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 NUKU’ALOFA: NA’E lahi foki ‘a e ngaahi loto na’e tāla’a he hili ko ia ‘a e ‘vote’ pē ko e fakahā loto ‘a e kau fakafofonga ‘o e fakataha lahi makehe ‘a e ‘Iunioni ‘Akapulu ‘a Tongá (TRU) na’e fakahoko ‘i he ‘aho 3 ‘o Mē ‘o e 2013 ‘o fekau’aki mo e fiema’u ke fakahifo ‘a e Palesitení, ‘Epeli Taione mei hono lakangá.

Ko e tāla’a ko ení na’e makatu’unga ‘i he fo’i fika ko e pēseti 75% ‘o hangē ko ‘ene tu’u ko ia ‘i he Konisitutone ‘a e ‘Iunioni ‘Akapulu ‘a Tongá, ‘a ia na’e langa’i hake ai ‘e he fakafofonga mei he kalapu ‘a Ngele’iá he hili ‘a e voutí ‘oku ‘ikai ke ngāue pē ‘aonga ‘a e fakahā loto na’e faí he na’e ‘ikai ke a’u ki he pēseti ‘e 75% ‘a e tokolahi ‘o kinautolu na’e lotó ke tuku ki tu’a ‘a e Palesitení.

Ko e toko 56 kotoa na’e taliui ki he Fakataha Lahí (AGM) mei he toko 62 fakakātoa ‘o e fika ‘o e kau fakafofonga ‘o e ‘Iunioní ‘a ia na’e ‘ikai ke kau mai ki he fakataha ni ‘a e kau fakafofonga ‘e toko 6 ‘a ia ko e fakafofonga ‘a Vava’ú, ‘Isileli Fakatulolo, pea mo e fakafofonga ‘a Ha’apaí, Latiume Kaufusi na’a na poaki mai ki he Sea le’ole’ó Soape Tu’iono he’ikai lava ke na kau mai ki he fakatahá koe’uhi ko e tukuvakā ‘i he alotāmakí,

Ko e fakafofonga mei he Pule’angá, Siaosi Kato na’e poaki mo ia tuku kehe ange ‘a e fakafofonga ‘a Vahe Hihifó, Soakai Motu’apuaka mo e Fakaofofonga mei he kau ‘Ikale Tahi tutukú, Viliami Lutua na’e ‘ikai ‘i ai ha fa’ahinga ‘uhinga ia ki he’ena ta’elava maí pea mo e Palesitení, ‘Ēpeli Taione na’e toki tōmui mai ki he fakatahá kuo ‘osi ‘a e taliuí ia.

Kaekehe na’e fai foki ‘a e tāla’á ia he fakamā’ala’ala mei he Fakahinohino Lao Pulé, ‘Āminasi Kefu ki he ongoongo ‘a e Televīsone Tongá he efiafi Falaite ‘aho 3 ai pē ‘o fekau’aki mo e pēseti ‘e 75% ‘a ia ko e fika totonu eni ke a’u ki ia ‘a e tokolahi ‘o e kau voutí pē kau fakahāloto ke tuku kitu’a ‘o ‘Ēpelí.

‘I he a’u mai ki he taimi ke fakahoko ai ‘a e voutí, ko e toko 39 pē ‘o e kau fakafofongá na’e kei hoko atu ‘i he fakatahá ‘a ia ko e toko 17 ia ne nau poaki pea mavahe atu pea ko e olá na’e loto ai ‘a e toko 29 ke fakahifo ‘a e Palesitení pea ta’eloto ki ai ‘a e toko 10.

Fakatatau ki he fakamā’ala’ala ko ia ‘a e Fakahinohino Lao Pulé, na’a ne pehē ai ko e pēseti ‘e 75% ‘e fika’i ia mei he tokolahi ‘o e toko 29 na’e lotó ‘a ia ko e ‘uhinga ia ‘oku pehē ai na’e ‘ikai fakalaó he na’e ‘ikai ke a’u ki ai ‘a e fiká.

Na’a ne pehē kapau na’e a’u ki he toko 30 ‘a e kau loto ke fakahifo ‘a e Palesitení, ‘e iku ke ma’u ai ‘a e pēseti ‘e 75% pea ‘e fakapaasi leva ‘a e fo’i vouti ko ení ka ‘i he’ene pehē ‘oku ‘ikai leva ke fakalao hono tuku ‘o ‘Ēpeli kitu’á pea te ne kei hoko atu ai pē ia he lakangá.

Ka neongo ení na’e fai foki ha fetu’utaki ki he Fakahinohino Lao Pulé, ‘Aminiasi Kefu koe’uhí ko e fētukuaki ko ia ‘i he ola ‘o e fakahālotó koe’uhí ko e pēseti ‘e 75%, ka na’e pehē ‘e Kefú ko e founga anga maheni ‘o e voutí ‘a ē ‘oku fai’aki ‘a e tokolahí (majority) ‘oku ‘ai pē ia ki ha ngaahi fokotu’u anga maheni he fakataha lahí hangē ko hano fakanofo (appoint) ha mēmipa ki he Poaté pea ko ha fakafofonga pea ko ha ngaahi fokotu’u ki ha ngaahi me’a fakapa’anga.

Ka ko ‘ene ha’u ko ia ki ha tafa’aki mafatukituki ‘a ia kuo ui ai ha fakataha lahi ke fakahifo pe tuku kitu’a ha taha ‘o e ongo tu’unga mā’oluga hangē ko e Palesitení pe ko e tokoni palesitení ki ha ngāue hala, ‘o hangē ko e kakano ‘o e fakataha na’e faí pē ko ha’ane maumau’i e lao ‘a e Pule’angá ‘e ‘ikai ngāue’aki ‘a e founga anga mahení ‘a e vouti ‘o fai’aki ‘a e tokolahí; ka ‘e ngaue’aki ‘a e vouti makehe ko ení ka kuo pau ke a’u ‘a e kau fakahālotó ki he peseti ‘e 75% kae ‘oku ‘ikai ko e majority pē tokolahí he ko e taha eni he ngaahi kaveinga mafatukituki ‘oku fai’aki hono tukuaki’i pē fokotu’u ke fakahifo ‘o e mēmipa ko iá.

Ka ‘i ha fakamā’ala’ala mei he Sea Le’ole’ó pea mo e kau Talēkita ‘a e Poaté, na’a nau fakahā ai ‘a e lave ‘a e Konisitūtoné ‘o fekau’aki mo e pēseti ‘e 75% ‘a ia na’e ‘ikai ‘uhinga ia ki he fika ‘o e kau voutí ka ko ‘ene ‘uhingá ki he tokolahi (Quorum) ‘e a’u ki ai ‘a e kau ma’u fakatahá pea fakalao mo fakakonisitūtone ke fakahoko ‘a e Fakataha lahi pē AGM ‘a e ‘Iunioní.

“’Oku ou fie fakahā heni ke mou mea’i,” ko e fakamatala ia ‘a Tu’ionó, “’oku hā he Konisitūtoné, Kupu 6: Konga (f), ‘oku sipela lelei pē ‘e he Konisitūtoné ko kinautolu te nau vouti ke tukuange ha taha kuopau ki he kau participants ko iá ke nau a’u ki he pēseti ‘e 75% ‘a  ia ko hono toe fakalea ‘e tahá ko e majority pe ko e tokolahi ‘o e kakai ‘e kau ki he fakatahá ke a’u ‘a e vahe 3 ‘e 2 pea ko e ‘uhinga ia ‘a e tu’u ‘a e pēseti ‘e 75% koe’uhí ko kinautolu kuo pekia, pē ko ia ‘oku ‘i ai hano mo’ua he Pule’anga Tongá pe ko ha taha ‘oku fakalele ha’ane pisinisi ‘oku ‘ikai toe mo’ui pea ko ha taha kuo faha…’a ia ko e ngaahi ‘uhinga eni kuo fokotu’u mai ‘e he Konisitūtoné ke fakataha’i eni ‘e he tokolahi ko e pēseti ‘e 75%…”

‘Oku makatu’unga foki ‘a e fakamā’ala’ala ko ení mei ha kumi fale’i ‘a e Poaté kia Tēvita Tupou pea fai ai hono fakatonutonu ‘a e ma’u ‘o fekau’aki mo e pēseti ‘e 75%.

Ka na’e fakahā ‘e ‘Aminiasi ia ki he Nusipepa ni, ko e kupu ko ia ‘i he Konisitūtoné ‘oku lave fekau’aki mo e tokolahí (quorum) ‘a ia ‘oku ‘uhinga mai ki ai ‘a e fa’ahi ‘e tahá, ‘oku ‘ikai ke hā ai ha pēseti ia ‘e 75% ‘o fekau’aki mo e tokolahi ‘a e kau ma’u fakatahá. ‘Oku lave pē ia ai ko e kuopau ke a’u ki he vahe 3 ‘e 2 ‘o e kau fakafofonga ke kau ki he fakataha Lahi ‘a e ‘Iunioní

Kaekehe fakatatau ki hono fika’i leva ‘o e pēseti ‘e 75% ‘e he Sea le’ole’ó mo e Tonga ‘o e kau Talēkitá ‘a ia kuopau ke a’u ‘a e fakatahá ki he toko 42 ko e tō tonu ia ‘a e pēseti ‘e 75%, ka ‘i he ‘aho 3 ‘o Mē ‘aho Falaité na’e fakahoko ai ‘a e fakataha lahí  na’e ‘ova ‘a e fiká ai ko e toko 56 kotoa na’e taliui ki he fakatahá ‘a ia kuo ‘osi faka-Konisitūtone leva ke fai ‘a e voutí.

Ko e fakamā’ala’ala ‘e taha ‘o fekau’aki mo e voutí ‘a ia ‘oku tu’utu’uni ‘e he Konisitūtoné ‘i he Kupu 21: ‘a ia ‘oku lave ai ki he voutí ‘e ikuna pē ia ‘e he tafa’aki ‘e tokolahí ‘a ia ko e toko 29 na’a nau loto ke fakahifo ‘a e Palesitení ko kinautolu na’e tokolahí ‘i he toko 10 na’e ‘ikai lotó pea ko ia ai kuo fakapaasi ‘a e vouti ko ení ke tuku ‘a ‘Ēpeli Taione ki tu’a mei he ‘Iunioni ‘Akapulu ‘a Tongá.

Na’e pehē ‘e Tu’iono ko e founga (policy) tatau pē eni ‘oku ngāue’aki ‘e Falealeá ‘i he taimi ‘oku nau pāloti aí ‘e pule pē tokolahí.

Na’e fai foki hono fehu’ia ‘o ‘Aminiasi ‘o fekau’aki mo e toe kau ‘a ‘Ēpeli Taione he hiki nima ‘o fakahāloto he voutí ‘o toko 10 ai ‘a e fa’ahi na’e ta’elotó koe’uhí he ko ia ‘oku fai ki ai ‘a e voutí ka na’e pehē ‘e ‘Aminiasí, ‘oku tonu pē ia he ‘oku ‘i ai pē totonu ia ‘a ‘Ēpeli ke kau he voutí he ko e mēmipa.

‘Oku mahino foki ko e fo’i toko 1 pē na’e tōnounou’akí he filí ‘a ia kapau na’e a’u ‘o toko 30-10 ‘e ma’u ‘e 75% pea kapau na’e fakata’e’aonga’i ‘a e toe kau atu ‘a Taione he hiki nimá ‘e 29-9 ‘a ia ‘e kei ma’u ai pē ‘a e pēseti ‘e 75%.

Ko hai leva ‘oku tonu ‘ene faka’uhinga fekau’aki mo e Konisitūtoné!

NUKU’ALOFA: Ko e tu’unga eni kuo a’u ki ai ‘a e fetōkehekehe’aki ‘i he Poate ‘Akapulu ‘a Tongá (TRU) kuo ‘i ha tu’unga ta’efalala’anga ‘o fakatatau ki he Sea Le’ole’ó, Soape Tu’iono ‘i ha fakataha makehe mo e ngaahi mītiá ‘i he ‘aho 2 ‘o Mē.

‘Oku makatu’unga foki ‘a e hoko ‘a e ‘Iunioni ‘Akapulu ‘a Tongá ‘o ta’efalala’angá koe’uhi ko e ngaahi mo’ua kehekehe ki he ngaahi kautaha pehē ki he kakai na’a nau fai ‘a e aleapau lolotonga ‘a e fe’auhi Pacific Rugby Cup (PRC) ‘o e ta’u 2012 pea kuo nau fakame’apango’ia ‘i he ‘ikai ke fai pau ‘a e TRU ki he aleapau na’e faí pea kuo fakamā’opo’opo ai ‘a e fiká ‘oku laka hake ‘a e pa’anga kuo fakataha’i ko e mo’ua mo e pa’anga kuo mole mei he TRU ki he $5-Kilú.

Fakatatau ki he līpooti na’e tuku mai ‘e he Sea fakataimí, kuo nau ‘osi ma’u ‘a e tikite hopo ‘a ia ko hono faka’ilo kinautolu ‘e he kautaha Digicel Tonga ‘o makatu’unga ‘i ha aleapau mo e TRU ki hono fakalele ‘o e tunameni PRC ‘i he ta’u kuo’osí.

‘Oku tukuaki’i ai heni ‘e Tu’iono ko e ngaahi palopalema ko ení na’e kamata kotoa ia mei he ala ‘a e Seá, ‘Ēpeli Taione pea pehē ki he CEO, ‘Ēmeline ki he pa’anga tokoni mei he IRB ‘a ia na’a nau ‘omai ke fakalele’aki ‘a e tunamení (PRC) ‘o kumi ‘aki ‘a e teunga ‘a e Tonga A pea ‘ikai ke ‘ilo ki ai ‘a e toenga ‘o e Poaté.

Na’e ma’u hake foki ‘e he kau ngāue ‘o e ‘Ōfisi ‘i Langafonuá hili ‘a e mavahe ‘a e Seá pehē ki he CEO ha tohi aleapau mo e kautaha vala ko ia na’e fakatau mei ai ‘a e teungá ‘a ia na’e fe’unga mo e pa’anga sovaleni ‘e £112,809 ‘a e mahu’inga kotoa ‘o e teungá pea na’e to’o ai ‘e ‘Ēpeli pea mo e CEO ‘a e pa’anga ‘e 9-mano tupu mei he pa’anga tokoni ‘a e IRB ki he PRC ‘o totongi ‘aki e konga lahi ‘o e mahu’inga ‘o e teungá ‘i he ‘aho 5 ‘o Nōvemá.

Ko e tokotaha foki na’e ‘a’ana ‘a e kautaha na’e fakatau mei ai ‘a e teungá ko John Philips pea ‘oku tui ‘a e Poaté ko e kaungāme’a fafale pē eni ia ‘o Taione pea na’e kau foki mo e tokotaha ni he tohi talangāue mai ko ia ki he lakanga CEO ka na’e ‘ikai te ne ma’u.

Na’e pehē ‘e Manu Vunipola ko e taha ‘o e kau Talēkita ‘o e Poaté, ko e fo’i nga’unu eni ‘a e pa’angá na’e hoha’a lahi taha ai ‘a e Poaté, koe’uhí na’e ‘ikai ke ngata pē ‘i he’ene faitu’utu’uni tokotaha ta’e’ilo ki ai ‘a e Poaté pea mo ‘ene ngāue hala’aki hono mafaí ke fa’ifa’iteliha ai he me’a fakatokolahí.

‘Ikai ke ngata aí na’e toe fehu’ia foki ‘e he Poaté pe na’e anga fēfē ‘a e kau atu ‘a ‘Emeline ‘i he fakamo’oni fakamafai’i ke to’o ‘a e pa’anga ‘e 9-mano Tonga ke totongi ‘aki e konga ‘e siliní lolotonga iá ‘oku te’eki ke fakanofo ia ki he lakanga CEO ‘a ia na’e ‘osi fakangāue’i pē ‘e he Seá ia ‘a ‘Emeline he lakangá ni kimu’a ke ne fakanofo ia ‘o ‘ikai ‘ilo ki ai ‘a e Poaté.

Na’e pehē ‘e Vunipolá, kuo lahi ‘a e ngaahi mo’ua kuo a’utaki ange ki he ‘Akapulú, ‘a ia ko e fakamo’ua pa’anga eni ke fakakato ‘aki ‘a e fatongia ki he PRC koe’uhí ko e nounou ko ia ‘a e pa’anga tokoni mei he IRB ‘a ia na’e to’o foki ai ‘a e $9-mano ki he teungá ‘a ia ko e fakamole eni ia ke fua pē ia ‘e he TRU.

Na’a ne pehē ‘oku ‘ikai foki ke ‘ilo ‘e he IRB ki he ngaahi ngāue hala ko ení, pea kuopau ke nau ‘ave ‘a e me’a ni ke ‘ilo ki ai ‘a e IRB he ‘oku ‘ikai te nau ‘ilo ki ha me’a taha ‘o fekau’aki mo hono ngāue’aki hala ‘enau pa’angá ka nau tukufetuli ‘o a’u mai ki he ‘aho ni mo e kakai na’e fai ai ‘a e fakamo’uá.

Ko e ngaahi mo’ua kehé, ‘oku kau ai ‘a e pa’anga ke vahe ‘a e fānau va’inga ‘o e PRC ‘a ia na’e pehē ‘e Tu’iono ‘oku a’u mai ki he ‘aho ni mo e kei fakaongoongo mai ‘a e fānaú pē ‘e toe ma’u mai koā ‘enau vahé.

Ko e mo’ua ki he kautaha ASCO motors ‘oku laka hake ‘i he pa’anga 1-mano tupú ‘a ia ko e fakamole kotoa eni ki he ‘utu ‘o e veeni shuttle na’e ngāue’aki ki hono uta takai ‘o e fānau toko 7 pea ko e lēkooti ‘o fekau’aki mo hono ‘utú mei he ‘aho 18 ‘o Sepitema 2012 ki he ‘aho 21 ‘o Sanuali ‘o e ta’u ní ‘oku ‘osi a’u ‘a e mo’uá ki he $1-mano tupú tuku kehe ange ‘a hono sēvesi ‘o e me’alelé ‘e he kautahá pea na’e toe hā mei ai na’e toe kau mo e ngaahi me’alele kehe ia hono sēvesi pea tohimo’ua kotoa he hingoa ‘o e TRU.

‘Oku kei fehu’ia foki ‘e he Poaté ‘a e pa’anga na’e tānaki he lolotonga ‘a e fe’auhi Super 8 ‘a ia ‘oku te’eki ke deposit ha pa’anga ‘e taha ki he ‘akauni ‘a e TRU pea ‘oku ‘ikai ke ‘ilo pē ‘oku ‘alu ‘a e pa’anga ia ko ení ki fē.

‘I he taimi tatau kuo tuku mai ‘e he Pangikē Westpac ha ngaahi tatau ‘o e ngaahi sieke ‘e 12 ‘a ia na’e fakamo’oni ai ‘a Taione pea mo e CEO ‘a ia ‘oku fe’unga mo e $ 1-mano tupu na’e toho ‘cash’ mei he ‘akauni ‘a e TRU pea ‘oku ‘ikai ke hā ia ai pē na’e hu’u mo eni ki fē pea ‘ikai ke teitei ‘ilo ki ai mo e Poaté.

Makatu’unga mei he ngaahi mo’ua fakapa’anga ko ení kuo hoko eni ke to’o ai ‘a e falala ‘a e ngaahi kautaha sponsor ‘a e ‘akapulú ‘o hangē ko e fakamatala ‘a Soapé.

“Te tau falala fēfē ki ha kakai pehé ni…ke nau fa’ifa’iteliha he sipoti ‘oku tau ‘ofa aí, pea ko ia ai ‘oku tui ta’eveiveiua ‘a e motu’a ni ‘oku totonu ke mavahe ia (‘Ēpeli) mei he ‘Iunioni ‘Akapulu ‘a Tongá.”

Neongo ‘a e palopalema ko ení ‘oku ‘ikai ke uesia ai ‘a e ngaahi tua ‘a e ‘Ikale Tahí ‘a ia kuo fokotu’utu’u ki he toenga ‘o e ta’u ní pehē ki he ta’u kaha’ú pea mo e teuteu atu ko ia ki he Ipu ‘a Māmani ‘o e 2015

NUKU’ALOFA: Na’e ‘ikai kei malava ‘e he Fakafofonga Poate ‘a Vahe Kolomotu’á, Manu Vunipola ‘o makātaki’i ‘a e ngaahi fakafōtunga ‘a e Palesiteni ‘o e ‘Akapulú, ‘Ēpeli Taione lolotonga ‘a e Fakataha Lahi makehe ‘a e ‘Iunioni ‘akapulu ‘a Tongá (TRU) ‘a ia na’e fakahoko ‘i he ‘aho Falaite kuo’osí ‘one iku ai ke pole’i ‘a e fatongia ma’ae ‘akapulú.

Manu Vunipola ko e Talēkita Poate mei Vahe Kolomotu'á

Na’e me’a foki ‘a e Palesitení he lolotonga ‘a e fakatahá, ‘o pehē ko e ngāue ‘oku ne faí ‘e ‘ikai malava ia ‘e ha taha ‘i he fa’ahinga ko ia ‘oku nau loto ke tuku ia kitu’a mei he Poaté ‘o ‘uhinga eni ki hono kumi ha kau siponisoa ke fakapa’anga ‘a e ngaahi fiema’u tefito ‘a e ‘Ikale Tahí ‘i he ngaahi tesi fakavaha’a Pule’angá pea mo ha ngaahi fe’auhi tukukehe ange ‘a e ngaahi tokoni ‘a e IRB.

Na’e māfana ai heni ‘a e Fakafofonga ‘a Vahe Kolomotu’á, Manu Vunipola ‘o ne pole’i ‘a e fatongiá pea ne fekau ki he Palesitení ke tuku ‘ene sio lalo mai kia kinautolú.

“Ko e lea sio lalo mo ta’etoka’i, ‘Oku ‘ikai ko ha ngāue ena ia ‘oku faingata’a, pea ‘oku ou lea atu ka kimoutolu kotoa he ‘aho ni, teu pole’i ‘a e fatongia ko eni he ‘aho ni ta’e’eke ha’aku totongi ko e fai ki he’eku ‘ofa he fonuá.” Ko e konga ia ‘a e fakahohoha’a ‘a Manu he ha’oha’onga ‘o e fakatahá.

Makehe mei hení na’e fakahā foki ‘e Manu ki he Nusipepa ni, ‘ene fakame’apango’ia ‘i hono ui ko ia ‘a e sikuati ‘a e ‘Ikale Tahí ki he teuteu ko ia ‘a e PNC ‘o e ta’u ní, ‘a ia na’e ‘ikai ke kau ki ai he ‘oku ne kau he kau Selectors Panel pē ko e kulupu ‘oku nau filifili ‘a e timí kimu’a ke toki ‘oatu ki he Poaté ke nau vakai ki ai pea mo fakapaasí.

Kaekehe na’e fakahā ‘e he Sea Le’ole’ó he’ikai ke toe fai hano ue’i ‘a e sikuati ko ia na’e uí ‘i he malumalu ‘o e Palesitení mo ‘ene Poaté koe’uhí na’a uesia ai ‘a e fānau va’ingá ia.

Na’e pehē foki ‘e Manu ia ‘oku ‘ikai ke hoha’a ia ki he ‘ikai ke kau mai ki hono filifili e timí ka ‘oku hoha’a pē ia mo e founga ‘a e Palesitení mo ‘ene poaté ‘a ia ‘oku ‘ikai totonu pea faka-Konisitūtone foki.

NUKU’ALOFA: KUO fakahā ‘e he Sea Le’ole’o ‘o e ‘Iunioni ‘Akapulu ‘a Tongá, Soape Tu’iono ‘i ha fakataha mo e kau faiongoongó ‘i he pongipongi Mōnite ‘aho 6 ‘o Mē, kuo ‘ikai ke toe ‘i ai ha totonu ki he Palesiteni/Sea ‘o e ‘Iunioni ‘Akapulú (TRU), ‘Ēpeli Taione ke toe hoko atu ha ngāue ‘i hono lakanga kuo fakahifo ia mei aí ‘o makatu’unga mei he pule mo e tu’utu’uni ‘a e Konisitūtoné ‘o fakatatau ki he ola ‘o e fakahāloto ‘a e kau mēmipa ‘o e fakataha Lahí (AGM) ‘i he uike kuo’osí.

'Ēpeli Taione kuo fakahifo ia mei hono lakanga ko e Sea mo e Palesiteni 'o e 'Iunioni 'Akapulu 'a Tongá

‘Oku kamata lau ‘a e mālōlō ‘o ‘Ēpelí ‘i he ‘aho 6 ai pē ‘o e māhina ní neongo na’e hā mai hono fakafekiki’i ‘o pehē ‘oku ta’e’aonga ‘a e vouti na’e faí koe’uhí ko e pēseti ‘e 75% ka kuo fakamahino ‘e he Poaté ia na’e ‘ikai ‘uhinga ‘a e tu’u pēseti ‘e 75% fakatatau ki he Konisitūtoné ki he tokolahi na’e ‘i ai ‘a e ola ‘o e fakahā lotó ka ‘oku ‘uhinga ia ki he tokolahi (quorum) ‘o e fakatahá.

Na’e toe fakahā foki ‘e Soape ha fekau ki he Palesitení ke fakafoki kotoa mai ‘a e ngaahi naunau na’e to’o mei he ‘Ofisi ‘o e ‘akapulú mei Langafonuá koe’uhi ko e ngaahi ngāue ‘oku fiema’u ke hoko atu he kau ngāué.

“ ‘E kamata mei he ‘aho ni, ‘oku ou kole atu kia ‘Ēpeli Taione, ka ‘oku ‘i ai ha naunau ‘a e Tonga Rugby Union ‘iate koe, kātaki ‘o fakafoki mai ia ki he ‘ōfisí ki Langafonua he ‘oku mahu’inga ke hoko atu e ngāué koe’uhí ko e kaha’u ‘o ‘etau fānaú.” Ko Soape ia lolotonga ‘a e fakatahá.

Na’e fakahā foki ‘e he CEO fakataimí, Kaitu’u Fotu ko e ngaahi me’a kotoa pē ne fai ai ‘a e fētokehekehe’akí ‘e fai hono fakamā’opo’opo ‘o a’u ki he ngaahi miniti ‘o e ngaahi fakatahá ke ‘ave ki he IRB ke nau lave’i ‘a e totonu ‘o e me’a ‘oku hokó pea ke tuku ai ha faingamālie ke fai mai he IRB hanau tali ki ai.

Kaekehe ‘oku fokotu’utu’u foki ‘e he Poaté ia ke toe ui ha fakataha lahi makehe (AGM) ke fai ai hono fili ha taha ki he lakanga Palesitení ka ‘oku kei fakatatali pē ke fokotu’u mai ‘a e kau kanititeiti ke fili ki he Lakangá ni.

Na’e pehē foki ‘e Kaitu’ú ‘oku fai foki mo e fokotu’utu’u ke tu’uaki atu ‘a e ngaahi lakanga mahu’inga ‘o e TRU hangē ko e CEO, ko e CFO (Chief Financial Officer) ke kamata mai ha tohi tala ngāue ki ai.

Ko Sione Heinave Vailea kuo fakahā 'i Nu'u Sila na'a ne fakahoko e ngāue fakatoketā nifo ka 'oku 'ikai ke lesisita pe ma'u ha'ane ngofua ke fakahoko eni

Mr Vailea has undertaken some dental therapy training but is not registered in New Zealand as a dental therapist and therefore is not qualified to work on children, adolescents or adults. The Dental Council of New Zealand, which is set up under the Health Practitioners Competence Assurance Act 2003, is the body which registers oral health practitioners in New Zealand.

Investigations have revealed allegations that he has been treating patients for many years in his home for a variety of dental treatments including fillings, extractions, denture work, and gold inlays. Also, it is alleged that using a prescription pad in someone else’s name, he has also prescribed antibiotics and pain killers.

Dr Clive Ross, speaking on behalf of the DHB says he is concerned that a large number of people may have been exposed to blood-borne diseases or other cross-contamination of infection risks. Further, they could have inadequate or incorrect dental work which could cause injury and infections.

Dr Ross says that he is urging anybody treated by this man to contact the Pacific Health Unit at Middlemore Hospital. “We are very concerned that incorrect dental work and potential exposure to cross-contamination of infection could lead to long-term teeth, gum and health problems. It is very important that anybody who has been treated by this man come forward for advice,” he said.

People who have been treated by Mr Vailea can call the Middlemore Hospital Pacific Health Unit on 09 276 0044 ext 9006 between 8.00am and 4.30pm. Mrs Fane Vaka will be able to help you to register with us.

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For further information please contact Lauren Young on 021 823 590.

- Press Release

Human rights is the silver thread that runs through European Union foreign policy, assisting democratic transitions around the globe and helping oppressed minorities, social groups and NGOs to voice their concerns.

By adopting a comprehensive approach to global challenges, the European Union  is able to bring under one umbrella all elements of our external action – diplomatic, political, development, humanitarian aid, trade as well as military training. This allows it like no other country or international organisation to address all dimensions of a crisis and sow the seeds of deep democracy and prosperity.

New challenges such as the freedom and security of cyber space, education, energy and water security and climate change – all need global answers. The European Union works with partners all around the world, including in the Pacific, to this end.

The European Union  wants strong partners. This is why we strengthened the EU’s position at the UN and deepened our relationships with strategic partners and regional organisations. Our experience in forging compromise among 27 countries with distinct cultures and histories has been an important asset in working with key partners bilaterally as well as through regional organisations such as the Pacific Islands Forum.

Solidarity prevails also when it comes to our partners. The European Union with its 27 Member States remains the world’s biggest donor, providing more than half of global official development assistance. We are the second biggest donor to the Pacific region, providing a per-capita assistance that is higher than anywhere else in the world. In the period 2008-2013 European Union aid to the Pacific has totalled €715 million. On top of this comes bilateral aid provided by individual European Union Member States.

63 years ago the then French Minister of Foreign Affairs, Robert Schuman, called on the nations of Europe to make war on the continent impossible and spread peace and prosperity globally. Today, celebrating Europe Day, we remember the construction of a united Europe based on fundamental values that are shared with our partners worldwide. On 1 July this year Croatia will join the European Union, bringing the number of Member States to 28 and the European Union’s population to more than 506 million.

Just a few decades ago some of the current 27 European Union Member States were not true democracies. Change came from within. Change came from the desire and determination of the peoples to build a better society for themselves and for future generations. With this unique history and experience the European Union has the possibility, indeed the obligation, to help other aspiring peoples achieve the same democratic objectives in  their countries.

Even in today’s Europe, democracy is a constant work in progress; it needs to be valued and protected. We share a responsibility to safeguard democracy, not just on our own continent, but around the world. It is in this context that the European Union offers its support to Fiji on its path towards a return to constitutional democracy

I would like to wish everyone a very good Europe Day!

Andrew Jacobs
Ambassador, Head of Delegation of the European Union for the Pacific

Tongan Vanilla Growers

Queen Fine Foods, New Zealand’s largest distributor of vanilla products used widely in Kiwi homes, has entered into a partnership with the people of Tonga to reinvigorate their vanilla industry.

The Queen Fine Foods initiative works with growers to develop sustainable and organic farming practices. It teaches farmers not only how to grow high quality beans, but to cure their crop and add value. Growers who join the partnership receive a long term supply agreement with Queen, which guarantees certainty of income for years to come.

The partnership has been backed by the Tongan Government and not-for-profit organisation Fairtrade Australia & New Zealand. In Tonga, the Honorable Minister for Agriculture Sione Sangster Saulala spoke about the program, “This is a fantastic outcome for Tongan vanilla. We have the ideal conditions to grow this crop. Queen can assist us to become world class in growing and curing vanilla.”

 He said, “This is a fair program that will benefit many families in Tonga. We are particularly impressed with Queen’s commitment to the ongoing development of the vanilla industry and the depth of technical knowledge they provide.”

This is one of many global initiatives Queen has developed to enhance the vanilla industry and importantly support the families and villages that rely on the sales of this valuable crop. Dr Sam Himstedt, one of the Queen Fine Foods family members who pioneered the initiative, said, “Being a family owned company, it is important for us to give back to the industry. Vanilla is grown by families and villages in some of the remotest parts of the Pacific. Over the years we have enjoyed seeing how our participation has helped to improve the lives of the people that we work with.”

Dr Himstedt also acknowledged that this initiative will deliver New Zealanders a better quality final product. “Most home bakers probably don’t think about what it takes to make that little aromatic bottle of Queen vanilla extract they have in their pantry. Our passion is for vanilla and vanilla growers, so partnerships where we work hand in hand with growers mean we can manage the product quality from farm to pantry,” he said.

“Together with Queen’s 100-year-old exclusive extraction technique, this ensures we are producing the world’s finest vanilla products. For our New Zealand customers it means they get unsurpassed flavour in their home baking.”

Queen has supported vanilla farmers in a number of countries and produces many premium quality vanilla products available nationwide through participating supermarkets and specialty food stores.

-Press Release

NUKU’ALOFA: KUO tu’utu’uni ‘a Fakamaau Salesi Mafi ‘i he Fakamaau’anga Polisi Fasí ‘i he ho’ataa ni, ke tukuange ‘a e kau faka’iloa ‘e toko tolu ko e kau ‘Ofisa Polisi koe’uhī ko e ‘ikai ke ‘i ai ha fakamo’oni fe’unga ke makatu’unga ai hano fakahū ‘o ‘enau hopó ki he Fakamaau’angá Lahí fekau’aki eni mo hono faka’ilo kinautolu ki he tāmate tangata ‘i he mate ‘a e Polisi Nu’u Sila ko Kali Fungavaka ‘i he ta’u kuo’osí.

Ko e kau ‘Ofisa Polisi ko ení ko Fatai Faletau, Tevita Vakalahi pea mo Sione Tu’ivai, pea na’a nau kau fakataha mo e kau faka’iloa ‘e toko tolu kehe ‘a ia ko e ongo ‘Ofisa Polisi ko Kelepi Hala’ufia pea mo Salesi Maile pehē ki he siviliane ‘e taha ko Semisi Kalisitiane Manu ki hono faka’ilo ki he hia ko ení.

Ko Kelepi Hala’ufia, Salesi Maile pea mo Semisi Kalisitiane Manu, na’e tu’utu’uni ‘a Fakamaau Salesi Mafi ‘o pehē ‘oku ‘i ai ‘a e ngaahi fakamo’oni fe’unga, pe fakamo’oni sio tonu na’a nau fakahoko ‘a e tā mo e tuki ki he pekiá pea ’e fakahū leva ‘enau hopó ki he Fakamaau’anga Lahí.

Na’e lele mai foki ‘a e Hopo ‘Eke’eke ko ení ‘i he ngaahi mahina kuo toki ‘osí, ke fakapapau’i ‘oku ‘i ai ha fakamo’oni fe’unga mo ha hopo fe’unga ke fakahū pe ‘ave ai ‘a e hopo ni ki he Fakamaau’anga Lahí ke toki fakahoko ‘a hono fakamaau’í mei ai.

Na’e fakahā ai ‘e Fakamaau Sālesi Mafi ‘e ‘atā pē ki he tafa’aki ‘o e Talatalaaki ke nau tangi fekau’aki mo e tu’utu’uni ko ení, kā na’e fakahā ‘e he Talatalaakí Sione Sisifā ko e founga ‘oku ngāue’akí kapau ‘e fai ‘a hono tukuange ‘o ha faka’iloa ‘i ha hopo ‘eke’eke pea ko e fatongia leva ia ‘o e Fakamaau Polisí ke ne lipooti ‘a e tu’utu’uni ko iá ki he ‘Ateni Senialé.

‘E fakahoko leva ‘e he ‘Ateni Senialé ‘a hono toe vakai’i ‘o e ngaahi fakamo’oni ko ení, ke fakapapau’i na’e totonu pē ‘a e tu’utu’uni na’e fakahokó pea kapau te ne vakai’i ‘o ‘ilo ai na’e ‘i ai pē ‘a e fakamo’oni fe’unga pea ‘e fetu’utaki leva ‘a e ‘Ateni Senialé ki he Fakamaau’anga Lahí ke ‘omai ha Tohi Puke ‘o e kau faka’iloa ko ení ‘o fakafoki pe kinautolu ki he Fakamaau’anga Lahí ‘o hoko atu ‘a hono hopo’i kinautolu fekau’aki mo e hia ko ení.

‘Oku mahino ‘e hoko atu leva ‘a Fakamaau Salesi Mafi ki he tafa’aki ko ení ke toki mahino mai ia, pe a ko e kau faka’iloa leva ‘oku fiema’u ke hoko atu ‘enau hopó ki he Fakamaau’anga Lahí ‘e toki tu’utu’uni ‘a e ‘aho ke fakahū atu ai ‘a e hopo ni ki he Fakamaau’anga Lahí.

Ko e kau Fakafofonga Lao ma’a e kau faka’iloá na’e Fakafofonga’i ai ‘e Palu Taufateau ‘a Kelepi Hala’ufia, ‘Ofa Pouono ma’a Tevita Vakalahi pea ko Mele Kioa leva ma’a e toenga ‘o e kau faka’iloá.

Ko e Talatalaaki leva ko Sione Sisifā mei he ‘Ofisi Fakahinohino Lao Pule ‘o e Pule’angá.

Ko e ki'i ta'ahine sipoti lelei taha 'o e fe'auhí, 'Ainise Sevele ta'u 12 mei he Vahe Kolo 6

NUKU’ALOFA: KUO mahino eni mei he ngaahi mētali kuo tānaki ‘e he fānau ‘oku nau fakafofonga’i ‘a e Vahe Hahake Hala’uta 1 ‘a ia ‘oku kau ki heni ‘a e ngaahi Lautohi ‘a Veitongo, Ha’ateiho, Pea pea mo Tokomololó ‘oku nau ikuna ‘a e fe’auhi sipoti fakavahe ‘o e ta’u 2013.

Ko e ma’u foki ‘a e sipoti ‘a e Taimi ‘o Tongá, ko e vahe tatau pē eni na’a ne ikuna ‘a e fe’auhi fakamuimuitahá ‘a ia na’e fakahoko ‘i he ta’u 2011 koe’uhí na’e ‘ikai malava ke fai ha fe’auhi he ta’u kuo’osí makatu’unga foki mei he Po’uli na’e tauanga’a ai ‘a e Tonga kotoa he La’ā kuo tō.

‘Oku makehe foki ‘a e fe’auhi ‘o e ta’u ní he na’e tali ‘e he Kōmiti Sipoti ‘a e ngaahi Lautohi si’í ke kau mai mo e fānau ko ia mei he foomu 1 mo e foomu 2 ‘a e ngaahi ‘apiako lotolotó hangē ko e Tonga Side School, ko e ako lotoloto ‘a e Pule’angá pea pehē ki he ngaahi lotoloto ‘a e Siasi Uēsilianá ‘a e ‘apiako Māamaloá.

Na’e fakahā ai ‘e he Palesiteni ‘a e Kōmiti Sipoti ‘a e ngaahi Lautohí, Bobtaylor Tonga na’e fai foki ‘a e fakataha ki ai mo e kau fakafofonga mei he ngaahi Lautohí pea na’e kau ‘i he ngaahi ‘uhinga na’e fakahū mai ‘o fekau’aki mo e fānau ko ení.

“ Na’a nau pehē ‘oku hangē ‘oku li’ekina ‘a e si’i fānau ia ko ení he kolisí he ‘oku meimei ke to’o pē ‘a e ta’u si’isi’i taha ia ki he sipoti ‘a e ngaahi kolisí mei he ta’u 13 mo e ta’u 14 pea ko e fānau foomu 1 mo e 2 ‘e ni’ihi ‘oku nau kei ta’u 12 pē si’i hifo ai ‘a ia ‘e ‘ikai ke fiema’u kinautou ia pea ‘oku malava ai ke nau kau mai ki he fe’auhi ‘a e ngaahi Lautohi si’í ‘a ia ‘oku kamata mei he ta’u 9 ki he ta’u 12.” Ko e fakahā ia ‘e Bobtaylor.

Na’e toe pehē foki ‘e Bobtaylor, na’e ‘ohake foki ‘a e fakakaukau ‘i he fakatahá koe’uhí ‘e hangē ‘oku ‘ikai ke ‘fair’ eni ki he fānau Lautohí ‘a e hū mai ko ia ‘a e fānau kuo nau ‘i he lēvolo ‘o e kolisí tatau ai pē koe’uhí ko e ta’ú ka ko e fe’auhi pē ia ‘a e ngaahi Lautohí.

Ka na’e faifai pē tali ‘e he fakatahá ‘a e ngaahi fakatangi mei he fānau ko ení koe’uhí ko e mahu’inga ke ‘i ai ha fainamālie ma’ae tokotaha kotoa pē ‘i he Sosaietí ke kau ki ha fa’ahinga me’a.

Na’e fakahā ‘e Bobtaylor ko e tu’unga mā’olunga eni kuo a’u ki ai ‘a e fe’auhi ‘a e Lautohí koe’uhí ko e kau mai ‘a e fānau ko eni ‘a ia ‘oku nofo honau ta’ú he ta’u ‘oku fe’auhi ai ‘a e ngaahi Lautohí pea ko e fe’auhi ne toki ‘osí ‘oku ‘ikai ke hā ai ha fu’u kehekehe ia mei he ongo tafa’aki ni.

Kaekehe na’e fakahoko pē ‘a e fe’auhi ko ení he ‘aho pē ‘e taha ‘a ia ko e ‘aho 4 ‘o ‘Epeleli ní pea na’e kau fakataha mai foki ‘a e ngaahi mātu’á ‘o fiefia fakataha mo e fānau he pa’ake Teufaivá.

‘Oku mahu’inga foki ‘a e ngaahi fe’auhi fakavahe ‘a e ngaahi Lautohí he ta’u kotoa pē koe’uhí lēvolo eni ‘oku malava ke filifili atu ai ha kau fakafofonga ‘a Tonga ki he ngaahi fe’auhi fakavaha’a Pule’anga hangē ko ia ko Fisi pea mo Nu’usila he ta’u kotoa.

Na’e pehē ‘e Bob, ko e Potungāue Sipotí ‘oku nau fai ‘a e ngaahi fokotu’utu’u ma’ae fānaú ‘o kau ai hono tuleini mo teuteu’i ‘a e fānau fefine pehē ki he fānau tangata ‘a ia ‘oku fa’a folau atu ke kau ki he ngaahi fe’auhi ‘i he lēvolo ni ‘ou fa’a fakahoko ki Fisí.

Ko e toe tafa’aki foki ‘e taha ‘o hangē ko e fakamatala ‘a Bob ko e fe’auhi ‘a e Ngaahi Lautohí ko e fakava’e fefeka ia ki he fe’auhi sipoti faka-Kolisí ‘i he taimi ‘e hū atu ai ‘a e fānau ko ení ki he ngaahi kolisi takitaha.

“ Ko e ngāue mahu’inga eni ‘oku fai ‘e he kau Pule Sipoti ‘o e ngaahi Lautohí koe’uhí ko ‘enau fakahūhū mo ako’i ‘a e fānau iikí ki he sipotí kimu’a ke nau toki hū atu ki he kolisí kuo nau ‘osi ma’u ‘a e taukei ki he mala’é mei he Lautohí ‘a ia ‘e ‘ikai ke toe fakahela ki he kau pule Sipoti ‘a e ngaahi Kolisí ke toe ako’i ‘a e ki’i tamasi’í pē ki’i ta’ahiné ki he ngaahi ‘ēlia ‘o e sipotí.” Ko Bob ia.

Kaekehe ko e ngaahi vahe kotoa ‘e 16 na’e kau mai ki he fe’auhí ‘a ia ko e vahe ‘e 6 mei he vahe koló, vahe ‘e 6 mei he vahe hahaké pea vahe ‘e 4 mei he vahe Hihifó.

Ko e ngaahi ‘iveni kotoa ‘e 9 na’e fe’auhi ai ‘a e fānaú ‘a ia ko e ‘iveni lele ‘e 7 ko e lele mita 50 (ta’u 9), mita 60 (ta’u 9), mita 75 (ta’u 10), mita 80 (ta’u 10, 11 mo e ta’u 12), mita 100 (ta’u 11 mo e ta’u 12), mita 200 (ta’u 11 mo e 12), mita 400 (ta’u 12) mita 800 (ta’u 12) pea pehē ki he lele fuka motumotu mita ‘e 100 (ta’u 9, 10, 11 mo e 12).

Ko e ‘iveni pē ‘e 2 ‘i loto mala’é (field events) ‘a ia ko e fe’auhi tolo shot put (ta’u 9, 10, 11 mo e 12) pea mo e puna lōloa (ta’u 9, 10, 11 mo e 12) pea pehē foki ki he lele hētolo mita 50, 60, 75, 80 mo e 100. Ko e ola ‘o e ngaahi ‘iveni ‘i loto mala’é pehē ki he lele hētoló na’e te’eki maau mai hono olá ke paaki atu.

 Telesia Adams

Ko e Palemia Malolo Lord Sevele mo 'ene Fakafofonga Lao Colin R. Pidgeon, QC, mei Nu'u Sila 'i he 'ena hu mai ki tu'a mei he Fakamaau'anga Lahi hili 'enau fakamalanga faka'osi fekau'aki mo e Hopo ni.

NUKU’ALOFA: ‘OKU lolotonga fakaongoongo pea mo tu’u telinga ‘a e tokolahi ki ha Tu’utu’uni Aofangatuku mei he Tu’i Fakamaau Lahí Michael Scott, felāve’i mo e Hopo ‘eke ‘a e Palemia Mālōlō Lord Sevele mo Paul Karalus fekau’aki mo e Lipooti ‘a e Komiti Fale Alea ‘o Tonga ki he Langa fo’ou ko ia ‘o Nuku’alofa.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    Ko e Komiti ko ení na’e Sea ai ‘a ‘Akilisi Pōhiva, Tokoni Sea ‘a Dr. Sitiveni Halapua, Lord Lasike, Lord Tu’i’afitu, Pohiva Tu’i’onetoa pea mo Posesi Bloomfield.

Ko e kau tangata ko ení ko kinautolu ‘a e kau faka’iloa ‘i he hopo ‘eke ni, ‘a ia na’e kole ai ‘a Lord Sevele mo Paul Karalus ki he Fakamaau’angá ke fai hano vakai’i faka-Fakamaau’anga ‘o e Lipooti he ‘oku ‘i ai ‘a e tui na’e monuka ‘a e Konisitūtone, pea pehē ki he ngaahi founga ngāue ‘a e Fale Aleá ‘i he founga na’e fai’aki ‘a e Lipootí.

Na’e kau heni pea mo ‘ena kole ke fakata’e’aonga’i ‘a e Lipooti.

‘I he Tu’apulelulu uike kuo’osí na’e fakahoko ai ‘a e Fakamalanga tuku e ongo tafa’akí, ‘a ia na’e ‘uluaki kamata pē mei he tafa’aki ‘o e Talatalaakí Lord Sevele mo Paul Karalus ‘a ia ‘oku Fakafofonga’i kinaua ‘e Colin R. Pidgeon, QC, mei Nu’u Sila pea Fakafofonga’i leva ‘a e kau faka’iloá ‘e he ‘Ateni Sensiale e Pule’angá Neil Adsett pea tokoni ki ai ‘a e Kalake ‘o e Fale Alea Gloria Pole’o.

‘I he fakamalanga tuku ‘a Mr. Pidgeons na’a ne fakahā ai ki he Fakamaau’angá ‘a e tōnounou e Kōmití, ke ‘oange ha faingamālie ‘o e Palemia Mālōlō ke fai mai ha’ane tali fekau’aki mo e ngaahi tukuaki’i ‘o’ona ‘oku tuku mai ‘i he Lipootí, ‘a ia na’e hoko ‘o ne uesia ai ia.

Na’e hoko atu ki he ‘ene pehē na’e hoko ‘eni ke maumau’i ai ‘a e Tu’utu’uni ki he Fakamaau Tau’atāiná, pea ‘oku ‘i ai leva ‘a e totonu ‘o e Fakamaau’angá ke nau fakahoko ha ngāue leva ki heni.

“Ko e Komiti ko ení na’e tō ki tu’a ‘enau ngāué ‘o ‘ova ia ‘i he Tu’utu’uni ko ia ‘o e Lao Fakamaau Tau’ataina,” ko e Talatalaaki ia Mr. Pidgeon, QC.

Na’e fehu’i ai heni ‘e he Tu’i Fakamaau Lahí Michael Scott ki he Talatalaakí, pe ko e hā leva ‘a e me’a n a’e totonu ko ia ke fakahokó.

Na’e pehē ai ‘e he Talatalaakí ko e founga na’e totonu ke fakahokó, ko e ki mu’a ke fakahū atu ‘a e Lipooti ko ení ki he Fale Aleá, na’e totonu ke ‘oatu ha faingamālie ‘o kinautolu kakai ‘o e Fonuá ‘oku ‘i ai ha lave ki ai ‘a e Lipootí, ke tukuange mai ha’anau faingamālie ke ‘omai ha’anau tali ki mu’a pea toki ‘oatu ki he Fale Aleá.

Na’e lave ai heni ‘a e Talatalaaki ki he Tu’utu’uni Tu’uma’u ‘o e Fale ALea ‘o Tongá Fika 170 ‘a ia ‘oku pehē; ‘I he ‘uluaki faingamalie, hili ‘a e fakapapau’i ‘e ha Komiti Fili ha ngaahi ola ke fakahū ki he lipooti pea ki mu’a hono fakahū atu ‘a e Lipooti, ko ha taha ‘oku hā hono hingoa ‘i he lipooti, ‘a ia ‘e ngalingali ke uesia lahi ‘a hono ongoongo ai, kuo pau ke ‘uluaki fakahā atu ki ai ‘a e ngaahi olá pea ‘oange ha faingamālie fakapotopoto ke ‘omai ha’ane tali ki ai.’

“Ko hono tukuaki’i eni ki he ngaahi me’a kehekehe ‘o kau ai ‘a hono tukuaki’i ki hono ngāue hala’aki ‘o e pa’anga mo e me’a kehe pē, pea ko e ngaahi me’a ko eni na’e ‘ohaké na’e totonu ai ke ‘oange ha faingamālie kia Lord Sevele ke ‘omai ha’ane tali ki ai,” ko e fakamalanga ia ‘a e Talatalaakí.

“Na’e ‘ikai pē ke ‘oange ha’a nau faingamālie ‘e taha ke ‘omai ai ha’a nau tali. Kapau he’ikai ke fakahoko ‘eni ‘e he Fale Alea, pea ‘oku ‘i ai e mafai ‘a e Fakamaau’anga ken au fakahoko ha ngāue ki ai.”

Na’e pehē foki mei he tafa’aki ‘o e Talatalaakí na’e hoko e Lipotoi ko ení ‘o ngāue’aki ai ‘i Fale Alea ‘enau ngaahi monū’ia pe totonu faka-Fale Alea ‘o ‘ova ia, ‘a ia ‘oku ‘ikai ke mea’i heni ‘e he Fale Alea ‘a e fakangatangata ‘o e me’a ke nau lea ki ai tautefito kapau ko ‘enau tālanga’i ha tokotaha ‘oku ‘ikai ko ha mēmipa ‘i he Falé ‘a ia ‘oku ‘ikai malava ke ne ‘oatu hono le’ó ki heni.

Na’e pehē ai heni ‘e he Tu’i Fakamaau Lahí ‘oku fu’u pelepelengesi ‘aupito eni ia, he ‘e hangē ia ha kaunoa pe ko e ala atu ‘a e Fakamaau’anga iá ke nau fakatotolo’i ‘a e ngāue e Fale Aleá pea ‘e hangē leva eni ia ha kaunoa ‘a e Fakamaau’angá ‘i he ngāue e Falé ‘o ‘ova leva ia mei he fakangatangata ‘o e ngaahi mafai ‘oku totonu ke takitaha tu’u ai.

Na’e pehē ai ‘e he Talatalaakí ko e me’a na’e hokó ko e fakamaau Ta’etotonu, pea ‘oku ‘ikai ke ‘uhinga ia ke fakatotolo’i ‘e he Fakamaau’angá ‘a e Lipooti mo e Komití ka ko e founga ko ia na’e fakahoko ‘akí. Na’e hoko atu ki he’ene pehē ko e a’u mai ki he taimi ní ‘oku te’eki pē ke fai ha ngāue ia ki ai.

Na’e fehu’i ai heni ‘a e Tu’i Fakamaaú ki he Talatalaakí pē ko ‘ene ‘uhingá ko e Tohi Tu’utu’uni Tu’uma’u ‘o e Falé, ‘oku totonu ke fai hano vakai’i faka-Fakamaau’anga.

Na’e pehē ai ‘e he Tatalaakí ko e me’a ko ia ‘oku hokó ‘oku fiema’u ke pukepuke ‘a e Fakamaau Totonú ‘e he kau mēmipa ‘o e Fale Aleá.

‘I he taukapo ‘a e ‘Ateni Senialé Neil Adsett ma’a e kau faka’iloá na’a ne fakamamafa’i ai ‘a e kaunoa ko ia ‘a e Fakamaau’angá ‘i he ngaahi ngāue ‘a e Falé, pea ‘oku ‘ikai ke ‘i ai ha pisinisi ia ‘a e Fakamaau’angá ke nau fakatotolo’i ha Komiti faka-Falealea kapau na’e fakahoko pē ‘e he Komiti ia ko ‘ení ‘enau ngaahi ngāue ‘i loto ‘i he Laó.

Na’e hoko atu ki he’ene pehē ‘oku te’eki ke tuku mai ‘e he tafa’aki ia ‘o e Talatalaakí ha keisi fe’unga fekau’aki mo ‘enau ‘eke ko ‘eni ‘oku fakahokó.

“Ko e keisi ko ení ‘oku vaivai ‘aupito,” ko e ‘Ateni Senialé ia Neil Adsett ‘i he’ene taukapo ma’a e kau mēmipa ‘o e Komiti Fale Aleá.

Ko e 'Ateni Seniale Neil Adsett 'oku ne Fakafofonga'i 'a e kau Faka'iloa 'a ia ko e Komiti Fale Alea ki he Lipooti Langa Fo'ou 'o Nuku'alofa

Na’e hoko atu ai ki he’ene lave ki he tu’u ‘atā ‘o e ngaahi mafaí ‘o tautefito ki he tu’u ‘atā ‘a e Fakamaau’angá mei he ngāue ‘a e Fale Aleá, pea ‘oku ‘ikai ke fakapotopoto ‘a e ‘eke ko ‘ení he ‘oku ‘i ai ‘a e fiema’u ke pukepuke ‘a e Konisitūtoné.

“Ko e tukuaki’i ‘eni ia ‘o e Kōmiti Fale Aleá.”

Na’e toloi ‘a e Fakamaau’angá ‘o ‘ikai ke tuku mai ha ‘aho pau ke fakahoko ai ‘a e Tu’utu’uni e Tu’i Fakamaau Lahí, ‘a ia ko e fakaongoongo pē ki ha’ane maau.

NUKU’ALOFA: ‘OKU kei hoko atu ‘a hono fakatotolo’i ‘e he kau Polisi ‘i Vava’ú ‘a e mate ha talavou ta’u 23 mei Tu’anuku ‘i he ‘aho tolu ‘o e mahina ni.

Ko e mate ‘a e matāpule ko ‘ení mei hano ‘ohofi ‘e ha tangata ta’u 40 ‘o taa’i’aki ha helepelu, lolotonga ‘eni ‘ena mamata TV ‘i he Holo Tu’anukú.

Fakatatau ki he fakamatala kuo tuku mai mei he kau Polisí kuo ‘osi fai ‘a hono puke mai ‘o e matāpule ta’u 40 ko ení ‘o tauhi, ka e kei hoko atu ‘a e fakatotoló ke fakapapau’i ‘a e ‘uhinga na’e fakahoko ai ‘a e tā ko eni ‘o mālōlō ai ‘a e talavou ni.

   Puke ‘o faka’ilo toko nima ki he kaiha’a

‘I HE Fakamatala Hia fakauike ‘a e Potungāue Polisí na’a nau tuku mai ha fakamatala felāve’i eni pea mo hono puke ‘o ha kau tangata ‘e toko nima ‘i he faka’osinga ‘o Ma’asi ki he haefale ‘i Pahu.

Na’a nau kaiha’asi ai ha ngaahi koloa kehekehe ‘o kau ai ‘a e Laptop, hina kasa, Tv Flat Screen, uaeataki mo ha ngaahi koloa kehekehe pē.

Ko e ngaahi koloa ko ení na’e fakapapau’i ko hono kaiha’asi mai mei ha ‘Apinovo’anga ‘o ha Siaina, pehē ki he Loumaile Lodge.

Na’e hā ‘a e kau faka’iloa ko ení ‘i he Fakamaau’anga Polisí ‘i he uike kuo’osí.

‘Oku ‘i ai ‘a e hoha’a foki mei he Potungāue Polisí koe’uhī ko e fakautuutu ai pē ‘a e kaka ki ‘olunga ‘o e hia kaiha’a mo e haefalé, pea ‘oku hoko eni ke fakakina ki he komiunitī pea pehē foki ki he ngāue ‘a e Potungāue Polisí ki hono tauhi ‘o e malú.

‘Oku hoko eni ke tailiili ai ‘a e kakai ‘o e Fonuá, pea ‘oku ‘i ai ‘a e tapou mo e kole ki ha taha pē ‘oku ne ‘ilo ha fa’ahinga fakamatala ki hano fakahoko ‘o e ngaahi hia ko ení ‘e ala tokoni ke toe vave ange ai ‘a e ngāue ki hono fakatotolo’i kinautolu ke nau fetu’utaki ‘o lipooti ki he kau Polisí.

Na’e toe puke foki ‘e he kau Polisí ha tokoua ‘i Tungua Ha’apai ‘i he uike kuo’osí, fekau’aki eni mo e toutai ta’efakalao ‘o e mokohunú. Na’e toe puke mo ha toko fā ‘e he kau Polisi ‘i he ‘Apitanga Polisi Mu’á ki he toutai ta’efakalao ai pē ‘o e mokohunú.

‘Oku hoko eni ko e palopalema lahi, he ‘oku a’u ki he mole ‘o e mo’ui koe’uhī ko hono fakahoko ‘o e toutai’i e mokohunú ta’efakalaó, pea ‘ikai ke ngata aí ka ‘oku toe ngāue’aki foki ‘a e founga toutai ta’efakalao.

‘I he uike kuo’osí na’e lipooti ai ‘e he kau Polisí ‘a e mālōlō ‘o ha matāpule, ko e tupunga eni mei he’ene ngāue’aki ‘a e kasá ki he’ene uku mokohunú.

‘Oku tapu foki ‘a e founga toutai mokohunu ko ení pea kuo tokolahi ‘akinautolu kuo nau mālōlō mei hono ngāue’aki ‘a e founga toutai mokohunu ko ení.

Ko e ngaahi fakamatala ko ení ko hono tuku mai ia mei he Tokoni Komisiona Polisí Koloale’o Soakai. Na’e toe fakahā foki ‘e Soakai ‘a e ‘ikai ke ‘i ai ha mate ‘i he Halapule’angá ‘i he Kuata ‘Uluaki ‘o e ta’u ní, ‘o fakafehoanaki ki he ta’u kuo’osí na’e ‘i ai ‘a e mate ‘e taha ‘i he Halapule’angá.

Mikaela Vaka

NUKU’ALOFA: NA’E hoko ‘a hono lāunga‘i ‘o e Siasi Christian Outreach Centre (COC) ‘o Pili´ ‘i ‘Okatopa ‘o e ta‘u kuo‘osi´ko e me‘a ke a‘u ai ki he Fakamaau‘anga ‘a e lotu´.

Ko e lāunga ko ení na‘e fakahoko ia ‘e he ongomātu‘a ‘oku na kaungā‘api pē mo e ‘Api Siasi ko eni´koTevita ‘Uluilakepa Lātū pea mo hono hoa ko ‘Ilaisaane Lātū, ‘o pehē ko e fu‘u longoa‘a ‘a e lotu ‘o e ki‘i Siasi ko eni´.

Neongo foki na‘e fakahoko ‘a e lāunga ko eni´ ‘i he ta‘u kuo‘osi´ pea fakahoko mai mei ai mo e ngaahi hopo ka ko e tauhi pa‘anga pe ia ‘o e Siasi´na‘a ne fa‘a fakafofonga‘i kinautolú. Na‘e toki a‘u mai ki he māhiná ni na‘e lava atu ai ‘a e Faifekau ki he Aofangatuku ‘o e hopo´ pea tuku mai ai ‘a e Tu‘utu‘uni ‘a e Fakamaau‘angá.

Na‘e tu‘utu‘uni heni ‘a e Tu’i Fakamaaulahi´, Michael D. Scott, ‘e tukuange ‘a e ‘aho ‘e 14 ki he Siasi ko eni ke nau totongi ‘a e $1,000, pea ka hili e ‘aho ‘e 14 ko eni ‘oku te‘eki ke totongi ‘a e S1, 000 ‘e ngāue leva ‘a e F aifekau ‘i he ‘aho ‘e 14  ai pē ‘i Pilīsone.

Ko e toki fuofua taimi eni ke fai ai ‘a hono lāunga‘i ‘o ha Siasi ko e longoa‘a ‘enau lotú, hili koia ‘oku longoa‘a pemo e ngaahi lotu kehé, pea ‘ikai ke ngata ai´ko e toki me‘a eni ia ‘oku launga‘i e longoa‘a ia ‘a e lotú ka ‘oku longoa‘a pe mo e ngaahi falehulohula ia ka ‘oku ‘ikai pe launga‘i kinautolu ia.

Fakatatauki he lau ‘a e Faifekau ‘o e siasi COC, Pita Pulu, ‘oku ‘ikai hoko e me‘a ia ko eni tautautefito ki he tu‘utu‘uni ‘a e Tu’i  Fakamaaulahi ke nau lotomamahi mo ta‘efiemalie ai, ka ‘oku nau fifili pe kinautolu ki he fakame‘apango ‘a e launga ko eni he ko e fonua lotu eni.

Na‘e fakahoko foki mo e tautea ki he houa lotu ‘a e Siasi ko eni ‘o tukuange pe ‘a e houa ‘e taha mo e konga ke fakahoko ai ‘a ‘enau lotu, pea ke ‘oua na‘a toe ‘ova ‘i he taimi hiva po‘uli´ ‘a ‘enau taimi lotú he ko e angamaheni foki ‘a e Siasi COC ‘oku houa ‘e ua ‘enau taimil otu´pea nau toe lotu houa pongipongi pea mo e efiafi foki.

Na‘efaka‘eke‘ekefokimo e tokonifaifekau ‘o e siasi´Peni Mafi, pea na‘a ne pehēai ‘okuuesia ‘a e ouaulotu´, ‘ikai ngata pē ‘i hono lao‘i ‘o e taimi ‘oku fakahoko ai ‘enau lotú, ‘oku hoko ia ko ha me‘a ke ‘ikai tau‘atāina ai ‘a e lotu ‘oku nau fakahoko´.

“‘Oku mole ‘a e tau‘atāina ‘o e lotú, pea ‘oku ta‘ofi mo ‘emau ngaue‘aki ‘a e tāme‘a leá, ‘ikai ke ngata ai ‘oku uesia mo e polokalama ia ‘a e to‘utupu´ ‘í hono fakangatangata ‘enau taimí. Ko e fai foki ‘a e ngaahi polokalama ko eni kepukepuke ‘aki ‘a  e taimi e fanau pea nau mo‘ua ki ai ke ‘oua na‘a nau mavahe ke nau malava ‘o fakahoko ha ngaahi ‘ulungaanga hangē ko e inu kavamalohi mo e kaiha‘a pehēki he ngaahi me‘a ‘e malava ke nau nofo popula ai.”

Na‘e toe pehē foki ‘e he Tokoni Faifekaú ‘oku faka‘amu ange ke fakatau‘ataina‘i ‘a e lotu´mei he lao ko ia ki he ngofua ke launga‘i ‘o ha taha pe lahi hake ko e longoa‘a, tautautefito ‘i he ‘osi ko ia ‘a e taimi 10 po‘uli´.

Na‘a ne toe pehē foki ko e me‘a ko ia ki hono totongi ‘o e fo‘i pa‘anga ‘e $1,000 ‘oku tukumai ke totongi ‘e he Siasí, ‘oku ‘ikai ke nau lava ‘e kinautolu ‘o totongi he ‘oku ‘ikai ke a‘u ki ai ‘a ‘enau ivi fakapa‘anga´ pea ‘i he‘ene pehe ‘oku nau tali ai pē ‘a e tu‘utu‘uni ke nofo pilīsone ‘a ‘enau Faifekaú ‘i he ngaahi ‘aho ‘oku tukuangé.

Na‘e ‘ikai ma‘u foki ‘e he Nusipepa ni ‘a e ongomātu‘a na‘a na fakahoko ‘a e laungá, ke vakai ki he‘ena lau ki he me‘a ko ia kuo hokó, pehē foki ki he ‘uhinga na‘a na fu‘u ta‘efiemalie pehē ai ki he longoa‘a ‘a e lotu ko ení.

Na‘e hā mai foki mei he fakamatala ‘a e ongo Faifekau´na‘e ‘osi ō e Siasi´ ‘o kole fakamolemole ki he ongomātu‘a ko ení,  pea na‘a na ‘osi tali kae tukutukuhifo pe ‘a e voliume ‘o ‘enau tāme‘a lea pea na‘a nau ‘osi fakahoko ia ka e me‘apango na‘e ‘ikai pe ke fiemalie ai ‘a e ongomatu‘a ia ko eni´.

‘I hono faka‘eke‘eke ‘o e Faifekau ‘a e Siasi ko eni na‘a ne pehē ai ‘oku ‘ikai taufehi‘a ia ki he ongome‘a na‘a na fakahoko ‘a e lāunga ko eni, ka na‘a ne pehē ai ‘oku ne fie ‘ave ki he tokotaha kotoa pe ‘a e ‘ofá, ‘oku ‘ikai fai ha ta‘efiemālie ia ki he me‘a ko ia ‘oku hokó, ‘oku ne tali fiemālie pe ‘e ia.

“‘Oku fiema‘u ‘e he Tonga kotoa ke ne tali ‘a e ‘ofa ‘a e ‘Otua kiate kitautolu, Tohi ‘Efesō vahe 2:7-8, ‘oku tau mo‘ui he ‘ofa mo e kelesi ‘o e ‘Otuá.”

Na‘e pehē foki ‘e he Faifekau´ke ‘oua na‘a ongo‘i ilifia ha taha, hangē ko e Tohi ‘a Sione Vahe 3:17, He tala‘e hai na‘e fekau ‘e he ‘Otua ‘a e ‘alo ki māmani ke Fakamaaua ‘a māmani ka koe‘uhī kemo‘ui ‘a māmani ‘iate ia.

“Na‘e fekau‘i au ki he ‘Api Siasi ko eni´‘i he fekau‘a e ‘Eiki´keu hoko ko e fakamonu‘ia mo e tāpuaki ‘o e tokotaha kotoa pē, keu hoko ko e motu‘a sevāniti ‘a e fonuá. Fakatauange mo ‘ene ‘ofá, mo ‘ene kelesi´ke ‘inasi ai ‘a e Tonga kotoa.”

‘Oku toki mahino ‘i he uike ni ‘a e taimi ko ia ki hono taki ‘o e Faifekaú ke nofo pilīsoné, pea ‘e ‘i he malumalu leva ‘a e Tokoni Faifekaú Peni Mafi, ‘a e Siasi´ ‘i he vaha‘a taimi ko ia ‘e mavahe atu ai ‘a Faifekau Pita Pulu ke fakakakato ‘a e tu‘utu‘uni mei he Fakamaau‘angá.

Fa’u ‘e Telesia Adams

NUKU’ALOFA: KUO fakahā ‘e he Fakafofonga Fale Alea Fika ‘Uluaki ‘a e Kakaí ki Fale Aleá ‘Akilisi Pōhiva, ‘a ‘ene tokanga ki he hangē ‘oku fu’u pongipongia ‘o e ‘ai ke liliu ‘a e Konisitūtoné felāve’i ‘eni mo e Lao Fakaangaanga pe fokotu’u mei he Pule’angá ke fakatonutonu ‘a e Kupu 50b ‘o e Konisitūtoné ‘a ia ‘oku felāve’i mo e Fili Ta’efalala’anga he Fale Aleá.

‘Ikai ko ia pē ka na’a ne pehē ‘oku hangē ‘eni ha’a nau takitaha fa’u pē ha’a nau ki’i Kolotau ke nau toitoi holo aí.

‘Oku fokotu’u foki mei he Pule’angá ko e taimi ‘oku fai ha Fili Ta’efalala’anga ‘i he Falé, kuo pau ke ma’u ‘a e vaheua ‘e tolu ‘o e tokolahi e Fale Aleá ka e fakatatafi atu ‘a e Lao lolotongá ‘a ia ‘oku fiema’u pē ‘a e tokolahí pe ko e ‘Majority’ ke ikuna’aki ‘a e Fili Ta’efalala’anga ko ‘ení.

‘I hono fehu’i ki he Fakafofongá ‘Akilisi Pohiva pe ko e hā ha’ane vakai ki he fakatonutonu ko ‘eni kuo fakahū maí, na’a ne pehē ai ko e sai mo e leleí ‘oku ‘i ai pē ‘a hono sai pea ‘i ai pē mo hono kovi.

“Ka ko e me’a ‘oku ou tokanga au ki aí ‘a e Laumālie na’e fakahū mai ‘aki ‘a e Lao ko ‘ení,” ko ‘Akilisi Pōhiva ia. “Ko ‘eku tokanga atu ‘a’aku ia ko e Konisitūtoné ‘eni kei fu’u pongipongia hono liliu.”

Ko e ta’u kuo hilí ko e ta’u lahi ia ki he Fale Alea ‘o Tongá ‘i hono fakahū atu ‘a e Fokotu’u Fili Ta’efalala’anga ‘o e Palēmia mo ‘Ene Pule’angá, pea na’e fakahoko ‘a e Fili ko ‘ení ‘o ‘ulungia ‘a e tafa’aki fakafepakí ‘a ia na’e taki ai ‘a ‘Akilisi mo e toenga ‘o e kau Fakafofonga e Kakaí he na’e tokolahi ‘a e kau hikinima mei he tafa’aki ‘a e Pule’angá mo e kau Nōpele pea pehē foki ki he toe ‘unu ‘a e taha ‘o e kau Fakafofongá Sangster Saulala ‘o tali ‘a e lakanga Faka-Minisitā.

Na’e pehē ai ‘e ‘Akilisi Pōhiva ‘oku fai mo e tokanga ki he Laumālie na’e fakahū mai ‘aki ‘a e feinga fakatonutonu pe monomono ‘a e Lao ko ‘ení, he ‘oku mahino ko e fa’u pē ‘eni ha me’a ke malu’i ‘aki ‘a kinautolu ‘i he Pule’angá.

“ ‘Ikai ke nau ha’u ‘o fa’u ha me’a ke lelei ki he kakaí.”

‘I ai palopalema fakamōlale ‘i he loto’i Kapineti

 Na’e hoko atu ai pē ‘a e Fakafofongá ki he’ene lave ‘o pehē ‘oku ‘i ai ‘a e palopalema ‘oku hoko  ‘i he Loto’i Kapinetí, pea ko e palopalema fakamōlale ‘eni ‘oku ne hanga ‘o to’o ai ‘a e falala ‘a e kakaí ‘o ‘ikai ngata pē aí ka ko e falala ko ia ‘a e kau ngāue fakapule’angá.

Na’a ne pehē ko e tu’unga fakatakí ‘oku fu’u fiema’u lahi ‘aupito pehē ki he taki Lelei, pea ‘oku fu’u fiema’u ke fai ha ngāue ke fakalelei’i ‘a e tafa’aki ko iá.

“Ko e palopalema ia ko e Leadership Crisis ko e lea ia ‘oku ou ngāue’aki, ‘oku hoko ia he loto’i Kapinetí. Pea ‘oku ‘i he ‘aofinima ‘o e Palemia ‘a e mafaí ken e fai ha me’a ki ai,” ko e hoko atu ia ‘a e lave ‘a e Fakafofongá ki he anga ‘ene vakai ki he tu’u ‘a e Kapinetí mo e Pule’angá.

Na’e hoko atu ki he ‘ene fakamamafa’i ‘a e kei luelue atu ‘a e Fonuá mo e ngaahi palopalema lahi ka e ‘oleva kuo taliui kakato ‘a e Fale Alea ki he kakai ‘o e Fonuá, pē ko hono ‘ai ‘e taha ‘i he’ene laú “ka e ‘oleva kuo fili katoa ‘e he kakai ‘a e kau mēmipa ‘o e Fale Alea.

Na’a ne pehē ‘oku ‘i ai ‘a e fakamālō kuo lava ‘a hono fakahoko ‘o e ngaahi konga lahi ‘o e fatongia, “ka te tau fetaulaki kitautolu mo e ngaahi faingata’a lahi ‘aupito ‘i he ‘etau lele atu ko ‘ení he ‘oku kei toe pē ‘i loto ‘a e ngaahi ‘elemeniti ‘o e ngaahi palopalema na’a tau fehangahangai mai mo ia ka e ‘oleva pē ke hanga ‘e he Palemiá ‘o fakalelei’i ‘a e Kapinetí.”

Na’e ‘uhinga ‘eni ‘a e Fakafofongá ki he fo’i mafai ‘e ua ‘a ia ‘oku fiema’u ke fai ha lau pe ngāue ki ai, pe ko hono toe fakamahinó ko e fiema’u ke Fili kotoa ‘a e ngaahi mafaí ‘e he kakai ‘o e Fonuá.

Na’e fakatātā’aki ‘e he Fakafofongá ‘a e ‘i ai e mafai ‘o e Tama Tu’í ke ne fakata’e’aonga’i ‘a e Falé, pehē ki hono Fili ‘o e Palēmiá. Na’a ne pehē foki ko e ongo mafai ‘eni ‘e ua ‘oku tu’u telinga mai ‘a e kakai ‘o e Fonuá pe ko e hā ha ngāue ‘e fai ki ai.

Kaekehe ‘oku kei hokohoko atu ‘i he uike ni ‘a hono tālanga’i ‘o e ngaahi Lao Fakaangaanga na’e fakahū atu ki he Falé, pea ko e ngaahi lao Fakaangaanga ko ‘ení ‘oku ‘i ai ‘a e hono fehu’ia ‘o e ni’ihi ‘e he kau Fakafofonga ‘o e kakaí pe na’e anga fēfē ‘a hono tali ke fakahū mai ke alea’í.

Dignitaries at the opening ceremony including Lord Tu'ivakano (fourth from left)

Niua Community Rebuilds under Post-Tsunami Reconstruction Project

NUKU’ALOFA, December 1, 2012— Today the Prime Minister of Tonga, Lord Tu’ivakano handed over the remaining 34 of 73 new houses to the people of Niuatoputapu who lost their homes during the 2009 tsunami. Supported by the World Bank, the houses were constructed as part of the Post-Tsunami Reconstruction Project which has helped rebuild people’s homes, infrastructure and livelihoods.

Alongside the Prime Minister, the opening ceremony in Niuatoputapu was attended by H.E. Thomas Roth, Australian High Commissioner to Tonga; Robert Jauncey, Senior Country Officer for the Pacific Islands for the World Bank and the Hon Sosefu Fe’ao Vakata, Member of Parliament for the Niuas Constituency.

In September 2009, the remote Niua islands in the north of Tonga were struck by a major earthquake and tsunami, which submerged nearly half of the main island of Niuatoputapu. The impact was devastating: nine people lost their lives; 85 homes were destroyed with more badly damaged; and critical government infrastructure, schools, and water and sanitation systems were torn apart.

Three years later, things look very different. Nearly 130 affected buildings have been repaired or rebuilt, including homes, shops and community halls; water supplies have been resumed, roads have been reconstructed, with further improvements in progress, and children are studying in a brand new school.

“This is a real milestone for the people of Niuatoputapu who have shown their strength and resilience as they rebuild their community,” said the Hon. Prime Minister, Lord Tu’ivakano. “These homes signify a bright and safer future, and are a mark of the collective efforts of all involved – community and government and our partners.”

“It is a great honour to be here as these homes are handed over to the Niua community,” said Robert Jauncey, Senior Country Officer for the Pacific Islands at the World Bank. “The Post-Tsunami Reconstruction project is immediately improving the lives of people affected by the natural disaster, but moreover helping strengthen critical infrastructure for the future.”

“Today is a proud moment for Niuatoputapu,” said the Hon Sosefu Fe’ao Vakata, the Minister for Revenue and Member of Parliament for the Niuas Constituency. “After much adversity, the community is not only rebuilt but is reinvigorated – the new homes, the new school, the community centres are testament to this.”

In Niuatoputapu, the houses have been constructed on higher ground and to cyclone-resistant standards – a critical step in an area with high vulnerability to tropical cyclones and other natural hazards.

Starting in October 2010, the project was funded under a grant from the International Development Association, the World Bank’s fund for the poorest countries. The project was implemented by a committee chaired by the Ministry of Finance and National Planning in coordination of relevant line ministries, with complementary reconstruction activities conducted by New Zealand’s aid program, Caritas International and the Government of Japan.

The remaining homes built under the project were handed over to the community in September this year.

PM and Robert Jauncey open new home for the community

PM and Project team with Niua community

- Press Release World Bank 

“We must make sure not just that an ever greater number of students gain access to primary education, but that governments ensure education is an enforceable right for their citizens, is of high quality, and provided equally without discrimination,” said the Special Rapporteur on the right to education, Kishore Singh, in the wake of the first Global Education for All Meeting led by the UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) in Paris on Friday.

First launched in Thailand in 1990, the Education for All is an international initiative which aims to bring the benefits of education to ‘every citizen in every society.’ It involves a broad coalition of national governments, civil society groups and development agencies such as UNESCO, all committed to achieving six specific education goals by 2015.

The goals consist of: expanding early childhood care and education, providing free and compulsory primary education for all, promoting learning and life skills for young people and adults, increasing adult literacy by 50 per cent, achieving gender equality, and improving the quality of education.

“The right to education means more than just being able to attend school,” Singh said. “Increasing access without ensuring the quality of teachers, curricula and schools will not improve our societies. We must also ensure schools are accessible for all students, including women, rural or economically disadvantaged students.”

Singh called on governments to enact legislation to ensure minimum quality standards are set for teachers and educational curricula, and to address inequalities in education, particularly for girls, minorities and poor children. “States must take their international legal obligations seriously, and must ensure that their domestic legislation meets such obligations,” he said.

Independent experts, or special rapporteurs like Singh, are appointed in an honorary capacity by the Geneva-based UN Human Rights Council to examine and report back on a country situation or a specific human rights theme. ….PACNEWS (PINA)

The knowledge-sharing forum of the Pacific Solution Exchange (PSE) is making this deadly issue its number-one discussion across all Pacific islands. Prompting the Pacific-wide discussion is Saula Volavola, World Health Organisation (WHO) Health Promotion/Communication Assistant.

“In the Pacific region, NCDs are the leading cause of death, accounting for 75%, with a large proportion of those being premature. The main risk factors for NCDs are: tobacco smoking, physical inactivity, alcohol misuse and unhealthy diet (low consumption of fruits and vegetables, high sugar and fat),” Mr Volavola said.

“These risks are a growing concern in the Pacific given, for example, the rate of overweight or obese people ranges from 47% in Fiji to 93.5% in American Samoa,” he said.

These risks are increasing as a result of climate change and development impacts. For example, modern lifestyles typically result in less physical activity at home and at work; while climate change is already affecting the food we eat, the water we drink and the environments in which we live.

In response, WHO is operating a number of initiatives such as increasing taxation on cigarettes under the Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (FCTC), lobbying with manufacturers to reduce salt in processed foods, plus working with schools, workplaces, villages and health facilities to make them settings for healthy living. Many other organisations and government bodies also have initiatives underway.

“Despite these efforts, we are concerned the rate of NCDs in the Pacific continues to rise, with the impacts of climate change and development to further exacerbate this issue,” he said.

Mr Volavola hopes responses to this Pacific Solution Exchange (PSE) knowledge-sharing forum will help all of those studying or working in climate change or health fields to better understand and combat this issue.

“Already the free knowledge-sharing service of PSE is generating an exciting discussion among stakeholders involved in health and climate change in many Pacific nations,” Mr Volvavola said.

“We’ve heard from researchers, health practitioners and community members from Apia, Levuka and Kadavu – a wide range of people concerned about how issues such as sea level rise and increased flooding is impacting the health of our people, especially with NCDs such as obesity and diabetes.

“They are all keen to share their experience or perception of the ways in which climate change may be affecting NCDs in Pacific communities,” he said.

The knowledge sharing exchange about NCDs and climate change only runs for about a week and finishes at the end of December, with people invited to join Pacific Solution Exchange, if they want to become part of the conversation. Joining is free: www.solutionexchange-un.net/pacific

The Pacific Solution Exchange is an email-based knowledge sharing service that enables people across the Pacific to ask each other Queries and share answers, insights, experiences and lessons learned to help each other in their climate change and disaster risk work across the Pacific. It has over 1300 members ranging from experts, practitioners, community members, students and concerned elders and community members in remote communities.

 Anglican Church Hall, Nukuʻalofa, Tonga[1]

Dr. Susan Vize, Officer-in-Charge, UNESCO Office for the Pacific States, Father Joe Leota, Vicar, St. Paul’s Anglican Church.Mrs. Lucy Mafi and Mr. Pone Taunisila of the Ministry of Education and Training.Workshop Participants. Honoured Guests.Ladies and Gentlemen.

I first of all acknowledge God’s presence in our midst.

I would like to take this opportunity to thank Mrs. Lucy Mafi, the Secretary-General of the Tonga UNESCO National Commission and UNESCO Office, Apia for inviting me to join you this morning in the opening of this important National Workshop on Education for Sustainable Development.

 Sustainable development as we are all aware is the desired outcome of all our development efforts and if it is not explicitly stated in our national or sectoral plans, it is an understood principle that underpin our development strategies.

As we have heard from Dr Susan Vize, sustainable development has been around for some time. I was privileged, indeed, to have been part of the ESD Working Group that began the development of the Action Plan that we are now attempting to implement in our various countries in the Pacific Region.

As you are also aware, the UN declared 2005- 2014 as the Decade for ESD. It was to recognise education and learning as the key to accelerate changes to a more sustainable way of life. The Education for Sustainable Development conceptual basis, socio-economic implications, and environmental and cultural connections, make it an enterprise which potentially touches on every aspect of life.

In response to the UN Declaration, the UNESCO Office, Apia, began the coordination of the development of the Pacific Education for Sustainable Development Framework, in consultation with a regional ESD Working Group comprised of representatives of community, government, regional, international and private organisations from across the Pacific.

The overall goal of ESD is to integrate the values inherent in sustainable development into all aspects of learning to encourage changes in behaviour that would allow for a more sustainable and just society for all.  The ESD approach requires this basic philosophy to be adapted to suit local conditions and culture.

The UNESCO Office, Apia, initially developed the Framework, which was the first step in a Pacific response to ESD, providing an umbrella for coordinated and collaborative action to achieve the region’s vision to integrate and mutually reinforce the three pillars of economic development, social development and environmental conservation. The next steps in the process were the regional and national level adoption and incorporation of the Framework into policy and strategic documents, which attempted to appropriately provide a cultural context for regional, national and local actions.

In line with the eight strategic objectives for sustainable development endorsed within the first Pacific Plan, ESD provided a critical mechanism for achieving long term change to improve environmental sustainability, health, education and training, gender equality, youth involvement and the recognition and protection of cultural values, identities and traditional knowledge. It also complemented the realisation of universal and equitable educational participation and achievement outlined in the first Forum Basic Education Action Plan.

The Pacific ESD Framework included three priority areas:

• Formal education initiatives for improved knowledge and understanding to implement sustainable development.
• Community-based activities and training for improved knowledge, understanding and skills to implement sustainable development.
• Policy development and partnerships to implement ESD.

In 2006, the Education Ministers:

a)       endorsed the Pacific ESD Framework, coordinated by UNESCO, for collaboration and partnership to promote ESD initiatives in the region;

b)       agreed to use the Pacific ESD Framework, and other regional frameworks and action plans as the basis for completing a Pacific Regional Action Plan to guide ESD in Forum member countries; and,

c)       agreed to use the combined CROP Human Resource Development (HRD) and Sustainable Development (SD) Working Group mechanism to take this initiative forward.

The 2006 Forum Education Ministers Meeting also requested the combined CROP Human Resource Development (HRD) and Sustainable Development (SD) Working Group to further develop the Pacific Regional Plan of Action on ESD.

This combined Group met at USP on 21 November 2006, in order to develop a plan of action for the preparation of the Pacific Action Plan for ESD. The meeting reaffirmed/ agreed:

• that the Pacific Framework on Education for Sustainable Development (ESD) was endorsed by the Forum Education Ministers meeting as a platform for consultation and partnership in regional ESD activities;
• that it is a  living document;
• that it must include Pacific perspectives which may be missing from the draft Framework;
• that an action plan is needed which would promote a common platform for all regional organizations and development partners.

The Group agreed that the Pacific Centre for Environment and Sustainable Development (PACE-SD), with its mandate within USP, will coordinate the development of the Pacific Regional Action Plan for ESD. However, the UNESCO Office, Apia, was a key development partner, since ESD is one of its core mandate. We are all grateful to the UNESCO Office, Apia, for it has been instrumental since, then, in advancing the work on ESD across the region, providing Technical Assistance and key training activities, such as the one we have this week.

It was also agreed in 2006 that a Technical Working Group would work with PACE to develop the draft Action Plan for consultation with countries, involving Ministries and Department of Education, Department of Environment, Planning and whichever government agency is responsible for human resource development. The Action Plan was completed in 2007 and was endorsed by the Forum Education Ministers in 2008.

Since this period, implementation of the Action Plan at national, sectoral and community levels has been variable. Countries included various aspects in their National Strategic and Development Plans. In Tonga’s latest Strategic Development Framework (TSDF) 2011-2014 sustainable development is explicitly stated in Outcome Objectives 6 and 7 relating to health services and the environment, but as already stated, are understood to be underlying principles in the other seven Outcome Objectives. As stated in Outcome Objective 7, sustainability is a core principle that is integrated into all programmes.

In Education, for example, sustainability has been incorporated into our curriculum programmes for the first eight years of basic education, Class 1 to Form 2; in the Teacher Education programme, and will be integrated into the secondary and post-secondary school curricula, which are currently under reform.

The seminal study on education for sustainable development was undertaken by Dr. Seuʻula Johansson-Fua and Dr. Stan Manu of the Institute of Education, University of the South Pacific in 2005-2007. It was a study to investigate the relationship between poverty and education. They found that the Tongans define ‘education’ as moʻui fakapotopoto or sustainable livelihood, which is the outcome of educational development. They define ‘poverty’ as faingata’a’ia or hardship, which, in their view, is only a temporary situation. Masiva, which is the word they use for poverty, is only used to refer to the loss or erosion of the core values fundamental to Tongan culture and society. The Tongans also define what constitutes wealth or koloa in the Tongan context. It is not money or material possessions but the acquisition of the Tongan values of ‘ofa, fakaʻapaʻapa, mamahiʻi meʻa, lototō, feveitokaiʻaki, and the ability to fulfil one’s familial, social, religious, and cultural obligations.

The Tongans had very clear ideas of what constitutes sustainable livelihood. They readily identified the values, skills, and knowledge, which are required to achieve sustainable livelihoods in the Tongan context. Interestingly, they also found very obvious correlations between the possession of strong values and sustainable livelihoods. The erosion of those values, which underpin the life and behaviours of Tongans and communities, also result in material poverty. In other words intangible poverty, which is the loss of our Tongan values, correlates highly with the inability of individuals and communities to materially sustain themselves within their particular circumstances.     

 In Education, we have embedded these values, skills, and knowledge in the curricula of basic education, forming the foundation of the new programme for primary education, and they will continue to be integrated into the secondary and post-secondary curricula, and Teacher Education Programme. These values, skills, and knowledge, identified by the Tongans are central to the outcomes of education, have been integrated into the attributes of the Faiako Maʻa Tonga, the teacher for Tonga and the Tongan school leaver. It is now the Ministry’s responsibility to monitor and evaluate progress to ensure that these attributes are achieved by all teachers and school leavers in the next five years.

It is my hope that this Workshop will raise awareness and understanding of these attributes and that others, outside of the education sector, will adopt them for the long-term sustainability of Tongan society within the Tongan context. Their acquisition will ensure sustainable communities, and people who are strong in themselves, and from that base of strength, they can move on to interact more meaningfully with others at the regional and international levels. The key to our sustainability as a society and a nation lies within ourselves and our ability and willingness to determine and control our own development and destiny.

I wish you the very best during these three days and I look forward to a most constructive and fruitful outcome.

Malo ‘aupito

- fa’u ‘e Livi Mafi

 NUKU’ALOFA: KUO lahi ‘a e ngaahi fetukuaki kuo a’u tonu mai ki he Ongoongo Sipoti ‘a e Taimi ‘o Tongá, fekau’aki ‘eni pea mo e ngaahi tukuaki’i ‘o e ngaahi me’a ‘oku takaloto ‘i hono fakalele ‘a e maa’imoa ‘Akapulu Liikí ‘i he fonua ni.

Na’e fakahā ‘e Williams Edwards ko e taha ‘o e kau Tālekita ‘o e Poate ‘Akapulu Liiki ‘a Tongá (TNRL) ‘a ia kuo ne fakafisi mei he Poaté talu mei he ta’u 2009 makatu’unga ‘i he ngaahi feta’emahino’aki mo e ‘ikai ke ne poupou‘i ‘a e Sekelitali Lolotonga ‘o e Poaté, Lōpeti ‘Uhatafe koe’uhí ko ‘ene tukuaki’i ki he ngaahi ngaue faihala pea pehē ki hono tukunoa’i ‘e he Seá, Stan Moheloa kae ‘ikai fai ha ngāue ki ai.

Ka ‘i he taimi tatau na’e fai foki ha fetu’utaki kia Stan Moheloa ‘o fekau’aki mo e me’a ni, pea ‘oku mahino leva ‘oku ‘i ai ‘a e fetūkuaki mei he ongo tafa’akí fakatou’osi.

Kaekehe ko e ngaahi tukuaki’i ‘o Lōpetí ‘o pehē ko e ta’u 2009 na’e fakahoko ai ha fakataha Poate ‘a e Liikí ‘i he ‘aho 3 ‘o Sepitemá, pea na’e ‘ohake ai e fiema’u ke ‘ave ha ongo talavou fakalotofonua ki ‘Aositelēlia ki he fe’auhi Pacific Cup pea na’e mā’ala’ala kotoa pē eni ‘i hono lēkooti ‘i he miniti ‘o e fakatahá pea ko Lōpeti pē na’a ne hiki ‘a e minití.

Na’e pehē ‘e Edwards ko e taha eni he ‘uhinga tefito na’a nau fakafisi mo mavahe ai mei he Poaté

“ ’I Sepitema 2009, na’e ma’u ai ‘e ‘Ana Tupou ha fetu’utaki telefoni mei he ‘Ofisi Talafekaulahi ‘a ‘Aositelēliá ‘i Tonga ní ko e fiema’u ke lea kia Lōpeti ‘Uhatafe ka na’e ‘ikai ke ne ‘i ai, pea ‘i hono ‘eke atu pē ko e hā, na’e pehē ‘e he ta’ahine mei he ‘Ōfisí, ‘oku fiema’u ‘a Lōpeti ke ‘aluange ki he ‘Ofisi Talafekaulahi ‘Aositelēlia ke fakafonu ‘a e kole visa ki he fa’ahinga ko ia ‘oku teu folaú.”

“’I hono ‘eke atu ‘e ‘Ana ko hai kinautolú, na’e pehē ‘e he ta’ahiné ko e toko 18 mei he Liikí ‘oku teu ke folau ki ‘Aositelēlia.”

Ko e taimi eni na’a nau ‘ilo ai ‘oku loi ‘a Lōpetí pea na’e kole atu ‘e ‘Ana ke  (fax) ‘oange ‘a e foomu kole visa ko ení ke nau sio ki ai.

Fakatatau ki he fakamatala ‘a Edwards, na’a nau ‘ilo heni ko e foomu kole visa kākā eni kuo fai ‘e Lōpetí koe’uhí fakatatau ki he miniti ‘o e fakatahá na’e ‘ikai ke ‘i ai ha me’a pehē pe loto ‘a e Poaté ke ‘ave ‘a  e toko 18 ko ení ka ko e toko 2 pē ‘a ia ‘e to’o mai takitaha mei he ongo timi na’a na fainolo he fe’auhi fakalotofonua ‘o e ta’u ko iá ‘a ia ko Lapaha pea mo Kolomotu’a.

‘A ia na’e fakahoko ‘e Lōpeti ha tohi ki he ‘Ofisi Talafekaulahi ‘Aositelēliá ‘i he ‘aho 22 ‘o Sepitemá ‘o fakahā kuo loto ‘a e Poaté ke ‘ave ha kau va’inga ‘e toko 8 pea kau ai mo e kau faiako mo e kau fakamaau ‘o fe’unga kotoa mo e toko 18, ka ‘oku mahino na’e ‘ikai ke ‘i ai ha me’a pēhē ‘i he fakatahá ka ko e toko 2 pē.

Na’e pehē ‘e Edwards na’a nau (Poate) feinga ke fai ha talanoa ki he me’a ni ka na’e ‘ikai pē ke malava ia pea kau ai mo e feinga ‘a Stan Moheloa (Sea 2009) ia ke malu’i mo poupou kia Lōpeti pea a’u ki he māhina ‘Okatopá ne nau fakakaukau ai ke nau mavahe ā kinautolu mei he Poaté koe’uhí ko e ngāue kākā mo ta’etotonu kuo fai ‘e Lōpetí.

Na’a ne toe tānaki mai ‘oku mahino kia kinatolu ‘a hono fai ‘e Lōpeti ‘a e kākā ko ení ke fakamalumalu atu ‘a e kakai ko eni ‘e toko 18 na’e hā ‘i he’ene tohí kole visá he hingoa ‘o e Liikí, (TNRL) ke malava ai ke nau folau ki ‘Aositelēlia.

Kaekehe na’e ma’u foki mo ha faingamālie ke fai ha talanoa mo e Sea ‘o e Poate Liikí, Stan Moheloa ‘o fekau’aki mo e ngaahi tukuaki’i ko eni kuo fai ange kiate ia mo e mēmipa ‘o ‘ene Poaté pea na’e fakahā ai ‘e Stan, na’e ‘osi mahino ‘aupito pē ‘a e ngaahi tukuaki’i ia ko ení pea na’e a’u pē ‘one fakafisi mei hono lakangá ‘i ha ‘uhinga kehe ia ka na’e toe fiema’u pē ia ‘e he Poate ke ne foki ange ke hoko atu ‘a e ngāué ‘o a’u mai ki he taimi ni.

‘I he’ene tali ki he ngaahi tukuaki’í na’a ne pehē, ‘oku ‘ikai ke ‘i ai ha’ane feinga ke fūfū ‘a e ngaahi me’a na’e hokó pea ‘oku ne ‘ilo fakapapau na’e ‘ikai ke ‘i ai ha kaunga ia ‘a Lōpeti ki he ngaahi me’a ko ia na’e fai ki ai hono tukuaki’í.

“Ko hono mo’oní ‘oku tu’u’atā ‘aupito pē ‘a Lōpeti ia mei he ngaahi me’a ko ení, pea na’a mau ‘osi iku ki he Fakamaau’angá pea tu’utu’uni ai ‘e he Fakamaau’angá ke mau foki ‘o fai hamau AGM (fakataha poate) ke fakalelei ai ‘a e me’a ni he ‘oku ‘ikai ke ‘i ai ha hia ia ‘e fakamo’oni’i.”

Na’e pehē ‘e Stan na’e fai leva ‘a e AGM pe ko e fakataha poate ‘a e Liikí ‘i Sepitema nai pē ko ‘Okatopa ‘o e ta’u ní (2012) pē pea na’e fai ai hono toe fili fo’ou ‘a e kau ma’u lakangá ki he Poaté pea toe iku pē ‘o fili ‘e he fakatahá kinautolu ‘o toe kau pē ai ‘a Lōpeti.

“Ko e me’a ko ē ke mahinó, kapau na’e ‘i ai ha faiahala ‘a Lōpeti ‘o hangē ko e me’a ‘oku si’i loto mamahi mai ki ai ‘a ni’ihi ko ená, ko e hā na’e loto ai ‘a e tokolahi ke toe kau he Poaté. ‘A ia na’e ‘ikai teu fili ‘a Lōpeti ka ko e fili ia ‘e he Poaté.”

“ Na’a ku pēhē kuo fakalelei’i ‘a e tu’unga ko ení he ko e tu’utu’uni eni ‘a e fakamaau’angá ke mau foki ‘o fai ha AGM ke fakalelei’i ai ‘a e fetōkehekehe ko ení, pea na’e tu’utu’uni ‘e he fakamaau’angá ke fakalele ‘a e AGM ko ení ‘e he fa’ahinga ko ena na’a nau lotomamahí, ‘o kau ai hono fa’u e ‘asēnita ke fakahoko ai e fakatahá pea ‘i he fakamulitukú na’e ola lelei, ka ‘oku mahino eni mahalo ‘oku kei ‘i ai pē ha loto mamahi ia pē mahalo na’a ko ha me’a kehe ia…”

Va’inga Konituleki ta’efakalao

Ko e toe palopalema ‘e taha ko hono ‘ilo kimui ‘oku ta’efakalao ‘a e konituleki ‘o ha ongo talavou Tonga ki ‘Aositelēlia

Ko e ongo talavou ni ko Kulī Tonga mei Kolofo’ou pea mo Saia Taufalele mei Lapaha.

“Na’e folau ‘a e ongo talavou ni ki ‘Aositelēlia ‘i ha konituleki va’inga Liiki he ta’u kuo’osí pea toki ‘ilo pē kimui ko ‘ena visa ‘eve’eva pē na’e fakahū ange ki he ‘Imikuleisiní,” ko e fakahā ia ‘e Williams.

Na’e fai foki mo e fetu’utaki kia Kulī, pea na’e pehē ‘e Kulī ko e mo’oni eni koe’uhí ko e faingamālie na’a na ma’ú ko e konituleki ki ‘Aositelēlia, ka na’e toki ‘ilo’i pē ‘oku na visa ‘eve’eva pē koe’uhí ko e māhina pē ‘e 3 na’e tāa’i ange he ‘Imí ke na ‘i ‘Aositelēlia aí.

“Ko e tu’o ua eni ‘ema ‘alu he visa ‘eve’eva pē ‘a ia ko e māhina pē ‘e 3 pea ma foki mai pea ma toe ‘alu ‘o ‘osi pē ‘a e mahina ‘e 3 pea ma foki mai pea ‘oku ma kei fakaongoongo ai pē … ka na’e fetu’utaki kia Lōpeti fekau’aki mo e me’a ni pea na’e pehē ‘e Lōpeti ‘e ‘ikai ke toe lava ia ke ma folau,” ko Kulī Tonga ia.

Ka na’e tali ki ia ‘a Stan ia ‘o pehē, ‘oku ‘ikai ke ‘i ai ha kaunga ia ‘a Lōpeti ki he visa ko eni ‘o e ongo talavou ko ení, koe’uhí ko e tokotaha kehe ia ‘oku ne tokanga’i ‘a e me’a ni.

“Ko e me’a ko ia ki he aleapau mo ha kalapu va’inga ‘i ‘Aositelēliá, ko Sālesi Tonga ia ‘oku ne tokanga’i ‘a e tafa’aki ko iá, ko me’a pē ‘a Lōpeti ia ‘oku faí ko e lele atu ‘o e piki mai ‘a e visá ka ‘oku ‘ikai ke kau ia ki he alea’i ‘o e faingamālie ‘o e fānaú,” ko Stan ia.

Na’a ne pehē ko e founga pē eni ‘e malava ke nau folau ai ko feinga’i hanau visa ‘eve’eva, pea ‘e toki makatu’unga mei he kalapu ko iá pē te nau fakamo’oni mo e tamasi’i ko iá pē ‘ikai ‘o fakatatau ki he lelei ‘ene va’ingá pea ‘e toki ma’u leva ha’ane visa ke nofo mo va’inga ‘i ‘Aositelēlia.

“Koe’uhí na’a fai e fakamo’oni aleapaú ia pea ‘ikai ke fu’u lelei ‘a e perform ia ‘a e tamasi’i ko iá ‘i he faka’amu ‘a e kalapú, pea koe ’uhinga ia ‘oku feinga pē ai he visa ‘eve’evá koe’uhí ‘e toki fakapapau’i ‘ene visa va’ingá ‘ana mei he kalapú ‘i ha’anau tali ke va’inga ma’anautolu.”

Hoko eni ke uesia ai mo e faingamālie ‘a e liikí ki ‘Ameliká

Na’e toe ‘ohake foki ‘e Edwards mo e fihia ‘a e faingamālie ‘a e Poate Liikí ki ‘Amelika makatu’unga ai pē ‘ia Lōpetí kimu’a, ‘a ia kuo fakata’e’aonga’i (revoke) ai ‘ene visa ki ‘Ameliká .

“Kuo ne maumau’i ‘a e faingamālié pea toe uesia ai mo kimautolu,” ko e tānaki mai ia ‘a Edwards.

Na’a ne pehē ‘oku halaia mo ngalivale tatau pē ‘a Stan Moheloa mo Lōpeti ki he me’a ni koe’uhí ko e Palesiteni eni he ‘aho ko iá ka na’a ne kei fakanainai’i pē ‘a Lōpeti neongo ‘ene kākā na’e faí.

“ Ko hono uá”, ko e fakamatala ia ‘a Edwards, “na’a ne toe fūfū meia kimautolu ‘a e palopalema mo e Pule’anga ‘Ameliká ‘a ia ko hono tāpuni ‘a e faingamālie ki he Poaté mo e Liikí ‘a ia ko e palopalema na’e fakatupunga ‘e Lōpeti lolotonga ha tau Liiki ‘i ‘Amelika ‘i Mē ‘o e ta’u tatau pē, pea iku ai ki hono fakata’e’aonga’i ‘ene Visa ki ‘Ameliká.”

Na’a ne pehē ‘oku kaunga ai pē ‘a e Poaté ki ai he kapau na’e feinga ke (Lōpeti) ‘alu he visa ko ení ‘e hilifaki mai ‘a e mo’ua ki he poaté ko e USD$3,000.

Ka ‘i he tali ki ai ‘a Stan, na’a ne pehē, ‘oku te’eki ke nau ma’u ‘e kinautolu ha tohi mei he ‘Imikuleisini ‘Amelika ‘i Fisí ‘oku fakahā mai ai ha me’a pehē ke tāpuni mai ai ho tau faingamālie  (Liiki) ‘i ‘Ameliká.

“Ko e pehē ko ia na’e revoke (fakata’e’aonga’i) e visa ‘Amelika ‘a Lōpetí ‘oku ‘ikai ke mo’oni ia. Na’e toki tau mai pē eni ‘a Lōpeti na’e folau ki ‘Amelika.”

Na’a ne pehē ko e palopalema ia ko iá, ko e fehālaaki ia ‘a hono fakafonu ‘e he fānau Mate Ma’a Tongá ‘enau foomú ‘o revoke ai ‘a e konga ia ‘e he ‘imí koe’uhí na’e fai ha faitohi ia ki he ‘Imí ‘o fakahā ‘oku ‘ikai ko e timi totonu ia ‘a e Mate ma’a Tongá ‘oku ‘alú.

Na’e pehē ‘e Stan noengo ení na’e malava pē ‘o fai hano fakalelei’i e me’a ni ‘o fakafonua fakalelei ai ‘a e foomu kole ngofua ‘a e konga ‘i he timí ‘i he folau ko ia ki Hawaii.

Kaekehe ko e fetūkuaki eni na’e ki’i fuofuoloa pea ‘oku takitaha taukave’i pē mei he ongo tafa’aki fakatou’osi, ka ko hai koā ‘oku mo’oni?

Na’e faka’osi’aki e Stan ‘ene faka’amu koe’uhí ko e panaki ko ia ‘a e ipu ‘a Māmani ‘o e ta’u kaha’ú, ‘oku fiema’u ‘a e ngāue fakatahá koe’uhí na’a iku ‘o fai e fetōkehekehe’akí pea uesia ai e tamaikí.

The Sonasi Sevens tournament is designed to attract the best of the best rugby talent we have in Tonga  and whom will compete for prize pools of $2000 for 3rd place, $3000 for 2nd place and $8,500 for 1st place and Sonasi Sevens champions. It is restricted to 20 teams only and open to all that wish to register.

In addition to the monetary prizes teams will also be competing for the Eleanor May Cup which will be presented to the tournament champions annually.

The name of the cup “Eleanor May” has been chosen to pay respect to the founder of the E.M. Jones or Sonasi Group of Companies.  Eleanor May Foundered the company over 101 years ago beginning the long legacy of tradition and pride within the business and community.

The Sonasi Sevens tournament has also been designed to provide a tournament whereby our rugby talent can be showcased to talent scouts from New Zealand over two days. Scouts will be able to use the event to identify potential players of interest whom they may want their development followed through the 15 a side season with prospects of possibly being picked up by New Zealand Clubs.

Whilst the rugby that will be on show in the Sonasi Sevens tournament will make for great entertainment, there will be additional promotions on the day with spot prizes being offered for ticket holders amongst a great deal more and will promise to be the rugby event of the year.

Tickets will go on sale on Friday 23rd November and will available from any of the E.M. Jones Group stores or for more information please contact ph# 27994, menu selection 1.

You can get a copy of the updated Terms and Conditions by visiting your local Westpac branch.