Getting anything done smoothly is a Herculean effort in Papua New Guinea.
The smooth resettling of up to 3000 refugees from Manus is, in the words of one observer, "totally out of this world. I mean, what can you say." There are numerous logistical problems to this grand plan.
The proposed site for the Australian-run refugee centre sits just two degrees from the equator.
Manus island has two weather settings: torrential downpour and baking, humid 35 degree heat.
The mud and lush green forest that surround its sparse but generally well-serviced roads, a rarity in PNG, form the perfect breeding ground for Malaria bearing mosquitoes.
While the governments of PNG and Australia have clamped down on media access to the current 215 asylum seekers housed in tents at Lombrum Naval base, reports of extreme stress have surfaced.
Late last year 19 asylum seekers rioted in a recreational room, an incident which lead PNG police to charge them with assault.
Earlier this year one man poured accelerant over himself and threatened to light himself on fire.
Former staff at the centre have come out to decry conditions, foreshadowing last week's UN human rights agency report which also criticised conditions at the centre.
The former medical staff told the ABC some medical equipment was not available, and they struggled to help a security worker who suffered a heart attack.
Regular water flow and interruptions to electricity supply have also been a problem, although the Australian government has said those issues have been fixed.
Work is soon expected to begin on a permanent facility - but landowner groups demand employment opportunities and monetary compensation for use of land they traditionally lay claim to.
When asked last year about the potential for landowners to cause trouble if they did not get their way, local MP Ronnie Knight laughed.
"This is PNG mate. If they want to cause trouble, they'll cause trouble," he said, weeks before landowners threatened to shut down Momote airport.
Australia has had form in the past hiring outside security contractors, such as G4S, who are unpopular on Manus because they employ "mainland staff."
Prime Minister Peter O'Neill has repeatedly said he expects asylum seekers at the site to be treated humanely, even though he ordered the removal of the police mobile squad from Manus following the death of a young man allegedly caused by members of the squad last week.
Mr O'Neill has also said he expects the asylum seekers to be able to interact with Manus locals.
Lawyers working for PNG's opposition are soon expected to resurrect a constitutional challenge to the current Manus facility in the courts, weeks after an initial challenge was dismissed.
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