Tag: Scott Waide

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 Grace Tinetali-Fiavaai, RNZ Pacific journalist Papua New Guinea police have arrested five people in connection with the brutal attacks in Angoram district that left...

By Eleisha Foon, RNZ Pacific senior journalist More than 2000 people were buried alive in the huge landslide which hit Papua New Guinea on Friday,...

By Stephen Wright of BenarNews The Papua New Guinea government’s push for news organisations to become its cheer-leading squad is under further scrutiny this week...

By Lydia Lewis, RNZ Pacific journalist A man housing people who fled a massacre in Papua New Guinea's Enga province yesterday says pregnant mothers and...

RNZ Pacific Papua New Guinea's prime minister says he is confident he can retain power in the wake of the recent riots. Prime Minister James Marape...

By Scott Waide, RNZ Pacific PNG correspondent; Finau Fonua, RNZ Pacific journalist; and Kelvin Anthony, RNZ Pacific lead digital and social media journalist At least...

By Finau Fonua, RNZ Pacific journalist, and Scott Waide, RNZ Pacific PNG correspondent Shops have been set on fire or looted in parts of Papua...

The National in Port Moresby Senior Papua New Guinean television journalist and columnist Scott Waide has challenged the government on what it actually wants to...

By Gorethy Kenneth in Port Moresby The Papua New Guinean government has been bluntly and frankly reminded to leave mainstream media alone as a long...

ANALYSIS: By Mong Palatino Various stakeholders have warned that the draft National Media Development Policy released by Papua New Guinea’s Department of Information and Communications...

OBITUARY:  A personal reflection by Scott Waide in Lae Australian-born former PNG cabinet minister and Madang businessman Sir Sir Peter Leslie Charles Barter, 82 --...

By Don Wiseman, RNZ Pacific journalist Papua New Guinea's People's National Congress is shaping up as the party to watch as the country's general election...

RNZ Pacific Sincha Dimara, the news and current affairs manager at EMTV and one of Papua New Guinea's most experienced journalists, has been sacked after...

Pacific Media Watch newsdesk The national news team of Papua New Guinea's major television channel, EMTV, walked out last night in protest over a decision...

Pacific Media Watch newsdesk Suspension of the news manager of Papua New Guinea's major television channel, EMTV, has sparked a flurry of protest from senior...

SPECIAL REPORT: By Joyce McClure in Guam I spent five years as the lone journalist on the remote Pacific island of Yap. During that time...

COMMENTARY: By Scott Waide in Lae Dear Prime Minister Marape Our government has to admit the fact that there is a glaring imbalance between Papua New...

COMMENTARY: By My Land, My Country The Post-Courier newspaper says a company, Niugini BioMed Ltd, set up just a month ago, will be be commissioned...

By Michael Andrew Journalists across Papua New Guinea have spoken out in support of EMTV news director Neville Choi after his "unacceptable" termination from a...

COMMENTARY: By Rosa Koian We all want change and we want that change to happen quickly. Many of us feel deprived of certain opportunities and privileges...

COMMENT: By Scott Waide, in an open letter posted on his blog after he was reinstated by EMTV today following suspension for broadcasting an...