Pacific

Islands

Monthly

/01. 62 No. 2

The News Magazine

February 1992

>Ng’S Paradox

?ich in resources, but with it comes 'iolence in the mines 9 legacy of political scandals 6 props in crisis, and farmers turn to Irug cultivation 11 Australia rethinks its PNG policy 23

Lur New Hand

ome of the new heads of regional rganisions, abai 14 'enilorea 15 otobalavu 16 olofa 17 fuller 20

Business:

lands disappoint ANZ 33 Pon the automotive road 34 orts Authority widens the Fiji ateway 38 ecession prompts a switch to aipan 33

He Region;

anuatu’s cyclone <po; Fiji set for Spain

AW: Moti on product liability in the Pacific

Technology:

Satellites: are they beyond our vision? 43 Fintel’s upgrading 43 Solar boost for satellites 47 Strategy for success 49 Set to copy in colour 51 Clones: cheap, but are they nasty? 52 VAT: computers could be the key 52 What the future holds 53

Art:

Film fantasy about Third World women 55 Ready for the Pacific Arts Festival? 27 Headlines 32 Letters 4 Shipping 39 Yachting 57 Barber, Wellington 13

O’Neill, Washington 21 25 McCabe on Trade 54 27 Sasako, From the Forum 26

Focus:

56 Cook Islands’ fruits of tradition 28

blisher: Geoffrey Hussey litor; Jate Moala sistant Editor: Beryl Cook nior Writer: Martin Tiffany AI Prince, Angela Carthy, David North, David Robie, ma McManus, Dykes Angiki, Frank tma, Franck Madoeuf, lan Williams, ie Nisbet, John Hunter, Karen ngnall, Lovenia Enari, Lito Vilisoni, cel Manua, Nicholas Rothwell, Pesi nua, Richard Dinnen. Ulafala Aiavao, illy Hiambohn

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Second hit: helicopter patrol over Bou gainville in 1989. CRA suffered another blow with the Mt Kare attack last month.