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18-459: Verata may refer to: Verata (district) , a political division in the province of Tailevu, in Fiji Verata (goat breed) Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Verata . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to

36-422: Is 738 metres (2,421 ft). To the north-west is Batiki , and to the north-east is Nairai . There are 16 villages on the island: Yadua, Vadra Vadra, Lovu, Levuka-i-Gau, Nukuloa, Nawaikama, Somosomo, Sawaieke (the chiefly village), Navukailagi, Qarani, Vione, Lekanai, Vanuaso, Nacavanadi, Malawai and Lamiti. Most of the island's residents live near the coast, and few live in the interior. Travel between villages

54-450: Is border (or edge). "Vanua/Yavusa Qali-tu" or subject peoples/tribes often rendered service only as long as the paramount chief was strong enough to enforce his rule. It is difficult to say with any precision how far Verata influence reached but at its zenith it was the pre-eminent vanua of ancient Fiji. It was eventually eclipsed by the rise of Bau and the changing face of tribal war with the arrival of beachcombers and marooned sailors like

72-514: Is completely landlocked and much further inland of/border Verata and Namalata. Shellfish , Fish , coconut , taro , tapioca and a range of local vegetables and seafoods are the main trading merchandise. The traditional leader is the Na Bure Levu o Naisanokonoko, Nodra na Gone Turaga Bale, O Koya Na Ratu who traditionally is acknowledged as the most senior member of Fiji's tribal hereditary chiefs. Fijian oral tradition holds that Fiji

90-530: Is mostly by sea or on the coast road. It has one airstrip at Lovu , on the southern tip of the island, which receives planes from Nausori International Airport . There is one secondary school on the island in Nawaikama, which also hosts hot springs nearby. Gau Island is widely regarded as having one of the best kava (yaqona) strains in Fiji . About 55% of the island is covered in dense rain forest , mostly on

108-544: Is scarce. Gau Island Gau ( Fijian pronunciation: [ˈŋau] , also known as Ngau in English) is an island belonging to Fiji's Lomaiviti archipelago . Located at 18.00° S and 179.30 °E, it covers an area of 136.1 square kilometres (52.5 square miles), with a total shoreline that measures 66.3 kilometres (41.2 miles) long, making it the fifth largest island in the Fijian archipelago. Its maximum elevation

126-741: The Kings Road, one of the country's main highways, which recently has been tar-sealed for most of its length. As with most rural development, projects are generally carried out on a communal basis with finance sourced from central and provincial government, aid donors and the people themselves locally as well as remittances from urban areas and those working abroad. Examples of projects are village pipe water system, power generation, village toilets and septic tanks, village meeting halls, nursing and health stations, schools and pre-school facilities. Many landowning units are interested in developing their land commercially and whilst there are many options, capital

144-502: The delta of the Ba river. In 1829 Verata lost the allegiance of the powerful island and vanua of Viwa , who were to prove a vital role in the coming decades in the internecine conflicts. When Naulivou died later that year, he handed to his brother and successor Ratu Tanoa Visawaqa a powerful vanua whose only remaining rival was its closest ally the vanua of Rewa . With the loss of Viwa, Verata lost all hope of ever regaining supremacy and lost

162-457: The entire island) and measures 5,200 hectares (13,000 acres). It contains populations of the critically endangered Fiji petrel , and vulnerable shy ground-dove and collared petrel . The Fiji petrel's nesting habitat on the island contributes to its national significance as outlined in Fiji's Biodiversity Strategy and Action Plan. A marine research facility was established on Naviavia beach on

180-472: The intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Verata&oldid=1192239678 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Verata (district) Verata , Namalata, Tai, and Vugalei have both coastal areas as well as extensive inland undulating and rugged terrain, while Taivugalei

198-445: The island's southern and western slopes. Ridge thicket is characterised by abundant large ferns including the tree ferns Cyathea spp. and Leptopteris wilkesiana , the climbing vines Freycinetia spp., and limited-range species like the palm Physokentia petiolata , which only occurs on Gau and the highlands of Viti Levu. The Gau Highlands Important Bird Area is an area covering the entire forested interior (just over 50% of

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216-463: The majority of engagements with Bau after 1829; Although, with the help of its own European, Matthew Riley, was able to hold onto what was left and even won a few skirmishes with the aid of various tactics and temporary alliances with Tui Cakau , Bau's ally and erstwhile reluctant vassal (from 25 September 1840–July 1841) and managed to attack Bau itself. Another notable example was 26 April 1850 when they soundly rebuffed an attempted Bauan raid in which

234-410: The notorious Lasakau chief Ratu Gavidi was shot in the back and killed. Riley was given one of the chief's daughters and the island of Naigani in thanks and the island was settled by Riley, his young family and several families to serve as retainers to the young Adi and her children. Public infrastructure is less developed than in other districts in Fiji. The district is joined to other provinces by

252-491: The vanua of Verata. The sub-districts are in themselves separate Vanua with their own chiefs, but the Vanua of Verata used to cover a much wider area. In tribal Fiji, the power and therefore size of a vanua depended on the chief's ability to hold the "qali" or subject people, and to control the "bati" or border people. Bati is usually translated as warrior because they often were, but the literal meaning of "bati" in this sense

270-412: The well-known Charles Savage who came to serve Bau much to Verata's disadvantage in 1808. In 1825, Bau had wrested from Verata, control of most of the island Ovalau including Levuka with the exception of Lovoni. Gau , Koro , Nairai and Batiki were soon to follow. By 1828, 20 years after the arrival of Savage, Ratu Naulivou ( Vunivalu ) had seized control of much of coastal eastern Viti Levu up to

288-582: The western coast of Gau in 2005 by the UK-based non-governmental organization Frontier, commissioned by Dr. Joeli Veitayaki of the University of South Pacific , a native of Malawai on the eastern coast. The first King of Fiji Seru Epenisa Cakobau grew up on the island, despite being born on the nearby island Nairai . 18°4′S 179°19.99′E  /  18.067°S 179.33317°E  / -18.067; 179.33317 This article about

306-434: The windward southern and western sides of the island and in the central highlands. The eastern shore and the northern and southern tips of the island are covered in grassland or reed, with some plantations of introduced Caribbean pine ( Pinus caribaea ). Ridge thicket, a low-growing cloud forest with a tree canopy of 7 meters or lower, grows along the central ridge and extends as low as 200 meters elevation on windy ridges on

324-571: Was settled by the legendary ancestral chief Lutunasobasoba . The first "Na Gone Turaga Bale O Koya Na Ratu" Rokomautu was said to be one of Lutunasobasoba's sons. Verata shares this distinction with the vanua of Rewa (Burebasaga), Bureta , Batiki , and Kabara whose ancestral chiefs were the children of Lutunasobasoba. Most of the chiefly households on the Eastern half of Viti Levu as well all of Vanua Levu and Lau including Bau acknowledge either direct descent or some other strong connection to

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