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Tara Koro

Talanoa on building in Fiji: honest, practical know-how for anyone planning, building or improving a home.

Why "Tara Koro"?

Village building, one story at a time

At Queen Victoria School, night prep ran from 7 to 9.30pm. Some students studied; others pulled their chairs together and told stories. We called those talanoa sessions tara koro: village building.

That's what this is. We share what we know from real Othannel sites: how homes are built, what things really cost, and what to watch out for. Learn something useful here, whether you build with us or not.

Tara — to build · Koro — village

Episode 1

The Raised Floating Floor: Keeping Your Home Above the Flood

Coming soon

How we lift a home above flood level in four steps: footings, raised blockwork, compacted fill and a floating slab, plus the checks every family should make before building in a flood-prone area.

How to find out how high the water reaches
How each block course raises your floor
Why compaction in layers matters
Why floor height belongs in your quote from day one

The series

What we'll talanoa about

New episodes are added as we film them on site. Here's what's coming.

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How We Build

Step by step through a real home build.

Ep 1 The raised floating floor
Soon Foundations that last
Soon Block walls & reinforcement
Soon Roof trusses in cyclone country
Soon Roof cladding & keeping water out
Soon Rendering & finishing

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Before You Build

Plain-language guidance for home owners.

Soon What a project charter is & why you need one
Soon How to read a building quote
Soon What a QS does & why banks need one
Soon Bank loans & staged payments
Soon Building in Fiji from overseas

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Innovation

Where Fijian building could go next.

Soon Densified bamboo as reinforcement

Got a building question?

Send it in and it could be our next Tara Koro episode. Planning a build? Ask for your free project charter.

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