On Tuesday 6 September we hosted Nanaia Mahuta, NZ minister for foreign affairs, and a delegation from the NZ embassy. The plan was to take them to a remote village by plane to see the impact that NZ development funds were having in a typical community. Glenys and I were roped in as the two Kiwi pilots in country. We flew to Tsendiap, about 15 minutes from Hagen but at the same time a world away. It was clearly a moving experience for the minister as she experienced first hand both the isolation that makes life so hard for remote people in Papua New Guinea, and the warmth of those same people as they came to show their appreciation.
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The community came to the airstrip to welcome us
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Welcome banner at Tsendiap
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Ceremony by the health clinic
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| Speeches |
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Tupela meri pailot
(Two women pilots)
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Tsendiap airstrip
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Back in Hagen after our visit
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Press releases:
Pacific priorities at the forefront
Support for health
Foreign minister to visit Papua New Guinea
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