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ABC News
30-06-2025
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- ABC News
bomb disposal charity signs agreement to deal with UXOs in Bougainville
The South Pacific region was the site of fierce battles during World War Two, with thousands of bombs dropped and munitions fired, by both the Allied and Japanese forces. However 80 years on the leftover unexploded bombs or ordnances still litter old battlefields and are a danger to communities. Earlier this month, the Australian Defence Force and soldiers from six countries were in PNG's East New Britain as part of Operation Render Safe, identifying and destroying leftover ordnances. Furthe east, the government of Bougainville has signed an agreement with US-British charity HALO Trust and the US government to deal with its unexploded ordnance problem. FEATURED: Simon Conway from the HALO Trust
Scoop
23-06-2025
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- Scoop
NZDF Targets Unexploded Ordnance In Papua New Guinea
Press Release – New Zealand Defence Force The Kiwis joined personnel from Australia, Canada, France, Japan, Papua New Guinea, the United States and United Kingdom for Operation Render Safe, an operation that has been targeting explosive remnants of war (ERW) left throughout the Pacific after … Four New Zealand Army Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) operators have joined an Australian Defence Force-led operation to locate, identify and plan for disposal of Second World War-era ordnance in the East New Britain region of Papua New Guinea. The Kiwis joined personnel from Australia, Canada, France, Japan, Papua New Guinea, the United States and United Kingdom for Operation Render Safe, an operation that has been targeting explosive remnants of war (ERW) left throughout the Pacific after the Second World War for over 20 years. More than 25,000 people have been injured or killed in Papua New Guinea by ERW since the Second World War. Captain C led the New Zealand Defence Force (NZDF) team working within Combined Joint Task Force Wallaby to reduce explosive threats facing the communities of East New Britain. 'Alongside our partners over three weeks, we have located, marked and indexed over 2800 items of Explosive Remnants of War and Unexploded Ordnance. These were primarily of US and Japanese origin and ranged from 75mm anti-aircraft shells to 500lb bombs to Type 93 torpedoes. 'Concurrently, we conducted an education programme at local schools to inform the children about the dangers of these items, as they are the ones who are commonly finding them while playing in the jungle.' Operation Render Safe will return in 2026 to conduct disposal of the identified items.
Scoop
23-06-2025
- General
- Scoop
NZDF Targets Unexploded Ordnance In Papua New Guinea
Four New Zealand Army Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) operators have joined an Australian Defence Force-led operation to locate, identify and plan for disposal of Second World War-era ordnance in the East New Britain region of Papua New Guinea. The Kiwis joined personnel from Australia, Canada, France, Japan, Papua New Guinea, the United States and United Kingdom for Operation Render Safe, an operation that has been targeting explosive remnants of war (ERW) left throughout the Pacific after the Second World War for over 20 years. More than 25,000 people have been injured or killed in Papua New Guinea by ERW since the Second World War. Captain C led the New Zealand Defence Force (NZDF) team working within Combined Joint Task Force Wallaby to reduce explosive threats facing the communities of East New Britain. 'Alongside our partners over three weeks, we have located, marked and indexed over 2800 items of Explosive Remnants of War and Unexploded Ordnance. These were primarily of US and Japanese origin and ranged from 75mm anti-aircraft shells to 500lb bombs to Type 93 torpedoes. 'Concurrently, we conducted an education programme at local schools to inform the children about the dangers of these items, as they are the ones who are commonly finding them while playing in the jungle.' Operation Render Safe will return in 2026 to conduct disposal of the identified items.
