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A photo taken by NASA astronaut of Gau along with Nairai to the north-east.
Nairai is an island of Fiji belonging to the Lomaiviti Archipelago. The island is of volcanic origin and has a land area of about 30 square kilometers.[1] To the west of the island is Batiki, and to the south-west is Gau.
Its population of more than 600 Fijians lives in coastal villages.[1] Economic activity is subsistence farming and fishing, with copra farming being the main source of income.[1] The island has no airport, although it has a jetty in Tovulailai.[1] Transport is by local cargo vessels or small boats, since there are no roads for vehicles.[1] One tourist resort is currently under construction.
There are five villages on the island, consisting of Natauloa (the chiefly village and the seat of the Turaga na Tui Nairai and also the high chief of the island), Tovulailai (which has a jetty and a nursing station), Vutuna, Lawaki, and Waitoga.[1] There are three primary schools, although there is no high school.[1]
In the chiefly village of Natauloa, the three chiefly clans, namely Mataqali Valebalavu, Mataqali Namoala and Mataqali Tarani constituted the main landowning units where villages are members by birth through blood link, on the father's side. This link entitles members as joint owners to all designated lands and traditional status registered specifically for individual clans under the iTaukei Land Trust Board and Native Lands Commission (Valenivolavola Ni Kawa Bula).
^ abcdefgKishore, Thomas D.; Reddy, Naveendra K. (2012). "Feasibility, Consultation and Site Survey on the Islands Of Gau & Nairai Report" (PDF). Renewable Energy Central Information Forum. Retrieved 28 July 2023.
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