Johnny Blades

China has dismissed Australian concerns about a planned new industrial fish facility on Papua New Guinea's Daru Island.

Almost 150 priests from across West Papua and Papua have appealed for reconciliation and dialogue to address ongoing armed violence.

Papua New Guinea's Prime Minister James Marape has rejected opposition leader Belden Namah's call for him to resign. Audio

After months of harrowing infection rates and deaths, figures are starting to track in the right direction, according to the island's governor, Lou Leon Guerrero. Audio

Papua New Guinea's prime minister has urged the public to not get caught up in the country's political crisis which has ended up in the courts.

The Cook Islands prime minister has denied that his country is gambling by opening up for deep sea mining exploration. Audio

New remediation options are potentially opening up for Pacific Islands countries affected by nuclear testing. Audio

Pacific Islanders are among many thousands of people stuck in limbo because of an Australian migration policy which appears to lack compassion. Audio

Papua New Guineans are questioning why their names are included in a leaked database of personal information compiled by a Chinese company. Audio

Vanuatu has been urged to fix a potentially disastrous flaw in its citizenship-for-sale system.

PNG says its relationship with China is being tested after Chinese workers came to PNG having been used in a Covid-19 vaccination trial.

Vaccine diplomacy is heating up in the Pacific, and in the case of Papua New Guinea maybe a little too quickly.

Environmentalists are warning Pacific countries exploring deep sea mining opportunities that the fledgling industry is too risky.

Indonesian students becoming engaged in the West Papuan human rights struggle are under pressure from authorities. Audio

Australian Federal Police have hailed the work of Papua New Guinea counterparts for their collaboration in a major drug bust.

A Papua New Guinea academic says without enforcement of health measures it will be difficult to contain Covid-19. Audio

A West Papuan church leader has been 'invited' by Indonesian police to 'clarify' an article he wrote about a shooting incident in which a New Zealander was killed.

Covid-19 is exposing the weakness of Papua New Guinea's border security.

An Indonesian human rights expert has called for New Zealand police help after a deadly attack on mine company staff in West Papua.

Vanuatu's political leaders are taking stock of the damage from Cyclone Harold amid protracted negotiations over the formation of government.

A New Zealander has been shot dead at an office of a mining company in West Papua.

A 43-year-old woman has reportedly died due to Covid-19 in Indonesian-administered West Papua province.

Researchers say 59 people died in a month of unrest in West Papua late last year.

Papua New Guinea's prime minister has warned of the risks in having Parliament deliberate on the Bougainville referendum result too soon. Audio

Analysis - A rare visit by a prime minister of Papua New Guinea to New Zealand highlights a strong friendship, but one which could be closer, writes Johnny Blades.