Pacific Island Collection - Tagata Atu Motu 1986-04-26

Interview with Winnie Laban on the review of the Department of Social Welfare's "So'otaga" programme in Auckland. The programme has appointed a worker to help liaise between the department and the Samoan community.

Fraser Folster speaks with Ed Zielinski, manager of the Rarotongan Resort Hotel which is launching a major redevelopment after being in operation for a decade. It is the biggest private employer in the Cook Islands. He talks about the revival of local crafts which the hotel has stimulated by ordering a large amount of craft and artwork for the hotel.
He talks about the hotel's role in training workers for the wider Cook Islands tourism industry. At present about 50 percent of their visitors are from New Zealand, but Australian and North American business is increasing

Pacific News with Henare Te Ua:
Flooding in Fiji - report from Francis Hermann.
Auckland police defend a dawn raid to arrest a Samoan overstayer.
Questions about the SPARTECA trade agreement
Solomon Islands fishing industry agreement
Cook Islands P.M. Sir Thomas Davis visits New Zealand - full independence from New Zealand rejected
United States permits import of Pacific islands kava
Samoan M.P.s fundraise in New Zealand

Interview by Trevor Norton with Jacqui Drollet and Myron Mataoa, representatives from two different, pro-independence political parties in Tahiti, who are visiting New Zealand.