United Nations General Assembly resolution
In September 2014, Vuniwaqa was appointed to by the Prime Minister as the Minister for Lands and Mineral Resources, becoming the first Fijian woman appointed to the position. In 2015, Vuniwaqa facilitated and received Cabinet approval for the upgrade of the Fiji Geodetic Datum to a more current internationally recognized system. This was instigated following the adoption of the United Nations General Assembly resolution on Global Geodetic Reference Frame for Sustainable Development in February 2015 which was led by the Republic of Fiji.