Don Wiseman
Dateline Pacific evening edition for 5 December 2018
The West Papua Liberation Army is claiming responsibility for the killings of as many as 31 Indonesian construction workers in Papua; A refugee detained by Australia on Papua New Guinea's Manus Island… Audio
West Papua Liberation Army claims responsibility for killings
The West Papua Liberation Army is claiming responsibility for the killings of as many as 31 Indonesian construction workers in Papua. Audio
Landowners sue the PNG government over Porgera
A landowners group in Papua New Guinea's highlands region is suing the national government for $US13.28 billion over breach of contract. Audio
PNG rural electrification will hinge on govt support
There's a warning for four aid donors to Papua New Guinea, including New Zealand, over their plans to bolster rural electrification in the country. Audio
Dateline Pacific morning edition for 4 December 2018
Tahiti misspending probe raises the ire of pro-independence camp; the head of the Pacific's environmental agency says agreeing the Paris Climate Agreement rule book at this week's summit in Katowice… Audio
PNA going into Tuna Commission meeting well prepared
The second week of December will see the annual meeting of the Tuna Commission in Hawaii and the Parties to the Nauru Agreement are going to the meeting well prepared. Audio
How climate change could affect Hawaii
The Fourth National Climate Assessment, released the week before last, used Hawaii to illustrate the impact of climate change across the American affiliated Pacific. Audio
Call for report on Kiribati ferry disaster to be released
An opposition MP in Kiribati says there is growing anger over the government's refusal to release a report into the Butiraoi sinking. Audio
Well known, long serving Pacific journalist winding down
Journalist Len Garae, one of the best known journalists in the Pacific, is retiring from the Vanuatu Daily Post after many years. Audio
Bougainville parents told to be more responsible
A prominent member of Bougainville civil society in Papua New Guinea has dressed down parents for not caring properly for their children. Audio
Pacific concerns about China overstated - Lowy director
The Pacific director of Australian think tank, the Lowy Institute, Jonathan Pryke, is New Zealand to launch the body's Pacific Aid Map. Audio
Dateline Pacific morning editon for 27 November 2018
The suspension of a prominent Papua New Guinea broadcast journalist has led to condemnation throughout the country; on the sidelines of this month's APEC summit in Port Moresby Tonga joined the ranks… Audio
Tonga eyes more trade with China after signing BRI
On the sidelines of this month's APEC summit in Port Moresby Tonga joined the ranks of Pacific nations that have signed up to China's Belt and Road Initiative. Audio
Threats from climate change increasing substantially
There is less time than previously thought to try and address the effects of climate change, American researchers say. Audio
Dateline Pacific morning edition for 26 November 2018
This month's election in Fiji was not immune to the increasingly world-wide phenomenon of so-called fake news around polling time. Fiji's authorities made several calls as the election unfolded for… Audio
