I trust you will bear in mind the deeply-held fears and insecurities Fijian have as an ethnic community. This is a subject I dwell on repeatedly beca… - Joni Madraiwiwi

To say that power should have been returned to the Fijian chiefs is to ignore what occurred between 1874 and 1970.

Those of us born after that era (of World War II), or with little or no knowledge of those experiences, take freedom for granted. In fact, we give little thought because we are preoccupied with the here and now and yet we owe a debt of gratitude that can never be repaid because you (returned servicemen) paid the price in blood.

We need to try and focus less on ethnicity in this country and concentrate on trying to improve the lot of the marginalized whoever they are.