In the Best Interests – Intrigue and Payback in Papua New Guinea

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ISBN: 9780473748142
Title: In the Best Interests – Intrigue and Payback in Papua New Guinea
Author: MENDZELA JOHN

A story for anyone who’s ever asked: what would I risk to do what’s right?

Papua New Guinea, 1980s, a fascinating and dangerous country. Idealistic, newly arrived teachers, John and Elisa Mendzela, step into a world of rich culture, eager learners-and buried secrets. When evidence of widespread sexual exploitation of students lands in their hands, they join a small group of colleagues trying to stop the abuse quietly, through official channels.

But the corrupt are protected and the whistleblowers punished. Events spiral into firings, threats of deportation, media exposes, student uprisings and armed police on campus. John and Elisa are forced into a high-stakes battle for justice that shakes a young nation still reckoning with its colonial past.

In the Best Interests is a gripping true story of courage, corruption, colonial legacy, and the cost of standing up when it’s easier to stay silent.



About the Authors

John and Elisa Mendzela began their professional work as teachers. Later they developed new careers as governance, management and business consultants, working on institutional change in over 30 countries and across a diverse range of cultures.

Format: Trade Paper
Publication date: 12/09/2025
Pages: 444
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