in Bougainville –...
INVESTIGATIVE REPORT: By Aubrey Belford of the OCCRP
High in the forested mountains of Papua New Guinea's Bougainville Island lies an abandoned, kilometer-wide crater cut...
Bougainville ‘other avenues’ report ‘sensationalised’, claims Makiba
PNG Post-Courier
Bougainville Affairs Minister Manasseh Makiba has described the Post-Courier’s front page story yesterday regarding a meeting between Bougainville and national government leaders as...
Bougainville threat to bypass PNG Parliament in independence standoff
By Don Wiseman, RNZ Pacific senior journalist
Papua New Guinea and Bougainville appear no closer to the tabling in the National Parliament of the referendum...
