PM Marape to meet with Tari Pori ward councilors

Tari Pori District DDA Meeting in progress chaired by local MP and Prime Minister James Marape (Image: NBC News/Peter Wari)

All eighty- one ward councilors from the Tari Pori District of Hela Province will meet face-to-face with their Local MP and Prime Minister, James Marape at the Hulukumaiya House in Tari.

The meeting brings together Local Level Government (LLG) presidents and ward councilors from across the district after the successful 2025 LLG Elections in the district.

Many of the councilors described the occasion as a rare opportunity to directly raise development priorities and community concerns with the Prime Minister.

Currently, meeting is in progress for the Tari Pori District Development Authority (DDA) chaired by the PM.

Ward councilors from the Tari Pori District and observers gather for the first meeting of this year with PM Marape and the DDA members at Hulukumaiya Building in Tari today (Image: NBC Owned/ Peter Wari)

The ward councilors have gathered at the venue and are awaiting the conclusion of the DDA session before their formal engagement with Prime Minister Marape begins.

DDA Chief Executive Officer, Jack Walara, confirmed that the eight-one ward councilors will officially receive their councilor badges today.

He stated that this is important as it symbolizes their roles as elected representatives and formal recognition of their leadership at the ward level.