Cakobau apparently took exception to Meli Bainimarama, who is a regular night-clubber. Although he does not look like his father, he is regularly seen on television in Fiji and well known.

Fiji's captain for that tour, Ratu Sir George Cakobau, decided that his side should have a war dance to rival the Haka. He approached Ratu Bola, the high chief of the warrior clan of Navusaradave in ...

From the 1820s onwards the port was developed as a centre of commercial activity by American and European colonisers and the town became the first colonial capital of Fiji, peacefully ceded to the ...

In future no Fiji Councillor may introduce a bill or make a speech or have his vote counted unless the venerable skull-cracker of King Cakobau, last native ruler of Fiji, lies upon the table.

Penaia Cakobau plays for North Harbour in the NPC in New Zealand has also been called into the squad to replace Kavaia Tagivetaua. Assistant Coach Aaron Mauger says the boys had a great bye week. “We ...

The Fijian rugby team first adopted the Cibi in 1939 when they went on tour to New Zealand when Captain Ratu Sir George Cakobau wanted something to match the haka. They returned home from that ...

During the incorporation of Fiji into the British Empire, Fijian chief Ratu Cakobau embarked on a journey to Australia, where a measles outbreak occurred. After he came back, the illness spread ...

There were an estimated 15 million victims. As Fiji became part of the British Empire, Fijian chief Ratu Cakobau went on a trip to Australia⁠—but there was a measles epidemic in the country.

Some 40,000 indigenous Fijians died in the terrible epidemic. Meanwhile, British soldiers and Cakobau’s forces launched a brutal campaign to defeat the Kai Colo and their allies. During the ...

Fijian paramount chief Epenisa Seru Cakobau will host the meeting of leaders from Samoa, Tonga, Hawai’i and Fiji, together with Kīngi Tūheitia, on Bau Island from February 26 to 28.