Indonesia
Papua guesthouse to be built for Jokowi
A guest house is to be built in Indonesia's Papua province for the Indonesian president Joko Widodo.
Water an urgent need in Papua province
The Indonesian Red Cross Society says water is an urgent need for communities in Papua still suffering from a cold snap.
Magnitude 7.0 quake hits Papua
A magnitude 7.0 earthquake has hit the Indonesian province of Papua.
Two charged in Papua riot
Papua Police have charged two people for allegedly inciting a riot in Tolikara district, which saw a small mosque burn to the ground and triggered widespread fears of sectarian violence across…
Horta backs Jokowi to solve Papua problems
East Timor's former president Jose Ramos Horta says he doesn't think an independence campaign for Indonesia's West Papua province will be successful.
Papuan church leaders react to 'religious' violence
Three Christian church leaders have hit back at reports that Christians were at fault following a violent attack on Muslims in Indonesia's Papua province.
Arrivals home after ash stranding in Bali
New Zealanders stranded in Bali for several days by a volcanic ash cloud have started arriving in Auckland. Audio
Helping youth in South East Asia – Social Innovator Chris Henderson
Christchurch teacher Chris Henderson has worked with child protection agencies in the Philippines and as a consultant in education and development for youth throughout South East Asia. Lynda… Video, Audio
Helping youth in South East Asia – Social Innovator Chris Henderson
Christchurch teacher Chris Henderson has worked with child protection agencies in the Philippines and as a consultant in education and development for youth throughout South East Asia. Lynda…
Video, AudioWest Papua leadership within West Papua proposed
The West Papuan political prisoner Filep Karma says his personal preference is that the leader for his people's self-determination movement be based within West Papua.
PNG concerned about lack of permits from border-crossers
There's concern in Papua New Guinea about people flocking into the country from Indonesia to take up work without the necessary permits.
Bangladeshi refugee afraid for life
Last month on Morning Report, we spoke with a Bangladeshi refugee who revealed Australian officials paid thousands of dollars to the captain and crew of the boat he and others were on, to take them… Audio
Indonesia says it will help develop Melanesia
The Indonesian government says it hopes to make a positive contribution to economic and developmental challenges in Melanesia. Audio
The Melanesian Spearhead Group and West Papua
Radio New Zealand International's Johnny Blades on the recent decision by the MSG to allow Indonesia full membership while denying it to the indigenous Melanesian people of West Papua. Audio
Indonesia says it will help develop Melanesia
The Indonesian government says it hopes to make a positive contribution to economic and developmental challenges in Melanesia.
MSG Summit described as a test for Melanesian identity
A West Papuan in Australia says a lack of a philosophy on which Melanesia can identify its place in the modern world is holding the region's leaders back from advancing the interests of Melanesian… Audio
Jokowi hits development hurdle in bid to release 90 Papuans
A proposal in Indonesia's Parliament to pardon political prisoners in Papua has been rejected.
Vanuatu PM attendance at MSG meeting in doubt
It remains uncertain whether the Prime Minister of Vanuatu Sato Kilman will attend this week's Melanesian Spearhead Group leader's summit in Honiara.
West Papua leader confident of Vanuatu backing
The secretary general of the United Liberation Movement for West Papua says he is confident in Vanuatu's support, despite the change in government.
West Papua plans final push for MSG membership
The United Liberation Movement for West Papua is planning its final push ahead of this week's vote on whether to admit West Papua into the Melanesian Spearhead Group.
