Home is where the heart is for humble Vereniki Goneva

Alex Lowe samples village life in Fiji where the Leicester centre can be found sowing in the sugar cane plantation

Vereniki Goneva has made the 25-minute drive into Nadi to check his emails
when I arrive at his family home in Nagado, a village of 300 people nestled
in the mountains on the west coast of Fiji’s main island.

His sister,
Kalesi, welcomes me with a freshly baked coconut scone, her speciality, and
a scalding cup of tea that tastes like Ovaltine.

Sausages and onions are
sizzling in the pan.



Kalesi, who has a mischievous laugh and sparkle to her smile, lives with her
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