Pita Waqanivalu appointed new CFO of Fiji Rugby

Chartered Accountant Pita Tutuvula Waqanivalu has been appointed as the new Chief Financial Officer (CFO) for Fiji Rakavi Football Union (FRU). In his new role, Mr Waqanivalu will lead FRU’s financial operations, strengthen governance frameworks, drive …

Networked water governance in Papua New Guinea’s WaSH era

Grant Walton, Safa Fanaian and John Cox This is the first article in a two-part series reporting on recent research by WaterAid, World Vision PNG and the ANU Development Policy Centre. Access to clean water and sanitation is a fundamental human right yet …

New Species of Bird Discovered in Papua New Guinea

Using camera traps, ornithologists have photographed a previously unknown species of jewel-babbler in the forested karst of the Southern Fold Mountains in Papua New Guinea. Camera trap images of the holotype and two paratypes of Ptilorrhoa urrissia, taken …

Missing RAAF Beaufort bomber from WWII found in Papua New Guinea after 82 years

After more than eight decades, the mystery of a missing World War II aircraft and its Australian crew has finally been solved, with wreckage discovered in Papua New Guinea confirmed as the downed aircraft. The wreckage of the World War II Beaufort bomber …

Island Passage Exploration Reports on First Porphyry Copper-Style Mineralization Encountered on its EL02 Project ...

The Company has commissioned initial petrographic rock descriptions, including scanning electron microscopic (SEM) analysis. These veins and breccias crosscut (dominantly) volcanic rocks of andesitic composition and lesser intrusive rocks (syenogranite, …

Papua New Guinea region struck by strong 6.5 magnitude earthquake

A powerful earthquake has shaken the Papua New Guinea region, according to seismic data from the United States Geological Survey (USGS). The tremor, which registered a preliminary magnitude of 6.5, struck near the provincial capital of Goroka in the …

Low-Cost Housing in Papua New Guinea: What Options Actually Exist?

Housing has become one of Papua New Guinea’s most urgent social and economic challenges. In towns and cities, rents continue to rise faster than wages, land remains difficult to access, and many families find themselves locked out of formal home ownership …

Missing RAAF Beaufort bomber from WWII found in Papua New Guinea after 82 years

Magnitude 6.5 earthquake rocks Papua New Guinea

Dec. 22, 2025, 9:57 a.m. ET A 6.5 magnitude earthquake rocked the island nation of Papua New Guinea on Monday morning, according to the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). The quake struck at 10:31 a.m. UTC (5:31 a.m. ET) in the city of Goroka, the USGS …

Papua New Guinea struck by 6.4 magnitude earthquake

Home News Papua New Guinea struck by 6.4 magnitude earthquake It is reported that the quake’s epicentre was located at a depth of 108.8 kilometres. New Delhi: Papua New Guinea was struck by an earthquake measuring 6.4 on the Richter Scale at around 10:31: …