Johnny Blades
NZ police training project in West Papua shelved
Relief expressed and questions raised over the announcement that New Zealand's planned community policing training programme in Indonesia's Papua region has been shelved. Audio
Dateline Pacific morning edition for 21 May 2014
Police in Solomon Islands remain on high alert following riots; Uncertainty over amoebic dysentery outbreak in American Samoa; A human rights group says the Pacific is being targeted by anti-gay… Audio
PNG civil society keeps heat on PM over SABLs
Another call from civil society for the Papua New Guinea government to revoke controversial Special Agricultural Business Leases as grassroots communities are increasingly alienated from their land. Audio
Vanuatu's new Prime Minister
Vanuatu has a new Prime Minister after parliamentarians removed Moana Carcasses in a vote of no confidence on Thursday. Audio
PNG Defence Minister plays down reports of OPM border troubles
Papua New Guinea's Defence Minister says the government is working with Indonesia to investigate and minimise tensions along the two countries' common border. Audio
Dateline Pacific morning edition for 12 May 2014
Labour mobility key to Pacific job growth; Landowners in PNG denied traditional way of life by land lease; Climate report appeals to US Congress for action; Tonga's Afghanistan deployment completed -… Audio
Landowners in PNG denied traditional way of life by land lease
Landowners in Pomio, Papua New Guinea, still denied access to their aldn and traditional way of life as fraudulent land lease remains in place. Audio
Pacific correspondent Johnny Blades
The Fiji elections, the PNG gas project, Russian airforce activity in the Pacific and China gifts Tonga an aeroplane. Audio
PNG PM's move against former ally seen as undemocratic
A widening division between Papua New Guinea's Prime Minister and the leader of one of his government's main coalition partners deteriorates into an issue over seating in parliament. Audio
Impacts of gas project reach new chapter in PNG
The major LNG gas project led by Exxon Mobil is about to commence production in Papua New Guinea where it is expected to provide major economic benefits to the country, however in a village situated… Audio
Grassroots PNG encouraged to develop businesses
Papua New Guinea's Indigenous Business Council says more needs to be done to help grassroots people access capital in order to start up business but also asserts that people should make more of an… Audio
Exxon Mobil begins production in Papua New Guinea
Exxon Mobil's NZ$22 billion LNG project in Papua New Guinea has started production ahead of schedule. There's an expectation that becoming a major gas exporter will bring widespread benefits and… Audio
Vanuatu govt cancels all state land sales under former Minister
Vanuatu's government cancels all land leases issued to Lands staff at a discount during the tenure of a previous Lands Minister, Steven Kalsakau, between 2011 and 2012. Audio
Dateline Pacific morning edition for 30 April 2014
Kiribati is looking at all the options in the face of unprecedented climate effects; Cyclone Lusi victims in Vanuatu forced to eat unripe crops; Solomons MPs accused over flood assistance breaches… Audio
Plea by MP for PNG not to neglect Rabaul
The MP for Papua New Guinea's Rabaul district has issued a plea for the country not to turn its back on the historic town. He says the town remains an important hub for economic and health services… Audio
Dateline Pacific morning edition for 29 April 2014
Oxfam questions Westpac "sustainable" credentials in PNG; Fiji Electoral Decree a "muzzle" on NGOs - Human Rights Coalition; Manus landowners regret allowing Australian detention camp; We hear abour… Audio
