Tagata atu motu. 1995-04-08.

Gambling is of great concern to Pacific Islanders, and the government is not doing enough to help them. Ralph Goodlin the Executive Director of Compulsive Gambling Society says that Goverment study shows an alarming rate of gambling among Pacific Islanders leading to other areas in mental health.

The Health Status of Pacific Islanders is also of concern and the Health Authority have now recognised they must focus on the health needs of Pacific Islanders. Diabetes, asthma, heart decease are top of the list. The foundation for the Blind is trying to do something about it and the Foundations manager Jonathon Mozen is lobbying Statistics NZ to do something about it with a questionnaire in the census next year.
Jonathon Mozen
South Pacific countries will be getting less Aid from Britain . A British Goverment team has been in Fiji for a week reviewing its Aid programme to the region and is understood that further cutbacks will take place due to the economics pressure back home in Britain.
Ernie Tabai [?] Secretary General of the Forum Secreteriat says that aid to these countries must continue because of their ties to Britain.

Three traditional canoes from Vanuatu have been handed over to the Hobson Wharf Maritime Museum Auckland. David Sharland who commissioned the waka explains how the idea to add the canoes to the museum began.