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January 5, 2025
Fijivillage News A man has been charged with the rape and sexual assault of one of the Virgin Australia crew members in the early hours of New Year’s Day, near a nightclub in Martintar, Nadi. Police confirm he has been charged with one count of sexual assault and one count of rape. They say he ... <a title="Fiji police charge man with rape and sexual assault of Virgin Australia crew member" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/01/05/fiji-police-charge-man-with-rape-and-sexual-assault-of-virgin-australia-crew-member/" aria-label="Read more about Fiji police charge man with rape and sexual assault of Virgin Australia crew member">Read more</a>
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December 3, 2022
By Rachael Nath, RNZ Pacific journalist A year after re-opening its borders, Fiji has recorded an injection of F$805 million into its economy from international visitor arrivals between April and August. After shutting its borders for almost two years at the height of the covid-19 pandemic, Fiji has welcomed 520,000 tourists to its shores in ... <a title="‘Tourists buzzing’ in resorts and islands as Fiji welcomes back visitors" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/12/03/tourists-buzzing-in-resorts-and-islands-as-fiji-welcomes-back-visitors/" aria-label="Read more about ‘Tourists buzzing’ in resorts and islands as Fiji welcomes back visitors">Read more</a>
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June 26, 2022
RNZ Pacific Sitiveni Rabuka is infamous for making Fiji a republic after carrying out a military coup 35 years ago by overthrowing an Indo-Fijian dominated government to help maintain indigenous supremacy. Rabuka has been a central figure in Fijian politics since 1987 — as the nation’s first coup maker, a former prime minister, most recently ... <a title="Sitiveni Rabuka takes Fiji campaign trail to Aotearoa New Zealand" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/06/26/sitiveni-rabuka-takes-fiji-campaign-trail-to-aotearoa-new-zealand/" aria-label="Read more about Sitiveni Rabuka takes Fiji campaign trail to Aotearoa New Zealand">Read more</a>
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May 26, 2022
By Sheryl Lal and Akansha Narayan in Nadi, Fiji Although Fiji was unaffected by the first wave of covid-19, its tourism sector — the lifeblood of the economy — has been devastated by border closure across the world due to the pandemic in the past two years. Thus, when the Fijian Tourism Expo (FTE) returned ... <a title="Fiji tourism back on its feet with a fresh focus on sustainability" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/05/26/fiji-tourism-back-on-its-feet-with-a-fresh-focus-on-sustainability/" aria-label="Read more about Fiji tourism back on its feet with a fresh focus on sustainability">Read more</a>
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January 10, 2022
By Christine Rovoi, RNZ Pacific journalist The Australian government is assisting its citizens stranded in Fiji who also claimed they were mistreated by locals — claims rejects by tourism authorities — after testing positive to covid-19 when they arrived in the country on Boxing Day. The move follows claims by an Australian family that they ... <a title="Fiji denies tourist’s claims of covid ‘nightmare’ mistreatment by locals" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/01/10/fiji-denies-tourists-claims-of-covid-nightmare-mistreatment-by-locals/" aria-label="Read more about Fiji denies tourist’s claims of covid ‘nightmare’ mistreatment by locals">Read more</a>
