Fiji
Ex-Fiji leader held in custody overnight, due in court today
Former Fijian prime minister Frank Bainimarama is due to appear for a special hearing in a Suva court on Friday morning after spending the night in a police cell.
Frank Bainimarama spends night in police cell, due in court today
Former Fijian prime minister Frank Bainimarama is due to appear for a special hearing in a Suva court this morning after spending the night in a police cell alongside the suspended police chief…
Former Fiji PM Bainimarama and suspended police chief charged
Fiji's top prosecutor sanctions charges of abuse of office against former prime minister Frank Bainimarama and the suspended commissioner of police Sitiveni Qiliho.
Former Fiji PM Frank Bainimarama resigns from Parliament
His resignation comes just two weeks after copping a three-year suspension for making seditious comments.
Report shows Fijian women do more unpaid work, have less free time
The Fiji Women's Rights Movement has launched a report which exposes the inequities women and girls face in terms of paid work, unpaid household work and leisure time.
Firefighters from Fiji get stuck into the cyclone cleanup
Among the hundreds of contractors and residents on Cyclone Gabrielle clean-up duties in the Esk Valley is a small team of Fijian firefighters.
'Fracture is history' - Pacific leaders commit to Forum reforms
The Pacific Islands Forum (PIF) is now "a family reconciled" as its leaders reaffirmed their commitment to reforms to strengthen the regional body. Audio
Ex-captain to be Fiji's new national coach
Fiji's former captain Simon Raiwalui is the new head coach of the Flying Fijians with less than seven months to go before the Rugby World Cup kicks off in France.
Rabuka in his element at Pacific leaders' retreat
Fiji's Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka says he is enjoying the role of being a unifying figure in the Pacific. Mr Rabuka, who was elected to government in December, has been credited for his pivotal… Audio
A 'significant' moment for Pacific unity? Leaders keeping ‘fingers crossed’
The future of regionalism in the Pacific will be discussed and determined today within the precincts of a luxury resort on Denarau Island in Fiji.
Pacific correspondent Koroi Hawkins
RNZ Pacific Journalist Koroi Hawkins on Pacific leaders meeting in Fiji to discuss and resolve issues affecting regional unity, petrol pumps in Port Morseby becoming operational again and families of… Audio
Costly development of Suva forest may now not happen
A Fijian conservationist opposing a Suva tourism development with an estimated price tag of $US300 million is encouraged that the government has indicated that the development may not get under way. Audio
Concerns for Fiji media Act review
The head of the University of the South Pacific's journalism program says there are concerns about an ongoing review of Fiji's repressive media laws but they are giving the new coalition government… Audio
More than 400 evacuated RSE workers soon to have accommodation
More than 400 workers from the Pacific evacuated to a Napier church should be able to return to more permanent accommodation in the next few days.
Call for amnesty so overstayers can help with cyclone clean-up
Overstayers in cyclone-hit regions should be granted an amnesty, a Tongan community leader says. Audio
