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Ron Crocombe lived in Papua New Guinea from 1962 to 1969 and has returned many times since. Formerly Director of the New Guinea Research Unit, he was then Professor of Pacific Studies of the University of the South Pacific for 20 years and is now retired as Professor Emeritus. He lives in Rarotonga.
