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May 14, 2025
By Susana Suisuiki, RNZ Pacific Waves presenter/producer, and Christina Persico, RNZ Pacific bulletin editor The co-founder of Auckland’s Fiji Centre is concerned that Indo-Fijians are not classified as Pacific Islanders in Aotearoa. This week marks the 146th anniversary of the arrival of the first indentured labourers from British India to Fiji, who departed from Calcutta. ... <a title="Fiji Indians in NZ ‘not giving up’ on Pasifika classification struggle" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/05/14/fiji-indians-in-nz-not-giving-up-on-pasifika-classification-struggle/" aria-label="Read more about Fiji Indians in NZ ‘not giving up’ on Pasifika classification struggle">Read more</a>
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June 11, 2023
By Blessen Tom, RNZ journalist A new production called Coolie: The Story of the Girmityas is shedding light on the lesser-known history of the Indian indentured labourers. Poet and music producer Nadia Freeman’s latest work gives life to the hidden voice of her Indo-Fijian ancestors through electronic music and theatre. “I just felt like I ... <a title="New NZ theatre production highlights Fiji Girmityas’ struggles" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/06/11/new-nz-theatre-production-highlights-fiji-girmityas-struggles/" aria-label="Read more about New NZ theatre production highlights Fiji Girmityas’ struggles">Read more</a>
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June 8, 2023
By RNZ reporters and Rachael Nath of RNZ Pacific Fiji Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka was welcomed to the New Zealand Parliament yesterday while on his first official trip to Aotearoa since being elected as PM in December. New Zealand Prime Minister Chris Hipkins announced just over NZ$11.1 million in climate change support for Fiji. Hipkins ... <a title="Hipkins grants Fiji $11m in climate crisis aid as Rabuka renews NZ links" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/06/08/hipkins-grants-fiji-11m-in-climate-crisis-aid-as-rabuka-renews-nz-links/" aria-label="Read more about Hipkins grants Fiji $11m in climate crisis aid as Rabuka renews NZ links">Read more</a>
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May 16, 2023
EDITORIAL: By The Fiji Times editor-in-chief Fred Wesley Sunday — May 14 — was an important date for Fiji. It is recorded in history as a day set aside to commemorate the Girmitiya. Sometimes we need a reminder to appreciate the importance of history, and what it means to us as a nation. THE FIJI ... <a title="Girmit Day – Shaping Fiji through hard work, blood, sweat and tears" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/05/16/girmit-day-shaping-fiji-through-hard-work-blood-sweat-and-tears/" aria-label="Read more about Girmit Day – Shaping Fiji through hard work, blood, sweat and tears">Read more</a>
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May 15, 2023
By Arieta Vakasukawaqa in Suva History unfolded live at the Vodafone Arena at Laucala Bay in Suva yesterday when the Methodist Church of Fiji and Rotuma and descendants of the Girmitya exchanged apologies and forgiveness in a solemn church service marking the fourth day of the inaugural Girmit Day celebrations. An emotional Prime Minister Sitiveni ... <a title="Historic Girmit Day apology accepted as Fiji enters new era of unity and reconciliation" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/05/15/historic-girmit-day-apology-accepted-as-fiji-enters-new-era-of-unity-and-reconciliation/" aria-label="Read more about Historic Girmit Day apology accepted as Fiji enters new era of unity and reconciliation">Read more</a>
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May 8, 2023
By Rachael Nath, RNZ Pacific journalist The Methodist Church of Fiji is seeking forgiveness from the descendants of Indian indentured labourers, or Girmitiyas, for the transgressions of the last 36 years. The racially motivated violent coups of 1987 and 2000 and the military coup d’état of December 2006 have left a permanent scar on race ... <a title="‘Time is right for reconciliation’ – Fiji’s Methodist Church seeks to mend race relations" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/05/08/time-is-right-for-reconciliation-fijis-methodist-church-seeks-to-mend-race-relations/" aria-label="Read more about ‘Time is right for reconciliation’ – Fiji’s Methodist Church seeks to mend race relations">Read more</a>
