WHAT'S YOUR STORY?
MINE started in a newsroom at the age of 21, with a pregnancy kept under wraps until my probation was completed.
With little to no work experience, hope was all I had. My dreams of becoming an English teacher were dashed when my Fiji Seventh Form Examination results fell two marks short of the pass rate. Attending university was then a privilege reserved for those who could afford it and out of the question at the time.
Two years later, a dear friend remembered our shared love of English in school and reached out. "A reporter's role will be advertised soon - apply!", she said. I needed no further coaxing (thank you Ana Tudrau-Tamani!). I applied, attended the interview, and days later was told I got the job.
I started the week of the 2003 South Pacific Games and within days landed my first front page: visiting women of the Falun Gong, a religious movement, arrested at the height of the regional sporting event and ordered to leave the country, sparking uproar among human rights activists and groups.
Twenty-three years later, I remain committed to seeking out less-told stories and realities that are easy to miss in the rush of life. Stories that deserve a special kind of care. What a blessing it has been to love what you do and do what you love - for a living. I acknowledge and pay tribute to the people of the Pacific who openly welcome people like me into their homes, lives and into their stories.
WHAT I DO
I write about life in the Pacific with no compromise of truth. That means covering a broad range of issues impacting the region. This includes writing about gender-based violence without sanitising it, reporting on disability inclusion without reducing people to their conditions, and asking the questions that press releases leave unanswered.
My background as a journalist has allowed me countless opportunities to view and understand life through the many lenses of Pacific societies - connecting people on the ground, civil society organisations and governing institutions through storytelling that is relayed and documented at high-level convenings. The UN CEDAW Committee’s first-ever Pacific Technical Cooperation session in Suva, Fiji, from 7–11 April 2025 is but one such example. Specifically, I have worked extensively in the agriculture, gender and human rights, and health sectors of the Pacific. Through my work, I have examined and reported on Fiji’s gender data gap, technology-facilitated gender-based violence, the challenges of a four-decade GBV response, and debunking the myths of health issues like lupus and menopause that are rarely approached with the depth they deserve.
I write, edit, design and more! My experience has taught me that every piece of good work starts with listening well.
PROFESSIONAL RECOGNITION
· 2012 SeaWeb Journalist of the Year
· 2025 FAME Award Winner for Best Coverage of a Major News Event
