Papua New Guinea
PNG Hunters "relieved" after completing month-long quarantine
The PNG Hunters rugby league team will train together for the first time since completing 31 days in managed isolation.
Sixty three more Covid-19 cases in PNG as surge continues
PNG has recorded 63 new cases of Covid-19, taking the country's total number of infections to 1429.
Bougainville's Buka may go into Covid lockdown
The President of Bougainville says Buka town could go into a 14 day lock down as health officials try and stem a surge in Covid-19 infections.
Dateline Pacific for Friday 5 March 2021
Australia has freed more former Nauru and Manus refugees and asylum seekers but they have a tough road ahead, and; The pandemic a year on, entrepreneurship flourishing in Fiji. Audio
Aust frees more refugees but they have a tough road ahead
Australia has freed dozens of refugees after holding them in detention for up to eight years on Nauru or Papua New Guinea's Manus Island but advocates warn there is no adequate support for them. Audio
Tough road ahead for refugees released into Australian community
Australia has freed dozens of refugees after detaining them for up to eight years on Nauru and Papua New Guinea.
Port Moresby to get bronze statue of PNG founding father
The Prime Minister of Papua New Guinea, James Marape, has directed that a bronze statue be erected in honour of Sir Michael Somare on Independence Hill in Port Moresby.
PNG environmentalists win battle against sand miner
Environmentalists in Papua New Guinea win a battle to stop sand mining. Audio
Tighter controls called for on PNG sand exploitation
After successfully stopping one sand mining project, PNG environmentalists now want the government to tighten the rules around the industry.
Worries Bougainvilleans are not complying with Covid-19 measures
There are worries that Covid-19 warnings from the Bougainville Government are not reaching the people.
No 2 in PNG Covid-19 response team dies
The deputy head of Papua New Guinea's National Pandemic Response to Covid-19, Dr Paison Dakulala, has died.
Bougainville takes tougher measures after Covid-19 cases
Covid-19 infections have soared in Bougainville, reaching 26 at the weekend, and prompting public health officials to tighten controls.
Fijians pay tribute to Somare
Fiji's Prime Minister has joined the Pacific people in mourning the loss of Papua New Guinea's founding father Sir Michael Somare.
Sand mining company pulls out of PNG
A campaign to stop sand mining along 38 kilometres of Papua New Guinea's Madang coast has been successful.
PNG mourns the passing of 'founding father' Sir Michael Somare
Papua New Guineans are mourning the loss of the man who was the central figure in the country's passage to independence. Audio
PNG's Covid-19 numbers have recently surged
Pasifika people that have helped do their bit for Covid-19, one year since the virus arrive in New Zealand. Audio
Obituary: Sir Michael Somare, PNG founding father and consensus builder
Papua New Guineans are mourning the loss of the man who led the country to independence, Sir Michael Somare.
PNG's founding father Sir Michael Somare dies
Papua New Guinea's founding prime minister, Sir Michael Somare, has died at the age of 84.
