Posts Tagged ‘ Papua New Guinea ’

People and Power, Papua New Guinea Style

People and Power, Papua New Guinea Style

By the NewsHooker: Sitting in the comfortable surrounds of the Bismark Ramu offices in northeastern Madang, with broadband, air-conditioning and the relative comforts I’m used to in Australia, PNG and its accompanying drama seem a little like a surreal dream. The highs of making new Papuan friends and diving in the islands are balanced...

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Choppers, Special Ops Police and the NewsHooker

Choppers, Special Ops Police and the NewsHooker

Well I'm on the road again to an area called Kainantu. The road is good, the sun is out, reggae music is being played on the bus stereo and the countryside passing my window is breathtaking.

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PNG Maternal Health in Crisis

PNG Maternal Health in Crisis

Developed Pacific countries such as Australia should do more to help combat the "horrific" maternal health crisis in PNG.

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PNG Battles Multiple Disease Outbreaks

PNG Battles Multiple Disease Outbreaks

Hundreds of people in PNG have been reported killed and thousands infected by cholera, dysentery and influenza.

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PNG: BBC Team Finds New Giant Rat Species

PNG: BBC Team Finds New Giant Rat Species

A BBCTV expedition team has discovered a new species of giant rat while filming in a volcano in the jungle of Papua New Guinea.

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