Voter's finger gets inked during polling for Bougainville's independence referendum Photo: RNZ / Johnny Blades
It is approaching four years since Bougainville held a referendum on independence from Papua New Guinea but little progress seems to have been made since.
That non-binding referendum was 97.7 percent in favour of independence.
For a number of reasons consultations have faltered.
Professor Anthony Regan from the Australian National University told RNZ Pacific's Don Wiseman that a change in approach is needed to re-ignite the process.
