Bougainville
Bougainville may have regional security mission to support vote
Bougainville might have a regional security mission to support next year's referendum on independence.
NGO leader says Bougainvilleans ready for key vote
Bougainvilleans are due to vote in less than eight months on whether the region should become fully independent from Papua New Guinea. Audio
PNG MP mystified by dropping of Rabaul Queen charges
A Bougainville MP says he can't believe the public prosecutor has decided not to pursue charges against the people charged over the Rabaul Queen disaster.
NZ-led Bougainville community police prepare for key vote
Perhaps New Zealand's longest running aid project, the Bougainville Commmunity Policing Project, is preparing to play a significant role as the region prepares for a vote on independence next year. Audio
Bougainville by-election decided
The newest member in the autonomous Bougainville parliament is Albert Toro, who has won the Taonita Teop constituency by-election.
Debate needed over Bougainville "greater autonomy" - academic
An Australian academic says there is no indication yet just what greater autonomy might mean for Bougainville.
Bougainville 'very happy' to have Bertie Ahern involved
Bougainville President John Momis says his government is delighted to have former Irish prime minister, Bertie Ahern, chairing the Bougainville Referendum Commission.
Bougainville govt to push for all to vote 'independence'
The President of Bougainville, John Momis, says the people of the autonomous region will be encouraged to vote for independence in next year's referendum.
Question decided for Bougainville referendum
Bougainville and Papua New Guinea have agreed on what question will be posed in a referendum on independence tentatively set for June next year. Audio
Question agreed for Bougainville's independence referendum
Leaders from Bougainville and Papua New Guinea have finally agreed to the question that will be asked in next year's independence referendum.
PNG / Bougainville meeting extended over question
A critical meeting in Port Moresby between the governments of Bougainville and Papua New Guinea has been extended into today.
Bougainville and PNG hold crucial meeting in Port Moresby
The leaders of Papua New Guinea and Bougainville are attending a key meeting in Port Moresby today to prepare for next year's referendum on independence.
Solomons and PNG improving Bougainville border controls
Solomon Islands is to open a new border station early next year in Choiseul Province to process people transiting to and from Papua New Guinea's Bougainville region.
Dateline Pacific morning edition for 4 October 2018
More Fiji coup details divulged in leaked documents; New Zealand's foreign aid programme has been named the most high quality aid programme by an American think tank; Bougainville and Papua New Guinea… Audio
Question for Bougainville referendum close
A decision on the question for Bougainville's independence referendum is very close, the region's president says. Audio
Bougainville and PNG to hold key meeting in two weeks
The leaders of Papua New Guinea and Bougainville have agreed to hold a special meeting in two weeks to finalise preparations for next year's referendum on independence.
Bougainville encouraged to drop Panguna development plans
The non-government group, Jubilee Australia, wants Bougainvilleans to discard any plans to re-start the Panguna mine, which was at the centre of the civil war. Audio
UN helping Bougainville prepare for referendum
The United Nations in Papua New Guinea is hopeful that the Bougainville Referendum Commission will get to sit for the first time by the end of the month. . Audio
Bougainvilleans suspected of armed robbery in Solomon Islands
Police in Solomon Islands are investigating an armed robbery at a logging camp in the Shortland Islands believed to have been carried out by Bougainvilleans from across the border.
Call for hand-held radios to be mandatory on small boats in PNG
The owner of a boat which rescued eight people in Papua New Guinea's Bougainville region says having a hand-held radio on a boat can help save lives.
