8 October – An altercation between Chinese and Taiwanese diplomats during a reception at the Grand Pacific hotel in Suva leaves one Taiwanese official in hospital. The incident is seen as a spilling over of diplomatic tensions between the two governments over their respective influences across the Pacific.[1]
29 December – Two people are killed as Cyclone Sarai passes southeast of the country, bringing heavy wind and rain and forcing the temporary evacuation of more than 2,000 people.[2]