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land allocated to him. Historians saw this anger as confirmation that Ma’afu was not part of the
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Taveuni notable peoples of high birth, other settler societies or ordinary Fijian (Indigenous) residents can be traced back to the era before
European contact through to Deed of Cession of Fiji with Great Britain to Fiji Independence and today. Taveuni has 5 main key main villages which has their own
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Parliament. During his absence, Wainiqolo, one of his lieutenants,
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settlement, is the island's commercial centre. The main hospital is located at
Waiyevo while a number of nursing stations and health centres are located around the island. Other settlements include Bouma, Deleni, Gacaavulu, Kanacea, Korovou, Lavena, Matei, Naselesele, Navakawau, Salialevu, Soqulu,
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are also raised, but animal husbandry lags behind crop production in terms of economic importance. In recent times, tourism has become a contributor to the local economy, with about a dozen small resorts providing accommodation options for visitors and employment and business opportunities to the
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Wainiqolo had taken Tui Cakau prisoner when Golea was involved in an internal
Cakaudrove campaign. It was an opportune time for Wainiqolo to initiate his campaign whilst Golea was involved in an internal struggle on Vanualevu. Ma’afu never forgave Wainiqolo for the act that he did and removed all
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European to sight Taveuni. Visibility was poor, and he mistook the peaks of Taveuni for separate islands. Historically, Vuna was considered the paramount village on Taveuni when the Tui Cakau (Ratu Yavala) resided there, but tribal warfare eventually established the supremacy of
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was founded in 1947. Bouma Forest Park, later renamed Bouma
National Heritage Park was established in 1990 after landowning clans became concerned by the threat of logging. The reserve has expanded to cover roughly one third of the island. In January 2003, Severe Tropical
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Paramount Chiefs. These Chiefs are crucial in keeping their people informed of changes and updates on developments in Fiji. These are those that have helped shaped
Taveuni and holding together its people. Perhaps the best-known Taveuni resident internationally was
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which can be transferred to humans if bitten. In 2013, an eradication program coordinated by the
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in a skirmish at Somosomo. Several islands that sided with Ma'afu were sold by the Tui Cakau at that time to European settlers as punishment, and their inhabitants were moved to Taveuni. The villages of
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dive areas and the soft coral capital of the world The horseshoe-shaped Vuna Lagoon, near the southern end of the island, is much appreciated by divers for the opportunity to see larger
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has been traditionally the most important crop produced on Taveuni, and has always been the staple of the local economy. In recent times farmers have mainly shifted to growing
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from 2002 to 2005. In late 2005, he attempted to handle the problem of Fijian security guards, whom some accused of being mercenaries, operating illegally on the island of
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at the southern tip of the island around 1550. The island's central ridge delineates the greatest volcanic activity surrounding volcanic vents.
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Cronin, Shane J.; Mark Bebbington; Chin Lai (June 2001). "A probabilistic assessment of eruption recurrence on Taveuni volcano, Fiji".
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software, in which a polygon geometry around the perimeter of the island is incorrectly rendered and wraps around the globe.
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2418:Categories
2280:Vanua Levu
2224:Yadua Tabu
2219:Vanua Levu
1886:19 October
1468:References
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1273:and first
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1161:See also:
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1103:Salmonella
1034:See also:
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389:soft coral
334:waterfalls
330:tagimaucia
240:Vanua Levu
206:Cakaudrove
2285:Viti Levu
2083:140596102
1580:129237008
1363:Ai Sokula
1287:Tui Cakau
1283:Ai Sokula
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1275:President
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311:Uluigalau
277:Geography
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135:Area rank
61:Melanesia
48:Geography
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2004:18 March
1978:18 March
1951:18 March
1945:Fiji Sun
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1858:Abstract
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1407:See also
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