Bougainville
Bougainville candidate forcefully shuts polling station
The acting Bougainville electoral commissioner, George Manu, says he will ask police to investigate an incident in Buka where a candidate shut down a polling station.
Last chance for voters outside Bougainville today
Polling in the Bougainville elections for those people living outside the region is expected to be completed today.
Bougainvilleans urged to vote
The acting Bougainville Electoral Commissioner, George Manu, is urging all eligible voters to ensure they cast their votes in the autonomous government poll, which runs until May the 25th.
Australia to open mission in Bougainville
Australia has unveiled plans to open a foreign mission in the autonomous Papua New Guinea province of Bougainville.
'Many' voters turned away in Bougainville
The Bougainville Electoral Commission has come under fire as allegations emerge of voters being turned away from ballot stations during elections in the self-ruling PNG province.
Forum sends election monitors to Bougainville
A Pacific Islands Forum team is among the observers for the Bougainville elections that got underway this morning.
Bougainvilleans to the polls from today
Voters in the autonomous Papua New Guinea region of Bougainvilleans today begin electing a parliament that will play a key role in the peace process.
Peaceful Bougainville campaign winding up
Four weeks of campaigning for a critical election in Bougainville comes to close with voting to start on Monday. Audio
Many against quick return to mining in Bougainville
A campaigner for women's rights on Bougainville says many people remain opposed to a quick return to mining in the region.
Peaceful campaigning for Bougainville election
As Bougainville heads into a key election from Monday a leading figure in the aid community says the four weeks of campaigning have gone very peacefully.
Magnitude 7.0 earthquake strikes near Bougainville
Tsunami warnings for Bougainville, Papua New Guinea and Solomon Islands have been lifted after a magnitude 7 earthquake on Thursday evening.
UNDP helping get Bougainville election ready
About 20 international election monitors are expected to oversee the elections in the autonomous Papua New Guinea region of Bougainville.
Former Bougainville outsiders now support poll - former MP
A former women's MP for Central Bougainville says she is pleased to see the way people in the area are embracing the new election.
Call for more voter education in Bougainville
A former Bougainville MP says there needs to be a broader approach to voter education ahead of the elections starting in ten days time.
Escapees still at large in Bougainville
Police in the autonomous Papua New Guinea region of Bougainville are still searching for 19 prisoners who escaped from the Buka police jail over a week ago.
Protecting landowners prompts election bid by Bougainville rebel
A leader of the Bougainville Revolutionary Army during the civil war, wants to see mining restored in the region.
Nine murderers among Bougainville escapees
The Bougainville Police in Papua New Guinea has released a profile list of 19 prisoners who escaped from the Buka police cells.
New leads on escaped prisoners in Bougainville
Police in Papua New Guinea's autonomous Bougainville region say they have new leads in a man hunt for 19 prisoners who broke out of the Buka police cells between three and four am on Sunday during a… Audio
New leads on escaped prisoners in Bougainville
Police in Bougainville say they have leads in their hunt for 19 prisoners who broke out of the Buka police cells early on Sunday morning during a power blackout.
Mood for autonomy grows among PNG's provinces
The mood for more autonomy is growing among Papua New Guinea's provinces amid the country's continued development struggles. Audio