Don Wiseman
Mining watchdog describes grim plight of Porgera people
A spokesperson for MiningWatch Canada says after the Porgera region in Papua New Guinea has hosted a huge open cut gold mine for nearly 30 years, the people are desperate. Audio
Dateline Pacific morning edition for 19 December 2018
Tensions are mounting again on the Kokoda Track where landowners say they are not receiving their share of funds from trekking companies which access their land; an exhibition at the new South Pacific… Audio
Lindbergh's role in WW11 to feature in Vanuatu museum
An exhibition at the new South Pacific WWII Museum in Luganville in Vanuatu is to feature the contribution to the war effort by the legendary aviator, Charles Lindbergh. Audio
Quakes follow eruption on Vanuatu's Ambrym
A volcanic eruption on Vanuatu's Ambrym Island has sparked a series of minor earthquakes that have opened cracks around the island. Audio
Bougainville still waiting for its funding from Port Moresby
The President of Bougainville, John Momis, says the autonomous region is still waiting for Papua New Guinea to pay its constitutionally guaranteed grant. Audio
Pacific happy with Tuna Commission outcome
Pacific Islands fisheries leaders are satisfied with the outcomes of last week's meeting of the Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Commission, or Tuna Commission, in Hawaii. Audio
Dateline Pacific morning edition for 17 December 2018
Tonga grapples with growing meth problem; Fiji Opposition accuses Attorney general of utter contempt for the people; Manus Island 'social fabric broken'; IFC looks to foster corporate bond market in… Audio
IFC looks to foster corporate bond market in PNG
The International Financie Corporation, the IFC, together with Australia and New Zealand is helping to develop a corporate debt market in Papua New Guinea. Audio
Bougainville President says accusers desperate
The President of Bougainville, John Momis, says many of the people who issued an ultimatum to his government last week are themselves facing investigation by the Papua New Guinea Fraud Squad. Audio
PNG landowner group defends Porgera lawsuit
A landowner group at the site of Papua New Guinea's Porgera mine has dismissed claims by the miner that it is not representative. Audio
Local contractors preferred for repairs on new Cook Islands water system
The Deputy Prime Minister of the Cook Islands wants local contractors to undertake repairs to Rarotonga's huge new water system, Te Mato Vai. Audio
Tuna Commission set to decide on skipjack levels
The body charged with conserving and managing fish stocks on the Pacific's high seas holds its annual summit this week in Hawaii. Audio
PNG's Western Province hit by drought two years after last
Parts of Papua New Guinea's huge Western Province are in the grip of a significant drought a little over two years since the last such event. Audio
US govt briefs Pacific journalists on Pacific intentions
Last week the United States Department of State brought together journalists from around the region for what it dubbed conversations "around regional security." Audio
Dateline Pacific morning edition for 6 December 2018
New Zealand is creating 14 diplomatic posts to deal with Pacific related issues around the world; the environmental group, the Worldwide Fund for Nature, hopes to see changes when the Western and… Audio
Declining albacore numbers a worry for Tuna Commission
The environmental group, the Worldwide Fund for Nature, hopes to see changes when the Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Commission, meets next week in Honolulu. Audio