News and Features

Kanak Political Grievances Are Fed by Deep Inequality in New Caledonia | Inter Press Service..25 July 2024

Kanak Ambition for Independence Is Defiant Following Political Turmoil in New Caledonia | Inter Press Service…17 July 2024

Digital Initiative Empowers Pacific Islands to Tackle Climate Disasters | Inter Press Service…15 April 2024

Pacific Games Channels Youth Aspirations in the Solomon Islands | Inter Press Service…17 November 2023

Climate Disasters Have Major Consequences for Informal Economies | Inter Press Service…5 June 2023

Food Shortages Deepen in Cyclone-Devastated Vanuatu | Inter Press Service….4 April 2023

Picking up the pieces after twin cyclones hit Vanuatu | Humanitarian Crises News | Al Jazeera…27 March 2023

Mosquito-borne diseases become climate reality in warming Pacific | Health News | Al Jazeera…22 February 2023

COVID vaccine hesitancy leads to child health concerns in PNG | Coronavirus pandemic News | Al Jazeera…30 December 2022

Papua New Guinea’s undocumented children face ‘perfect storm of vulnerability’ | Papua New Guinea | The Guardian…17 August 2022

‘Not a dumping ground’: Pacific condemns Fukushima water plan | Nuclear Energy News | Al Jazeera…14 February 2022

‘Declaration of war’: Pacific islands blast COP26 pledges | Climate Crisis News | Al Jazeera...27 November 2021

Pacific Community Warns of Threat to Education Retention in the Wake of COVID-19 | Inter Press Service…27 August 2021

‘Patience is the key’: Samoa’s PM-elect hopeful before ruling | Politics News | Al Jazeera…30 May 2021

Mining giant Rio Tinto Face Environmental, Human Rights Complaint in Papua New Guinea | Inter Press Service….4 January 2021

New Caledonia set for 2nd referendum on independence from France | News | Al Jazeera…3 October 2020

Pacific’s fight against Covid-19 hamstrung by lack of clean water | World news | The Guardian…29 August 2020

Bougainville to vote on whether to become world’s newest country | Conflict News | Al Jazeera…20 November 2019

Fish Farming Takes on Crime in Papua New Guinea | Inter Press Service…3 December 2018

Is It Time for France and New Caledonia to Go Their Separate Ways? | World Politics Review…3 July 2018

As climate threats grow, Solomon Islands hunts solutions…23 October 2017

Macron Likely to Diffuse Tensions as Independence Vote Looms in New Caledonia | Inter Press Service….22 May 2017

Wave Energy on the Horizon in the Pacific Islands | Inter Press Service…30 September 2016

Quest for truth, justice and reconciliation in Bougainville | The Saturday Paper..16 July 2016

Women lead calls for gun control in post-conflict Bougainville…15 June 2016

Bougainville Women Turn Around Lives of ‘Lost Generation’ | Inter Press Service….13 June 2016

Corruption Threat to Pacific Island Forests | Inter Press Service….21 March 2016

Malnutrition a Silent Emergency in Papua New Guinea | Inter Press Service…24 December 2015

PNG plans new home for islanders fleeing volcano, climate impacts…14 October 2015

Justice eludes rape victims – World News – NZ Heralde eludes rape victims…12 September 2015

Clan Wars Increase Displacement, Hinder Development in Papua New Guinea | Inter Press Service….14 August 2015

Rocky road ahead for Bougainville’s veteran statesman – NZ Herald…27 June 2015

Cyclone Pam Worsens Hardship in Port Vila’s Urban Settlements | Inter Press Service…13 April 2015

Tackling Corruption at its Root in Papua New Guinea | Inter Press Service…24 February 2015

Seeking Closure, Bougainville Confronts Ghosts of Civil War | Inter Press Service…21 December 2014

Migration stripping Pacific Islands of climate change know-how | Reuters…11 December 2014

Vanuatu Puts Indigenous Rights First in Land Reform | Inter Press Service…14 October 2014

‘Youth Exodus’ Reveals Lack of Opportunities | Inter Press Service….29 September 2014

Older people bear the brunt of Pacific island disasters…1 September 2014

Law introduced to protect Vanuatu landowners – NZ Herald…9 August 2014

Turtle eggs to hornets, traditional know-how feeds into resilience…25 June 2014

The Asian mafia with a stranglehold on the Solomon Islands…5 February 2014

Women Advance in Distant Islands | Inter Press Service…21 December 2013

Saving Children From Loggers | Inter Press Service…1 December 2013

Idyllic Island Confronts Bloody Past | Inter Press Service….13 November 2013

Corruption Smothering Pacific Students | Inter Press Service…6 November 2013

Eye Disease Sweeps Pacific Islands | Inter Press Service….29 October 2013

The Medicines Are Fake, the Illnesses Real | Inter Press Service…30 September 2013

No Quick Fixes to Sorcery-Related Violence | Inter Press Service….15 June 2013

Dengue Outbreak Highlights Poor Waste Management | Inter Press Service…15 May 2013

Post-Conflict Trauma Haunts Solomon Islands | Inter Press Service…29 April 2013

Urban Youth Go Back to the Land | Inter Press Service…10 April 2013

Water Shortage Hits Pacific Women | Inter Press Service…8 April 2013

Solomons reeling in wake of double disaster – NZ Herald…9 March 2013

Environmental Uncertainties Halt Deep Sea Mining | Inter Press Service…17 December 2012

Papua New Guinea Poll ‘Free but not Fair’ | Inter Press Service…1 September 2012

Poverty Drives Child Labour | Inter Press Service….17 July 2012

Women and Children Look to Community Justice – Papua New Guinea | ReliefWeb…8 May 2012

Papua New Guinea’s ‘Missing Mothers’ Prompt Rural Healthcare Overhaul — Global Issues…20 April 2012

Where Bees Reform Gangsters — Global Issues…6 April 2012

Double anguish for landslide survivors – NZ Herald…24 March 2012

Flood hit villages struggle to survive curse of La Nina – NZ Herald…4 February 2012

Women call the shots on Panguna mega copper mine | Papua New Guinea Mine Watch…17 October 2011

Food Crises Intensify in Winter Ravaged War Zones | Inter Press Service..23 December 2024

Education To Stop the Generational Cycle of Violence Against Women | Inter Press Service…20 September 2024

France’s ‘colonial strategy’ blamed for division in troubled New Caledonia | Politics News | Al Jazeera…1 August 2024

New Caledonia: Two Dreams, One Political Future – The Diplomat…22 July 2024

Political deadlock frustrates Bougainville’s aspirations of independence | Politics News | Al Jazeera…27 June 2024

The US-China Rivalry Comes to the Solomon Islands | WPR…24 November 2023

Solomon Islands eyes ‘long-lasting legacy’ as counts down to Pacific Games | Politics News | Al Jazeera…16 November 2023

International Inertia Follows Israeli Assault on Jenin in the West Bank | Inter Press Service…28 July 2023

‘No one was prepared’: Vanuatu feels cost of climate crisis | Climate Crisis News | Al Jazeera….18 April 2023

Waterborne diseases surge among Vanuatu children after cyclones | Health News | Al Jazeera…4 April 2023

Pacific Islands fear brain drain from Australia job scheme | Labour Rights | Al Jazeera…17 January 2023

Pacific Community’s Agricultural Gene Bank Wins Global Award | Inter Press Service….22 September 2022

Bougainville starts process to reopen controversial Panguna mine | Environment News | Al Jazeera…6 May 2022

New Caledonia set for final vote on independence from France | Politics News | Al Jazeera…10 December 2021

Papua New Guinea Battles COVID-19 and Health Workers’ Vaccine Scepticism | Inter Press Service…13 July 2021

Fierce contest for power as Samoa prepares for general election | Elections News | Al Jazeera…8 April 2021

Pacific Islanders Turn to Local Economies to Drive Post-pandemic Recovery | Inter Press Service…18 February 2021

‘Blood generation’: Artist Taloi Havini on Bougainville’s pain | Arts and Culture News | Al Jazeera…31 December 2020

Bringing Clean Water On Tap To Rural Villages In Polynesian Island Nation Of Tuvalu | Inter Press Service…18 November 2020

Papua New Guinea: Bougainville Elects Former Revolutionary Leader as President ahead of Tough Talks on Independence | Inter Press Servicee…29 September 2020

Remote Pacific islands prepare for worst as coronavirus looms | Coronavirus pandemic News | Al Jazeera…4 April 2020

PNG Bougainville Prepares for Historic Vote on Nationhood | Inter Press Service…13 November 2019

New Caledonia to vote on independence from France | Independence News | Al Jazeera…2 November 2018

The hidden epidemic in the shanty towns of Honiara….22 February 2018

Rio Tinto walks away from environmental responsibility for Bougainville’s Panguna mine…6 April 2017

Communities See Tourism Gold in Derelict Bougainville Mine | Inter Press Service…7 September 2016

Post-War Truth and Justice Still Elusive in Bougainville | Inter Press Service…30 June 2016

Fall in Commodity Prices Rings Alarm Bells in Papua New Guinea | Inter Press Service….24 February 2016

One-Third of Papua New Guineans Suffering Drought Crisis | Inter Press Service…13 November 2015

Eruption brings more suffering to PNG islanders – NZ Herald…12 September 2015

Severe drought, floods destroy crops in Papua New Guinea highlands | Reuters….7 September 2015

Widowhood in Papua New Guinea Brings an Uncertain Future | Inter Press Serviced in Papua…11 August 2015

Papua New Guinea’s Unemployed Youth Say the Future They Want Begins With Them | Inter Press Service…20 July 2015

Bougainville: Former War-Torn Territory Still Wary of Mining | Inter Press Service..22 May 2015

Multi-Drug Resistance Adds to Tuberculosis Epidemic in Papua New Guinea | Inter Press Service…23 March 2015

When Ignorance Is Deadly: Pacific Women Dying From Lack of Breast Cancer Awareness | Inter Press Service..28 January 2015

Illegal Logging Wreaking Havoc on Impoverished Rural Communities | Inter Press Service…1 December 2014

Samoa’s architects look to the past to boost climate resilience…2 October 2014

Struggling to Find Water in the Vast Pacific | Inter Press Service…1 September 2014

Youth Suicides Sound Alarm Across the Pacific | Inter Press Service…12 August 2014

Outlawing Polygamy to Combat Gender Inequalities, Domestic Violence in Papua New Guinea | Inter Press Service….28 July 2014

Housing Crisis Worsens Urban Inequality in Pacific Islands | Inter Press Service…10 June 2014

Poverty Rises Amidst Gold | Inter Press Service…22 February 2014

West Papua Searches Far for Rights | Inter Press Service…29 December 2013

Population, climate pressures imperil Solomon Islands’ fish..11 December 2013

Climate-threatened Solomon Islanders prepare for evacuation…25 November 2013

Solomon Islanders battle illegal logging…17 October 2013

The Classrooms Are Full – but the Students Can’t Read | Inter Press Service….7 July 2013

Courage to Combat Domestic Violence | Inter Press Service…30 May 2013

Where the Sea Has Risen Too High Already | Inter Press Service..30 April 2013

Reconciliation overcoming tension in Solomons – NZ Herald…27 April 2013

Youth Find a Future in Food Production | Inter Press Service…10 April 2013

Women Make Flowers Pay | Inter Press Service..30 March 2013

Virtually At Sea in the Pacific | Inter Press Service…15 February 2013

Gun Violence a Growing Concern in Papua New Guinea | Inter Press Service.. 3 September 2012

From the Field to the Rubbish Heap | Inter Press Service…13 August 2012

Urban Settlers Battle Evictions — Global Issues…4 June 2012

Sorcery-Related Violence on the Rise in Papua New Guinea — Global Issues..9 April 2012

Solar Panels Reflect Bright Future for Rural Papua New Guinea — Global Issues..2 April 2012

Papua New Guinean Landslide Survivors Wait in Vain for Justice – Papua New Guinea | ReliefWeb…9 March 2012

Papua New Guinea’s New Dawn With Community Radio – Papua New Guinea | ReliefWeb..14 February 2012

Informal economy ensures equitable development in Papua New Guinea | Act Now!…24 January 2012