Pacific
Islands
Monthly
V 01.65 No 6
The News Magazine
June 1995
□ Letters 7
□ Politics
The land of sour milk and bitter honey 9
□ Cover Stories
Commercial sense or sheer madness 15 No nukes is good nukes 17 Uncovered at the crossroads 19
□ United Nations
UN chief visits Fiji 21
□ Environment
In the name of nature 22 Something worth protecting 24
□ Scandal
"I made a mistake": Sir Geoff 26
□ Conflict
Who has the answers? 28
□ Law
Flaw and order 29
□ Women
Dealing with domestic violence 32
□ Media
TVNZ gagged 33
□ Advertising Feature
PATA and the Pacific 34
□ Murder
Widow wanted for murder 45
□ Economy
In the red 46
□ Ocean
Endless Ocean bottomless greed 47
□ Books
Ocean of information 49
□ Bodybuilding
Knight of the order of bodybuilders 50
□ Sports
Rugby goes on Safari 51 Survival of the richest 53 Coup in the sevens
kingdom 55
□ Yachting
Land of canoes and Customs 57
□ Opinion
David Barber 13
Publisher; Brian O’ Flaherty Editor: Malajagmohan Senior Writer: Yunus Rashid Graphic artist: James Ranuku Correspondents: Christine Hatcher, David North, Ed Rampell, lan Williams, Karen Mangnall, Liz Thompson, Roman Grynberg, Wally Hiambohn, Lisa Williams, Patrick Decloitre, Barry Markowitz.
Columnists: David Barber (Wellington), Futa Helu (Tonga, covering the Pacific Islands), Jemima Garrett (Sydney), Alfred Sasako (The Forum).
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