Magi Highway News

12/11/2023

Lots of people at the Seve market, along our Magi Highway.

03/11/2023

part of the police check point after Bautama is getting sealed.

02/11/2023

Road works ongoing from the Bautama roundabout. It is good to see progress but the roads have been dusty since March and still need to be sealed.

23/10/2023

01/10/2023

Accident near March Girls...

A tragic car accident occurred last night, along the Maggi Highway in Central Province, claiming the lives of a young couple.

15/09/2023

"It's our time to plant" to make use of our ground to provide for ourselves and others and to secure the land for future generations. There is huge untapped agriculture opportunities along the Magi Highway! Let's get started...

05/09/2023

RESPECT AND PROTECT OUR HEALTHCARE WORKERS

Over the weekend I was very disappointed to hear that a St John Ambulance and it’s paramedics were threatened and attempted to be stopped by a group of men near Tubusereia village.

The ambulance was returning to Port Moresby after attending to an emergency near Gaire village.

According to St John, “the crew had to reverse, retreat and hide for about one hour” after “men yelled and pulled out bush knives threatening the ambulance staff”.

I completely condemn this behaviour/incident and I’m thankful police and St John’s security contractor responded quickly and prevented any further incidents.

These incidents along the Magi Highway have become more frequent, and it’s deeply disappointing that ambulances have been subjected to these attempts as well.

Let me remind Hiri-Koiari and Central Province as a whole that St John Ambulance is providing vital services free of charge and are working for the greater good of our communities.

To those men who attempted to hold up the ambulance, one day you or your family member might need medical attention and if you continue to threaten them, they will be within their rights to cease services to protect their staff from harm. When that happens, you won’t only put your family in a negative situation, but the rest of our community as well.

These men should be ashamed of their actions and I hope they become better citizens in the future.

This is not how Central Province treats outsiders, especially those who are trying to help us.

In general, I urge our people to remind your community that organisations like St John should be treated with respect and dignity as they travel through our district and province.

One day, you might be in an unfortunate situation to call an ambulance for an emergency. Just imagine if they couldn’t reach you or your family because hooligans tried to hold up them up.

Lets DU better and change our mindset!

Hon. Keith Iduhu, LLB, MP

30/06/2023

City Mission Celebrating Graduation and the new Community Hall...

28/06/2023

The people of the Abau district in the Central province continue to face challenges traveling to Port Moresby city to do business or just to visit,

22/06/2023

Update on burning power pole near Bautama roundabout, at 5pm the pole has been replaced and power should come back on soon.

21/06/2023

⚠️ ALERT pole between Bautama roundabout and Loloata turnoff about to fall over as of 8:00am 22nd June.

16/06/2023

HIRI-KOIARI SIGNS K1 MILLION CREDIT GUARANTEE SCHEME WITH MICRO BANK (MiBank)

Friday, 16 June 2023

Great news for Hiri-Koiari small business owners and aspiring entrepreneurs!

Yesterday, the Hiri-Koiari District Development Authority in partnership with Micro Bank Limited, signed a memorandum of understanding to pave way for Hiri-Koiari small to medium enterprises (SMEs) and entrepreneurs to apply for loans through the K1 million funding provided by HK DDA.

This now means that so long as you meet the requirements of MiBank, you are able to secure a loan from K2,000 to K50,000 to progress your business.

As MP for Hiri-Koiari, I was delighted to witness this momentous occasion and I am confident this scheme will go a long way for our business owners of Hiri-Koiari.

I thank MiBank for working tirelessly with the DDA to ensure this MOU was signed, and also give immense gratitude for their level of confidence for partnering with a newly established district like ours.

I am grateful for the hard work put in by the DDA, and stress that those who do apply for a loan, to ensure greater benefit through employment, community support and development goes back to our local communities.

I wish you all success in progressing your business plans, and look forward to hearing many success stories in the months to come.

Please find below photos from the event, and more information from the MOU signed.

Hon. Keith Iduhu, MP

02/06/2023

The so called culvert after the Bautama roundabout is clear again after being flooded the last few days. The culvert seems to be blocked up which slows down the water and also eroding away.

13/04/2023

⚠️ after the Bautama roundabout and just after the Loloata turnoff up on the hill side the pole is burning slowly and might fall any time soon. PNG Power has been notified.
(13th April 18:00)

Update: 20:30h
After the main line got disconnected the the brave lines man put out the fire. The power pole is still standing and will be replaced tomorrow.

08/12/2022

The preparation for the new Magi Highway road is progressing fast.

26/09/2022

Graduation Day yesterday, was successful
with 18 graduands.

We appreciate all supporting partners in the transformation journey of our societies and the nation as a whole.

19/09/2022

The 47th Independence Day of Papua New Guinea celebration here, also had volunteers, highlighting how our nation was formed.

Young trainees and the general public were informed of basic details of PNG's history from the first Christian missionaries to World War II in 1942. Words of appreciation and apologies were shared for the heroes who faced great challenges to build this nation.

There were also fun games that involve, team bonding experiences, like greasy pole, treasure hunt, chicken chase, obstacle course (tyres), tractor pulling, tug of war, bag race and a mini cultural show.

The traditional attires are from selected four different regions of Papua New Guinea.

Thanks everyone for supporting City Mission PNG and we are looking forward to work more with you all, to educate and change the lives of disadvantaged people.

03/09/2022

New road side market between Tubuseria and Barakau at the rain tree.

29/07/2022

10/07/2022

Bautama checkpoint coming up...

27/06/2022

19/06/2022

Some contestants along the Highway....