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Population Within 1Km Radius from the Evacuation Center Evacaution Site Location Division Province Wainaloka Church Hall, Ovalau Ovalau Is
1 Population Within 1km Radius from the Evacuation Center Evacaution Site Location Division Province Wainaloka Church Hall, Ovalau Ovalau Is. Lomaiviti Prov. Eastern Eastern Lomaiviti Nasesara Community Hall, Motoriki Is. Motoriki Is. Lomaiviti Prov. Eastern Eastern Lomaiviti Savuna Community Hall, Motoriki Is. Motoriki Is. Lomaiviti Prov. Eastern Eastern Lomaiviti Tokou Community Hall, Ovalau Is. Ovalau Is. Lomaiviti Prov. Eastern Eastern Lomaiviti Naikorokoro Community Hall, Ovalau Ovalau Is. Lomaiviti Prov. Eastern Eastern Lomaiviti Korovou Community Hall, Levuka Levuka, Lomaiviti Prov. Eastern, Ovalau Eastern Lomaiviti Levuka Vakaviti Community Hall, Levuka Levuka, Lomaiviti Prov. Eastern, Ovalau Eastern Lomaiviti Taviya Community Hall, Ovalau Ovalau Is. Lomaiviti Prov. Eastern Eastern Lomaiviti Waitovu Community Hall, Ovalau Is. Ovalau Is. Lomaiviti Prov. Eastern Eastern Lomaiviti Somosomo Community Hall, Gau Is. Gau Is. Lomaiviti Prov. Eastern Eastern Lomaiviti Sawaieke Community Hall, Gau Is. Gau Is. Lomaiviti Prov. Eastern Eastern Lomaiviti Nawaikama Community Hall, Gau Is. Gau Is. Lomaiviti Prov. Eastern Eastern Lomaiviti Lovu Community Hall, Gau Is. Gau Is. Lomaiviti Prov. Eastern Eastern Lomaiviti Lamiti Village Hall, Gau Is. Gau Is. Lomaiviti Prov. Eastern Eastern Lomaiviti Vanuaso Community Hall, Gau Is. Gau Is. Lomaiviti Prov. Eastern Eastern Lomaiviti Nacavanadi Community Hall, Gau Is. Gau Is. Lomaiviti Prov. Eastern Eastern Lomaiviti Vadravadra Community Hall, Gau Is. Gau Is. Lomaiviti Prov. Eastern Eastern Lomaiviti Kade Community Hall, Koro Is. Koro Is. Lomaiviti Prov. Eastern, Viti-Levu Eastern Lomaiviti Tovulailai Community Hall, Nairai Is. Nairai Is. Lomaiviti Grp, Lomaiviti Prov. Eastern Eastern Lomaiviti Vagadaci Village Community Hall, Ovalau Ovalau Is. Lomaiviti Prov. Eastern Eastern Lomaiviti Vuma Village Community Hall, Ovalau Ovalau Is. -
The Case for Lau and Namosi Masilina Tuiloa Rotuivaqali
ACCOUNTABILITY IN FIJI’S PROVINCIAL COUNCILS AND COMPANIES: THE CASE FOR LAU AND NAMOSI MASILINA TUILOA ROTUIVAQALI ACCOUNTABILITY IN FIJI’S PROVINCIAL COUNCILS AND COMPANIES: THE CASE FOR LAU AND NAMOSI by Masilina Tuiloa Rotuivaqali A thesis submitted in fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Commerce Copyright © 2012 by Masilina Tuiloa Rotuivaqali School of Accounting & Finance Faculty of Business & Economics The University of the South Pacific September, 2012 DECLARATION Statement by Author I, Masilina Tuiloa Rotuivaqali, declare that this thesis is my own work and that, to the best of my knowledge, it contains no material previously published, or substantially overlapping with material submitted for the award of any other degree at any institution, except where due acknowledgement is made in the text. Signature………………………………. Date……………………………… Name: Masilina Tuiloa Rotuivaqali Student ID No: S00001259 Statement by Supervisor The research in this thesis was performed under my supervision and to my knowledge is the sole work of Mrs. Masilina Tuiloa Rotuivaqali. Signature……………………………… Date………………………………... Name: Michael Millin White Designation: Professor in Accounting DEDICATION This thesis is dedicated to my beloved daughters Adi Filomena Rotuisolia, Adi Fulori Rotuisolia and Adi Losalini Rotuisolia and to my niece and nephew, Masilina Tehila Tuiloa and Malakai Ebenezer Tuiloa. I hope this thesis will instill in them the desire to continue pursuing their education. As Nelson Mandela once said and I quote “Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world.” i ACKNOWLEDGEMENT The completion of this thesis owes so much from the support of several people and organisations. -
Reef Check Description of the 2000 Mass Coral Beaching Event in Fiji with Reference to the South Pacific
REEF CHECK DESCRIPTION OF THE 2000 MASS CORAL BEACHING EVENT IN FIJI WITH REFERENCE TO THE SOUTH PACIFIC Edward R. Lovell Biological Consultants, Fiji March, 2000 1 TABLE OF CONTENTS 1.0 Introduction ...................................................................................................................................4 2.0 Methods.........................................................................................................................................4 3.0 The Bleaching Event .....................................................................................................................5 3.1 Background ................................................................................................................................5 3.2 South Pacific Context................................................................................................................6 3.2.1 Degree Heating Weeks.......................................................................................................6 3.3 Assessment ..............................................................................................................................11 3.4 Aerial flight .............................................................................................................................11 4.0 Survey Sites.................................................................................................................................13 4.1 Northern Vanua Levu Survey..................................................................................................13 -
Severe Tc Gita (Cat4) Passes Just South of Ono
FIJI METEOROLOGICAL SERVICES GOVERNMENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF FIJI MEDIA RELEASE No.35 5pm, Tuesday 13 February 2018 SEVERE TC GITA (CAT4) PASSES JUST SOUTH OF ONO Severe TC Gita (Category 4) entered Fiji Waters this morning and passed just south of Ono-i- lau at around 1.30pm this afternoon. Hurricane force winds of 68 knots and maximum momentary gusts of 84 knots were recorded at Ono-i-lau at 2pm this afternoon as TC Gita tracked westward. Vanuabalavu also recorded strong and gusty winds (Table 1). Severe “TC Gita” was located near 21.2 degrees south latitude and 178.9 degrees west longitude or about 60km south-southwest of Ono-i-lau or 390km southeast of Kadavu at 3pm this afternoon. It continues to move westward at about 25km/hr and expected to continue on this track and gradually turn west-southwest. On its projected path, Severe TC Gita is predicted to be located about 140km west-southwest of Ono-i-lau or 300km southeast of Kadavu around 8pm tonight. By 2am tomorrow morning, Severe TC Gita is expected to be located about 240km west-southwest of Ono-i-lau and 250km southeast of Kadavu and the following warnings remains in force: A “Hurricane Warning” remains in force for Ono-i-lau and Vatoa; A “Storm Warning” remains in force for the rest of Southern Lau group; A “Gale Warning” remains in force for Matuku, Totoya, Moala , Kadavu and nearby smaller islands and is now in force for Lakeba and Nayau; A “Strong Wind Warning” remains in force for Central Lau Group, Lomaiviti Group, southern half of Viti Levu and is now in force for rest of Fiji. -
EMS Operations Centre
TELEPHONE Contact EMS OFFICE Email NUMBER Person GPO Counter 3302022 [email protected] Ledua Vakalala 3345900 [email protected] Pritika/Vika EMS operations-Head [email protected] Ravinesh office [email protected] Anita [email protected] Farook PM GB Govt Bld Po 3218263 @[email protected]> Nabua PO 3380547 [email protected] Raiwaqa 3373084 [email protected] Nakasi 3411277 [email protected] Nasinu 3392101 [email protected] Samabula 3382862 [email protected] Lami 3361101 [email protected] Nausori 3477740 [email protected] Sabeto 6030699 [email protected] Namaka 6750166 [email protected] Nadi Town 6700001 [email protected] Niraj 6724434 [email protected] Anand Nadi Airport [email protected] Jope 6665161 [email protected] Randhir Lautoka [email protected] 6674341 [email protected] Anjani Ba [email protected] Sigatoka 6500321 [email protected] Maria Korolevu 6530554 [email protected] Pacific Harbour 3450346 [email protected] Mukesh Navua 3460110 [email protected] Vinita Keiyasi 6030686 [email protected] Tavua 6680239 [email protected] Nilesh Rakiraki 6694060 [email protected] Vatukoula 6680639 [email protected] Rohit 8812380 [email protected] Ranjit Labasa [email protected] Shalvin Savusavu 8850310 [email protected] Nabouwalu 8283253 [email protected] -
Setting Priorities for Marine Conservation in the Fiji Islands Marine Ecoregion Contents
Setting Priorities for Marine Conservation in the Fiji Islands Marine Ecoregion Contents Acknowledgements 1 Minister of Fisheries Opening Speech 2 Acronyms and Abbreviations 4 Executive Summary 5 1.0 Introduction 7 2.0 Background 9 2.1 The Fiji Islands Marine Ecoregion 9 2.2 The biological diversity of the Fiji Islands Marine Ecoregion 11 3.0 Objectives of the FIME Biodiversity Visioning Workshop 13 3.1 Overall biodiversity conservation goals 13 3.2 Specifi c goals of the FIME biodiversity visioning workshop 13 4.0 Methodology 14 4.1 Setting taxonomic priorities 14 4.2 Setting overall biodiversity priorities 14 4.3 Understanding the Conservation Context 16 4.4 Drafting a Conservation Vision 16 5.0 Results 17 5.1 Taxonomic Priorities 17 5.1.1 Coastal terrestrial vegetation and small offshore islands 17 5.1.2 Coral reefs and associated fauna 24 5.1.3 Coral reef fi sh 28 5.1.4 Inshore ecosystems 36 5.1.5 Open ocean and pelagic ecosystems 38 5.1.6 Species of special concern 40 5.1.7 Community knowledge about habitats and species 41 5.2 Priority Conservation Areas 47 5.3 Agreeing a vision statement for FIME 57 6.0 Conclusions and recommendations 58 6.1 Information gaps to assessing marine biodiversity 58 6.2 Collective recommendations of the workshop participants 59 6.3 Towards an Ecoregional Action Plan 60 7.0 References 62 8.0 Appendices 67 Annex 1: List of participants 67 Annex 2: Preliminary list of marine species found in Fiji. 71 Annex 3 : Workshop Photos 74 List of Figures: Figure 1 The Ecoregion Conservation Proccess 8 Figure 2 Approximate -
Tuesday-27Th November 2018
PARLIAMENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF FIJI PARLIAMENTARY DEBATES DAILY HANSARD TUESDAY, 27TH NOVEMBER, 2018 [CORRECTED COPY] C O N T E N T S Pages Minutes … … … … … … … … … … 10 Communications from the Chair … … … … … … … 10-11 Point of Order … … … … … … … … … … 11-12 Debate on His Excellency the President’s Address … … … … … 12-68 List of Speakers 1. Hon. J.V. Bainimarama Pages 12-17 2. Hon. S. Adimaitoga Pages 18-20 3. Hon. R.S. Akbar Pages 20-24 4. Hon. P.K. Bala Pages 25-28 5. Hon. V.K. Bhatnagar Pages 28-32 6. Hon. M. Bulanauca Pages 33-39 7. Hon. M.D. Bulitavu Pages 39-44 8. Hon. V.R. Gavoka Pages 44-48 9. Hon. Dr. S.R. Govind Pages 50-54 10. Hon. A. Jale Pages 54-57 11. Hon. Ro T.V. Kepa Pages 57-63 12. Hon. S.S. Kirpal Pages 63-64 13. Hon. Cdr. S.T. Koroilavesau Pages 64-68 Speaker’s Ruling … … … … … … … … … 68 TUESDAY, 27TH NOVEMBER, 2018 The Parliament resumed at 9.36 a.m., pursuant to adjournment. HONOURABLE SPEAKER took the Chair and read the Prayer. PRESENT All Honourable Members were present. MINUTES HON. LEADER OF THE GOVERNMENT IN PARLIAMENT.- Madam Speaker, I move: That the Minutes of the sittings of Parliament held on Monday, 26th November 2018, as previously circulated, be taken as read and be confirmed. HON. A.A. MAHARAJ.- Madam Speaker, I beg to second the motion. Question put Motion agreed to. COMMUNICATIONS FROM THE CHAIR Welcome I welcome all Honourable Members to the second sitting day of Parliament for the 2018 to 2019 session. -
Opportunity to Explore the Speciation
Odonatologica37(3): 235-245 September 1. 2008 The Fijian Nesobasis: a further examination of species diversity and abundance (Zygoptera: Coenagrionidae) H. Van Gossum¹’*,C.D. Beatty²,M. Tokota’a³ andT.N. Sherratt4 1 Evolutionary Ecology Group, University of Antwerp, Groenenborgerlaan 171, B-2020 Antwerp, Belgium 2 de de Grupo Ecologia Evolutiva, Departaraento Ecologia y BiologiaAnimal, Universidad de Vigo, EUET Forestal, Campus Universitario, ES-36005 Pontevedra, Galicia, Spain 3 International Conservation, South Pacific Program, 11 Ma’afu Street, Suva, Fiji 4 Department of Biology, Carleton University, 1125 Colonel By Drive, Ottawa, Ontario, K1S 5B6, Canada Received June 11, 2007 / Reviewed and AcceptedOctober 21, 2007 Recently, an overview of the diversity, abundance, distribution and morphological characteristics of spp. of the genus Nesobasis endemic to Fiji, was presented for , spp. occurring on the 2 largest islands of the archipelago: Viti Levu and Vanua Levu. Here, this knowledge is extended by providing more extensive diversity and abundance data for the island of Vanua Levu, as well as for 4 smaller islands in Fiji: Taveuni, Koro, Ovalau and Kadavu. Previous research indicated that the Nesobasis spp. inhabiting Viti Levu and Vanua Levu are unique, with these islands having no species in com- The data confirm this and also show that smaller islands in mon. new proposal prox- imity to these 2 larger islands usually contain a subset of the large island’s Nesobasis fauna. The island of Koro, however, is unusual in that, while its Nesobasis spp. are Vanua N. predominantlythose found on Levu, it also harbours rufostigma, a sp. oc- curring on Viti Levu. -
Researchspace@Auckland
http://researchspace.auckland.ac.nz ResearchSpace@Auckland Copyright Statement The digital copy of this thesis is protected by the Copyright Act 1994 (New Zealand). This thesis may be consulted by you, provided you comply with the provisions of the Act and the following conditions of use: • Any use you make of these documents or images must be for research or private study purposes only, and you may not make them available to any other person. • Authors control the copyright of their thesis. You will recognise the author's right to be identified as the author of this thesis, and due acknowledgement will be made to the author where appropriate. • You will obtain the author's permission before publishing any material from their thesis. To request permissions please use the Feedback form on our webpage. http://researchspace.auckland.ac.nz/feedback General copyright and disclaimer In addition to the above conditions, authors give their consent for the digital copy of their work to be used subject to the conditions specified on the Library Thesis Consent Form and Deposit Licence. CONNECTING IDENTITIES AND RELATIONSHIPS THROUGH INDIGENOUS EPISTEMOLOGY: THE SOLOMONI OF FIJI ESETA MATEIVITI-TULAVU A thesis in fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY The University of Auckland Auckland, New Zealand 2013 TABLE OF CONTENTS Abstract .................................................................................................................................. vi Dedication ............................................................................................................................ -
The Cultural Constructs of Health and Wellbeing Amongst Marama Itaukei in a Fijian Village in Lau and in a Transnational Fijian Community in Whanganui, Aotearoa
Copyright is owned by the Author of the thesis. Permission is given for a copy to be downloaded by an individual for the purpose of research and private study only. The thesis may not be reproduced elsewhere without the permission of the Author. ‘Tu ga na inima ka luvu na waqa’ (The bail to get water out of the boat is in the boat yet the boat sinks) The cultural constructs of health and wellbeing amongst Marama iTaukei in a Fijian village in Lau and in a transnational Fijian community in Whanganui, Aotearoa A thesis presented in fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in Social Policy at Massey University, Palmerston North, Aotearoa Litea Diloki Meo-Sewabu 2015 COPYRIGHT ©Litea Diloki Meo-Sewabu, 2015. Permission is given for a copy to be utilised by an individual for the purpose of research and private study only. The thesis may not be reproduced in part or its entirety without written permission of the author. i DEDICATION This thesis is dedicated first of all to my four children, Christy, Koli Jnr, Gracie and Isaac. Thank you for being so patient with me-I can still hear your voices “Mummy are you finished yet? “ I can now say ‘YES’!! I hope that one day when you are all grown up you will understand what those long nights and early mornings, tears and hospitals runs were all about. Thank you for the joy you bring into my life and for being my source of inspiration whenever I want to give up-this thesis is dedicated to you!! You have my never ending love!! I also want to dedicate this thesis to two women in my life who both passed away during the course of this thesis. -
Indigenous Itaukei Worldview Prepared by Dr
Indigenous iTaukei Worldview Prepared by Dr. Tarisi Vunidilo Illustration by Cecelia Faumuina Author Dr Tarisi Vunidilo Tarisi is an Assistant Professor of Anthropology at the University of Hawaiʻi at Hilo, where she teaches courses on Indigenous museology and heritage management. Her current area of research is museology, repatriation and Indigenous knowledge and language revitalization. Tarisi Vunidilo is originally from Fiji. Her father, Navitalai Sorovi and mother, Mereseini Sorovi are both from the island of Kadavu, Southern Fiji. Tarisi was born and educated in Suva. Front image caption & credit Name: Drua Description: This is a model of a Fijian drua, a double hulled sailing canoe. The Fijian drua was the largest and finest ocean-going vessel which could range up to 100 feet in length. They were made by highly skilled hereditary canoe builders and other specialist’s makers for the woven sail, coconut fibre sennit rope and paddles. Credit: Commissioned and made by Alex Kennedy 2002, collection of Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa, FE011790. Link: https://collections.tepapa.govt.nz/object/648912 Page | 2 Table of Contents INTRODUCTION ....................................................................................................................................... 4 SECTION 2: PREHISTORY OF FIJI .............................................................................................................. 5 SECTION 3: ITAUKEI SOCIAL STRUCTURE ............................................................................................... -
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