Personal Life
Adi Kuini was the daughter of Ratu Aseri Qoro Latianara (1924-1998), whom she succeeded as Tui Noikoro Paramount Chief of Navosa, and of Lanieta Vuni; she herself was duly succeeded in these roles by her brother, Ratu Tomasi Latianara.
Adi Kuini was married three times, first to Military officer Savenaca Draunidalo (a Minister from 2001 to 2006), subsequently to Bavadra and finally to Clive Speed, a former Director of the Business Council of Australia. She had four children (including the well-known lawyer Tupou Draunidalo) and eleven stepchildren. By the end of 2004, when she lost a long battle with cancer, she was the grandmother of three. She is buried in Korolevu, a two-hour drive from Sigatoka.
Politicians remembered Adi Kuini as a committed Christian and champion of racial tolerance, and as one who fought for reform of the chiefly system by insisting on standards of accountability for all chiefs.
| Preceded by Ratu Aseri Qoro Latianara |
Tui Noikoro 1996–2004 |
Succeeded by Ratu Tomasi Latianara |
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