Tag: Sitiveni Rabuka
Indo-Fijian ‘listen to us’ plea to NZ over Pacific ethnicity classification
By Lydia Lewis, RNZ Pacific presenter/Bulletin editor
Fiji Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka says that as far as Fiji is concerned, Fijians of Indian descent are...
Rabuka’s message to free Kanaky movement: ‘Don’t slap the hand that...
By Lydia Lewis, RNZ Pacific presenter/Bulletin editor
Fiji Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka is cautioning New Caledonia's local government to "be reasonable" in its requests from...
‘We’ll be talking about the future of negotiations’, says Rabuka on...
By Susana Suisuiki, RNZ Pacific journalist in Apia
Fiji Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka says he will take a back seat in the upcoming Pacific leaders'...
Fiji 2000 coup leader George Speight granted presidential pardon
RNZ Pacific
The man behind the 2000 coup in Fiji, George Speight, and the head of the mutineers, former soldier Shane Stevens, have been granted...
Fiji’s Rabuka ‘will apologise’ to Melanesian leaders over failure to visit...
By Lice Movono and Stephen Dziedzic of ABC Pacific Beat
Fiji's Prime Minister, Sitiveni Rabuka, says he will "apologise" to fellow Melanesian leaders later this...
Fiji, PNG fail to secure UN human rights mission to Indonesia’s...
By Stefan Armbruster, Harlyne Joku and Tria Dianti
No progress has been made in sending a UN human rights mission to Indonesia’s Papuan provinces despite...
PIF hopes to send delegation to New Caledonia, says Forum chair
By Pita Ligaiula in Tokyo
The Pacific Islands Forum hopes to send a high-level delegation to Kanaky New Caledonia to investigate the current political crisis...
Baron Waqa ‘more than able’ to lead Pacific Islands Forum, says...
RNZ Pacific
The new secretary-general of the Pacific Islands Forum, Baron Waqa, is "well equipped" for the role, Fiji Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka says.
Waqa, a...
‘Let’s talk’ – Rabuka hints at ‘national unity’ government for Fiji
By Shayal Devi in Suva
Fiji's Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka has hinted at the possibility of establishing a government of national unity, which -- if...
Lynda Tabuya fights back – ‘it’s unfortunate that as a woman...
By Finau Fonua, RNZ Pacific journalist
Fiji's Women's Minister Lynda Tabuya says the decision by the People's Alliance executive council to remove her as deputy...
Banned for almost two decades, Fiji’s Great Council of Chiefs is...
By the ABC's Fiji reporter Lice Movono and Pacific Local Journalism Network's Nick Sas in Suva
Some described it as a case of looking...
Bainimarama slams Fiji’s support for Israeli occupation of Palestine as ‘disturbing’
RNZ Pacific
Former Fiji prime minister Voreqe Bainimarama says the country's intervention at the International Court of Justice over Israel's occupation of Palestine betrays Fiji's...
Fiji human rights group condemns ‘troubling’ support for Israel at ICJ
Asia Pacific Report
A Fiji human rights advocacy coalition has condemned Fiji's "profoundly troubling" stance as being one of only two countries supporting continued illegal...
Rabuka stands firm on sacking decision – coalition at risk
By Temalesi Vono in Suva
Fiji's fired Education Minister Aseri Radrodro rebuffed three letters from the Prime Minister and legal advice from the Solicitor-General that...
Fiji’s Radrodro dismissed after ‘due process’, says Rabuka
By Timoci Vula
Fiji's Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka says the decision to dismiss Education Minister Aseri Radrodro from cabinet was taken after due process had...
Fall of a Fijian trafficker exposes previous government’s blind eye to...
By Aubrey Belford, Stevan Dojcinovic, Jared Savage and Kelvin Anthony in an OCCRP investigation
The operator of a Pacific-wide network of pharmacy companies, Aiyaz...
Fijian lawmakers vote for truth-telling body to ‘heal coup pains, scars’
RNZ Pacific
Fiji's Parliament has passed a motion for the coalition government to establish a Truth and Reconciliation Commission "to facilitate open and free engagement...
Rabuka’s nuclear wastewater discharge stance splits Fiji coalition opinion
RNZ Pacific
One of Fiji's three deputy prime ministers, Viliame Gavoka, has appealed to the country's prime minister to review his stance on Japan's disposal...
West Papua high on agenda as MSG leaders set to convene...
By Kelvin Anthony, RNZ Pacific lead digital and social media journalist
The Pacific region's focus will shift briefly to Port Vila next week when Vanuatu...
Rabuka, PIF ‘undermine credibility’ of Pacific experts over Japan’s nuclear waste...
By Aralai Vosayaco in Suva
The Pacific Network on Globalisation (PANG) is disappointed with the Fiji government and Pacific Islands Forum’s endorsement of the Japanese...
Anti-nuclear group condemns Fiji PM Rabuka’s Fukushima wastewater stance
By Kelvin Anthony, RNZ Pacific lead digital and social media journalist
Pacific anti-nuclear advocacy groups and campaigners have condemned the Fijian Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka's...
Macron in New Caledonia to bolster France’s Indo-Pacific strategy
By Eleisha Foon, journalist
France has deployed Rafale jet fighters during a military ceremony in New Caledonia, marking President Emmanuel Macron's first official day in...