Northland-based Fijian Paula Tabakinabou will register and vote in Fiji's general election later this year and is appealing to his fellow compatriots to follow suit.
Electronic voter registration for Fijians eligible to vote will be held at St John Ambulance hall on Western Hills' Dr in Whangarei on May 17 as part of a week-long exercise that concludes in Christchurch on May 24.
Fijian Prime Minister Voreqe Bainimarama, who seized power in a military coup in December 2006, announced elections under a new constitution would be held on September 17.
More than 500,000, or more than half the island nation's population, have already registered to vote. Those who hold a valid Fiji passport anywhere in the world are eligible to vote.
Mr Tabakinabou welcomes the election, saying it's an indication that Fiji is moving towards democracy.