Namaste
Thank you Council President Mr Chandar Sen for the introduction, and thank you, members of the executive committee, for the opportunity to be here with you today.
COVID-19
I would like to begin by acknowledging the challenges our Fiji vuvale
['Voo-varl-lay'] are facing at this time in dealing with the current COVID-19 outbreak. As all of us in this room know, an outbreak of COVID-19 is challenging, frightening and unsettling.
On behalf of the New Zealand Government I would like to pass on my thoughts to the friends and whānau of those who have lost loved ones, and those whose loved ones are battling the effects of this awful virus.