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August 29, 2023
By Asenaca Uluiviti and Sadhana Sen Fiji recently lost Dr Meraia Taufa Vakatale, a monumental woman leader who broke many glass ceilings with her numerous firsts. As an educationalist, diplomat and politician, she profoundly impacted on the lives of tens of thousands in Fiji and the Pacific region, particularly young women in politics and anti-nuclear ... <a title="Obituary: Meraia Taufa Vakatale – Fiji anti-nuclear activist and feminist trailblazer" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/08/29/obituary-meraia-taufa-vakatale-fiji-anti-nuclear-activist-and-feminist-trailblazer/" aria-label="Read more about Obituary: Meraia Taufa Vakatale – Fiji anti-nuclear activist and feminist trailblazer">Read more</a>
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August 22, 2023
By Asenaca Uluiviti and Sadhana Sen Fiji recently lost Dr Meraia Taufa Vakatale, a monumental woman leader who broke many glass ceilings with her numerous firsts. As an educationalist, diplomat and politician, she profoundly impacted on the lives of tens of thousands in Fiji and the Pacific region, particularly young women in politics and anti-nuclear ... <a title="Obituary: Meraia Taufa Vakatale – anti-nuclear activist and feminist trailblazer" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/08/22/obituary-meraia-taufa-vakatale-anti-nuclear-activist-and-feminist-trailblazer/" aria-label="Read more about Obituary: Meraia Taufa Vakatale – anti-nuclear activist and feminist trailblazer">Read more</a>
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March 8, 2023
RNZ Pacific Former Fiji Prime Minister Voreqe Bainimarama has resigned from Parliament just two weeks after copping a three-year suspension for making seditious comments. Bainimarama, who was the opposition leader, made the announcement via a five-minute video on Facebook today. He said his suspension on February 17 was “unwarranted and most certainly unjustified”. “I did ... <a title="Former Fiji PM Voreqe Bainimarama resigns from Parliament, vows to fight on" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/03/08/former-fiji-pm-voreqe-bainimarama-resigns-from-parliament-vows-to-fight-on/" aria-label="Read more about Former Fiji PM Voreqe Bainimarama resigns from Parliament, vows to fight on">Read more</a>
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February 20, 2023
By Shayal Devi in Suva FijiFirst leader Voreqe Bainimarama remains as Leader of the Opposition despite his suspension from Parliament on Friday for breach of privilege, according to Fiji constitutional lawyer Richard Naidu. Naidu told the Sunday Times he believed that Bainimarama was entitled to retain the salary and other rights that go with the ... <a title="Bainimarama ‘keeps his job’ as opposition leader, says Naidu" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/02/20/bainimarama-keeps-his-job-as-opposition-leader-says-naidu/" aria-label="Read more about Bainimarama ‘keeps his job’ as opposition leader, says Naidu">Read more</a>
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February 1, 2023
By Felix Chaudhary in Suva New Zealand-based Fijian academic Professor Steven Ratuva says that if the coalition government is strong, resilient and lasts, “this will reflect well as a future model for coalitions in Fiji”. “It’s a learning process for a new government and a new democracy and we expect teething problems in the beginning ... <a title="Future of Fiji’s democracy at stake over coalition, warns Ratuva" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/02/01/future-of-fijis-democracy-at-stake-over-coalition-warns-ratuva/" aria-label="Read more about Future of Fiji’s democracy at stake over coalition, warns Ratuva">Read more</a>
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January 26, 2023
By Meri Radinibaravi in Suva Fiji’s Constitution does not require everything related to the government to be called Fijian, says Attorney-General Siromi Turaga. Speaking during a media conference, he said there was no right or wrong way to describe a title or name a government. He said FijiFirst party general secretary Aiyaz Sayed-Khaiyum was trying ... <a title="Aiyaz ‘trying to mislead the people’ over use of term Fijian, says AG" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/01/26/aiyaz-trying-to-mislead-the-people-over-use-of-term-fijian-says-ag/" aria-label="Read more about Aiyaz ‘trying to mislead the people’ over use of term Fijian, says AG">Read more</a>
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January 24, 2023
By Rakesh Kumar in Suva Politicians can respond to the political rhetoric but claims that the new Fiji government has broken the law are a more serious matter, says prominent Suva lawyer Richard Naidu. Reacting to FijiFirst general secretary Aiyaz Sayed-Khaiyum’s claims that there have been a number of incursions into the separation of powers ... <a title="Who broke the law in Fiji? – Naidu responds to Sayed-Khaiyum" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/01/24/who-broke-the-law-in-fiji-naidu-responds-to-sayed-khaiyum/" aria-label="Read more about Who broke the law in Fiji? – Naidu responds to Sayed-Khaiyum">Read more</a>
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January 23, 2023
ANALYSIS: By Richard Naidu Who’s broken the law? “Separation of powers” and all that stuff. Aiyaz Sayed-Khaiyum’s hour-long news conference on Saturday, January 21, seems mostly to have followed the usual FijiFirst party format. He pontificated at length while his party’s MPs stood silently behind him. From what I could tell, Sayed-Khaiyum’s speech was a ... <a title="‘Claims a serious matter’ – lawyer Richard Naidu responds to Sayed-Khaiyum’s attack" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/01/23/claims-a-serious-matter-lawyer-richard-naidu-responds-to-sayed-khaiyums-attack/" aria-label="Read more about ‘Claims a serious matter’ – lawyer Richard Naidu responds to Sayed-Khaiyum’s attack">Read more</a>
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January 5, 2023
ANALYSIS: By Professor Steven Ratuva The highly anticipated 2022 election last month was a very close, emotionally charged and highly controversial affair. All that is behind us now and it is time to reflect on it critically and learn some important lessons as we welcome the dawn of 2023. Despite the Supervisor of Elections’ prediction ... <a title="Steven Ratuva: What an election in Fiji – some reflections, lessons" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/01/05/steven-ratuva-what-an-election-in-fiji-some-reflections-lessons/" aria-label="Read more about Steven Ratuva: What an election in Fiji – some reflections, lessons">Read more</a>
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December 30, 2022
By Naveel Krishant in Suva Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka says he is the prime minister for the whole of Fiji and all of its people. In an interview with Fijivillage News, Rabuka said he would like everybody to have a happy New Year and not worry too much about the changes that they think this ... <a title="Rabuka’s message to the nation: ‘I am the PM of Fiji and all its people’" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/12/30/rabukas-message-to-the-nation-i-am-the-pm-of-fiji-and-all-its-people/" aria-label="Read more about Rabuka’s message to the nation: ‘I am the PM of Fiji and all its people’">Read more</a>
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June 16, 2022
By Arieta Vakasukawaqa in Suva Former FijiFirst party member and parliamentarian Alifereti Nabulivou claims many Fijians across the country have only one thing in mind: “They no longer want the FijiFirst party in power.” A staunch supporter of the Unity Fiji party since 2018, Nabulivou highlighted this during a recent campaign meeting in Mokani, Bau, ... <a title="Fijians ‘no longer want FijiFirst in power’, says former party MP" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/06/16/fijians-no-longer-want-fijifirst-in-power-says-former-party-mp/" aria-label="Read more about Fijians ‘no longer want FijiFirst in power’, says former party MP">Read more</a>
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September 11, 2021
COMMENTARY: By Graham Davis “So many detractors were saying, ‘no you won’t get it, the Supervisor of Elections won’t allow it’. I said, ‘well let him just do his work’. And I believe in the goodness of the man. We got it and we’re happy.” — Sitiveni Rabuka, CFL/FijiVillage interview. 8 September 2021 The leader ... <a title="Graham Davis: In the stars? It’s in the polls, Rabuka’s final political twist" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/09/11/graham-davis-in-the-stars-its-in-the-polls-rabukas-final-political-twist/" aria-label="Read more about Graham Davis: In the stars? It’s in the polls, Rabuka’s final political twist">Read more</a>
