The Ministry of Local Government is guided by the overarching vision that good governance at all levels of society is critical to both Fiji’s economic development and to the realisation of every Fijian’s Constitutional rights. Recognising that the duties of productive local governance often fall outside the strictly drawn boundaries of a municipality, governance is taking strides to give the ministry the tools it requires to implement effective change not only locally but regionally. A recent amalgamation of duties of rural local authorities with municipal councils has seen an increase in Ministry activities, including solid waste management and building permit management