"Fijips" show
p. 131 · Read in the full issue
Their faces in Fiji
Fiji has a new thing called a Fijip”. Not a new national name or all the races—but a flower icdecked Mini-Moke.
Adorned with gay red-and-white triped canopies and intended as fun ;ars in the tradition of Hawaiian lune buggies, the Fijips are being ntroduced by United Touring Com >any at Nadi Airport.
Marketing expert from UTCs lead office in London, Mr. Andrew foung, says the company is starting vith three of the vehicles, but hopes o extend the number if they prove >opular.
The rate is cheap enough—sF2.oo iplus insurance) per day or $F 12.00 )er week. Mileage rate is 8 cents.
Mr. Young is spending three nonths in Fiji, supervising manage nent changeover from Mr. Don fottey, who has returned to Aus ralia, and Mr. Barry Gardner, who oined the company as manager in ate September. • New Zealand may have an mnual Polynesian “song and dance” : estival, and performers from Islands groups living in NZ will be invited :o perform. Announcing a SNZS,OOO *rant towards the festival, chairman Df the Maori Purposes Board, Mr.
Duncan Maclntyre, said that NZ tiad the talent to hold the best Polynesian festival of the Pacific.
While it would obviously be of tourist interest, the festival would primarily aim at encouraging Poly nesian music and dancing in NZ.