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Security forces and PNG Electoral Commission officials in the Southern Highlands Province met this week to look at strategies to complete counting before 12 August, the new date for the return of writs for the 2022 National General Election. “Counting in the province is a bit slow so I had a meeting with the Provincial Election Manager Mr Alwynn Jimmy, the Quick Response Force Commanders, Provincial Police Commander Chief Inspector Daniel Yangen and the electoral officials in the province to strategise on how we can fast-track the counting,” Highlands Western End Commander acting Assistant Commissioner John Kale said. Mr Kale said counting in the Southern Highlands province is so far progressing well without any major election related issues, however, he has received police intelligence reports of an alleged build-up of firearms within Mendi township. There were also reports of certain candidates intending to block off the two roads into Mendi from Tente and Kiburu but they were warned...

Join us as we visit our last garden of the year and of course it is my favourite English garden – RHS Wisley, to me the home of modern British horticulture. Of course I love Kew too, but it is truly a butt-pain to visit, unless the Royal gardens can provide me with a special parking permit. Anyway, we spent the best part of the day with a camera and the key parts have been stitched together for this extended video. You may have caught one or two of the of the videos we have published that are included here but this time you can just sit and watch the whole experience in one go without trying to find all of the other parts. If you would like to see more content like this then pop over to our YouTube channel ‘Walking Talking Gardeners’. It is also free and you will have the pick of any of the videos we have published over the past year. While you are there why not support our channel by subscribing? It is absolutely free and you can be notified of whenever we publish a n...