Fiji
Families on remote Fiji island still asking for basic help
A health worker on Fiji's Koro Island says some families need basic clothing and food items and they have been desperate since the waves of international aid have stopped.
Fiji chief says no safety plan for upcoming cyclone season
Villages in remote Fiji say they don't have a safety plan in place to prepare for the upcoming cyclone season.
Fiji-PNG trade spat has reportedly ended
A trade spat between Fiji and Papua New Guinea has reportedly ended.
Fiji opposition calls on govt to re-commit to regional trade deal
Fiji's opposition is calling on government to reverse its decision to withdraw from the proposed regional trade deal PACER-Plus.
Fiji recovers from Cyclone Winston
RNZI reporter Alex Perrottet is in Fiji, to find out how the recovery from Cyclone Winston is going, and where the relief work is yet to help. He talks to Checkpoint. Video, Audio
Horrors of Winston in Fiji still vivid in children's minds
Thousands of children in Fiji who survived the horrors of cyclone Winston are still severely affected seven months on.
Fiji hardware company sending supplies 'on every ship'
One of Fiji's biggest hardware companies says the Government's Help for Homes initiative is tracking well and materials are being sent out as quickly as possible. The manager of RC...
FLP leader says Fiji is a dictatorship
The leader of Fiji's Labour Party, Mahendra Chaudhry, says his country is a dictatorship.
Fiji Labour Leader uneasy over weekend's detentions
The leader of Fiji's Labour Party Mahendra Chaudhry says his country has turned into a dictatorship. The former Prime Minister was one of six leaders detained after speaking at a meeting about the… Audio
NFP leader says Fiji is no democracy
The leader of Fiji's National Federation Party says Fiji's government is pretending if it thinks it oversees a democracy.
Fiji's PM hits back over detention
Fiji's Prime Minister, Frank Bainimarama, has defended the detention of six prominent Fijians over the weekend.
Fiji opposition figures detained in police cells
Fiji's Prime Minister appears to be cracking down on leading opposition figures, with five people detained in police cells over the weekend. RNZI reporter Alex Perrottet joined Checkpoint from Fiji. Video, Audio
Fiji PMs foreign minister appointment "interesting"
A Fijian academic says the Fiji prime minister's appointment of himself as foreign minister creates an interesting situation.
Fiji arrests cast grave concerns
Analysis - Five prominent opposition figures were released to a cheering crowd of supporters in Suva on Saturday but their ordeal might be far from over. Audio
Fiji mum happy to have her house back
A mother of two children in Fiji says she's relieved she now has her own house back after Cyclone Winston claimed her old one.
New portfolios for several Fiji ministers
Several cabinet ministers in Fiji will be reading in to their new portfolios this week after a major, and surprise, cabinet reshuffle.
Prominent Fijians released from custody
Six prominent opposition figures in Fiji have been released after being held in custody over the weekend. Audio
Fiji opposition MP probed for decree breach
Reports from Fiji say the Fiji Independent Commission against Corruption has received a complaint regarding an opposition National Federation Party MP Prem Singh for false declaration under the…
Fiji MPs extolled to be honourable
At the beginning of the latest session of the Fijian Parliament today the President has called on MPs to put the honour back into honourable.
Fiji village building new, stronger homes
Co-ordinating the rebuild of houses in a Fiji village has been a full-time job after more more than 50 were wiped out by Cyclone Winston.
