Tag: Cyclone Winston

By Lydia Lewis, RNZ Pacific journalist People in Vanuatu remain optimistic about their future after two destructive cyclones in two days left parts of the...

ANALYSIS: By Suzanne Wilkinson, Mohamed Elkharboutly and Regan Potangaroa, Massey University While news from Tonga is still disrupted following the massive undersea eruption and tsunami...

Pacific Media Centre Newsdesk “Rob” flooding in the Indonesian city of Semarang, Cyclone Winston’s devastation and social media in Fiji and “backpack journalism” in Typhoon...

Tukuraki after the landslide ... video by Julie Cleaver. In January 2012, a small Fijian village on Viti Levu was almost wiped off the map...

By Julie Cleaver and Kendall Hutt in Suva The effects of climate change on vulnerable areas throughout Fiji could be reduced if the island nation...

ANALYSIS: By Professor Biman Prasad It has been interesting to read about Fiji Prime Minister Voreqe Bainimarama's intentions on COP23 (Conference of Parties 23) in...

By Nasik Swami in Suva The Fiji government has no say in the Adopt a School programme by donor countries, Parliament has been told in...

By Julie Cleaver In Fiji, the number of reported domestic violence cases has increased. Police say in the first quarter of this year, it registered...

Only weeks after category 5 Cyclone Winston ripped through the country, Fiji is once again facing extreme weather conditions due to the presence of...

By Dionisia Tabureguci of Business Melanesia As Fiji picks up the pieces after Tropical Cyclone Winston’s ravaging impact in late February, tourism and remittances...

By Monica Aguilar and Shivika Mala in Suva Fiji's Neville Koop, managing director and meteorologist at Na Draki Weather, believes scientists must do a better...

By Peni Mudunavonu in Suva The Fiji Council of Churches and the Ecumenical Centre of Research for Education and Advocacy brought together people from different...

By Melanie Cooper  Auckland University of Technology culinary graduates will be working side-by-side with some of New Zealand’s top chefs this weekend to help raise...

By Alex Perrottet in The Fiji Times Severe tropical cyclone Winston unleashed the full force of mother nature on a beautiful country. But the peace and...

By Allison Penjueli in Suva A total of $476.3 million of estimated damages in all sectors was recorded from damages caused by TC Winston, the...

By Dr Sushil K Sharma in Suva The term "Hurricane Winston" can be used instead of Severe Tropical Cyclone Winston for brevity similar to the...

Day 9 - Alex Perrottet reporting via Skype on Monday from Vanua Balavu for RNZ's Checkpoint By Alex Perrottet of Radio New Zealand International Around half...

By Peni Shute in Suva for Newswire Water Authority of Fiji says it was well prepared before tropical cyclone Winston devastated areas around the country...

By Calvin Prasad in Suva Fiji's Attorney-General and Minister for Finance Aiyaz Sayed-Khaiyum has welcomed the relaxation of requirements for Fiji National Provident Fund (FNPF)...

By Maggie Boyle in Suva Students attending schools managed by TISI Sangam, Fiji's largest non-government organisation, in some cyclone-ravaged areas will be provided lunch for...

By Serafina Silaitoga of the Fiji Times Eight-month-old Waseroma Rasavou survived 14 hours in an esky cooler as the savage tropical storm battered a remote...

By Ashutosh Singh of Newswire Fiji More assistance from New Zealand is expected to arrive in the country today. This was confirmed by a representative of New...