Pacific

Islands

Monthly

Vol 63 No. 4

The News Magazine

April 1993

From The

Editor’S Desk 4

Letters 5

Headlines 6

3Usiness

/leasuring up debts 11 Sputtering unions 12

le mines are rumbling 13 ourting the Asian tigers 15 iving landowners equity 17

Ougainville

window opened 19

Cover Story

psIOLand of discontent 20

Women

Cries from mothers of the land 24

Special Report

A blow to free press 26 Pohiva sued 29 Greater freedom 30 Ownership concerns 31

Science

Refugees on remote volcanoes 34

Profile

The Sunias’ rise from the ashes 36

Arts

An explosion of colour 40

New Zealand - A Pacific

Partner 42

Yachting

Ranthe Vua! 60

Shipping

Shipping schedules 61

Columnists

Bill McCabe 8 David Barber 9 Jemima Garrett 18 Alfred Sasako 39 Futa Helu 29

üblisher: Brian O’Flaherty ditor: Mala Jagmohan enior Writer: Martin Tiffany orrespondents: hristine Hatcher, David North, Ed Rampell, lan illiams, Johnson Honimae, Karen Mangnall, Liz lompson, Nicholas Rothwell, Pesi Fonua, Wally iambohn.

Dlumnists: David Barber (Wellington), Futa Helu onga, covering the Pacific Islands), Jemima arrett (Sydney), Margot O'Neill (Washington), lian Moti (Pacific Law), Alfred Sasako (The >rum). usiness and Advertising Manager, Charlotte lomas

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