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Ninety-eight per cent of Bougainvilleans voted for Independence in the non-binding Bougainville Referendum – Post-Courier carried on the front page Thursday 12 December 2019. The overwhelming result was announced on the afternoon of Wednesday, 11 December 2019. Of the 206,731 eligible voters registered by the Bougainville Referendum Commission, 181, 067 turned up to vote.
When the late Alfred George Manu first came to Rarotonga 22 years ago, he didn’t expect to fall in love. The original plan was to fulfill his rugby league contract as an outstanding premier player, get a few casual jobs and go where the southerly trade winds would take him. But Alf fell in love.
Lisa Scott heads to New Plymouth for Womad, and discovers there’s more than just the maunga to New Zealand’s sunniest region.