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Synopsis

This documentary travels to nine Pacific nations, including New Zealand, to chronicle the long struggle to create a regional nuclear arms free zone. Interviews with politicians, activists, radiation victims and American and French admirals are counterpointed. When hopes of a treaty are dashed at a South Pacific Forum meet, it is pointed out that the David Lange-trumpeted independence of NZ's nuclear free policy is evidently "not for export". Local music scores the doco, including Australia's Midnight Oil, whose lead singer (future MP Peter Garrett) is interviewed.

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 Lesley Stevens
 Phil Shingler
 Alister Barry

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 Phil Shingler

Phil Shingler

Good to see that
the film is now online and available for all to see!
Quck additional information-I was the co-producer, co-writer and editor of the film

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Quotes

An eighth of the surface of the globe tied up in a zone of sanity was a marvellous opportunity to declare where we stood ... it was symbolic of a movement of peace and survival. 
If it is safe why don’t you hold it [testing] in France. Why do they have to find an island, many thousands [of kilometres away], half way around the world to test it? 
It is in the interests of New Zealand security and it is something our friends will themselves accommodate to ... 
The New Zealand policy was not for export.