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Publisher’s Note

Managing Director / Publisher
Netani Rika
Group Editor-in-Chief
Samisoni Pareti

Netani Rika
Publisher

Design consultant Ilaitia Turagabeci
Main Correspondents
Fiji Priya Chand

Australia Nic Maclellan
Cook Islands Helen Greig
Kiribati Taberannang Korauaba
Lead by example
French Polynesia Nic Maclellan
Marshall Islands Giff Johnson
New Caledonia Nic Maclellan
New Zealand Jason Brown IN April 1841 a French priest was mur- Enraged, Niuliki ordered his son-in-
Niue Naea Michael Jackson dered in the prime of his life on the island law, the warrior Musumusu, to assas-
of Futuna. sinate the French missionary who, due
Papua New Guinea Sam Vulum
Pierre Louis Marie Chanel preached a to his martyrdom, was beatified in 1954
Patrick Matbob message of lovå e, peace and obedience and became Patron Saint of Oceania.
Samoa Taina Kami-Enoka as he attempted to spread Christianity in In hindsight it is possible to reflect on
a land half a world away from the place what might have been if the king had
Solomon Islands Priestly Habru
of his birth. chosen to lead his people by following in
Tonga Iliesa Tora As Chanel preached his message and the footsteps of priest he hated so much.
Vanuatu Bob Makin started to convert the native population, Would Niuliki have been able to stop
he became a threat to the ruling warlords the mass conversions of Futuna’s people
and traditional priests. by leading with mercy and compassion?
The biggest threat the cleric posed, The lesson for leaders in Oceania
however, was that he lives what he today is that threats still exist through
preached. new ideas, enlightenment of the people,
Chanel was an example of walking the commercialisation, the advance of tour-
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