tourism meeting ignores outer islands

photo: rarotonga accommodator and juice expert, hugh baker, nominated the only candidate from the outer islands. a mangaia accommodator, ara moana co-owner jan kristensson, did not make the final five. this leaves atiu ariki ada rongomatane as the sole outer islands representative on the national tourism board. outer islands growth has long been identified as a priority for tourism by various governments. outer islands critics say little has been done to build capacity however.

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