Easter Island
New 3D models of Easter Island’s Rapa Nui statues
High-resolution 3D modelling has been used to uncover new information about the famous statues of Rapa Nui - Easter Island. Carl Lipo, from the Department Of Anthropology at Binghamton University in… Audio
New evidence may change the Easter Island story
New clues found on Easter Island Rapa Nui challenge the idea that warfare and stripped resources led to a cataclysmic population crash. Audio
Rapa Nui conservationists warn against 'selfies with sea turtles'
A campaign is underway in on Easter Island to raise awareness about the vulnerability of seas turtles that inhabit the island and its waters.
Rapa Nui statues damaged by wild fire
A wild fire has damaged the enigmatic statues on Rapa Nui, or Easter Island, with some of the charring said to be irreparable.
Courthouse torched, police assaulted during Rapa Nui unrest
Reports from Chile say there have been serious disturbances on Rapa Nui after a family tried to lynch a homicide suspect.
Dateline Pacific morning edition for 21 January 2019
Papua New Guinea's opposition is hoping to have a vote of no-confidence in prime minister Peter O'Neill in parliament next month; Papua New Guinea is facing trenchant criticism from Human Rights Watch… Audio
Rapa Nui statues marked freshwater sources - study
Rapa Nui's moai, or human figure statues, were ancient markers for freshwater in the territory, also known as Easter Island - according to a new study. Audio
Rapa Nui propose carving replica of moai to swap with British Museum
People of Rapa Nui, or Easter Islanders, have proposed creating a copy of a moai to swap with an original they are seeking to have repatriated.
Precautions underway on Rapa Nui to contain dengue
Precautions against the spread of dengue fever are underway on Rapa Nui after an outbreak of the mosquito-borne disease.
Easter Island statues returned to people of Rapa Nui
Rapa Nui's famous moai are being placed back under the guardianship of the people of the island.
Pacific correspondent Mike Field
On the edge of extinction, Japan reluctantly agrees to measures to try and save Pacific Bluefin tuna, the indigenous Rapanui of Easter Island vote on huge marine park, but the Kermadecs has still not… Audio
Massive South Pacific Ocean garbage patch a 'dead place'
A marine conservationist says the massive marine 'garbage patch' he's just returned from in the South Pacific is completely devoid of marine life. Audio
Easter Island Mysteries - Professor Carl Lipo
It's been held up for decades as a story of ecocide. A group of polynesian settlers land on the shores of Easter Island or Rapa Nui - they build farms and erect the giant stone statues which still… Audio
Rafts take ancient journey for science
Two traditional rafts making a round-trip from Peru to Rapa Nui are hoping their journey will assist scientists as well as give an insight into the history of the region.
Satellite tech to police Rapa Nui marine reserve
International conservationists say the cutting edge satellite surveillance tech known as 'eyes on the sea' will be employed to police the newly declared Easter Island marine reserve.
Rapa Nui marine reserve created by Chile
Chile has declared more than 300,000 square kilometres of ocean around Rapa Nui or Easter Island as marine reserve
Rapa Nui plan massive marine reserve
Chile is planning to create a massive marine reserve to protect the fish stocks of Easter Island.
Easter Island Obsidian
Analysis of obsidian artefacts now challenge the generally accepted idea that civilisation on Easter Island collapsed due to self-induced environmental degradation - with anthropologist Prof Thegn… Audio
Science with Dr Siouxsie Wiles
Genomic data shows Polynesians from Easter Island made contact with Native Americans long before the Europeans did. A Study of racehourses disqualified because of doubts about their gender, leads… Audio
