Pacific

Islands

Monthly

Vol. 64 No. 10

The News Magazine

October 1994

Business

Managing the purse-strings 4 In keeping with the spirit of 21

Sparteca

Cover Stories

Operation Unity 6 In the Red 7 Haiveta’s Reforms 10 The man who is PM 11

Tragedy

The beast in Tyke 12

Media

Freedom of expression 14

United Nations

A coming of age 20

Economy

The military’s finally going 22

Books

Essence of a dying age 26

Health

Investing in the future 29 Visit South Pacific Year ’95 Welcome to Fiji 33

Marketing abroad 35 Room to improve 37 Air Pacific soars to new heights 41 An exciting year ahead 47 That Shotover feeling 51

Culture

A celebration of dance 53

Sports

A will of iron 54

Yachting

Enchanted Asanvare 56

Shipping

Shipping Schedules 57

Columnists

David Barber 17 Alfred Sasako 25

Publisher: Brian O’Flaherty Editor: Mala Jagmohan Senior Writer: Yunus Rashid Correspondents: Christine Hatcher, David North, Ed Rampell, lan Williams, Karen Mangnall, Liz Thompson, Roman Grynberg, Wally Hiambohn.

Columnists: David Barber (Wellington), Futa Helu (Tonga, covering the Pacific Islands), Jemima Garrett (Sydney).

Alfred Sasako (The Forum).

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