Papua New Guinea

Social media is causing a proliferation of violence in PNG which indicates the government must implement laws that promote responsible use of social media, researchers say.

A raft of new initiatives to strengthen Papua New Guinea's security, law and justice priorities have been revealed.

Papua New Guinea's national census has got off to a rocky start with reports reaching RNZ Pacific that training of enumerators is yet to be completed in parts of the country. Audio

National politicians and pastors are fuelling the tribal fighting in Papua New Guinea by supplying guns and ammunition, the Enga's provincial administrator says.

A Papua New Guinea academic believes that the discretionary funds handed out to MPs are the root of the country's persistent pushes for votes of no confidence.

Enga's provincial administrator says tribal conflict was considered when finding a place to relocate displaced people.

The Papua New Guinea prime minister is calling on the Treasury, Finance, and National Planning departments to strategically drive the country's economic development.

Hundreds are thought to have been buried in their sleep when it hit Yambali Village in the early hours of 24 May. Audio

The Papua New Guinea opposition is seeking a response from the courts on the behaviour of the Speaker Job Pomat during last week's truncated sitting of parliament.

Two weeks on from the landslide in Enga Province, humanitarian assistance is still being hampered by lack of road access, tension between tribes and new evacuation orders.

RNZ Pacific correspondent Scott Waide speaks with Don Wiseman about the Speaker's ruling that the opposition's motion of no confidence was not correctly filled in.

New Zealand geotechnical experts in PNG have advised for the immediate relocation of people marked in red zone areas in Enga Province because of the risk of another landslide.

The Papua New Guinea parliament erupted on Wednesday when the Speaker, Job Pomat, again ruled that the opposition's motion for a vote of no confidence was out of order.

The International Organisation for Migration says 7847 people in the area had been affected by the landslide while around 1650 had been displaced.

Geotechnical experts from New Zealand will complete their soil assessments today on the deadly landslide in Papua New Guinea.

A dozen people have been killed in tribal violence in province nearby the site of the landslip disaster in Papua New Guinea.