Kokonati Talk

16/12/2025

16/12/2025

AT just 21, Raina Saanvi Kumar has already achieved what no other Fijian woman has done before her. The Nadi golfer became the first female player […]

12/12/2025

08/12/2025

Miss Tahiti Hinaupoko Devèze has been named Miss France 2026!

On Saturday (local time), Hinaupoko, a 23-year-old psychology graduate won against 29 other regional contestants.

According to local media, this year's title is Tahiti's sixth national crown, with Hinaupoko ending a seven-year drought.

Miss New Caledonia, Juliette Collet finished first runner-up.

02/12/2025

03/11/2025

02/11/2025

💡 𝐘𝐎𝐔𝐓𝐇 𝐆𝐑𝐀𝐍𝐓 𝐀𝐏𝐏𝐋𝐈𝐂𝐀𝐓𝐈𝐎𝐍𝐒 𝐍𝐎𝐖 𝐎𝐏𝐄𝐍! 💡

Your Government through the Ministry of Youth and Sports is inviting applications from interested individuals and registered youth clubs to access the 2025 Youth Grant. This grant supports youth and sports development initiatives, with this year’s focus on Youth Entrepreneurship Development and Livelihood Opportunities. 🚀

Eligible individuals and youth clubs can apply for grant assistance ranging from FJD $1,000 to $5,000, with priority given to those who have not received previous assistance from the Ministry. Applications close at 4pm on December 1, 2025 — so don’t miss out on this opportunity to bring your ideas to life! 🗓️

Application forms are available on the Ministry’s website 👉 www.youth.gov.fj
or can be collected from the nearest Ministry of Youth and Sports office in your division (Central, Eastern, Western, or Northern). For contact details and office locations, please refer to the post below. 📍

Let’s continue empowering our youth to innovate, create, and lead change in their communities! 🙌

29/10/2025

28/10/2025

Goosebumps 🌺🌺🌺🌺🇫🇯🇫🇯🇫🇯🇫🇯

28/10/2025

📣 Call for Submissions – Women Writers of the Pacific ✍️

Kulawai Press is proud to celebrate the voices, visions, and creative fire of Pacific women writers. We’re calling for submissions of poetry, short stories, and creative non-fiction—works that reflect the lived experiences, dreams, struggles, and strength of women across our islands.

Write about your grandmother’s hands, your daughter’s laughter, the silent battles fought in kitchens and boardrooms, the way the sea sings to you, or the dreams you’ve carried across generations. Whether it’s fiction or fact, whispered memory or bold declaration—we want your stories.

This is a platform to uplift women’s narratives in all their power and complexity.

🌺 Open Genres:
• Poetry (up to 3 poems)
• Short Stories (max 2,000 words)
• Creative Non-Fiction (memoir, essays, reflections – max 2,000 words)

🧵 Tell us about strength, softness, survival, joy, sisterhood, motherhood, identity—your truth, your way.

🎁 Prizes:
🥇 1st Place – $250 + Publication
🥈 2nd Place – $150 + Publication
🥉 3rd Place – $100 + Publication
✨ Next Top 10 Submissions – Publication + Author Copies

📅 Deadline: February 20th, 2026

👉 Submit your work to [email protected]
Please include your name, a short bio, and indicate the genre of your submission.

22/10/2025