| Serevi to Play in Pacific International 7s in Auckland |
| 23 December 2004 |
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Sevens superstar Waisale Serevi will fly in from France to play in the Air Pacific - Pacific International 7s next month at Ericsson Stadium, Auckland.
Serevi holds an unparalleled record at sevens with five Hong Kong titles and one World Cup winners?medal to his name, along with three Hong Kong MVP awards.
The Air Pacific - Pacific International 7s will be held on 8 January 2005, and will showcase the "Best of Pacific 7s". 16 teams from Fiji, Samoa, Tonga, Cook Islands and Niue, as well ...
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| Methodist Church celebrates 170 years history in Fiji and Rotuma |
| 29 January 2005 |
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The Auckland Fijian Methodist Tabacakacaka will be joining Maori, Pakeha, Tongan, Samoan, Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands and other Pasifika community members at the Wesley Historical Society South Pacific Conference which started on Friday 28th January and will run till Monday 31st January.
A highlight of the Conference will be mat weaving from the different nations.
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| Taraivosa on Outward Bound course |
| 9 February 2005 |
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Taraivosa Vuniwaqa will be representing the Fiji Community on an Outwards Bound course in the Malborough Sounds, Blenheim this month. She is part of a group of young Aucklanders from diverse ethnic backgrounds, who after completing this special Outwards Bound course, will build a multi-cultural network of emerging leaders within the region.
Outward Bound chief executive, Trevor Taylor, said the 21 day ‘Southern Cross’ course, which is a joint initiative with the Human Rights Commission, will...
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| Fiji Observer launched at Pasifika |
| 14 March 2005 |
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The Fiji Observer – an ethnic specific paper, catering to a niche market - was launched on Saturday 12 March at the Pasifika Festival at Western Springs Reserve. Ethnic specific media here in New Zealand has expanded significantly, and now for the first time Fiji people have been offered a read that is relevant and meaningful.
The Fiji Observer aims to keep its readers updated and properly informed. Another of its essential objectives is to preserve the Fijian language here in New Zealand, an...
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| Edith Rogers wins Miss NZ Fiji Beauty Pageant |
| 21 March 2005 |
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On Saturday 19th March, Edith Loloma Rogers took the top prize at the inaugural Miss NZ Fiji Beauty Pageant which was held at the ASB Bank Stadium in Kohimarama, Auckland.
This was the first beauty pageant that the 16-year old Orewa College student participated in, and despite lacking in experience she impressed the judges enough to award her the crown of Miss NZ Fiji 2005.
Her prize included a cash prize of $1000 plus a return ticket to Delhi via Hong Kong to the Miss Asia Pacific Beauty ...
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| Sireli Kini stands in for Fiji |
| 4 May 2005 |
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Sireli Kini was voted in to represent the Fiji Community in Waitakere City on the Council's Pacific Islands Advisory Board. He along with Bulou Amalaini Ligalevu-Legge and Letila Mitchell were chosen at the Fiji meeting held at Viti Centre, Cole Place in Te Atatu on Wednesday 4 May. Five other members present at the meeting have joined forces to support the three and plan to formally present Mr Kini, Mrs Ligalevu-Legge and Ms Mitchell at the next PIAB meeting held on 18 May at the Waitakere City...
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| 'Speight of Violence' Launched in Auckland |
| 14 May 2005 |
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| Nearly 3,000 Pacific people given NZ residence under quota policies |
| 23 July 2005 |
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Pacific people given residence in New Zealand under the Samoan Quota (SQ) and Pacific Access Category (PAC) policies are a welcome addition to New Zealand’s workforce and community, Department of Labour Deputy Secretary, Workforce, Mary Anne Thompson said today.
She said the SQ and PAC, under which nearly 3,000 Pacific people were approved for residence in 2004/05, were an expression of New Zealand’s close relationship with Samoa and the PAC island nations of Fiji, Kiribati, Tonga and Tuvalu....
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| Kasa chosen for 531pi Board |
| 14 May 2005 |
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Kasa Cagiaceva has been voted in for another term to the Pacific Radio 531pi Board of Trustees. She won by a clear majority, i.e. 30 out of 47 votes, at a Fiji Community election held at the Grey Lynn Community Centre at 510 Richmond Road, Grey Lynn. She sits with Mere Lomaloma-Elliott representing the Fiji Community on the Pacific Islands Radio Board.
Fiji Community Association President Isaia Vakaruru stressed the importance of accountability of the two representatives to those that voted t...
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| Ministry of Health warns Influenza B can be serious health risk to children and young people |
| 23 June 2005 |
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A currently-circulating strain of influenza has not been common in New Zealand since 1987 and means children and young people can be at particular risk of serious illness, the Ministry of Health says.
"Influenza B is reaching epidemic rates in children and young people in the North Island, with high rates of absenteeism in some schools. We now know that In the last six weeks three young people became ill with influenza B and have died from complications from the virus," Ministry spokesman Dr ...
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![Newly crowned Miss NZ Fiji 2005 Edith Loloma Rogers [center] with 2nd runner up, Teresa Prema Narayan [left] and 1st runner up Manshika Sahai [right].](page_files/news/images/page56/edith_winner_thumb.jpg)
