Pacific Games Relay in Port Moresby
The Relay around Moresby Northwest was organised by the NCDC and began its run in Gerehu.
Huge crowds watched as the Baton was run by the appointed runners through the suburb and then down along Waigani Drive.
The Relay passed by the large secondary schools at Gerehu before travelling past the Nature Park and University before heading through the commercial district at Waigani and swinging a massive right hand turn through the Waigani traffic down Wards Road, to Murray Barracks.
The students of Murray Barracks Primary School lined Wards Road where the Relay slowed down down to allow them all to touch the Baton.
The Baton was then taken to a number of Games sponsors during the afternoon with visits to Steamships Hotels and then on to the Napa Napa Refinery so the Puma Energy staff could see the Baton.
The Baton then made a surprise stop at Papa Village before being taken through the PNG LNG site for photos with the staff and Oil Search NCD Ambassador, Gerea Aopi.
The PNG LNG Project is a 6.9 million tonne per annum (MTPA) integrated LNG project operated by ExxonMobil PNG Limited. The gas is sourced from the Hides, Angore and Juha gas fields and from associated gas in the Kutubu, Agogo, Moran and Gobe Main oil fields.
From there the Baton was run into the Team PNG event at Murray Barracks where Team PNG, over 700 strong, was farewelled by the Prime Minister Peter O’Neill and all their families.
The Relay team was invited to share the Relay experience with the team and talk about the overwhelming support they have witnessed for the team as they travelled across the country over the last 96 days.
The Oil Search Pacific Games Relay continues its three days of Relays today with Wednesday being Moresby North-east, Thursday Moresby South and Friday the remaining Hiri west villages with the NCD finale at Sir Herbert Murray Stadium from 5pm.
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