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Pacific Islands Monthly, 1 December 1998Vol. 68 No. 12

Pacific Islands

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Monthly

Vol 68 No. Ii

The News Magazine

December 1998

PUBLISHER: Alan Robinson EDITOR: Sophie Foster Hildebrand

Correspondents:

Sally Andrew, Patrick Decloitre, Giff Johnson, Chris Peteru, Atama Raganivatu, Michael Field, Sam Vulum, Lisa Williams.

Columnists:

David Barber (Wellington), Jemima Garrett (Sydney), GRAPHIC ARTISTS: James Ranuku, Josefa Bola, Andrew Williams

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