Johnny Blades

Foreign businesses looking to establish in the Pacific region should be aware of human rights risks in the communities they look to invest in, according to Amy Sinclair of the Business and Human… Audio

RNZI journalist, Johnny Blades with stories making news in the Pacific region including an environmental disaster unfolding in Solomon Islands. A tanker which is wedged on a reef off Rennell Island… Audio

The rights of Pacific communities remain vulnerable to growing economic development in the region, an NGO says. Audio

Human rights abuses in Indonesian-ruled Papua are consistent and ongoing, the World Council of Churches says. Audio

Flash flooding has cut off many roads and washed out a number of villages in Papua New Guinea's East New Britain province. New Guinea Islands provinces are taking stock of damage from several days of… Audio

Papua New Guinea 's Catholic church is urging the government to do more to help refugees and asylum seekers in the country find resettlement. While the church is pushing for a definitive end to the… Audio

Papua New Guinea's most wanted criminal Tommy Baker has been urged to hand himself in by the country's police chief. For months, police have been unable to capture notorious prison escapee Tommy Baker… Audio

The Autonomous Bougainville Government's recently announced plan it's to amend local mining laws, has been described as a reckless land grab by NGO Jubilee Australia. Audio