Pacific

Islands

Monthly

Vol 59, No. 3

Voice Of The Pacific

March, ’BB

Page 36

Cover Story se

The Pacific presents many challenges for would-be investors small internal markets, a lack of skilled labour, high costs, irregular transport and large distances between nations but there remain real business prospects in most

territories. A nation by nation analysis

by Robin Bromby.

Torres Strait On The

Brink 10

A plea for independence.

Nz’S Illegal Immigrant

Crackdown 12

The Government gets tough on island over-stayers.

Maori Land Rights

Struggle 13

Continuing battle escalates.

Aid Rush To Fiji 14

Foreign assistance is now flooding in to the beleaguered nation.

Leontieff Gets Tough 16

French Polynesia s strongman takes off the gloves.

Png A Nation Divided 18

Why regionalism is tearing the country apart.

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Mining The Rim Of Fire 20

El Dorado or albatross for the region?

CASTING THEIR FATE TO THE WINDS 24 The year’s big long haul yacht races.

Forum: Indonesia A Giant Awakens... 26

Behind Indonesia’s Pacific ambitions.

Hawaii’S Renaissance Man 47

Maui Loa: artist, surfer, activist.

Editor Larry Writer Deputy Editor

Carson Creagh

Art Director Warren Scott Editorial Advisei John Carter Contributors

Frank Senge

Nicolas Rothwell Jack Kelleher Robin Bromby John Connell Karen Earnshaw Ed Rampell John Hunter Sven Wahlroos

Publisher Geraldine Raton Managing Editor Arnold Earnshaw

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