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Signs of prudent financial management by PNG government
PNG government learning lessons over the need for less expenditure and capacity to implement major increases in budget. Audio
Dateline Pacific morning edition for 4 December 2013
Land lost in Papua New Guinea highlighted by NGOs; Desperation prompts Vanuatu women to carry knives in self-defence; Conservation concerned discussions on overfishing are being held in private… Audio
New doco offers rare glimpse of untouched Vanuatu island life
New documentary offers rare glimpse at untouched life on northern Vanuatu island of Rah. Audio
Dateline Pacific morning edition for 28 November 2013
Vanuatu parliament to consider constitutional amendments; PNG district funds disbursal method labelled demeaning to MPs; Kiribati man seeking asylum in New Zealand on grounds of climate change is… Audio
Dateline Pacific morning edition for 27 November 2013
A former senior military official in Fiji has been found guilty of inciting mutiny; Médecins Sans Frontières celebrates inaugural conference; New Caledonian environmentalists want Vale safe before… Audio
Dateline Pacific morning edition for 21 November 2013
New SPC head keen to raise organisation's profile; NZ may help Bougainville improve tax collection; Academic says Fiji's departure tax hike will be 'invisible' to most tourists; Infrastructure, health… Audio
PNG national budget focuses most on infrastructure
PNG Treasurer delivers 15 billion kina national budget for 2014. Audio
Dateline Pacific morning edition for 20 November 2013
SPC looks to multi sectoral approach to regional issues; World Toilet Day marks work in Pacific to provide ablution access; A New Zealand company offers Bougainville expertise in drawing up new laws… Audio
Legal battle over PNG govt's Ok Tedi takeover gets underway
The legal battle between PNG's Government and the Sustainable Development Programme over the government's takeover of the Ok Tedi mine has gone to international arbitration Audio
Dateline Pacific morning edition for 14 November 2013
Former PNG PM compares current leader to Zimbabwe dictator; Efforts to outlaw polygamy continue in PNG; An economics professor in Fiji questions the sustainability of the latest Fiji budget; We hear… Audio
Dateline Pacific morning edition for 13 November 2013
14 reported dead in Southern Highlands violence in PNG; PNG's media reeling from Government crackdown on dissent; Palau under a state of emergency following super typhoon Haiyan; Concerns at… Audio
Dateline Pacific morning edition for 7 November 2013
Emergency relief efforts continue in PNG following landslide; Leaders in Cook Islands' Mangaia look to be more self-sufficient ; Vanuatu youth meet to discuss climate change; The Forum Fisheries… Audio
Dateline Pacific morning edition for 6 November 2013
Claims Fiji village duped into signing letter saying election not necessary; Cooks womens leader says lack of hands and quality holding back miracle oil industry; Papua New Guinea police hope a… Audio
