Here Aucklanders Jioji Tikodei (left), an ethnic Fijian, and Krishna Lal, an Indo-Fijian, read about the 2000 coup in Fiji. The news of another coup in 2000 (there had been two in 1987) caused many Fijians living in New Zealand to react with dismay. The coup was given detailed coverage in the New Zealand media. Listen to excerpts from radio news bulletins which describe the dramatic progress of events.
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Image: New Zealand Herald, 27 May 2000, by David White
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