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December 2021 Vol 47 No 12
CONTENTS

12 14

Pacific Person of the Year
10 Fiame Naomi Mata’afa: Born to Lead
12 Unaisi Vuniwaqa: Breaking glass ceilings
14 Our young Pacific climate warriors
18 The Fijiana Sevens side

5 Editor’s note
6 Briefs
8 Whispers
10 Pacific Person of the Year and honourable mentions
21 What comes next in New Caledonia?
26 Financial concerns linger for Pacific Games 2023
27 Opinion divided on Kiribati’s PIPA opening
29 FNPF zeroes in on zero balances
31 Vanuatu students learn to farm and save
34 Post-COP26 at the micro level
36 Cancelled WTO talks give Pacific a reprieve
38 Fisheries commission adopts tropical tuna measure
40 Kavita Kalyan’s musical journey
50 Movers and Shakers

Samoa’s Prime Minister, Fiame Naomi Mata’afa is the Islands Business Pacific Person of the Year, sharing the honours with Fiji’s Unaisi Vuniwaqa. Photo: Rudy Bartley.

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