Tobacco smoking is widespread in the Pacific region. The burden upon health, social and economic elements of the community is likely to be substantial. The environment for action to redress this concern has been provided by the international efforts to establish global commitment to fight the use and subsequent harm that results from tobacco use.

Development of the Vanuatu Education Sector Strategy (VESS) has been led by the Ministry of Education (MoE), which used a broad, consultative approach. The Council of Ministers (CoM) approved the general directions of the VESS in April 2007.

The NZAID Small Project Scheme for Vanuatu has been in operation for more than five years. It is timely to review how well the scheme fits with the aims and priorities of the NZAID Vanuatu Development Programme Strategy and what its development impact has been.

Helen Hughes and Gaurav Sodhi argue that a new $89 million funding package to Vanuatu provided by the US Millennium Challenge Corporation will do little to address the rampant corruption and economic mismanagement that plague the country. The new US funding incorporates none of the lessons learnt from past aid projects in Vanuatu, and risks...

This research contributes to anthropological knowledge of Melanesian international labour mobility, specifically ni-Vanuatu, in the 21st century. A new era of international labour mobility opportunities began for the region in April 2007. This thesis examines the multiple social and economic consequences of ni-Vanuatu participation in New Zealand's Recognised Seasonal Employer Scheme (RSE). The RSE scheme...