As named events, Pacific cyclones often have their own distinct personalities. Some become...
Category - Pacific and PNG
My education journey… from the Sepik River
My name is Judah Kutkue. I am 23. I was born and raised in a family of seven sisters and three...
The Pacific bubble takes shape
There is no doubting the importance of tourism and labour mobility to the Pacific. With few and...
The PNG kina during COVID-19: standing out from the crowd
The world has witnessed large currency swings in recent months. In particular, countries with high...
Revisiting the concept of political participation in the Pacific
In April 2019, the announcement of Manasseh Sogavare as the new Prime Minister of Solomon Islands...
Faith and health in the time of COVID-19
In a recent article on the Devpolicy Blog, authors Monica Minnegal and Peter Dwyer expressed alarm...
Pivoting New Zealand’s Aid Programme to respond to COVID-19
People’s health and livelihoods sit at the core of what we do at the New Zealand Ministry of...
The Porgera mine in PNG: some background
Breaking late on 24 April 2020, Papua New Guinea Prime Minister James Marape announced that his...
Vanuatu: a tourism sector perspective on potential recovery from...
In mid-January 2020, Vanuatu formed a National Coronavirus Taskforce to begin preparing the country...
Responding to COVID-19 in PNG: NGOs and health workers
In Papua New Guinea, the last few weeks have seen confirmed COVID-19 cases rise from one to eight...