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Prop Meli Tuni gets starting debut for Drua against Blues
Fijian Drua Head Coach Mick Byrne has revealed his line-up to take on Super Rugby Pacific competition table leaders the Blues in the 'Super Round'.
Updated at 10:32 am on 21 April 2022
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Drua coach wants disciplined performance against the Brumbies
Meli Derenalagi returns to the Fijian Drua team this weekend and wears the captain's armband with Nemani Nagusa suspended.
Updated at 6:17 am on 8 April 2022
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Two debutants feature in Drua team to meet Brumbies
The Fijian Drua has named two debutants in its second Super Rugby Pacific game against the Brumbies on Saturday.
Updated at 10:37 pm on 25 February 2022
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Covid-19: Three more children among 12 deaths in Fiji
Three more children have died from Covid-19 in Fiji, taking the death toll to 791 since March 2020.
Updated at 7:40 am on 28 January 2022
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Emotional reopening to Cook Islands bubble
Some families are reuniting, some are celebrating and others are making fresh starts as the Cook Islands travel bubble reopens with New Zealand today
Updated at 3:51 pm on 14 January 2022
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Tonga make five changes to face Romania
Tonga have made five changes to their starting fifteen to face Romania in the final match of their Northern Hemisphere rugby tour.
Updated at 7:26 am on 19 November 2021
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It's time to deliver on climate financing, says Cook Islands PM
Opinion - It's time to deliver on climate financing, writes the Cook Islands Prime Minister Mark Brown.
Updated at 10:03 am on 10 November 2021
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Flying Fijians include five new caps to face Spain
Five debutants have been included in the Flying Fijians squad to face Spain in Madrid in the opening match of their Northern Hemisphere rugby tour.
Updated at 10:34 am on 5 November 2021
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The worrying gaps in the conversion therapy ban bill -activist
Opinion - Queer activist Shaneel Lal says the draft law to ban conversion therapy has some major gaps, won't end it, and more must be done.
Updated at 8:55 am on 29 October 2021
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Fiji select northern based squad and staff for November tour
A squad and management staff entirely from the Northern Hemisphere will represent the Flying Fijians or their November rugby tour.
Updated at 8:27 pm on 19 October 2021
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Lopeti Timani among 10 new caps for Tonga's end of year tour
Former Wallabies loose forward Lopeti Timani is among 10 new caps in the Tonga rugby squad for the upcoming tour of the Northern Hemisphere.
Updated at 11:50 am on 14 October 2021
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Covid-19 cases on remote Fiji island topples 500; 31 in the last 24hrs
Thirty-one new cases of Covid-19 have been recorded on Fiji's remote island of Kadavu in the last 24 hours, bringing the total number of cases there to 521.
Updated at 7:12 am on 18 September 2021
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Opinion: Speaker’s refusal to swear-in HRPP’s MPs justified and reasonable
A legal expert says the decision of the Speaker of Samoa's Parliament to refuse to swear-in elected MPs from the HRPP this week is justified and reasonable
Updated at 7:02 am on 16 September 2021
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Covid-19 in Fiji: 131 new community cases confirmed
There have been 131 new community cases of Covid-19 reported in Fiji, the Health Ministry has revealed.
Updated at 6:47 pm on 15 September 2021
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Covid-19 in Fiji: 179 new cases, five deaths confirmed
Five more people have died from Covid-19 in Fiji amid 179 new cases, health authorities said.
Updated at 8:36 am on 11 September 2021
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Covid-19 Fiji: 290 new cases, 8 more deaths reported in 24 hours
Eight more people have died from Covid-19 in Fiji, taking the death toll past 500, the health authorities said on Wednesday.
Updated at 6:06 am on 2 September 2021
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Fur seal sighted on Beqa island in Fiji, villagers urged to keep their distance
Marine scientists at New Zealand's Massey University have confirmed a sea mammal that surprised villagers on one of Fiji's remote islands this week is a fur seal.
Updated at 9:03 pm on 1 September 2021
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Covid-19 in Fiji: 258 new cases, no deaths reported
Covid-19: Fiji has 258 new infections; first case recorded on Naviti island.
Updated at 6:49 am on 29 August 2021
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Covid-19 in Fiji: Children among the dead, 205 new cases confirmed
Two children are among 11 people who have died from Covid-19 in Fiji.
Updated at 8:57 am on 28 August 2021
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More Covid-19 infections on remote Fiji island
More villagers on Fiji's remote Kadavu Island have tested positive to Covid-19, as health authorities scramble to contain the spread of the virus beyond the main island of Viti Levu.
Updated at 1:34 pm on 23 August 2021
