Fiji chiefs – Evening Report

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Fiji’s Great Council of Chiefs reinstates native land lease policy

May 26, 2023

By Iliesa Tora, RNZ Pacific senior journalist, and Kelvin Anthony, lead digital and social media journalist Fiji’s Great Council of Chiefs has endorsed the reinstatement of a lease distribution policy with the iTaukei Land Trust Board. The decision was reached by interim council members who met on Bau Island yesterday shortly after the historic re-establishment ... <a title="Fiji’s Great Council of Chiefs reinstates native land lease policy" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/05/26/fijis-great-council-of-chiefs-reinstates-native-land-lease-policy/" aria-label="Read more about Fiji’s Great Council of Chiefs reinstates native land lease policy">Read more</a>

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Traditional chiefs still have strong place in Fiji, says linguist

March 21, 2023

By Arieta Vakasukawaqa in Suva The installation of the Turaga Bale na Vunivalu Na Tui Kaba, Ratu Epenisa Cakobau, clearly indicates that Fiji’s traditional chiefly system still has a strong footing and chiefs still command respect among the country’s citizens. This is the view of Dr Paul Geraghty, the University of the South Pacific’s associate ... <a title="Traditional chiefs still have strong place in Fiji, says linguist" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/03/21/traditional-chiefs-still-have-strong-place-in-fiji-says-linguist/" aria-label="Read more about Traditional chiefs still have strong place in Fiji, says linguist">Read more</a>