The Kastom wok was a cultural obligation indebted by the people of New Ireland to thank Late Sir Michael Somare for his leadership and service throughout the province in his years as a teacher and Prime Minister.
They paraded into the main venue with a buro, a traditional ceremony accorded at any traditional feasting.
Governor Sir Julius Chan presented the Somare Family, a spear which symbolizes lordship, a Malangan mask to honor late Sir Michael as the great chief and 10 traditional shell money representing the 10 Local Level Governments in the province.
