Tag: PNG politics

By Koroi Hawkins, RNZ Pacific editor Papua New Guinea Prime Minister James Marape has survived a motion of no confidence against him in Parliament. During the...

By Scott Waide, RNZ Pacific PNG correspondent Papua New Guinea's Prime Minister James Marape has successfully thwarted a vote of no confidence after 75 MPs...

By Miriam Zarriga in Port Moresby Papua New Guinea's opposition leader James Nomane says Parliament needs to be recalled immediately as the gravity of Wednesday’s...

By Miriam Zarriga in Port Moresby Prime Minister James Marape has declared that he will not resign in spite of the defection of many Pangu...

By Eleisha Foon, RNZ Pacific senior journalist Papua New Guinea's rising voice as opposition candidate for prime minister, East Sepik Governor Allan Bird, has pushed...

RNZ Pacific A Papua New Guinea MP who is being touted by the opposition as the next prime minister of the country says "my life...

Interview by Don Wiseman, RNZ Pacific senior journalist The man being touted by the opposition as the next leader of Papua New Guinea says the...

By Gorethy Kenneth in Port Moresby Papua New Guinea's opposition has vowed to remove Prime Minister James Marape and his government from power. During a media...

RNZ Pacific East Sepik Governor Allan Bird says Papua New Guinea Prime Minister James Marape must take responsibility for the Port Moresby riots two weeks...

By Gorethy Kenneth of the PNG Post-Courier in Port Moresby If there is a glimmer of hope in Papua New Guinea’s violence marred national general...

By Gorethy Kenneth in Port Moresby Papua New Guinea politics -- or for that matter, Parliament -- will no longer be the same any more...

EDITORIAL: By the PNG Post-Courier editor Matthew Vari For weeks, we have seen the election violence as it spread in horrific proportions around the Highlands...

By Kolopu Waima in Mendi, Papua New Guinea She is brave -- no other word can describe this Papua New Guinean woman. Ruth Undi Siwinu isn't...

PNG Post-Courier Prime Minister James Marape has called on Papua New Guineans not to vote for “money, relatives or cargo” in the country's 2022 general...

By Johnny Blades, RNZ Pacific journalist Papua New Guinea's Prime Minister James Marape has rejected opposition leader Belden Namah's call for him to resign. Namah's call...

By RNZ Pacific Three government members of Papua New Guinea's Parliament have tested positive for covid-19. The MPs, whose names haven't been publicised, have been in...

By Johnny Blades, RNZ Pacific journalist Papua New Guinea's prime minister has urged the public to not get caught up in the country's political crisis...

Pacific Media Centre Newsdesk The Papua New Guinea Parliament has passed the 2021 national budget with more than half of MPs - including the opposition...

By RNZ Pacific Politics in Papua New Guinea has been plunged into more turmoil today, with government MPs continuing to meet while the opposition was...

Pacific Media Centre Newsdesk Prime Minister James Marape says his executive is still in control for the next three weeks for doing state business, passing...

By Keith Jackson in Noosa Papua New Guinea’s prime minister James Marape has arisen with fire in his belly today. A short time ago he issued...

Papua New Guinea's opposition - bolstered by its government defectors - moved its camp to West Sepik provincial capital Vanimo at the weekened to...