Indonesia Archive

  • Catherine Delahunty

    Murder in West Papua - by Catherine Delahunty



    The events of the past two weeks in West Papua have been a savage reminder that our neighbours just to the north are not free. First there was the attack on striking miners at Freeport McMoran, possibly the world’s most disastrous gold mining area, and the competition for that title is huge. The workforce was [...] read more
    October 25, 2011 1:43 pm - 3 Comments
  • Keith Locke

    Balibo movie – a must see - by Keith Locke



    On Monday I attended an Amnesty International preview screening of Balibo, a stunning drama on the 1975 execution of five Australian TV journalists by Indonesian troops invading East Timor. read more
    February 19, 2010 1:10 pm - 1 Comment
  • frog

    Forest friendly furniture - by frog



    Russel made it into the Jakarta Post this week with his increasingly successful campaign to stop the import of Kwila timber furniture to New Zealand. “We’ve been trying to persuade New Zealanders not to buy furniture made from Indonesian timbers that have been illegally harvested,” said Dr. Russel Norman, co-leader of the NZ Green Party [...] read more
    August 13, 2008 3:08 pm - 31 Comments
  • frog

    Orangutan Island - by frog



    The Indonesian Embassy and documentary producers Natural History New Zealand hosted Russel and Jeanette along with some 180 other people at Peter Jackson’s studios – Park Road Post Production – last night for the launch of the nature documentary series Orangutan Island. Jeanette also spoke briefly to the gathering. Orangutan Island is a 13 part [...] read more
    May 29, 2008 11:07 am - 2 Comments