CoveragePost
April 16, 2026
RNZ Pacific Ten people have died in a landslide in Gazelle district in Papua New Guinea’s East New Britain Province following continuous heavy rain, according to local news media reports. The disaster occurred after the Toriu River burst its banks after intense rainfall and severe weather conditions experienced across the region over the past few ... <a title="Deadly landslide claims 10 lives in PNG’s East New Britain, reports local media" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/16/deadly-landslide-claims-10-lives-in-pngs-east-new-britain-reports-local-media/" aria-label="Read more about Deadly landslide claims 10 lives in PNG’s East New Britain, reports local media">Read more</a>
CoveragePost
September 7, 2023
By Dianne Wilson in Rabaul, PNG As the Papua New Guinea government continues its globe trotting, the Nonga Base hospital in Rabaul, East New Britain province, is facing a crisis with no morgue cooling chamber for the last five years. The dead are piled on top of each other and are put into chest freezers ... <a title="Rabaul hospital’s morgue out of service for five years – funding needed" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/09/07/rabaul-hospitals-morgue-out-of-service-for-five-years-funding-needed/" aria-label="Read more about Rabaul hospital’s morgue out of service for five years – funding needed">Read more</a>
CoveragePost
July 13, 2023
PNG Post-Courier Papua New Guinea police in East New Britain have launched a 21-day operation to clamp down on community conflicts in the province. Police operation camps have also been set up at conflict hotspots. ENB provincial police commander Chief Inspector Januarius Vosivai said the aim of the operation was to ease tension to allow ... <a title="PNG police launch 21-day crackdown on East New Britain conflicts" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/07/13/png-police-launch-21-day-crackdown-on-east-new-britain-conflicts/" aria-label="Read more about PNG police launch 21-day crackdown on East New Britain conflicts">Read more</a>
CoveragePost
July 24, 2022
By Paul Bungtabu and Poreni Umau in Rabaul It took 20 years and just three votes to unshackle anti-corruption champion Dr Allan Marat’s grip on the Rabaul Open seat in East New Britain Province in Papua New Guinea’s general election. His reign finally came to an end at 5pm yesterday when Rabaul Open Returning Officer ... <a title="Three vote defeat in PNG election and Rabaul’s Marat set to retire" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/07/24/three-vote-defeat-in-png-election-and-rabauls-marat-set-to-retire/" aria-label="Read more about Three vote defeat in PNG election and Rabaul’s Marat set to retire">Read more</a>
