Interesting (and also quite funny) to note that Eriku Oval, as mentioned in troppo's article, is only a 30 second walk from the shops, supermarkets, etc - as inquired about in NMC's post. Not only that but also an easy 2 minutes drive from the compound of the company in question! He he he! How's that for an answer?
But seriously, I mean - where else in the world are flight crew presented with the opportunity to go to the shops for a bottle of milk, and then completely enexpectedly, find that they also get free front row seats to an imminent tribal war at the very same time? Like to see something that cool in Voyeur's 'Virgin Staff' section.....
NMC - when NCA included a line in their recruitment add saying 'the living in PNG is a challenge - the flying in PNG is a challenge', they weren't kidding. But if this other person genuinely thinks they're up for a walk on the wild side, tell them to stop getting their friends to post on prune, and go visit NCA for a look at the place!