Pacific

Islands

Monthly

Vol. 59 No. 14

Voice Of The Pacific

February, ’B9

Cover Story i 6

Malaria was once thought to be going the way of measles and smallpox: eradication of mosquito breeding environments, spraying and new drugs had, it was believed, put paid the tropical world’s greatest killer. But nature is flexible, and as Robert Simms learned, malaria is back with a vengeance. Researchers warn, too, that the much-heralded vaccine is at least a decade away from practical application and may not be the cure-all the people of the Pacific hope.

Cover Illustration: Edd Aragon

NEW PRESIDENT'S GOOD TIDINGS FOR THE REGION 8 Reagan hardly knew the Pacific existed: George Bush seems to be aware of its economic ana strategic importance RUSSELL MARSHALL EMERGES AS A CHEMICAL WEAPONS

Hardliner . 9

NZ’s Foreign Minister was conspicuously vocal at a Paris conference TONGA TAKES THE OLD-FASHIONED APPROACH TO AIDS 10 Virtue is expected to save the Kingdom from the ‘sin virus’

AUSTRALIA'S MAN IN PORT MORESBY TO DEPART 12 And Waigani blunders, misrepresenting his reasons for leaving

A New Broom In Rarotonga 13

Geoffrey Henry returns to power, promising to salvage the Cooks’ economy

Foreign Investment Raises Hawaiian Hackles 14

Japanese property buyers worry locals 'GRAVE ROBBERS' CAUSE OUTRAGE ON MAUI 15 Resort project disturbs ancient burial sites and native feelings

Peaceniks And Paedophiles In Manila 21

Philippines authorities overreact to a regional peace conference THE OLD FIRM FLEXES NEW MUSCLES 22 Burns Philp, the quintessential islands trader, looks to the future GATHERING THE FORESTS OF THE FUTURE 26 Australian scientists work to provide fuel for a wood-starved world

America's Island Membarassment 31

A Soviet ‘theft 9 draws unwelcome atten tion to US treatment of the Marshalls

Forum: Building A New

Pacific 33

Noumea observer C S Hopman tells how to avoid a region of banana republics

Acting Editor Carson Creagh Deputy Editor Richard Dinnen Editorial Adviser John Carter Art Director Michelle Havenstein Contributors Robin Bromby C S Hopman Stuart Inder Michael Monaity David S North Frank Senge Robert Simms Ingrid Strewe

Publisher Geoffrey Hussey

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