The National Capital District (NCD) Governor Powes Parkop embraced Highlands Region Day in the Amazing Port Moresby PNG Story celebration on Saturday July 19th at the Sir Hubert Murray Stadium.
Governor Parkop in welcoming the public to the celebration, acknowledged the cultural depth of Papua New Guinea’s Highlands region heritage as part of the PNG 50th Independence Jubilee.
“Our people up in the highlands, dynamic people, great history and tradition, have been living on this land of New Guinea thousands of years, 10,000 plus.”
He emphasized the region’s early advancements, noting, “We have been settling and doing agriculture long before perhaps Europe, Asia, maybe even Africa.”
Parkop praised the highland’s continuing contribution: “In the contemporary PNG too, we continue to be dynamic people, dynamic communities, proud of our culture and tradition, and contributing immensely to the 50 years that we mark this year.”
Meanwhile, Governor Parkop praised the support from the University of Papua New Guinea students for embracing the program put together, creating momentum and a vibe, and importantly the narrative to get to 16th of September 2025.”
Highlighting the value of heritage, Parkop stated, “We are going to be proud of our culture and our tradition and our song and dance. That is our heritage. It defines who we are.”
“We must maintain those heritages that have for a long time sustained our people. Sustained our ancestors. It is worth it. We must keep them and use it as a solid foundation for the next 50 years.”
As the Highlands version of the PNG story unfolded, Parkop encouraged celebration.
“Let’s have a great celebration in the Highlands version of the Papua New Guinea story.”
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