An initial hearing of a class action against mining giant Rio Tinto over the toxic legacy of the Panguna copper mine on the ...

This week, Bougainville is to get a new bank, one that is geared to providing banking services directly to women.

A large-scale study of social and environmental impacts from Rio Tinto's abandoned Panguna mine in Bougainville finds a ...

Mateparae, who is of Maori descent, brings strong credentials to the talks, including experience as the former chief of New ...

Nearly five years after the islanders of remote Bougainville voted decisively in a referendum for independence from Papua New Guinea (PNG), local frustrations are rising as the political process ...

The surge in cocoa prices around the world is having a dramatic impact in the autonomous Papua New Guinea region of Bougainville, and an aid project has played a key role. The world price of cocoa ...

Sir Jerry Mateparae, who also headed the international peace keeping team in Bougainville a generation ago, was appointed ...

Bougainville women in horticulture are gearing up for the inaugural Bougainville Flower Show to be staged in Buka from the ...

BOUGAINVILLE is not new to New Zealand’s former Governor-General Sir Jerry Mateparae as he has “skill in the game” when he ...

Foreign Minister Winston Peters has welcomed the appointment of Sir Jerry Mateparae as an independent moderator to assist in discussions between the Government of Papua New Guinea and the Autonomous ...

THE recent installation of three telecommunication towers in the Shortland islands has not only enhanced connectivity for ...

An initial hearing of a class action against mining giant Rio Tinto over the toxic legacy of the Panguna copper mine on the autonomous island of Bougainville has been held in Papua New Guinea.