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Academic’s warning over PNG settlement evictions – doomed to failure?

March 10, 2026

By Johnny Blades, RNZ Pacific journalist A Papua New Guinean anthropologist has warned that a campaign by authorities to remove communities from informal settlements in Port Moresby will not solve growing social problems in PNG’s capital. The government is determined to end the role of settlements as what Prime Minister James Marape describes as “breeding ... <a title="Academic’s warning over PNG settlement evictions – doomed to failure?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/10/academics-warning-over-png-settlement-evictions-doomed-to-failure/" aria-label="Read more about Academic’s warning over PNG settlement evictions – doomed to failure?">Read more</a>

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PNG orders investigation into Conflict islands ‘sale’ – no deal, says Rosso

September 1, 2022

By Gorethy Kenneth of the PNG Post-Courier The Conflict group of islands in Papua New Guinea’s Milne Bay province cannot be sold to foreign interests, Parliament has been told. Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Lands John Rosso said yesterday the privately-owned controversial islands would instead be turned into an environmental marine conservation area. Irked ... <a title="PNG orders investigation into Conflict islands ‘sale’ – no deal, says Rosso" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/09/01/png-orders-investigation-into-conflict-islands-sale-no-deal-says-rosso/" aria-label="Read more about PNG orders investigation into Conflict islands ‘sale’ – no deal, says Rosso">Read more</a>