Ian Johnstone is a former East West Center Senior Jefferson Fellow and has reported on South Pacific matters for the South Pacific Commission, TVNZ, Radio New Zealand, UNESCO and print media. He was a foundation member of the Pacific Islands News Association and served on the board of New Zealand's Pacific Co-operation Foundation. He has also produced, written and presented award-winning television documentaries. Michael Powles is a former New Zealand high commissioner to Fiji, Kiribati, Nauru and Tuvalu. He has been responsible for Pacific affairs in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade and was deputy secretary. He was founding Chair of the Pacific Co-operation Foundation. He writes and lectures on international relations and is currently a Senior Fellow at the Centre for Strategic Studies, Victoria University of Wellington.