Tag: Fiji constitution

By Kelvin Anthony of RNZ Pacific Fiji's Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka has given in to public pressure and decided to extend the timeline for a...

By Kelvin Anthony of RNZ Pacific Fiji's Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka's coalition government is falling apart ahead of the crucial third reading of a major...

By Repeka Nasiko in Suva Republic of the Fiji Military Forces Commander Major-General Ro Jone Kalouniwai has called for a Truth, Accountability and Reconciliation Commission...

By Kelvin Anthony of RNZ Pacific Mahendra Chaudhry, Fiji's first and only prime minister of Indian descent, has warned that the island nation is "worse...

By Kelvin Anthony of RNZ Pacific Fiji's constitutional reform process has brought the question of who is or can be a "Fijian" back to the...

By Iliesa Tora of RNZ Pacific The traditional paramount chief of Lau province in Fiji says immunity clauses sheltering past coup leaders cannot be a...

By Kelvin Anthony of RNZ Pacific Controversial, profanity-laden remarks made by the head of the Fijian Teachers Association (FTA) while defending Indigenous chiefs and threatening...

By Kelvin Anthony of RNZ Pacific Cracks are starting to show within Sitiveni Rabuka's coalition government ahead of a looming general election and a potential...

COMMENTARY: By Jale Moala Words matter in politics. They matter even more when a country is debating the document that will determine how it is...

RNZ Pacific reporters Fiji's prime minister is not giving any hints about when exactly the country will head to the polls. The island nation is expected...

RNZ Pacific reporters Fiji's Constitution Review Commission wants a new governance system for the country and the coup immunity provisions of the 2013 Constitution repealed. Its...

RNZ Pacific reporters One of Fiji's most prominent traditional and political figures is warning the country's lawmakers "not to approve" two major bilateral agreements with...

RNZ Pacific Concern is mounting among Fiji civil society over signs the government may extend the length of Parliament in order to push through constitutional...

By Rashika Kumar in Suva Counsel for Fiji-British journalist Charlie Charters has been ordered by High Court judge Justice Pita Bulamainaivalu to serve a motion...

By Kelvin Anthony, RNZ Pacific digital/social lead Fijian Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka has hinted that the country may "hold its first-ever referendum" following a landmark...

RNZ Pacific Fiji's former prime minister Voreqe Bainimarama and suspended police chief Sitiveni Qiliho have been granted bail. Both men have pleaded not guilty to one...

COMMENTARY: By Richard Naidu in Suva Five weeks on from Christmas Eve, I think most of us are still a bit stunned at what has...

RNZ Pacific A New Zealand-based professor in comparative politics says the Fiji constitution needs to clear up the role of the military. Dr Jon Fraenkel of...

COMMENTARY: By Richard Naidu in Suva Breakfast they say, is the most important meal of the day. But last Wednesday it was possibly also the most...

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...

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...

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...