2012 NATIONAL ESSAY COMPETITION
The 2012 National Essay Competition was announced by the New Zealand High Commission in Fiji in
March. This annual competition is offered in conjunction with the Fiji Association in Auckland. Students
studying at registered secondary schools in Fiji may participate through their respective schools.
Entries for 2012 closed this week, end of April. Two topics have been on offer this year. The first is
What My School Culture Can Offer Fiji and the second – Cultural Links between Fiji and New Zealand.
One hundred and sixty secondary schools were contacted. Secondary schools from throughout Fiji
participated and schools have submitted entries from students in Forms five to seven. The judges,
Lady June Hillary and Dr Satendra Singh will inform the High Commission and the Association the list of
fifteen winners who will be awarded cash, trophies and certificates. Two overall winners will each take
$1000 and the others will share a prize pool of $6000. The two supreme winning schools will receive
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2011 National Essay Competions winners.
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FLOODS IN FIJI - ASSOCIATION ASSISTANCE OF $33,000
Severe flooding in many parts of Western Viti Levu devastated Fiji in January and March. The Association
dispatched a consignment of 40 boxes of brand new children's clothing worth f$21,800 to the worst
affected areas. Rotary Fiji helped to distribute the clothing to the needy. In phase two, the Association
arranged for a donation of f$10,200 from Fonterra Cooperatives, to assist Save the Children Fiji, to
purchase some milk packs for needy children who were to get lunch packs supplied. The final phase
was a consignment of brand new library books to some of the worse affected schools. Assistance was
provided by Air Pacific Ltd in transporting the consignments to Nadi.
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