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Peace agreement between warring tribes in PNG's Hela
Warring tribes in Papua New Guinea's Hela province have negotiated a peace agreement. Peace talks on Friday organised by police took place in Hela's capital Tari, which has been the focal point for… Audio
Dateline Pacific evening edition for 7 May 2018
The French president aims to balance China in the Pacific; Violence hampers post-quake aid delivery in PNG; Mixed feelings on the Vanuatu's Ambae Island as the government continues to ponder another… Audio
PNG quake disaster response trucks on despite big challenges
The head of Papua New Guinea's main team responding to the Highlands earthquake disaster says so far the response has been as good as can be expected. But Bill Hamblin says there are ways that PNG's… Audio
Tagata o te Moana for 5 May 2018
French president tours New Caledonia on three-day visit; Media in crisis - Pacific press freedom under the spotlight; Veterans still push for recognition, 60 years after British nuclear tests; PNG… Audio
Emmanuel Macron makes first visit to New Caledonia
The French president Emmanuel Macron is in New Caledonia on his first visit to the territory. Audio
Solomons visit to Papua reflects new approach by Honiara
A visit by a Solomon Islands delegation to Indonesia last week was aimed at getting a balanced view on West Papua human rights issues, according to one of the civil society workers who was part of the… Audio
Dateline Pacific evening edition for 3 May 2018
Spotlight on harrassment after UN agency suspends Fiji staff; New Pacific Business network launched in New Zealand; Papua New Guinea's National Planning minister says growing a more diverse economy is… Audio
PNG planning minister says govt focussed on growing economy
After years of reduced revenues, Papua New Guinea's National Planning minister says that growing a more diverse economy is the government's priority. Audio
PNG govt defends LNG project following damning report
Papua New Guinea's government has defended the country's huge ExxonMobil-led liquefied natural gas project after a report by social justice NGO Jubilee Australia said the US$19 billion project had… Audio
Authorities struggle to halt tribal killings in PNG's Tari
Police in Papua New Guinea's Hela province say five more people have been killed in tribal fighting in the capital Tari in the past week as both police and tribal leaders struggle to control warring… Audio
Dateline Pacific evening edition for 30 April 2018
Sixty years after Britain conducted its largest nuclear test in Kiribati, veterans continue to demand recognition and compensation; Concern over baby deaths in Fiji hospitals; Touted as an economic… Audio
Dateline Pacific morning edition for 25 April 2018
Hopes for greater transparency in PNG economy; New Zealand's plans for a Pacific Reset on track prior to the budget; Vanuatu's Government says it has received a number of offers of land to accommodate… Audio
Renewed British outreach in Pacific
The British government is taking major steps to re-engage with the Pacific. Audio
Papuan uses foreign perspective in book about homeland
A former West Papuan journalist has recently finished a novel that highlights on human rights issues in Indonesia's Papua region, written from a foreign journalist's perspective to offer new… Audio
