Lands News

• NEW!!! Appointed Minister 2008
• NEW!!! Appointed Permanent Secretary 2007
• NEW!!! New Acts added for Continential Shelf, Petroleum Explo and Mining
• GISRS Conference 2007
• Partnership with Private Sector
• New Chief Valuer
• Promotions
• Training: Overseas
• Appointed Minister 2006
• Website Designers Left FLIS
• Additional map selling outlets now available
• Maps selling at Tappoo's Nadi International Airport
• Regional Annual GIS/RS User Conference
• Appointed Minister 2005
• Website Release
  

Jan 2008

Appointed Minister 2008

Mr Netani Sukanaivalu, Minister for Lands, Mineral Resources and Environment

04 June 2007

Appointed Permanent Secretary 2007

Dr. Rohit Kishore

Lands News: New Acts added for Continential Shelf, Petroleum Explo, Mining

New Acts Added

Three new Acts have been added and uploaded. These include Continential Shelf, Petroleum Explo and Mining Acts. read more >>

February 2007

Lands News: GIS Conference 2007

Conference News

Since the first Pacific GIS & RS Conference in 1999, this annual event has attracted a lot of participants from as far as America to the sunny islands most of us call home.

Last year (2006), more than 42 presenters, including 177 non-presenters all totalling up to more than 219 participants registered for the four day event. In addition, 18 countries registered eventuating to a total of 65 organisations taking part in the conference.

As evident from the positive figures above, the event was a big success. This Year, will be another great year that will give participants a chance to take part in the end of the November event. Find out more on this years conference details. read more >>

January 2007

Lands News: Partnership with Private Sector

Fiji Directory Limited

Agreement has been signed for street maps to be included in the Telephone Directories beginning from 2007. 30% of the revenue generated from these maps will be paid to the Lands Department.

November 2006

EAFF View Cartographic, GC

Agreement has been signed with the US company to be a re-seller of our maps. 15% of the gross earnings generated from the sales of these products will be paid to the Lands Department.

October 2006

Lands News: New Chief Valuer

Josefa Dulakiverata has resigned as chief valuer. Kalivati Ratucicivi is now the Acting Chief Valuer. The department wishes to thank Mr Dulakiverata for his service to the department and wishes him well in his future endeavour's.

September 2006

Lands News: Promotions

The following officers have been promoted to TO I positions.

Viliame Savu

Thomas Fesaitu

Lands News: Training: Overseas

Jone Cavu has just returned from Taiwan from a two weeks GIS training.

July 2006

Lands News: New Minister Appointed

Hon Ratu Naiqama Lalabalavu is the new Minister for Fijian Affairs, Lands and Provincial Development. He took up the portfolio after the May 2006 General Election. Ratu Naiqama is not new to the job as he was a former Minister for Lands and Mineral Resources before. His appointement to the position has been welcomed by the staff board as an indication of positive changes within the department for the next five years.
Ratu Naiqama is the new Member of Parliament for the Cakaudrove Provincial Communal Constituency. He is the Tuicakau, Paramount Chief of the Tovata Confederacy.

June 2006

Lands News: Additional map selling outlets

24 March 2006

Lands News: Website Designers Left FLIS

The department wishes to thank Morgan and Sitiveni Gauna for the Development of this Lands Website and for their loyal service to the department. The FLIS web development team, Sitiveni Gauna and Morgan Martin-Skerm have left FLIS. Morgan has returned to Australia after his one year contract attachment through the AUSAID with FLIS. Sitiveni has joined the Private sector. The management, together with the staff wish them well in their future endeavour’s.
FLIS Applications Development Team's Systems Analyst Programmer, Varun Barma is currently managing the enhancements to this site.

25 November 2005

Lands News: Maps Selling at Tappoo's Nadi International Airport

An additional map selling booth for the Department  was established early this month at Tappoos Nadi International Airport Branch. Fifty [50] copies of each different type of maps produced by the Department are now being sold in the booth as a start. This is a major breakthrough which the Management of Tappoos Limited should be appreciated for their kind assistance and cooperation. The move is aimed to take the Fiji maps closer to the people, particularly to the tourists which has been identified as a potential customer of our maps. This initiative is also part of our market survey to ascertain the exact needs of our customers where we should concentrate to bring us good return. The Tourism Industry is a huge market of our maps and if fully captured could be a revenue earner for our maps. A booth at the Nadi International Airport is considered an ideal location where tourists could easily see our maps first hand as soon as they arrive in Nadi.

Maps of Fiji Islands, major cities, towns and the major islands are now on sale at the Tappoo's Nadi International Airport.

16 November 2005

Lands News: Regional Annual GIS/RS User Conference

The 2005 Regional Annual GIS/RS User Conference focused on the following areas;

• Explaining new methods,
• Showing new software,
• Showing new hardware,
• Showing new data source (especially new satellite image data),
• Networking of technicians throughout the region,
• Documenting that applications of the mentioned tools are feasible.

It was held at USP with a theme of "GIS/RS - Making a Difference?!..."

17 June 2005

Lands News: New Minister Appointed

The Member of Parliament in the House of Representatives, Honourable Samisoni Tikoinasau has been sworn in this morning by His Excellency, the Acting President Ratu Joni Madraiwiwi, as the new Minister for Lands and Mineral Resources. Samisoni Tikoinasau was formally welcomed to the position with a Sevu Sevu (traditional Fijian welcome ceremony) where he said "I hope to continue the good work of the previous Minister Ratu Naiqama Lalabalavu and hope to have the support of all Lands staff."

He is the Member of Parliament for the Tailevu North Fijian Provincial Communal Constituency.

Earlier reports that Honourable Manasa Tugia would be appointed were not correct.

Lands News: Website Released

The FLIS web development team Sitiveni Gauna and Morgan Martin-Skerm have recently completed the Department of Lands and Surveys website. The development of the web site is the first step in the department’s overall online strategy, which aims to be a government leader in the provision of online services. Currently has a joint focus of providing information and access to services for local residents and facilitating the liaison between the department and foreign investors. Information about specific functions of the department and contact details to key sections have been provided online in addition to information on land acts and legal issues. Specific products such as maps and aerial photography available from the Map Shop and VanuaView GIS software available from FLIS have also been included. The website also aims to strengthen ties with USP and international researchers by providing various educational reports and white papers relating to land in Fiji. Future developments will include online transaction support to facilitate the payment of lease renewals and applications or the purchasing of products provided by The Department of Lands and Surveys online. The inclusion of Geomedia Webmap (www.intergraph.com), a Web-based map visualization and analysis tool into the website is also an exciting project for the future. This will allow site visitors to view the native land or parcel boundaries, in addition to geographical features.