Pacific

Islands

Monthy

Vol 59, No. 10

Voice Of The Pacific

October, ’BB

Cover Story 20

AMID complaints of poor organisation and accusations of a racially biased, politicised “celebration”, almost 2000 dancers, performers and craftspeople from around the region the northern Queensland city of Townsville for September’s Fifth Festival of Pacific Arts.

Leonie Hellmers looks behind the reports and finds an overall success story.

“Barbaric” Assault On Controversial Judge 10

Justice Barnett: a victim of raskols or payback?

OLD FOES UNITE IN NEW CALEDONIA 12 Tjibaou, Lafleur benefit from PM Roc ard’s flying visit to Noumea NAURUANS STILL GROUNDED: NO TAKEOFF IN SIGHT 15 Airline safety dispute still unresolved as inconvenience spreads MIXED RECEPTION FOR FORUM IN NUKUALOFA 16 Delegates applaud new directions, but media left out in the cold

How Sunia Came To Grief 18

A case of greed or too many traditional obligations?

Polluted Paradise Causes Concern 37

Hawaii suffers the industrialised world’s nightmare acid rain

A Brighter Future For Pacific

Agriculture 24

New breeds and disease-resistant varieties bring promise to the region’s farmers

Westpac Expands Its Regional

Holdings 28

Niue, Tuvalu and the Cooks get branches

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Rabaul: Rumbles Of

Destruction

PNGs loveliest town faces shaky prospects

Power From The Sea 38

A unique Norwegian/Tongan venture for cheap wave-generated electricity

Pacific People: New Zealnd’S

Ranginui Walker 40

Maoridoms “instant radical” becomes its "elder statesman "

Deputy Editor Carson Creagh Art Director Samantha Foster Editorial Adviser John Carter Contributors Russell Blong Robin Bromby Deborah Cass Leonie Hellmers John Hunter Mesake Koroi Rex Matthews Michael Moriarty David S North Frank Senge Publisher and Managing Editor Geoffrey Hussey Advertising Sales Sydney & Melbourne — Warren Grey (02) 288 3521 Fergus Maclagan (02) 412 3918: Brisbane — Robert Walker (07) 3710533 Adelaide — Hastwell Williamson Representations (08) 79 9522

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