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Lobbying to form PNG government intensifies
As Papua New Guinea's lengthy and troubled national election nears a climax, lobbying to form the next coalition government is intensifying. Audio
Dateline Pacific morning edition for 21 July 2017
Calls to end secrecy over unwanted Samoan teen pregnancies; Tongan detained for two years in American Samoa allowed to go home; New Samoan historical short film in the making; Sport: Fiji swimmer wins… Audio
Dateline Pacific evening edition 20 July 2017
Calls to end secrecy over unwanted Samoan teen pregnancies; PNG National Party seeks answers from Electoral Comissioner; Slow Tahiti decolonisation process regretted; Amnesty condemns New Zealand… Audio
PNG National Party seeks answers from Electoral Commissioner
The leader of the Papua New Guinea National Party says the Electoral Commissioner has not given clear answers about the use of extra ballot papers and other glaring inconsistencies in the general… Audio
Pangu Pati stands ready to form new look PNG govt
The leader of Papua New Guinea's Pangu Party says he is ready to help form a new alternative government op[posed to the current ruling party of the People's National Congress, as results continue to… Audio
Dateline Pacific evening edition for 17 July 2017
Solomons PM yet to deliver on promise to tackle corruption; A New Zealand academic says the World Heritage listing of Taputapuatea marae in French Polynesia is recognition of the sea-faring history… Audio
Call for transparency around fisheries observer deaths
The environmental group, WWF, measures to protect regional fisheries observers are not being adequately implemented, but that following another detah of an observer in the region there needs to be… Audio
Battle lines drawn as PNG election counting advances
Leading players in Papua New Guinea's fluid political landscape are setting up camps in the hope of forming the next government. Audio
Dateline Pacific morning edition for 12 July 2017
PNG electoral committee resigns in interests of integrity; Workshop to explore coconut products beyond copra; Pasifika cultural festival near Wellington comes of age; Family planning in Papua New… Audio
PNG electoral committee resigns in interests of integrity
Members of a key electoral body which can assess where there could be grounds to fail Papua New Guinea's national election in certain electorates have resigned as a collective. Audio
Dateline Pacific evening edition for 10 July 2017
Solomons' flood victims urge Govt to live up to promises; Vanuatu cracks down on alcohol issues; Human trafficking report shows progress for some island states; Young Pacific leaders receives… Audio
Tagata O Te Moana for 8 July 2017
Grievances abound as PNG election shifts into count; The Pacific fight against climate change takes to the world stage; Government initiatives to improve better health among a large Pacific community… Audio
Grievances abound as PNG election shifts into count
Most of Papua New Guinea's 89 open electorates have completed polling for the national election, according to the Electoral Commission. But as the electorates shift into counting mode, grievances… Audio
Dateline Pacific evening edition for 3 July 2017
Election observer team in PNG takes note of roll issues; UN alarmed by Australia's Nauru & Manus refugee detention; Pacific people sign an agreement to be Maori Party election candidates in New… Audio
Election observer team in PNG takes note of roll issues
The Commonwealth observer team monitoring Papua New Guinea's election is taking note of the flood of complaints about electoral roll flaws. However, the team's chairman says it's role is to observe… Audio
