2011 NATIONAL ESSAY COMPETITION - FIJI SECONDARY SCHOOLS
The Fiji Association and the New Zealand High Commission offered an essay competition to senior students in Fiji’s secondary schools for the third consecutive year. The topics for 2011 were – where I see myself in ten years and rugby linkages between Fiji and New Zealand.
Fifty two secondary schools responded. Over three hundred entries were received by the High Commission, through school principals.
The judges were Lady June Hillary, QSM and Dr Satendra Singh, ONZM, QSM, JP.
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GOVERNOR GENERAL
On 26 July, 2011, their excellencies, Sir Anand Satyanand and Lady Susan Satyanand hosted a reception at Government House Auckland, where a group of former Fiji residents from the Fiji Association and invited guests witnessed a traditional Fijian Cava Ceremony, a traditional Indian Arti and garlands presented and the handing of the tabua by the Governor General to Dr Satendra Singh. His Excellency also handed a special plaque about the tabua to Lady June Hillary, requesting that the tabua and plaque be handed to the New Zealand High Commission in Suva.
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40th ANNIVERSARY OF INDIAN CULTURAL CENTRE FIJI
The High Commissioner of India to Fiji, Mr Vinod Kumar hosted a cultural reception at the Indian Cultural Centre Suva for Lady June Hillary and Dr Satendra Singh, while they were in Fiji for the essay prize giving at the New Zealand High Commission.
The occasion was to celebrate the 40th anniversary of the ICCR's Fiji based centre, which Dr Singh was co-incidently involved in the setting up stage, during his time as the Treaty Officer at the Fiji Department of Foreign Affairs. A Cultural performance by students was presented for Lady Hillary and guests after she and Dr Singh were invited to light a mangal deep.
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