Johnny Blades
Dateline Pacific morning edition for 14 November 2018
Fiji police chief dampens down unrest fears ahead of polls; Multi-national security operation deploys to PNG capital; More needed despite spate of corruption arrests, says Transparency Solomon… Audio
Multi-national security operation deploys to PNG capital
Papua New Guinea's police commissioner says residents in the capital shouldn't be concerned about the thousands of foreign security forces converging on the city. A massive multi-national security… Audio
Dateline Pacific evening edition for 12 November 2018
Blackout on campaigning in force in Fiji ahead of polls; NZ super changes delight some in the Pacific; A former PNG election candidate calls for better voter ID measures; Agencies try to address a… Audio
Blackout on campaigning in force in Fiji ahead of polls
In Fiji, billboards and banners have come down and an intense war of words is over for now with a campaign blackout in force ahead of Wednesday's election. Audio
PNG elections may get worse unless ID system adopted
A candidate from last year's Papua New Guinea general election is urging the country to adopt a national ID-based voting system before the next poll. De Kewanu, the former MP for Mendi in Southern… Audio
Dateline Pacific evening edition for 8 November 2018
Fiji fisher people being ripped off by middlemen and exporters, according to a report; Tuvaluan policewoman leads multinational maritime exercise; A Norfolk Island economist says Canberra's rationale… Audio
Dateline Pacific evening edition for 5 November 2018
New Caledonians vote to stay wth France, while the pro-independence side is energised by Sunday's referendum result; Fiji election seen as truer test of democracy than 2014 polls; Solomons beekeepers… Audio
New Caledonia's pro-independence side energised by referendum
New Caledonia has voted against independence from France, with 57 percent voting for the status quo in Sunday's referendum. However, the smaller than expected margin of victory for the… Audio
Global energy systems' transition a great opportunity
Delegates at a major international energy summit have described the global transition away from fossil fuels as a massive opportunity for innovation and growth. Audio
Cook Islands urges global optimism for energy transition
The Cook Islands prime minister has urged the international community not to be deterred by a minority of countries reluctant to decarbonise. Henry Puna said that small countries like his were doing… Audio
West Papuans eye business opportunities in PNG
Indigenous West Papuans are exploring business opportunities in neighbouring Papua New Guinea, following talks between the governor of PNG's Madang province and his counterpart in Indonesia's Papua… Audio
NZ Foreign Minister defends assistance to PNG for APEC
New Zealand's Foreign Minister Winston Peters has defended his government's 10 million US dollar-assistance to Papua New Guinea to help the Melanesian country host APEC, saying it's important that PNG… Audio
Northern Marianas takes stock of typhoon damage
The scale of damage from powerful Typhoon Yutu in the Northern Marianas is slowly becoming more clear. The US territory was directly hit by the category five storm on Thursday, with winds exceeding… Audio
PNG to host APEC - but is it leaders before locals?
Johnny Blades looks at Papua New Guinea's road to hosting the APEC leaders' summit as it teeters on the verge of social breakdown. Video, Audio
NZ defends $15m given to Papua New Guinea for APEC summit
New Zealand's government has defended giving Papua New Guinea $15 million to help it get ready to host the APEC leaders summit.
PNG is relying heavily on help from the likes of Australia, China and… Audio
PNG govt focuses on APEC while grassroots struggle
New Zealand's government has defended giving Papua New Guinea 15 million dollars to help it get ready to host the APEC leaders summit. Audio
