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PNG Minister claims millions of govt funds in secret accounts
Papua New Guinea's Finance Minister has revealed more than US$300 million is sitting in secret trust accounts without any government control.
Sport: Fiji and Samoa qualify for 2019 Netball World Cup
Samoa and Fiji have qualified for the 2019 Netball World Cup after victories in Auckland last night.
Dateline Pacific evening edition for 16 April 2018
Pacific states instrumental in 'historic' decision in shipping industry; Purpose-built evacuation centres planned for Fiji; Budget cuts cause of HIV drugs shortage in PNG; A union leader says PNG… Audio
Budget cuts cause of HIV drugs shortage in PNG
The National AIDS Council of Papua New Guinea says budget cuts are behind a critical shortage of anti-retroviral drugs in the country and there is no immediate solution to the problem. Audio
Sport: PNG 7s battle against odds
The Papua New Guinea men's sevens team are bracing for another challenging weekend at the Commonwealth Games.
Dateline Pacific morning edition for 10 April 2018
Fiji braces for second cyclone in as many weeks; Four confirmed dead in Papua after 6.3 magnitude quake; Improved NZ pension portability a step closer; Tribute flow in for first native Hawaian US… Audio
Latest tremor in PNG sets back recovery efforts from February quake
Papua New Guinea's remote Highlands are again reeling after another major earthquake struck a region struggling after a 7.5 tremor only six weeks ago.
Sport: Golden lift caps big weekend for Pacific
A golden lift from Steven Kari capped a successful weekend for Pacific athletes at the Commonwealth Games.
PNG's PM says Bougainville referendum will be endorsed
The Papua New Guinea Prime Minister, Peter O'Neill, says the PNG Parliament will have to endorse the Bougainville referendum whatever the outcome.
PNG Western Province overlooked in quake relief, say MPs
Members of Parliament from Papua New Guinea's Western Province say their earthquake-affected constituents have been overlooked in the distribution of disaster relief.
Dateline Pacific morning edition for 27 March 2018
A Bougainville visit by former PNG leaders won't work according to separatist movement figure; NZ and Fiji mark 50 years since Laucala Bay flying boat base closure; Sexual harrassment by tourists in… Audio
A Bougainville visit by former PNG leaders won't work - Miriori
A leading figure in the Bougainville separatist movement says any effort to dissuade the people from seeking independence is too late. Audio
Dateline Pacific morning edition for 26 March 2018
Does Indonesia belong in the Melanesian Spearhead Group?; Australia launches new links with Pacific schools; payday for Samoa's copra farmers after a US deal signed; Bougainville raises awareness of… Audio
Bougainville raises awareness of referendum around PNG
Bougainville is sending a team around the main centres of Papua New Guinea to raise awareness about next year's referendum on independence. Audio
Magnitude 6.3 earthquake strikes off PNG's Rabaul
A magnitude 6.3 earthquake has struck around 180 kilometres southwest of Rabaul in Papua New Guinea, the United States Geological Survey says.
Tagata o te Moana for 24 March 2018
Almost four weeks since a magnitude 7.5 earthquake in Papua New Guinea's Highlands, the response effort is picking up pace; Vanuatu's disaster authorities are in emergency mode again amid intensified… Audio
PNG quakes forces closure of health facilities, WHO
A third of all health facilities in Papua New Guinea's quake-hit Highlands region have closed as a result of last month's disaster.
Another deadly crocodile attack in Manus
A seasoned crocodile hunter and former MP in Papua New Guinea's Manus province says croc attacks are a persistent problem.
Dateline Pacific evening edition for 19 March 2018
Vanuatu's deputy prime minister says he won't be resigning despite a two year suspended sentence; Fear and grief in PNG villages coping with the earthquake aftermath; There are renewed efforts to… Audio
Plea for people in PNG to stop eating the native animals
Efforts are being made in Papua New Guinea to safeguard the country's native animals. Audio
