At least one man died and two were injured on Thursday when tribal fighting resumed in Tari in Papua New Guinea's Hela Provincee.
Tari in PNG's Hela Province Photo: RNZI/Melvin Levongo
Our correspondent said the fighting appeared to have been a revenge attack after deadly clashes last month.
Since March about 20 people have died in Hela as a result of tribal clashes.
One long time resident, Richard Laa, spoke of the fighting becoming a normal trend with 'war lords' using the town as staging area for the battles.
He said the fighting had put many innocent lives at risk.