Over recent months, Kora – Your Cultural Guide from Papua New Guinea has evolved through a growing collection of essays exploring culture, history and identity across Papua New Guinea, Australia and Southeast Asia.
Recent articles have included reflections on Thailand, diaspora, remembrance, and the shared histories that connect nations throughout our region.
Although each article explores a different subject, together they reveal a consistent philosophy: inviting readers to see familiar places through another pair of eyes.
The latest essay, The Great Remembrance Trail, marks a new milestone in that journey.
Published to coincide with Papua New Guinea’s National Remembrance Day on 23 July 2026, the essay places Kokoda alongside other sites of remembrance across the Asia-Pacific, encouraging readers to see it not as an isolated campaign, but as part of a broader regional story.
The project has also inspired the development of a companion infographic and field guide, extending Kora’s storytelling beyond the written page and into a practical reference for travellers and readers alike.
Since her introduction, Kora has steadily found readers from Papua New Guinea, Australia and beyond by combining cultural storytelling with thoughtful reflections on the people, histories and ideas that shape our region.
“Kora was originally conceived as a cultural guide to Papua New Guinea,” said Glenn Armstrong, who directs and edits the project.
“Over time she has become something different. She now helps connect Papua New Guinea with its wider neighbourhood, exploring the people, places and stories that bind our region together.”
Armstrong also commented on the unusual creative partnership behind the project.
“AI and I both discuss Kora in the third person. That’s an interesting place to find yourself, as Kora has developed her own persona and her own voice.”
Kora recently asked the question: “Is AI the next telescope—a tool that extends human perception—or is it merely a mirror that reflects humanity back at itself in increasingly unexpected ways?”
“That may be one of the defining questions of this century, and I’m not yet convinced there is only one answer,” Armstrong added.
The journey continues.
As always, Kora’s invitation remains simple:
Another way of seeing.