Indonesia

Gusta Peach came to New Zealand in 1951 to be a land girl. Now 87, her story roams from a human skull on her mantlepiece to lost love with a married man and buried cars in Indonesia during WW2.

Gusta Peach came to New Zealand in 1951 to be a land girl. Now 87, her story roams from a human skull on her mantlepiece to lost love with a married man and buried cars in Indonesia during WW2.

Human Rights Watch in Indonesia is calling for more international scrutiny of the country's Papuan provinces.

Indonesia has again rejected claims that rights to the freedom of expression and assembly are restricted in Papua region.

Isolated parts of Indonesia's Papua region are to be targetted by accelerated government efforts to improve infrastructure.

The Australia West Papua Association is pushing for action from Canberra over another bout of mass arrests of West Papuans in neighbouring Indonesia.

The alleged mastermind of the 2002 Bali bombings has reportedly been charged at Guantanemo Bay.

A plane transporting police and election organisers was forced to land in Indonesia's Papua region after it was hit by gunfire on Friday during local elections.

Local government in Merauke regency of Indonesia's Papua province has pulled a number of oil palm licences in what's being called a victory for the environment.

Amid growing interest about West Papua in New Zealand, Indonesia's new ambassador in Wellington opens up on controversial issues about the region. Video, Audio

Indonesia's new ambassador to New Zealand says issues of importance to Pacific Island countries are his country's concerns too.

The New Zealand defence minister and his Indonesian counterpart have signaled stronger defence ties between the two countries.

No bibles were burnt in an incident last week which preceded unrest in Papua province, according to Indonesian officials.

Production has been hit at the massive Grasberg mine in Indonesia's Papua province as more than 9,000 workers stage an extended strike.

Two suspected suicide bombers have killed three Indonesian police officers and injured 10 people in twin blasts near a bus station in the eastern part of Indonesia's capital, Jakarta, police say.

The arrests are likely to be seen as a sign of growing hostility towards homosexuality in the country.