Timor Leste
'They think we're pigs': Timor-Leste's rubbish dump is making people sick
Rubbish from the capital Dili, home to about 300,000 people, is transported and dumped in the 23-hectare landfill, about 12 kilometres west of the city.
The 'every-single-street' movement
No one has completed all 39,137 streets of Greater London, but in 2014, Noelle Poulson walked every street within London's congestion zone. She joins the show to discuss why she did it and what she… Audio
Timor-Leste 20 years on from independence
When Timor-Leste emerged independent from Indonesia 20 years ago, it was hailed as the first new nation of the 21st century. RNZ's The Detail reflects on the role New Zealand played there.
MP Phil Twyford pulls out of Timor-Leste trip after positive Covid-19 test
Twyford is the second Labour MP to test positive today, with Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern earlier revealing she had also contracted the virus.
Ramos-Horta takes commanding lead in Timor-Leste's presidential election
The independence leader and Nobel laureate Jose Ramos-Horta previously served as prime minister, then as the country's second president from 2007 to 2012.
A month after floods hit, Timor-Leste is struggling
A month after being hit with devastating floods, thousands of people remain at evacuation centres in Timor-Leste.
Maritime boundaries: Vanuatu to learn from Timor
Vanuatu says it's keen to learn from Timor Leste about maritime boundaries.
Crocodiles: The deadly totems of Timor-Leste
Numbers of the sacred predators have grown, with a detrimental effect on the people of Timor-Leste. Vincent Paunovic travelled to Dili to explore the cultural significance of crocodiles and the…
Resistance leaders' sway still strong in Timor
Timor-Leste could face another election next year after the new government suffered a defeat in parliament on Tuesday.
Insight: Rebuilding Timor-Leste
Fifteen years since Timor-Leste proclaimed independence, a new generation tries to move on from its traumatic past. Sally Round investigates how the country's faring.
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NZ stresses Timor Leste's safety
New Zealand is pressing the message that Timor Leste is safe a decade after violent civil unrest saw peacekeepers sent to restore order. Audio
Timor-Leste 'safe' - NZ govt
New Zealand is pressing the message that Timor Leste is safe a decade after violent civil unrest saw this country send peacekeepers as part of a UN force. The force left five years ago, but observers… Audio
Agreement to boost Timor Leste economy
New Zealand and Timor Leste have signed a five-year agreement aimed at diversifying the Southeast Asian nation's economy away from oil.
Court to mediate Timor-Leste dispute with Australia
A dispute over the revenue from a huge gas field between Australia and Timor-Leste is to be settled by an internationally appointed mediator.
Timor Leste urged to diversify economy
Timor Leste needs to diversify its economy so it relies less on its depleting petroleum fund, Prime Minister John Key says.
Timor Govt urged to change spending policies to avoid running out of money
The Prime Minister says the the Government of Timor Leste will have to think long and hard about diversifying its economy. Audio
Timor running out of money
Timor Leste is running out of money because of the decline of its oil industry and Government overspending. Audio
Timor Leste's money drying up
Timor Leste is running out of money due to the decline of its oil industry and government overspending.
Bougainville second Pacific stop for aid ship
The United States Navy hospital ship, USNS Mercy, is in Arawa in Bougainville to provide medical and other assistance.
Australian police drop investigation into Balibo Five deaths
Australian police have abandoned a five-year investigation into the deaths of four Australian and one New Zealand journalist in Timor Leste in 1975. Audio
