Pacific

Islands

Monthly

Vol 63 No. 2

The News Magazine

February 1993

From The

Editor’S Desk 4

Letters 5

Headlines 7

Politics

test for change 11 Spreading the word 13 plan for unity 15

Business

Selling off the flag carrier 18

Relevision

Monopoly is out 21

Cover Stories

Disaster 22 Fiji radar fails 23

Special Report

Lament of the indigenous people 26 The New Zealand proof 29 Fighting back 32 Forging real solutions 35 Powerful Tabaran 37

Women

Juki’s creations 39

Health

Linguists battle aids 40

United States

New faces in Washington 46 Winter trial 47

Environment

Conserving forests 48

Sports

Sevens rugby kings to host interna tional tourney 51

Yachting

Shaking up Shakola 54

Shipping

Shipping schedules 56

Columnists

Jemima Garrett 38 Bill McCabe 42 Futa Helu 43 David Barber 45

Publisher: Brian O’Flaherty Editor: Mala Jagmohan Senior Writer: Martin Tiffany Correspondents: Christine Hatcher, David North, Ed Rampell, lan Williams, Johnson Honimae, Karen Mangnall, Liz Thompson, Nicholas Rothwell, Pesi Fonua, Wally Hiambohn.

Columnists: David Barber (Wellington), Futa Helu (Tonga, covering the Pacific Islands), Jemima Garrett (Sydney), Margot O’Neill (Washington), Julian Moti (Pacific Law), Alfred Sasako (The Forum).

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