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 The SP PNG Hunters are pleased to announce that former assistant coach and current PNG Kumuls head coach Stanley Tepend has been confirmed as Head Coach of the club for the 2023 season. The club has also named an official 39-man training squad who will begin preparations next week for the 2023 Hostplus Cup competition. Tepend’s appointment as Head Coach is the latest milestone in a decorated professional coaching career that began in Papua New Guinea’s own Digicel Cup competition. Tepend’s success in this competition saw him win four premierships with the Lae Snax Tigers over a nine-year period before joining the SP PNG Hunters as an assistant coach in 2022.  Stanley Tepend is new PNG Hunters head Coach  Since then, Tepend has gone on to be named the PNG Kumuls Head Coach and has already enjoyed success at this level in both the mid-year Pacific Test and most recently in the Rugby League World Cup.  The club is extremely proud to have secured the services of one of Papua New Guinea’s ...

New Zealand Prime Minister Chris Hipkins was given a rousing welcome when he visited Gordons Market  in Port Moresby at 10am this morning. Not precisely a red carpet welcome, but the joy, laughter, cheers and energy of the people was enough to relay a message to the people of New Zealand, that their investment in gifting Gordons Market to PNG, has played a significant role in the empowerment of the people of PNG. As highlighted by NCD Governor Powes Parkop, who accompanied Prime Minister Hipkins, fresh fruits & vegetables from other parts of PNG are either shipped or air freighted to Gordons Market to meet the food demands of NCD residents. He said Gordons Market will continue to be the empowerment factor for small to medium enterprise and the informal sector. Vendors, mothers, women, children, Papua New Guineans from all walks of life as well as members of the Royal Papua New Guinea Constabulary were honoured with the visit by New Zealand Prime Minister and his entourage. Mr Hipki...