Johnny Blades
Barrick flags thousands of job cuts in PNG
Thousands of Papua New Guineans are to lose jobs due to an impasse at a Highlands gold mine. Canadian company Barrick Gold says it has to lay off most staff at its Porgera gold mine operations in Enga… Audio
Rights defenders targetted as racism against Papuans exposed
Indonesian human rights workers say racism remains a major problem in West Papua, and one which the government has been slow in responding to. Audio
Dateline Pacific for 22 June 2020
Crucial identity and immigration reckoning for the Cook Islands; NZ covid-19 border slip-up highlights 'unfair' system for Pasifika; Push for more women's seats in Bougainville as the election process… Audio
Tagata o Te Moana for 20 June 2020
Coronavirus setback dampens enthusiasam for a New Zealand travel bubble into the Pacific; NZ covid-19 border slip-up highlights 'unfair' system for Pasifika; The struggle for Marshallese to cope with… Audio
Dateline Pacific for 19 June 2020
NZ coronavirus setback dampens enthusiasam for a New Zealand travel bubble into the Pacific; The struggle for Marshallese to cope with Covid in the US, Fiji's police leadership in spotlight as… Audio
Dateline Pacific for 18 June 2020
Cook Islands prime minister Henry Puna that he's to stand down; Democracy tested as Vanuatu opposition suspended; Solomons police probe amid Malaita stoush with Honiara over China ties; Why is Samoa's… Audio
Democracy tested as Vanuatu opposition suspended
Vanuatu's entire opposition has been suspended from parliament for two sitting days. Audio
Solomons police probe amid Malaita stoush with Honiara
Police in Solomon Islands are investigating the Malaita Provincial government for allegedly seditious conduct in an ongoing saga over the country's diplomatic switch from Taiwan to China. Audio
Dateline Pacific for 17 June 2020
Treason trial highlights deep racism against West Papuans; fallout from the suspension of the University of the South Pacific's vice-chancellor continues; Body Mass Index may be a poor measure of… Audio
Treason trial highlights deep racism against West Papuans
Amidst the growing Black Lives Matter movement, there's renewed spotlight in on the plight of West Papuans living under Indonesian rule. Audio
Dateline Pacific for 16 June 2020
Warnings that university governance, academic freedom under threat in Pacific; Cook Islands takes deeper look at seabed mining; Pacific families adapt to funeral changes in covid era; Man of all parts… Audio
Seabed mining debate stirs again in the Pacific
A new report says damages from seabed mining would be significantly less than land-based mining, but substantial damage is inevitable and a cautious approach to the potential industry in the Pacific… Audio
Film about Bougainville offers insights on unique struggle
An award-winning documentary about Bougainvilleans' struggle to protect their land and rights has lessons for people the world over, according to one of its directors. Audio
Landmark ruling over govt internet blackout in West Papua
An Indonesian court has ruled the government violated the law by cutting the internet in West Papua last year during widspread protests. Audio
