Daily Post (Fiji)

Fiji's Daily Post - logo

The Fiji's Daily Post is a newspaper that was formed by Wame Waqanisanini JR in Oct 1987, who owned 50 percent of the shares. Taniela Bolea was the original publisher. The majority shares were later owned by the Fijian government. The government now has 44.70 percent of the shares while Australian Alan Hickling owns 51.24 percent shares giving him the major ownership. Minor shareholders make up the rest.

2006 coup d'état

Main article: 2006 Fijian coup d'état

General Manager Koroi was detained and questioned by soldiers at Suva's Queen Elizabeth Barracks on 8 December 2006 (source). The Daily Post had been refusing to accept Military interference in its publications in the wake of the military coup which deposed the government on 5 December 2006.