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CLOSE UP. 22/10/1987

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“A Drop in the Ocean”. A commission of inquiry began sitting in Wellington today to look at the future of the tiny Pacific island Nauru (formerly Pleasant Island). Over the years a huge part of the island has been dug out for phosphate, mostly sent to New Zealand. The commission of inquiry, despite the New Zealand Government ignoring it, is sitting to determine who is to blame for Nauru’s dev...
Display date:
1987
Location:
New Zealand/Aotearoa
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MovingImage
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Ngā Taonga Sound & Vision
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Production Company: Television New Zealand
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