Breaking News: Waigani National Court Nullifies 2022 Election of Kagua-Erave MP Maina Pano. Port Moresby, 8 September 2025. THE Waigani National Court this morning has nullified the 2022 election victory of Hon. Maina Pano, Member of Parliament for Kagua-Erave. The Court found irregularities significant enough to invalidate the result, and has consequently declared a by-election for the Kagua-Erave Open seat. The petitioner in this Election Petition case is the runner up, Mr. Immanuel Loma Pamea

Papua New Guinea's Governor General has intervened to prevent the country's election from failing. The election has been running for almost a month but has been plagued by violence and delays. The Governor General says he has approved a two-week extension for the results to be handed up, saying it would have been impossible to complete the vote counting by Friday. PNG correspondent Natalie Whiting has the details from Port Moresby. | ABC News