Pacific

Islands

Monthly

Vol 64 No. 6

The News Magazine

June 1994

Letters 4

Headlines 4

Pacific Diary 10

Cover Story

Cashing in on nuclear waste 11

Norfolk Island

More women in power 14

Papua New Guinea

Another Bougainville? 16 A plea for peace 18

Issue

Pacific leaders meet in Hawaii 20

Aid

Population debate heats up 22

New Caledonia

Nickel drivers angry 23

Hawaii

Dalai Lama visits 26

Theatre

Sex comedy a hit 27

Fiji/Australia Business

Council Feature 31

Business

Where the money went 36 Tourists controls 37 Aust to maintain aid 38

Business Bulletin 39

Aviation Feature 41

Ptc Telecom Features?

Sport

Tahiti’s soccer tradition 60 W Samoa’s boxers grab gold 61

Yachting

Bastille Day celebrations 63

Shipping

Shipping schedules 65

Columnists

David Barber 15 'Atu Emberson-Bain 24 Jemima Garrett 25 Futa Helu 33 Bill McCabe 55

Publisher: Brian O’Flaherty Acting Editor: Arvind Kumar Senior Writer: Fiona Phillips Correspondents: Christine Hatcher, David North, Ed Rampell, Ian 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).

Julian Moti (Pacific Law). Alfred Sasako (The Forum).

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