8 November, 2013 Over the next two weeks, the Government of Samoa will be hosting a team of development officials from neighbouring Pacific island countries and one of its key development partners – the World Bank.

At the invitation of and selected by the Government of Samoa, the Peer Review team consists of:
• Mr Richard Nieves, Secretary, Ministry of Finance from the Cook Islands,
• Ms Lesieli Tufui, Deputy Secretary of Finance and National Planning from Tonga,
• Ms Ruby Zarringa, former Secretary of Department of National Planning and Monitoring from PNG,
• Mr David Knight, Economist, Poverty Reduction and Economic Management, World Bank
• Mr Robert Utz, Senior Economist, Poverty Reduction and Economic Management, World Bank

The Samoa Peer Review Team will review the Government of Samoa’s national planning, budgeting, public financial and aid management systems. The team will be in Samoa for two weeks starting on 11 November and will be meeting with key political leaders, parliamentarians, government ministries, development partners, non- governmental organisations and private sector representatives.

“The work that this Peer Review team will embark on emanates from the Forum Compact that Forum Leaders agreed to in 2009. The Peer Reviews allows Forum Island Countries to take stock of current strengths and challenges in processes and systems of national priority setting, resource allocation and service delivery. The ultimate aim is to improve the delivery of development programmes and services to Pacific citizens to improve development outcomes. This in turns allows the Forum Secretariat to report annually to leaders as mandated by them on the effectiveness of national development planning and budgeting processes of Forum Island Countries,” stated Mr. Feleti Teo, Deputy Secretary General, Pacific Islands Forum Secretariat (PIFS).

Samoa will be the 13th, and the last, Pacific Island Forum country to undertake the Forum Compact Peer Review process. Already completed are Nauru and Kiribati in 2010, Vanuatu, Tuvalu and Niue in 2011, RMI, Tonga, PNG and FSM in 2012, Palau, Solomon and Cook Islands so far in 2013.

The Government of Samoa has contributed the most senior officials to the Forum Compact Peer Review process having served on 7 peer review teams through the services of four of their senior officials; Past peer reviewers include – Ms Litara Taulealo for Vanuatu, Ms Noumea Simi for Niue, PNG and FSM, Mr Oscar Malielegaoi for Tonga and Solomon Islands and Mr Henry Ah Ching for the Cook Islands.

As part of the peer review recommendations for PNG and FSM, senior officials from those countries will also be joining the Samoa peer review team to observe/attach and learn from the Samoa country systems during and post peer review in Samoa.

The Samoa Peer Review Team and observers are supported by staff from the Pacific Islands Forum Secretariat led by Ms Charmina Saili, PIFS Regional Planning Adviser.

-ENDS-

• For further information, please contact:

·         Ms Mereseini Tuivuniwai, Communications Officer, Pacific Islands Forum Secretariat on mobile: +679 999 8677, email: mereseinit@forumsec.org.fj

·         Ms Charmina Saili, Regional Planning Advisor, Pacific Islands Forum Secretariat on mobile: +685 757 2222, email: charminas@forumsec.org.fj

The cold English winter was overcome with warm South Pacific hospitality when a contingent of six (6) South Pacific Island representatives advanced on a 3-days United Kingdom (UK) roadshow that concluded in London last evening.

 Led by the South Pacific Tourism Organisation (SPTO), representatives of the Cook Islands, Fiji, Papua New Guinea, Samoa, Tahiti and Vanuatu and with support from the European Union, the team travelled throughout the United Kingdom to promote the essence of unique South Pacific holiday experience.

 Aimed at soliciting enrolment into the South Pacific Specialist training program, the roadshow included a combination of direct travel consultant trainings, exhilarating South Pacific entertainment and island cuisine.

 This regional promotional initiative was complimented by the current participation of 5 Pacific Island countries in the Rugby League World cup 2013 whose publicity have also strengthened destinational awareness in the UK.

 SPTO Chief Executive Officer, Ilisoni Vuidreketi says that “this is the first time that these destinations have jointly promoted the South Pacific in the UK we believe that the program has helped create more South Pacific specialist travel agents”.

 He added that “the timing was also a key factor of the success of this roadshow particularly as the islands are currently receiving prominent media coverage through their rugby league matches around the UK”.

 The UK remains to be a vital source market for the South Pacific as their winter escape travel coincides with the generally soft travel months of November to February in the South Pacific and the SPTO is already planning for a similar promotional activity for Continental Europe in early 2014.

For further information, please contact:               

Petero Manufolau

Marketing Manager                                                                       

South Pacific Tourism Organisation                                                                                         

pmanufolau@spto.org

Mikaela Vaka

Ko e kamata ia ‘a e a‘u atu ‘a e kautaha Digicel ‘o ngaue‘aki ‘a e founga fetu‘utaki ‘initaneti oma´ pe ko e cable fibre optic ‘i he‘enau tuku atu ‘a ‘enau ‘initaneti ta‘etotongi ma‘ae kakai ‘a e Fonua´ ‘i he Flaité, Tokonakí mo e Såpate kuo tau sītu‘a mei ai´.

 Fakatatau ki he fakamatala ‘a e Pule lahi ‘o e kautaha´, Jack Bourke, ko e taha pē ‘eni e sevesi ma‘ae kakai´ ke fakafaingofua‘i ‘enau ngaue‘aki ‘a e ‘initaneti´ ki he‘enau fiema‘u´.

“Ko ‘emau malava ‘eni ke mau kau mo mautolu ki hono tufaki mo ngaue‘aki ‘a e founga fetu‘utaki ‘initaneti oma´ ke fakafaingofua‘i mo fakafaingamalie‘i ‘a e kakai´ ki he ‘initanetí ‘oku vave ‘i he taimi tatau ko e kau ai pe ‘eni ‘i he‘enau ngaue‘aki ‘emau sevesi´,” ko Jack ia.

Na‘e toe pehe ‘e Jack ko e ‘uhinga´ ko ‘enau vakai ki he lahi ‘a e fiema‘u ke ngāue‘aki ‘a e ‘initaneti´, na‘a nau fakakaukau ai ke fai mo nau ala ‘o ngaue ki he founga vave ko ‘eni´.

 “Koe‘uhi´ ko e founga ko ‘eni´ ‘e malava pe ai ‘a e kakai´ ke nau ngaue‘aki ‘a e ‘initaneti´ mei honau ngaahi ‘api´ ‘aki ‘enau ngāue pe mei honau ngaahi telefoni to‘oto‘o´ pe ko e hā pe ‘a e komipiuta ‘oku nau ngaue‘aki´ kae ‘oua te nau toe feinga ki ha feitu‘u ‘initaneti,” ko e fakamatala ia ‘a Jack.

 Lolotonga ia´ na‘e pehe ‘i he lau ‘a e tokotaha ‘oku ne ngaue‘aki ‘a e sevesi ko ‘eni´ ‘oku kaunga lelei ‘aupito ‘a e ngaue ‘oku nga‘unu ki ai ‘a e kautaha´ koe‘uhi´ ‘oku nau ma‘u faingamalie ai pe ai ki he ‘initaneti´ ta‘etotongi.

 Na‘e ha ‘i he fakamatala ‘a Jack ‘a e ‘i ai ‘a e ngaahi pole mo e faingata‘a ki he sevesi kuo fokotu‘u´ ka na‘e ‘ikai ke ta‘ofi ai ‘enau feinga mo e fakahoko ngaue´ pea ko ia kuo lele ‘i he ‘aho ni´.

 ‘Oku kei ‘i ai mo e ngaahi fokotu‘utu‘u pehe ki he ngaahi sevesi oku kei ngaue ki ai ‘a e kautaha´ ke tuku mai ki he kakai ‘a e Fonua´ ki mu‘a ‘a e kilisimasi´ ko e taha pe ‘a e ngaahi fakahoko ngaue ‘i he fuofua hoko ‘a e Tonga ko e pule lahi ‘o e kautaha´.

Na‘e fakaava ‘a e polokalama faka‘ilonga ‘o e ta‘u 15 ‘o e vā fakatipilometika ‘a Toanga ni mo Siaina´ ‘a e ngaahi fakame‘ite fakafonua ‘oku fakahåhå ai ‘a e ‘Ulungaanga fakafonua ‘o e ongo Fonua´ ‘i he po‘uli hifo ‘a e ‘aho Falaite uike kuo’osi´.

 Na‘e talitali ‘a e polokalama´ ‘e he ‘Eki Minisitå ki he ngaahi ngaue fakalotofonua´, Lord Vaea hoko atu ai ‘a e lea ‘a e ‘Amipasitoa Siaina´ ‘o ne fakahå ‘a e lele lelei mo toe våvåofiange ‘a e vå ‘o e kakai ‘a Tonga ni mo Siaina´.

 Lolotonga ia´ na‘e me‘a ‘a e ‘Eiki Palemia´ ki he mahu‘inga ‘a e tauhi vaha‘a ‘a e ongo Fonua´ ‘i he ngaahi tokoni pehe ki he ngaahi fakahoko ngaue kuo fai mai ‘e he kakai ‘o Siaina´ ma‘a Tonga ni´.

 ‘I he fakahoko ‘a e ngaahi fakame‘ite ‘a e polokalama´, na‘e fakahåhå ai ‘i he ngaahi faiva fakaholomamata ‘a Siaina´ ‘a e ngaahi ‘ulungaanga ‘oku tala ai honau tangata‘i fonua ‘i Siaina´.    

 Na‘e ‘afio ‘i he polokalama ni ‘a e ta‘ahine Kuini´, Nanasipau‘u Tuku‘aho ko e fakalangilangi ‘o e polokalama´ pehe ki he ‘Eiki Palemia´, Lord Tu‘ivakano, Sea ‘o e Falealea´, Lord Fakafanua, ‘Amipasitoa Siaina´, Wang Donghua moe ‘Amipasitoa Siapani´, Kazuchika Hamuro.  

Friday 8 November 2013, Secretariat of the Pacific Community (SPC), Suva, Fiji –

The launch of the photography book Our Voyage: Stories of Triumph in the Response to HIV and other STIs in the Pacific on Monday 11 November will mark a number of significant achievements as a result of support from the Pacific Islands HIV and STI Response Fund, a grant funded by the Australian and New Zealand governments and managed by the Secretariat of the Pacific Community (SPC) Public Health Division.

 The book will be launched by His Excellency, the President of the Republic of Fiji, Ratu Epeli Nailatikau and blessed by Major Iliesa Cola, Divisional Commander, The Salvation Army, at 6pm on Monday 11 November at the Holiday Inn hotel in Suva.

 SPC recognises the importance of programming on STIs and sexual health and is consolidating the significant gains made to date as we look to the future, in partnership with Pacific Island Countries and Territories (PICTs). STI prevention and control is a key priority as reflected in the new SPC Public Health Division strategy 2013 – 2022,’ says Dr Colin Tukuitonga, Director of SPC’s Public Health Division.

 ‘With rates of sexually transmitted infections such as chlamydia as high as 32%, Pacific Island countries and territories (PICTs) are rising to the challenge – successfully implementing targeted prevention and behaviour change communication campaigns, expanding voluntary HIV counselling and testing, strengthening laboratory services and improving chlamydia testing and treatment. PICTs are also collecting data on epidemiological trends to inform evidence-based decision-making and programming,’ says Dr Dennie Iniakwala, HIV and STI Team Leader at SPC.

 Nauru and Cook Islands, for example, where chlamydia has been aggressively targeted, have made considerable progress. In 2009, 49% of pregnant women in Nauru had chlamydia. In Cook Islands, it was 20%. By 2012, the proportion of pregnant women with chlamydia in Nauru and Cook Islands had dropped to 4% and 11.5% respectively.

 Targeted health communication campaigns are one of eight components of the regional STI control strategy successfully implemented by Cook Islands. Another key component of this strategy was targeted population-based presumptive chlamydia treatment. Such presumptive treatment – whereby infection is presumed in people at high risk of infection whether or not they show symptoms – rapidly reduces the chlamydia rate in targeted groups.

 ‘Azithromycin was provided to the individuals with water, and they took the tablets on the spot. Booth style clinics were set up around the island so that people could drop in and take their medication,’ explains Cook Islands National HIV STI Coordinator Ana File.

 A team of certified counsellors, a doctor and a laboratory technician provided mobile voluntary confidential counselling and testing on the islands of Aitutaki, Pukapuka, Atiu, Mitiaro, Mauke and Mangaia in Cook Islands in an effort to make STI testing more accessible. Over 800 people took advantage of the mobile testing service, including prison inmates.

 ‘Mobile testing is important because outer islands do not always have access to HIV or STI testing. Making the effort to go to them means we can provide on the spot counselling, testing and treatment and confidentiality is assured,’ explains Ms File.

 Success in STI control is just one of ten stories featured in the photography book, commissioned by SPC and the Pacific Response Fund Committee, the body responsible for guiding the management of the grant.

 Other highlights include achievements in tackling stigma and discrimination and supporting people living with HIV in the Pacific, national strategic planning, laboratory strengthening, as well as meeting the sexual health needs of vulnerable groups such as men who have sex with men, sex workers, seafarers, and at risk children

Kei Poupoua pē neongo ulungiá

 ‘Oku kei fu’u mafana pe poupou ia ‘a e kakai ki he timi ‘akapulu liiki fakafonua, “MATE MA’A TONGA, KI AI!”.Neongo e ‘ulungia ‘oku kie fiefia pe Tonga ia, ka ‘oku kehe atu pe fa’ahinga poupou ia mo e fiefia  mei he kau fakamaketi.

Talu mei he talaki he ‘ea ‘o e  tu’uta mai ki Tonga ni ‘a e timi Mate ma’a Tonga,mo e hange ka fakavalevale e kaka ‘i he fiefia  fakataha mo ‘enau poupou, Ko e ‘uluaki vainga e kuo ‘ulungia, ‘oku kei fiefia pe Tonga ia,ka kuo toe hiki e poupou ia ‘a e kau fakamaketi ke toe lahi ange.

‘Oku ‘ikai ko ha me’a fo’ou ‘eni ki he kakai Tongá ‘a e makehe atu e poupoú, hono fai ‘e he  kau fakamāketí, na’a nau fai ‘a e me’a tatau ki he timi ‘Ikale tahí ‘o e fe’auhi ipu ‘a mamani ‘o e ta’u 2011, he ne a’u pē ki he foki mai ‘a e timí, na’a nau toe foaki ange ha ngaahi koloa fakatonga kiate kinautolu na’e lava maí, ko ‘enau fakahounga’i ‘a e va’inga malohi mo mateaki’i fonua na’e fakahoko ‘e he fānau ko iá.

Lolotonga ko ia e va’inga mo Sikotilaní, na’e lele fakataha pe  fakamāketi mo e sio ‘akapulú, taimi tatau ‘oku to e taa’i mai mo e ngaahi fo’i fasi ia ‘o e Mate ma’a Tongá mei he kauhala ‘e tahá.

Ko e fo’i lele mālie kotoa pē, ‘oku lele ai pe mo e kau māketí mo e fakauōuō, ‘o hangē ka nau ka tau ‘akapulu pē kinautolu ‘i loto maketí, ko e fo’i tata’o, ‘oku to fo’ohifo atu e fa’ahinga ia he funga tēpile  tematá ,ko e tēkolo malie, pea ‘oku fakatātā ia ke tekolo’i e va’e ‘o e tepilé, ko e fo’i ‘aka fakahū, ‘oku hili e fo’i meleni ia he la’i va’e ‘o heu’i ki ‘olunga  kae tuli’i ‘o hapotoo’i, talaatu ‘oku kehe atu e fiefiá hono fakahoko ‘e he kau māketí.pea tā pea ngali pē mo kinautolu he ko ‘enau koloa tonu ‘oku fai’aki ‘enau fiefiá.

Taimi tatau ‘oku malimali takai pē kau fiema’u visetapoló mo fakaongoongo e taimi fakama’ama’á ke nau toki hū ai ‘o fakatau, ‘i he malōlō ne fakaongo mai ha kapisi ma’ama’a  “KAPISI!, MATE MA’A TONGA KI AI!, PA’ANGA’E UA KI HE TOLU KI AI! ” ko e kalasi ‘eni ‘oku pa’anga ‘e tolu ki he taha,  neongo e fakama’ama’á, ‘oku ‘ikai tuku foki e taukākā ia mo e tau tohó, ne taloa atu pe tama ‘uluakí ia ‘o fa’o e fā “pehe atu, ua ki he tolu, fa’o koe fā, PA’ANGA ‘E FA KI AI” ko e tama ia ha’ana e kapisi,”MATE MA’A TONGA KI AI” ko e tama kākā mai ia, “IO MATE MA’A TONGA PE MO PA’ANGA ‘E FA KI AI”, ne kata ai pe tama fakatau mo ‘oange pa’anga ‘e fā.

Na’e a’u ia ‘o fai ha ki’i va’inga tau tolo temata, pea mo ha ki’i fe’auhi kai meleni, mo e fakakēkē pē lolotonga e tu’u hono uá.

Ko e fakamāketi he ‘aho ní ‘oku ‘ikai ko e māketi Talamahú pē, ka ‘oku lahi e ngaahi māketi ‘i he ngaahi feitu’u kehekehe, pea ‘oku ‘i ai e kakai kuo nau māketi pe honau ngaahi toumu’á.

Ko e hala tahí ‘i he ‘aho Tokonakí ‘oku kamata atu pe mei he fa’itoka Takaunové ‘o a’u ki he maketi Tu’imatamoaná ‘a e laine e kau fakamaketi me’akaí.

Ne afe atu ‘a Fie’ilo ‘i ha ki’i meleni he halá, ‘o ne fakatokanga’i atu ko e ongo fo’i meleni fō lalahi tahá, ‘oku hili ia ki ‘olunga he tepilé pea tohi’i ‘i he fōlahi ange e fo’i lea ko e “V/REF” pea tohi’i leva ‘i he fōfōlahi hifó ‘a e  “REF” , Na’a ne ‘eke atu pe ‘oku fiha, “‘oku ‘ikai fakatau ia, ko e me’a'ofa ia ki he ongo tama na’a na fafangu ‘e timi MATE MA’A TONGA” ko e tali mai ia ‘a e faifakataú.

‘Oku toe lahi ange e ‘asi ‘a e lanu kulokulá mo e ngaahi fuka Mate ma’a Tongá ‘i he hili ko ia e ‘uluaki va’ingá, neongo ‘ene ‘ulungiá.

Na’e pehe ‘e ha tokotaha ‘akapulu motu’a, “Ko ‘eku toki fakapapau’i ‘eni ‘e ma’u ‘e he Mate ma’a Tongá e fe’auhi ipu ‘a mamani ‘o e ta’u ní, ‘i he hili ko ia e ulungia ‘i Sikotilaní.”

Kae pehe ‘e ha tokotaha ia,”ko e fiefia, he ‘oku mahino mai e va’inga lelei mo melino ‘a e fanau liikí, ‘ikai ha ‘ita, pe fakatupu fuhu, pea ‘oku mahino ne fai e teuteu lahi ‘a e faiakó mo e fanaú.

Na’e toe pehe ‘e ha taha mei he kau fakamaketí,”‘oku ifo e mole!, he sio ki he malie”, “mana hena na’a mou foki mai he ‘osi ‘a e fe’auhí”, ko e fiefia ia ‘a e tokotahá. Ko ia ne fakahoha’a atu ai pē ‘a Fie’ilo, “kapau pē, he ‘ikai te nau toe lava mai, teu lele atu pe ‘o fakafofonga’i”

Ko e ki’i fakapulipuli ‘o e kau fakamāketí. Ko e kakai tu’umalie taha ‘eni ‘i Tonga ní. Kuo ‘osi  fakamo’oni’i ‘eni he kuo tokolahi e kau ngāue fakapule’anga kuo li’aki e ngāue kae foki ‘o ngoue pe mo fakamāketi ko e mahino ia ‘oku sai ange e me’a ‘oku ma’u mei he ngoué mo e ngāue fakamea’á. kae tukukehe pe kau paipá,

Kaekehe,’Oku ‘oatu ai pe ha talamonū meia Fie’ilo mo e kau fakamāketi kotoa ‘o Tongá .

“‘OFA KE KEI FAITAPUEKINA AI PE KIMOUTOLU MO FAKAIVIA ‘E HE ‘EIKI MAFIMAFí KE MOU MA’U HA VA’INGA LELEI MO FIEFIA ‘I HE TOENGA HO’O MOU VA’INGA”

PALŌVĒPI ‘o e ‘ahó

TAKA ‘I FONUA MALU:

‘UHINGA: Ko e kakai kuo nau tofanga ‘i ha fu’u monū.

‘Oku mahu e fonuá pea mo’umo’ua e kakaí pea nau fiemalie ‘i he lava ‘o takitaha fai ‘ene ngaué.

 VEESI LAULOTO:

Filipai 4:4 – mo e FIEFIA ‘I HE EIKí ma’u ai pē ,’io kau toe ‘ai atu, mou fiefia.

 * ‘Oku lava pe ke tau fakatokanga ‘o pehe, kau fakamāketi mālō e poupou mo e fiefiá ,kae fakapapau’i ‘oku fai pe ‘i he founga ‘a e ‘Eikí. na’a ‘osi ange fe’auhi ka tau longoa’a ha me’a kehe.

The Acting Prime Minister, Honorable Samiu Kuita Vaipulu opened this morning a 3 days’ training workshop (13-15 November) for officials from a wide range of sectors and key line ministries of Government and NGOs at the Dateline Hotel.   The training workshop is jointly organized by the Ministry of Finance and National Planning and the United Nations with support from the Division of Sustainable Development of the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UNDESA), and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP).

The training workshop focuses on an analytical framework aimed at supporting the monitoring and evaluation of the sustainable development of Small Island Developing States (SIDS).  The workshop will be attended by some 35 participants where participants will be introduced to the framework known as the Vulnerability-Resilience Profile (VRP).  The primary aim of the VRP is to enable small island developing states like Tonga to assess its own progress in addressing vulnerabilities in the various areas of sustainable development, and to help SIDS develop appropriate responses at the national, local and community levels to strengthen their resilience.  The VRP could also be a tool to help countries to align their national planning process with commitments to sustainable development.  At the same time the VRP, could enable SIDS like Tonga to compare its own progress with other countries, identifying best practices and building up a knowledge base for future national development. 

The workshop is the first training engagement through this project which is funded by the European Union and benefiting SIDS including Tonga, Vanuatu, Jamaica, Barbados, Comoros, Mauritius and Seychelles.  Holding this first training event in Nuku’alofa  demonstrate the commitment of the United Nations system to the sustainable development of SIDS and of Tonga.  Sustainable development remains a high priority for the United Nations, and it will continue to work with the Government of Tonga and other development partners to provide support to address national development priorities that takes into account the economic, social and environmental aspects that are the pillars of the holistic and integrated approach to sustainable development.

Follow-up after the training workshop, include consultations between the UNDESA with the Ministry of Finance and National Planning as the lead agency of this pilot project on the necessary steps to institutionalize the framework in light of Government’s future plans for national development.

Tonga’s Hon. Prime Minister and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade, Lord Tu’ivakano will join
leaders in Colombo Sri Lanka, this Wednesday, November 13 for the 2013 Commonwealth Heads of
Government Meeting (CHOGM) Summit.
Every two years, Commonwealth leaders meet at CHOGM to discuss global and Commonwealth issues,
and such an occasion is important for Tonga to renew its relations with the participating Commonwealth
countries and revitalise its development priorities and commitment to the Commonwealth.
The Government of Sri Lanka in collaboration with the Commonwealth Secretariat will organize this
year’s CHOGM, based on the theme, ‘Growth with Equity, Inclusive Development’. Tonga endorses this
theme as it aligns with the Government of Tonga’s overall vision to develop and promote a just, equitable
and progressive society to which the people of Tonga will enjoy good health, peace and prosperity in life.
The Opening Ceremony for CHOGM 2013 will be on November 15, followed by executive and bilateral
meetings of Commonwealth Leaders and Heads of Governments from 15-17 November. His Royal
Highness, The Prince of Wales, a representative of the Head of the Commonwealth, Her Majesty Queen
Elizabeth II, will officially open the Summit at the Nelum Pokuna Mahinfa Rajapaksa Theatre.
The Secretary General of the Commonwealth H.E. Kamalesh Sharma will host a meeting with
Commonwealth Small States’ Foreign Ministers (November 13-14) to focus on particular challenges
faced by these Small States including Tonga, as they move towards their development goals and
exploring avenues for the Commonwealth to continue partnering and assisting in. The Prime Minister has
been invited to join other Heads of Government in Roundtable discussions on 14 November, during the
Commonwealth Business Forum and conduct bilateral talks with other Leaders on 16-17 November. This
will be a good opportunity for Tonga to consolidate and foster stronger partnerships with prospective
business sectors and provide a platform for Tonga to pave the way for investment with other
Commonwealth and International business community.
The longstanding bonds of friendship and cooperation between Sri Lanka and Tonga flourish robustly,
and the representation of the Government of the Kingdom of Tonga at CHOGM 2013 will present an
opportunity for the two countries to further strengthen these ties, whilst working towards fruitful
outcomes from its deliberations.
The next CHOGM will be held in Mauritius in 2015.

                 Thursday 14 November 2013, Secretariat of the Pacific Community (SPC) Suva, Fiji –

The 8^th Conference of the Pacific Community has been officially opened by the Prime Minister of Fiji, Commodore Voreqe Bainimarama. The meeting is hosted and chaired by the Government of the Republic of Fiji at the Vale ni Bose complex in Suva, the nation’s capital.

Ministers and delegations from Pacific Island countries and territories and Australia, France, New Zealand and the United States are attending the meeting along with observers from the United Nations and the European Union.

The meeting’s theme, Enhancing sustainable development in Pacific Communities – Helping shape the post-2015 agenda will focus the high-level intergovernmental discussion on the role of the Pacific Community in shaping the post-2015 sustainable development agenda for the people of the Pacific. This effort comes on the heels of the Millennium Development Goals, the current international framework, which comes to an end in 2015.

The conference will also discuss enhanced service delivery from the Secretariat of the Pacific Community (SPC), the region’s principal international development organisation. SPC is assisting its Pacific Island country and territory member governments through an integrated approach that incorporates the management of climate, disaster and human security risks. This approach, which is led by national governments, aims to advance the development of societies, including peoples’ ability to lead long and healthy lives, access education, and enjoy the means to sustainable livelihoods.

The meeting continues on Monday 18 and Tuesday 19 November, 2013. The Conference of the Pacific Community – SPC’s governing body – is held every two years.

For more information, contact Sean Hobbs, Climate Change Communications and Information Officer, seanh@spc.int, +679 753 8426

Background information:

The Secretariat of the Pacific Community (SPC) celebrated 66 years of service to Pacific Island countries and territories in 2013.

SPC member countries and territories: American Samoa, Australia, Cook Islands, Federated States of Micronesia, Fiji, France, French Polynesia, Guam, Kiribati, Marshall Islands, Nauru, New Caledonia, New Zealand, Niue, Northern Mariana Islands, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Pitcairn Islands, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Tokelau, Tonga, Tuvalu, United States of America, Vanuatu, Wallis and Futuna.

The Ministry of Commerce, Tourism & Labour wishes to advise that the Tonga Competent Authority
(TCA) has approved the new petroleum prices for November-December 2013 to be effective from
Saturday 16th of November 2013.
All petroleum consumers are notified that wholesale and retail prices for Petrol, Kerosene and Diesel
will decrease in November – December 2013. The retail price for petrol has decreased by 6.56 seniti
per liter to a new price of $2.77 seniti per liter. The retail price for kerosene has decreased by 4.09
seniti per liter to a new price of $2.30 seniti per liter. The retail price for diesel has decreased by 2.58
seniti per liter to a new price of $2.91 seniti per liter. Please note that all changes include consumption tax.
Petroleum prices for November-December 2013 is mainly determined by the movement of FOB prices in the Singapore market based on October 2013 average prices of the daily published Means of Platt’s Singapore (MOPS) benchmark prices. The decrease in prices of Petrol, Kerosene and Diesel for
November-December 2013 is a result of the weaker global demand and the increase in oil production
in non-OPEC countries. As a result, crude prices eased last month with the Dated Brent price
averaging at US$109/bbl for the month of October, 2.6% lower than September while the Tongan
Pa’anga appreciated against the US dollar.
On the outlook, crude prices have continued to ease with weak demand in OECD countries and falling
growth rates in the major developing economics (including China). On the supply side, if progress in
the talks with Iran lead to some relaxation of current sanctions, supplies should increase putting future downward pressure. However, OPEC is likely to take action to attempt to balance supply should
prices start to fall much under USD100/bbl. Firm product demand in the Asia Pacific and stock piling
for the Northern Hemisphere winter will support product prices.
For further information please contact

Ministry of Commerce, Tourism & Labour telephone – 23688.

Kalafi Moala

‘OKU te’eki ai pe ke mahino ki Nu’usila ‘a e me’a ‘oku kole atu a Tonga ki ai.

   ‘Uluakí, ke tuku ‘enau kau noa he me’a fakaloto fonua ‘a Tongá.

   Ua, ke ta’ofi ‘enau feinga ke ‘oua ‘e ha’u e kau folau ‘eve’evá ki Tonga ni.

   Tolu, kapau ‘oku ‘ikai kenau fie foaki mai ‘a e $10 miliona na’e palomesi mai,  pea ‘oku sai pe ia kae tuku ā ‘enau kaunoa he me’a ‘oku fai tu’utu’uni ki ai ‘a Tongá, he ko e fonua tau’atāina ‘eni.

   Ko e me’a koee ‘oku fai ‘e Nu’usila he taimi ní, ‘oku fakanatula pe ia ki he ngaahi fonua koee ‘oku nau fie fakaaoao mo fakaehaua’i ‘a kinautolu ‘oku si’isi’i ange pea masivaange pe vaivaiange ‘iate kinautolu.

   Ko e fa’ahinga ‘atamai mo e laumalie fakakolonia ‘eni ‘oku kei ngāuehala’aki ‘e Nu’usilá.

   Tuku mu’a ke fai ha ki’i fakamatala ki he me’a ‘oku hokó, he ‘oku kei palopalema’ia pe ‘a e vā fakatipilometika ‘o Tonga mo Nu’usilá fekau’aki mo ‘enau kaunoa he tali ‘e Tonga ‘a e me’a’ofa mei Siaina, ‘a ia ko e vakapuna MA60 ke ngāue’aki ki he puna fakalotofonuá.

   Kuo ‘osi puna ‘a e vakauna ko ‘ení, pea ‘oku kau ia he ngaahi vakapuna ‘a e REAL Tonga Airlines, ‘a ia ‘oku nau fakahoko ‘a e fepuna’aki fakalotofonuá.

   ‘I he tali koia ‘e Tonga ‘a e me’a’ofa ‘a Siainá, na’e ‘omai mei Nu’usila ha fakafepaki ‘o pehē ‘oku ‘ikai kenau loto ki he me’a ni, he ko e vakapuna ko ‘ení ‘oku ‘ikai lava ke lesisita ‘i Nu’usila. Pea ‘oku ‘ikai foki ke lesisita ‘i ‘Aositelelia, Pilitania, mo ‘Amelika.

   ‘Oku mālie ‘eni he ko e vakapuna MA60, na’e ‘omai ia ke ne fakahoko e fepuna’aki fakalotofuná, he na’e kei ngāue’aki pe kimu’a ‘a e vakapuna ta’u 75 ko e DC3. Ko e vakapuna motu’a, pea ‘oku ‘ikai taau ke kei ngāue’aki.

   Na’e ‘osi ta’efiemālie pe foki ‘a Nu’usila ia ki he mavahe koia ‘a e kautaha Chatham Airlines mei Tonga, he ko e kautaha Nu’usila foki ‘eni.

   Kaekehe, na’e fai leva ‘e Nu’usila ‘enau faktokanga ki he kau folau ‘eve’eva ki Tonga mei Nu’usila ke ‘oua tenau omai ki heni he ‘oku ‘I ai ‘a e vakapuna ta’elesisita ‘i Nu’usila ‘oku ngaue’aki ki he puna fakalotofonua ‘a Tongá.

   Na’e toe fakahā foki ‘e Nu’usila ko e pa’anga koia ‘e $10 miliona na’a nau palomesi ke ‘omai ki he tokoni ki he Takimamatá, tenau toe fakatatali hono foaki mai kae’oua kuo mahino e tukunga ‘o e vakapuna MA60.

   Kuo lau mahina ‘a e hoko e me’a ni, pea fakahoko pe ‘e Tonga ia ‘a hono tukuange ki he REAL Tonga Ailines kenau ngāue’aki ‘a e MA60, pea kuo fakahoko lelei e fepuna’aki ia. Kā, ‘oku kei feinga pe ‘a Nu’usila ke fakakele’i hono vā mo Tongá.

   Ko e fehu’í, pe ko e hā ‘a e fakakaukau ‘a Nu’usila ki he me’a ni tautefito ki he ‘ikai ke lava kenau ta’ofi ‘a Tonga mei hono ngāue’aki ‘a e MA60?

   Kuo ‘osi tukuatu ‘e Tonga ‘a e ngaahi fakamatala kotoa pe fekau’aki mo e MA60, ka ‘oku ‘ikai pe ke fiemalie ki ai ‘a Nu’usila. ‘Oku ‘i ai nai hanau lotokovi ki Siaina? ‘Oku nau kei ‘ita pe nai he mavahe ‘a e Chatham Airlines mei Tonga ni?

   ‘I he uike pe kuo ‘osí na’e ‘i ai ha tokotaha tipilometika mei Siaina na’e fakataha mo ha taha mei he Potungāue ki Muli ‘a Nu’usilá. Na’e ‘eke ange ‘e he Siainá pe ko e hā e me’a ‘oku fakafepaki pehē ai ‘e Nu’usila ‘a e MA60, neongo kuo ‘osi tukuatu kakato hono ngaahi me’a kotoa ‘a ia ‘oku lava ke fai ai hano lesisita ‘i Nu’usila.

   Kā, na’e talaange ‘e he tokotaha tipilometika ‘a Nu’usila, ‘oku nau sai’ia pe kinautolu ia he MA60, ka ko e palopalemá ko e kautaha koia ‘oku nau fai e sevesí.

   Na’e ‘ohovale heni ‘a e Siainá he na’a ne fakahā ange ki he tokotaha Nu’usilá, ko e kautaha REAL Tonga, ko e kautaha ia ‘a e tangata Tonga, pea ko e tangata koia mo ‘ene kautaha ‘oku nau sevesi e vakapuna kotoa pe ‘oku tu’uta mai pea mavahe atu mei Tonga – ‘Ea Nu’usila, Fiji Airways, Pacific Blue, mo ha toe vakapuna pē.

   Ko e me’a ‘eni koee ‘oku ui ko e loi fakatipilometika ka kuo ma’u, pea ‘ikai ke toe lava hano tali.

   Fakatatau ki he fakamatala ‘a e Siainá, ‘oku mahino heni ko e ‘uhinga kehe ia ‘a e ta’eloto ‘a Nu’usila ki he MA60.

   ‘Oku mahino heni ‘a e matu’aki ta’e’uhinga ‘a e me’a ko ‘eni ‘oku fai ‘e Nu’usila ki Tonga fekau’aki mo e vakapuna Siainá.

   Ko e hā leva ha me’a ‘a Tonga ke fai?

   ‘Oku tu’u mālohi foki ‘a e Tokoni Palemiá, ko e Minisitā Fefononga’aki ia, ki he tau’atāina ‘a Tonga kenau fai e me’a ‘oku nau vakai ‘oku lelei ma’a Tonga, pea ‘oku tonu ke ‘oua ‘e toe kaunoa mai ai ha taha. Pea ‘oku tonu ke ‘oatu ha launga ‘a Tonga ki Nu’usila, ki he Pacific Islands Forum, pea ki he Komiuelí, ke ta’ofi ‘a e feinga ‘a Nu’usila ke ngāue kākā ‘o fakatatali e foaki ‘o e pa’anga ki he Takimamatá kae’oua kuo fai ‘e Tonga ki honau lotó.

As the take-up of mobile phones in the Pacific drives a revolution in financial inclusion, experts in banking, financial services, mobile networks and new technologies have gathered in Sydney today for the first-ever Pacific Branchless Banking Seminar.
Affordable access to deposits, withdrawals, transfers and other banking services is now increasingly available in the palm of the hand, or from a banking agent in the village or close to home. To discuss this shift, senior executives from the Central Banks of six Pacific island countries will be joined by financial service providers, mobile network operators and technology providers from all over the region.
Sessions highlighting successful approaches and best practices will be facilitated by leading experts and practitioners, including Gane Simbe, (Deputy Governor of the Central Bank of Solomon Islands), Pia Roman (Head of Financial Inclusion at Bangko Sentral Ng Filipinas), and Steve Rasmussen (Head of Technology at the Consultative Group to Assist the Poor [CGAP]). The meeting will seek to identify policies, innovations, and practices that are strengthening the enabling environment for branchless banking in the region.
“With the vast majority of Pacific people still ‘unbanked,’ the uptake of mobile and branchless banking is proving the most effective means of extending access to formal financial services to all,” said Andrea Iffland, Regional Director of Asian Development Bank’s (ADB) Pacific Liaison and Coordination Office.
The two day event, jointly organized by ADB and CGAP, is being held at ADB’s new Sydney offices. The event is sponsored by ADB’s Pacific Private Sector Initiative.
Established in 1995, CGAP is a global network of more than 30 development agencies, private foundations, and national governments that share a common vision of improving the lives of poor people with better access to finance.
Pacific Private Sector Development Initiative (PSDI) is a regional technical assistance facility cofinanced by Australian Aid, the New Zealand Aid Programme, and ADB. Since 2006, PSDI has been working with ADB’s 14 Pacific Developing Member Countries to improve the enabling environment for business and support inclusive, private sector–led economic growth.
ADB, based in Manila, is dedicated to reducing poverty in Asia and the Pacific through inclusive economic growth, environmentally sustainable growth and regional integration. Established in 1966, it is owned by 67 members – 48 from the region. In 2012, ADB assistance totaled $21.6 billion, including cofinancing of $8.3 billion.

 Ko ha talanoa ‘oku fungani pea mahulu hake ‘o ha ki’i finemui, ‘oku ne tu’u tokotaha ke pole’i ‘a e ngāue ‘oku hāhāmolofia ma’a ha’a fafine. ‘Oku fakafoki ‘a e manatu ki he tautapa ‘a Kuini ‘Ēseta ‘i he Tohitapú.

   Ko ‘Ēseta ‘Alovalu ki he Hau Tu’ifua, ko e fefine pē ‘e taha ‘oku kau ‘i he kau ngāue ‘e toko 10 mei he Poate ‘Uhila ‘a Tongá ‘oku nau folau atu ‘i he ‘aho ni ki Nu’usila ke ngāue ma’a e kautaha North Power.

   Ko ‘Eseta na’e tupu hake ‘i he ongo matu’a ko Tupou Tu’ifua ‘o Talaú ‘i Vava’u pea mo ‘Okusitino Peleki ‘o Hihifo, Ha’apaí. Na’a ne Lautohi Pule’anga ‘i Pangai pea hoko atu ki he Ako Mā’olunga Ha’apaí kimu’a pea ne ako ‘i he Fokololo e Haú pe ko ia ‘oku ‘iloa ko e Tonga Institute of Science and Technology.

   Na’e pēhē ‘e ‘Ēseta ko e fa’ahinga ngāue ko ‘ení na’a ne kamata pē mei he’ene kei Kolisí, ‘a ‘ene siofi mo manako ki he fa’ahinga ngāué ni. Na’a ne kamata pe mei he to’o ‘a e lesoni tekinikalé mo e ‘initasí ( industrial arts).

Na’a ne misia pe ‘e ‘i ai ha ‘aho ‘e kaka ai he pou ‘uhilá he’ene manako ke siofi mo fifili ki he lele holo ‘a e ngaahi loli ngāue ‘uhilá.

   ‘I he’ene ‘osi mei he foomu 6, na’a na palani pea hufaki’i mo ‘ene tangata’eikí ke hoko atu ki Fokololo. Na’a ne pehē ‘oku monu’ia he na’e poupou lahi ‘ene tamaí ki he fili na’a ne faí.

   “Kou manatu ma’u pe pea kumuni ‘i hoku lotó ‘a e lea ‘eku tamaí, ko ho kaha’u ‘oku ‘i he Tonga Power, ‘i he ‘aho ni kuo ola ‘a e lea ‘eku tamaí,” ko e fakamatala ia ‘a ‘Eseta.

    Ko  e natula ‘o e akó ‘i he Fokololó ko e māhina ‘e 3 ‘i lokiako pea toenga ‘o e ta’ú ko e ako ngāue. Na’e ‘alu atu ‘a ‘Eseta ki he Tonga Power ka na’e fakasitu’a’i ia. Kā, na’e ‘ikai ke tuka heni ‘ene ‘amanakí. Na’e teunga ngāue pē ‘a e finemuí ni ‘o ne ‘alu pe ‘o ta’utu pē ‘i tu’a ‘i he va’a ko ia ‘i he Small Industries ‘i ha uike ‘e 1 pea fakakaukau leva ‘a e Pulé ‘i he taimi ko ia, Saia Helu, ke fakangaue’i ‘a e finemui ni.   

   Na’e kamata ngāue ‘i Ha’apai. Na’e pehē ‘e ‘Eseta, na’e ‘ikai ke kau ia he ngāue ki tu’á kae ngāue pē he ‘ofisí, pea ‘oku ne tui ko e ‘uhingá pe he ko e fefine ia.

   Na’a ne kole ke foki mai mu’a ki Tongá ni koe’uhi ke fakakakato ‘a ‘ene polokalama akó. Na’e ‘ave ia ‘o ngāue tali telefoni ‘i he va’a ‘oku lipooti ki ai e ngaahi maumau ‘i he ‘ahó, pea ngaue po’uli leva ki tu’a. Na’e kamata heni hono fakatokanga’i ‘oku ‘ikai ko ha’ane fakakata ‘ene fie hoko ko e taha e kau ngāue ki tu’a ‘i he lainé.

   Na’a ne pehē na’e kau ‘a ‘ene taki ngaué, Tevita Vuki ‘i hono fakalotolahi’i ma’u pe ia ‘i he lea: “Ko ho’omou ngāue ma’a e kakaí, ko e fakamaama pea ke mou hoko ‘o mo’ui’aki ‘a e fakamaama ki he kakai ‘o e fonuá.”

  Kia ‘Eseta ko e fa’ahinga ngāué ni ko e sevāniti kita ma’ae kakaí, pea ko hono fatongiá ke tufaki atu ‘a e maamá ke toe maamangia ai ha taha.

  “Ko e pole ‘a e fa’ahinga ngaué ni he ‘okú te fe’ao mo mate ‘i he miniti kotoa, pea ko e ngaue ‘uli ka ko e tonu ‘ete taumu’á mo loto’aki hoto fatongia fakasevanití, ‘oku muimui mai ‘ia kita ‘a e tapuakí,” ko ‘Eseta ia.

   Na’e toki hoko pē foki ‘a ‘Eseta ko ha taha ngāue tu’upau ‘i he Poate ‘Uhila ‘a Tongá ‘i he ta’u kuo‘osí, pea na’e toki ‘atā leva ke ne ngaue’aki ‘a e ngaahi me’alele ‘a e Potungāué. ‘I he ‘aho ni ‘oku ne lava ‘o faka’uli pea faka’uto’uta he ngaahi kalasi kehekehe kotoa ‘o e ngaahi me’angaué.

   ‘I he lava mai ‘a e tokotaha mei he North Power ke filifili ‘a e kau ngāue, na’e kau ‘a ‘Eseta he fuofua toko 5 na’e filí. ‘I he’ene lava atu ko ia ki Nu’usila mo e toko 9 kehe ke ako ngaué na’a ne fakatokanga’i ‘a e tokolahi ‘a e kakai fefiné ‘oku nau ngāue ‘i he North Power, kā ‘i he ngāue pe ‘i lalo ‘o ikai ko e laine ‘uhilá.

    Na’e ofo foki ‘a e North Power ia ‘i he taukei ngāue ‘a e kau ngāue mei Tonga ni he kuo nau tu’unga fakangāue tatau pē mo Nu’usila. Na’e pehe ‘e ‘Eseta ko e kehekehe pē ko e ‘atakaí mo e ‘eá, pehē ki he me’a ngaué.

    Na’a ne pehē ko ‘ene ngāué ‘oku ‘ikai ke ne lau ko e fefine ia, ka ne tōtōivi tatau pē mo tangata ‘i he faka’utumauku ha fa’ahinga ngāue ‘oku ‘oange kiate ia. Na’e pehē ‘e he taha kau tangata ngāue ‘o e Tonga Power, ko ‘Eseta kuo ne tohi ha fa’ifa’itaki lelei ma’a e tamaiki fefiné ‘i he Potungāué pea hei’ilo ‘e toe ‘i ai ha taha te ne lakasi ‘ene ngaué.

Na’a ne hoko atu ‘o pehē na’e ‘i ai ‘e taimi na’a nau ngāue ki tu’a ko e keli fakatoka uaeá pea na’e lau mita ki he tokotaha ki he $15. Na’e keli ‘e ‘Eseta ia ‘o laka ‘i he kau ngāue tangatá kotoa.

   ‘I hono faka’eke’eké ki ha momēniti ‘oku ne manatu melie ki ai lolotonga ‘ene ngaué, na’e pehē ‘e ‘Eseta na’e ‘i ai ‘aho ‘e taha na’e ngāue ‘i Malapo. Ko ia na’e kaka ki ‘olunga ke fakahoko e ‘uhilá na’e ‘ohovale he pā hake fakafoa mei lalo tā koā ko ‘ene fine’eikí, ko e tu’u ange fakasio ia pea vakai atu ko ia ‘eni ia ‘i ‘olunga, ko e fanau tangata toko 7 ‘i lalo. Ko e toki mamata tonu ‘eni ‘ene fine’eikí he’ene ngāue ‘oku faí.

    Na’e fakalotolahi’i heni ‘a ‘Eseta ki he hou’eiki fefiné, ko e ngāue ko ‘ení ‘oku malava pea ‘atā kiate kinautolu, ka kuopau ke ke loto mo moui’aki ka ke ikuna.

   Na’a ne pehē ko e ngāue ‘oku ‘ikai ko e pa’angá ‘oku hoko ke ne te ke kitá, ‘oku kimui kae mu’a mai ‘a e mamahi’i ngāué pea mo e loto’aki ‘a e fatongiá.

   ‘Oku ‘amanaki foki ‘a ‘Eseta ke ngāue ‘i ‘Okalani ‘a ia kuo vahe mai ia ki ai. Na’a ne pehē ko ‘enau ngāue ko ‘ení ko ha faingamālie ke nau siofia ‘a e kaha’u ‘o e fonuá ‘i hono fakaava ‘a e matapā ki he toenga e kau ngāue ‘i Tonga ni ki Nu’usilá.

   “‘Oku ou ‘ilo ‘a e mafatukituki hoku fatongiá ma’a e fonuá kae pehē ki he fānau fefine ‘oku muiaki mai ‘i hoku tu’á pea ko hoku lelei tahá teu fakahoko’aki hoku fatongiá,” ko ‘Eseta ia.

   Na’a ne pehē ‘oku hounga kiate ia ‘a e faingamālié pea ‘oku ne fie fakahā ‘ene fakamālō ki he Poaté mo e kau ngāue ‘a e Tonga Power ko e ngaahi lelei kotoa kuo ne a’usiá ‘i he’enau fakangāue’i ia pea he’ikai ke ngalo he’ene mo’uí pea ‘oku ‘i ai ‘ene misi ke ‘i ai ha taimi ‘e foki mai ai ki Tonga ni.

    Ko e toko 10 ko ‘ení ‘oku folau ki Nu’usilá ‘oku kau ki ai mo honau ngaahi fāmili takitaha pea ko e tapuaki ia ma’a e fonuá mo e Potungāué foki.

Ko e tā sīpinga ko eni kuo kotofa ‘e ‘Eseta ma’a e hou’eiki fafiné pea ‘oku ‘i ai ‘a e ‘amanaki ‘e ‘i ai ha kau ‘Eseta ‘i he kaha’ú, ko e mo’ui feilaulau kae ikuna ‘a e taumu’á.

Kuo tu’o taha pē ‘a e va’inga fakataha ‘a e ongo tautehina Sió, ka ‘oku hangē ka toe hoani eni ‘oka ‘i ai ha faingamālie ‘o Patrick ki he Brumbies ‘i he to’u Super ‘o e ta’u kaha’ú.

 Ko e Scott Sio, ko e ta’u ‘aki eni ‘e 2 ‘ene va’inga ‘i he kalapu Super ‘a e ACT Brumbies, pea na’e iku ai ke faka’ohovale’i mo hono tehiná, Patrick ke kau ange ki he teuteu mo e ako va’inga ‘a e timí kae’oua ke toki kakato ki he taim ‘o e kilisimasí.

 ‘Oku tuku foki ‘a e tokanga ‘a e kau faifili ‘a e ACT ‘i he ki’i talavou ta’u 19 ko ení lolotonga ‘a e ako va’ingá, pea hangē ka kau hono hingoá he fa’ahinga ‘e tānaki fo’ou ki he timí ki he to’u fe’auhi ‘o e 2014/2015.

 Koe’uhí ko e tokolahi ‘a e konga ‘o e kau va’inga ‘a e Brumbies ‘i he Wallabies ‘a ia ‘oku nau lolotonga ‘i ‘Iulopé, ‘oku fakamoleki ai ‘e Patrick ha uike ‘e 3 mo e kalapú pea ‘oku ‘amanaki ke foki ki he’ene kalapu Shute Shield club Eastwood he ta’u kaha’ú pea ‘e toki fai mei ai hono siofí he ‘oku kei si’i.

 ‘Oku poupou fefeka mai ‘i he tu’a ‘o e ongo tautehiná ni ‘ena tangata’eikí, David Sio ‘a ia na’a ne va’inga matatolu ma’ae timi ‘a e Manu Samoa ‘i he Ipu ‘a Māmani ‘o e 1991.

Dr. Colin Tukuitonga

Tuesday 19 November 2013, Secretariat of the Pacific Community (SPC) Suva, Fiji –

Ministers and delegates attending the 8^th Conference of the Pacific Community at Vale ni Bose in Suva, Fiji, have confirmed a new Director-General to lead the Secretariat of the Pacific Community (SPC).

 Dr Colin Tukuitonga has been appointed as the new Director-General and will take up the post at SPC’s Noumea, New Caledonia headquarters on 23 January, 2013.

 Dr Tukuitonga, from Niue, is presently serving in SPC’s executive team as the Director of the Public Health Division. He has served with the organisation since December 2012.

 The outgoing Director-General, Dr Jimmie Rodgers, from Solomon Islands was highly commended for his extraordinary eight-year term. Dr Rodgers received a Letter of Commendation from the Prime Minister of Fiji, Commodore Josaia V. Bainimarama. The letter was presented by Fiji’s Minister for Agriculture, Inia Seruiratu. 

 He also received a Letter of Commendation from the 68th Secretary of State of the United States, Mr John F. Kerry. The letter was presented by the United States Ambassador to Fiji, Kiribati, Nauru, Tonga and Tuvalu, Frankie A. Reed.

 The Chairperson of the 8^th Conference of the Pacific Community, Fiji’s Foreign Minister, Ratu Inoke Kubuabola, presented a gift and commendation to Dr Rodgers on behalf of the Pacific Community. The organisation has 26 members including 22 Pacific Island countries and territories and Australia, France, New Zealand and the United States of America.

 SPC is an international development organisation that assists nationally led efforts in the Pacific Islands region to advance sustainable social development, including improving peoples’ ability to lead long and healthy lives, access education, and enjoy sustainable livelihoods. SPC provides critical support to its Pacific Island members to address climate, disaster and human security risks.

 For more information, contact Sean Hobbs, Climate Change Communications and Information Officer, seanh@spc.int, +679 753 8426

Kuo lava lelei e sivi faka-Pule’anga ‘a e ngaahi kalasi form 5, 6 mo e 7 ‘o e ngaahi Kolisi kotoa ‘i Tonga ni ‘i he ‘aho ni, ‘aho Falaite 15 ‘o Nōvema 2013.

Fakatatau ki ha fakamatala mei he va’a sivi ‘a e Pule’angá, na’e kamata fakataha kotoa e ngaahi siví, ‘i he ‘aho Tūsite 5 ‘o Nōvemá ni ‘aki  ‘a e lēsoni English, ‘i ha ngaahi feitu’u kehekehe pē .

 Ko e form 7 na’a nau ngaue’aki ‘a e holo ‘o e Kolisi Kuini Saloté. Ko e fakakātoa ‘o e kau sivi  form 7 ko e toko 467 pea faka’avalisi ki he toko 100 he fo’i lesoni.

Ko e form 6 na’e sivi ai e toko 1148 fakakātoa .’I he ‘enau tokolahi pehē kuopau leva ke nau sivi ki ha ngaahi fai’anga sivi kehekehe. Ko ia na’e vahevahe leva ki ha fai’anga sivi ‘e 4 ‘a ia ko e holo ‘o e Kolosi Piulá, Ako mā’olunga Liahoná, holo Apifo’oú mo e holo ‘o e Ako mā’olunga Sa’anitelū.    

Ko e form 5 leva ne fe’unga fakakātoa e kau siví mo e toko1978 ‘i ha ngaahi fai’anga sivi ‘e 28. ‘Oku takitaha sivi pē ‘i hono apiako, kae vahe’i atu pē ki ai ha supervisor mei he Potungāue Akó

KO E LAU ‘O E FANAU AKO NA’A NAU SIVI

Kaliopasi Veatupu

1.Kaliopasi Carter Veatupu (Form 7 Kolisi Tonga)

‘Oku fakahoko lelei kotoa pē ‘a e sivi ‘a e fānaú he ta’u ni, pea kuo lava kakato ‘a e ngaahi siví ‘ofa pē ke ma’u ha ola ‘oku leleí pea ‘ofa ke kau ‘a e ‘Otuá he feinga sivi ‘o e ta’u ní ‘i he ngaahi Kolisi kotoa ‘o Tonga ní.

 Kamila Faeamani (Form 7 QSC)

‘Oku ou ongo’i fiemālie pē ki he siví, ‘oku mau fakamālō ki he kau faiakó mo ‘emau ngaahi mātu’á he to’unga kuo fai kia kimautolu he ta’u ní pea fakatauange te mau ma’u ha ola fakafiemālie.

Mariuccia Curion (Form 7 THS)

            Mariuccia Curion (Form 7 THS)

Ko e anga ‘eku ongo’i ki he sivi ‘o e ta’u ní, ‘oku fakafiefia ‘aupito pea ‘oku ou tui pē ‘oku kau ‘a e ‘Eikí mo e kau seti siví pehē kia kimautolu fānau akó, he na’e faingofua e me’a kotoa.

Molitoni Mohuanga

1.Molitoni Mohuanga (Form 7 TCT)

Ko e anga ‘eku ongo’i ki he siví, ‘oku faka’ofo’ofa ‘aupito, pea fakatauange pē ‘e fakalotu hono ‘a’ahi ‘emau pepa siví, ka ko hono fakakātoá, mālō e tokoni ‘a e ‘Otua.

Mosese Filimoe'ulie

  Mosese Filimoe’ulie ( Form 7 Liahona High School)

‘Oku ou ongo’i fiefia ‘aupito he kau he sivi ‘o e ta’u ní, ke faka’ilonga’i ‘aki ‘a e me’a na’a ku ako he ta’u ní pea lava keu feohi ai mo e ngaahi kolisi kehé

Ko e ha’u foki a’ e fa’ahi ta’u māfana pea ‘osi mo e ngaahi sivi ‘a e fānau akó pea ‘oku kau ‘a e ngaahi taimi ko ‘ení he fa’ahi ta’u ‘oku sai’ia ai ‘a e fānau to’utupú.

‘Oku hanganaki mai foki ‘a e ngaahi pasiketipoló, Kilisimasí mo e fa’ahi ta’u uike ha’amo ‘o e fonuá.

Ko e taimi lahitaha ‘eni ‘o e ngaahi fakatu’utamakí ‘i he tapa kehekehe pē ‘o e fonuá. ‘Oku fakahoko ‘e he Potungāue Polisí ‘a honau tukuingatá ke pukepuke ‘a e ma’uma’ulutá pea ke malu mo melino ‘a e fonuá.

Ko e tokoni fakafo’ituitui ‘a e taha kotoa pē ‘oku fiema’u ‘i he founga ‘o e fakaalaala mei he monuka ‘a e lao ‘o e fonuá mo fetokoni’aki pea mo e Potungāue.

‘Oku kau ki heni ‘a e matu’a tauhi fānau ke ‘ilo a e ngaahi feitu’u ‘oku ‘i ai ‘a ‘enau fanaú, ta’ofi ‘a e faka’uli koná pea mo e konā ‘i he feitu’u fakapule’angá.

Ko e hala pule’angá na’e ngaohi ki he ngaahi saliote mīsiní mo e fefononga’akí ‘a e ngaahi pasikalá foki ka ‘oku ‘ikai ko ha feitu’u ma’a e fānaú ke nau va’inga ai. Ko e hala Vuná ‘oku meimei lata ‘a e fānaú ke va’inga ‘i he matātahí ‘o ofi ki he hala Pule’angá pea ‘oku kau ‘eni he mātu’aki fakatu’utāmaki mo’oni he ‘oku ‘ikai ke malava ke ‘i ai ha taha lahi ke ne tokanga’i ‘a e fānau ko ‘ení.

Kuo osi ngaohi foki ha ngaahi luelue’anga  sidewalk ka ‘oku manako pe ‘a e kakaí ia ki he lue fakamatapapa ‘i he lotohalá.

Ko e ngaahi uafú, tautefito ki he uafu ‘Ameliká ko e lata’anga ‘o e fānau ‘i he kaukau tahí ka ‘oku fiema’u ke ‘ilo’i ‘oku ‘i ai ngaahi feitu’u ‘oku fakatu’utamaki ‘i he feitu’ú ni ‘e malava ke hoko ha lavea. Kuo ‘osi ngaohi ‘a e ngaahi kaukau’anga ma’a e kakaí ke faka’aonga’i he ‘oku pau pea fe’unga ke ta’ofi ha fakatu’utamaki.

Ko e ngaahi naiti kalapú ko ‘ene tuku ‘i he taha tu’apoo, ‘oku hoko atu leva ‘a e kau konā ki he ngaahi matatahí pea mo e ngaahi feitu’u kehekehe pē. ‘Oku tapu’i ‘a e konā ‘i he ngaahi matāfanga ‘o Nuku’alofá pea ‘oku hoko ‘a e kau mama hu’akava mālohi ko ‘ení ko e fakakina ki he kakai ‘oku nau nofo ofi ‘i he ngaahi feitu’u ko ‘ení.

Fakatatau ki he Potungāue Polisi ‘a Tongá ‘oku fiema’u ke tau ngāue fakataha mo kinautolu ke tauhi ‘a e ma’uma’uluta ‘o e fonuá. 

‘Oku kau ‘a e kakai Tonga tokolahi ‘i he kakai fa’a kai mo’oni. Ko e kaí ke mo’ui, ka ko e kakai Tonga ‘e ni’ihi, ko e kai pē ki he pāpāhia. Pea mo’oni e lau ha motu’a mei hē, kuo ‘osi fe’unga e ivi ia ‘oku fiema’u ‘e he sinó, ko e kei kai pē ke fakalahi ho fu’u fakahelá.

‘Oku ‘ilonga pē ‘a e tokotaha fa’a kaí ‘i he fotunga hono sinó,  kapau ‘oku toe fakapikopiko, ko ‘ene toki ‘ilonga leleí ia, he ‘e fō kehekehe pe mei lalo ki ‘olunga.

‘Oku toe ‘i ai foki mo e fa’ahinga ia kuo ngalo ia ke fufulu e va’é ko e ‘uhinga he ‘oku pulia ia he fo’i keté.

Pea kuo tokolahi ma’u pē ‘i he falemahaki Vaiolá ‘a e tafa’aki ‘o e kau suká mo e kau toto mā’olungá  (fika ua hake pe ki he fale fa’elé) koe’uhí ko e lahi mo fakavalevale  ‘a e kaí mo e to e fakapikopikó.

Ka ‘i Tonga ni he ‘aho ni kuo tu’u mai ha ngaahi kupu kehekehe ‘o feinga ke tokoni’i  e kakaí.. Pea ‘oku uki ke fakamālohisino mo fakaholo  ke ma’u ha Tonga mo’ui lelei, taimi tatau ‘oku toe fakamatala mo e mahu’inga e kai mo’ui leleí, pea toe ngāue e Pule’angá ke holoki e tute ‘o e me’akai fakatupu mo’ui leleí.

 Kaekehe kuo toe lahi ange foki e me’akaí pea ma’ama’a hangē ko e vesitapoló, ko e me’akai fuá, kuo ‘asi e meí mo e ngaahi me’a ko iá, tupu mei he’ene lahí,  kuo fakatau lelei, kei tu’u ma’u pe totongi ‘o e vesitapolo ‘i he pa’anga ‘e tolu ki he tu’unga pe milemila ka e hiki e lahi e me’a ‘i lotó, hangē ko e tematá hiki mei he fo’i temata fōlalahi ‘e taha ua ki he uanoa fo iiki ‘o tatau kātoa pehē pē.

 Pea ko e lahi atu e fakatau vesitapolo ‘a e kakaí ka ko e toé ‘eni pe ‘oku ‘ave ‘o fēfē’i na’e hū atu ‘a fie’ilo ha ‘api ko e kumi kai, na’e hiko mai ha me’akai fakataha mo ho fakamatala’i mai ‘ene ifó.

 Ko e vesitapoló ne haka’i'aki e fo’i ngako’i puaka. Ko e ifó ko e mo’oni atu, ka kuo ‘osi mahino pē me’a ‘e hokomaí.kuo lava e kai fiemālie mo e u’á, he ‘oku pehē hotau u’á, ka kanomate ‘ata’atā ‘e ta’eilo e kaí, ka toki ‘asi ai ha me’i ngako pea tau toki fiemālie, kou ‘omai e soosí ke fetongi’aki ka ‘oku kei ta’eoli pē ia kiate kitautolu ‘ai pe ha fo’i ngako kae toki fakaongoongo ai.

Kaekehe kou afe ‘a e kakai tokolahi ‘o kai me’atahi ‘i he mahino ko ia hono fakamatala’i ‘o e mahu’inga mo e feinga ko ia ki he mo’ui leleí. Ne afe atu ‘a Fie’ilo ki he māketi iká. ‘Oku fokotu’u niu mai e me’a kehekehe, hange ko e kaloa’a, kukukuku,muli’one,Vāsuva, Tolitoli,Lomu a’u ki he Limu mo e alā me’a pehē.

Ne ki’i ‘eke loi atu pe ‘a Fie’ilo ki he anga hono kuki’i ‘e Limú, te’eki ‘osi lelei atu, kuo ha’u e kuki kehekehé, mu’omu’a mai e kuki’i ia ‘o e Kaloa’á , tokua ‘oku lava pe ‘o ‘ota pehe’i, pea ka toe tatau’i taufua ki ai ha fo’i niu pe ‘e 4, pea tongi’i ki ai mo e fo’i temata ‘e 5, kae tulimui hifo ha ki’i huhu’a'i lēmani ‘i ‘olunga, pea vakai na’a ke toe lingi’i ki ai ha vaipolo na’a toe fisifisi .

Ko e Limu ia ‘oku ‘iai e kuki fo’ou ia, pehē koā, ‘oku fo’i niu pe ia ‘e tolu kae kei taufua tatau pē, pea heu’i ‘aki ha ki’i kapaika he ‘oku mamafa e iká,( mo sio pe ki he ika he tafa’aki.)

 Ko e  Vāsuva koā ‘oku ‘ikai toe ‘iai hano kuki’i ‘o’ona, ‘oku fehi’i tokua pea ‘ota’i leva he taimi pe ko iá, ‘a e fo’i hokoo pē, kae lii’i e toenga ha ki’i vai masima ‘o tali ki he efiafi.

 Na’e ‘ikai toe ha fa’ahinga tu’uaki hono fakalau ‘e he kau tama ni, kae toe taha atu ‘a Fie’ilo ia ki ke vakai’i e iká. ‘Oku ‘ange’ange e kau fakatau fingota ia he kau fakatau iká.

Ko ia na’a ne ‘eke atu pe ‘oku fiha e matú, ka ‘oku ‘ikai ke ‘asi mai ha matu ia he tepilé. Tuai e kemo kuo ha’u e tu’uakí pea kuo matu kotoa e ika he tepilé, neongo ‘ene lanu mo fotunga kehekehé. pehē ‘e he taha ia ko e lalahi ‘ena ‘a e matú, kuo mau tu’utu’u pe ke fua kilo pea ma’ama’a, ‘oku hange hono kakano ko e kakano ‘o e Mahimahí,  fa’ahinga kuki pē ki ai ka ke sio taimi tatau kuo tu’uaki mai e taha mo kaila mai e tama koé, pea kuo longoa’a. 

Ne toe lea atu ‘a Fie’ilo “kau tama ko e fehu’i atu pe ‘oku fiha, kau mai pe ai mo e totongi he tu’uakí”. Ko e ‘enau fakalongolongo ia ‘o fakaongoongo pe ko hai ‘e ‘uluaki tala ‘ene totongí.Ko e tama ko ē ‘e ‘uluaki talá,  ko ia ia ‘e mamafa tahá.

 Ne ki’i tuai ‘enau leá, ko ia ne hanga hifo ‘a Fieilo ia ki ha ki’i Matu kave 8 ‘a e ki’i leka he tafa’aki  ‘o mono atu ‘ene $10 ka ne to’o e taha , ne sio mata’i faka’ilonga fehu’i hake e leká. kaekehe na’a ne fiefia lahi he ‘ene  toki ‘ilo’i pē ‘aho ko iá, ‘oku lahi ‘ene tamai ‘ia Fie’ilo. Ne lava atu ai pe ‘a Fie’ilo ‘o lolo’i e ki’i kave pe ‘e taha , kae lī e 7 ia mo e fe’i ‘ulu ki he ‘aisí. mo ‘ene talotalo ‘o pehē “Koia pe ‘e ‘uluaki ha’ú ko ia ia te ne ma’ú”.

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Kuo Ola lelei foki ‘a hono ‘ahi’ahi’i ‘e he Poate ‘Uhila ‘a Tonga ‘a hono ngaue’aki ‘a e ngaahi mita ‘oku ngaue’aki ‘e he kakai ‘o e fonua fakatatau ki he pa’anga ‘oku nau fakahu ke ngaue’aki.

   ‘Oku fo’ou foki ki Tonga ni ‘a e fa’ahinga ngaue’aki ‘a e founga lau mita ‘uhila ko ‘eni. Ko e fa’ahinga mita ko ‘eni mo hono founga totongi ‘oku ‘ikai ke ‘i ai hano faikehekehe mo e Telefoni to’oto’o ‘a ia ‘oku fakahu ‘ete kuletiti pea te ngaue’aki fakafuofua pe ki he pa’anga na’a te totongi pea malava ke fakalahi ‘i ha fa’ahinga taimi pe.

   Ko e fakakaukau ni foki ne fatu mei he ‘uhinga mo e taumu’a ke tokoni’i ‘a e kakai ‘o e fonua ‘i he taimi ‘o e fe’amokaki fakapa’anga ‘a ia ‘e malava kenau tokanga’i mo fakafe’unga ‘a e ngaue’aki ‘o e ‘uhila ‘i he ngaahi ngaue faka’aho.

    ‘Oku hanga ‘e he fa’ahinga mita ni ‘o to’o ‘a e mafatukituki ‘o e ha’aki mai faka’angataha fakamahina ‘a e mo’ua ‘uhila ki he ngaahi famili pea taimi tatau foki to’o ‘a e ngaahi totongi hoko mei he motuhia pe tu’usi ‘a e ‘uhila.

   Ko e ngaahi ‘api foki ‘e 4 na’e fakahoko ai ‘a hono tesi ‘a e ngaahi mita ni pea fakatatau ki he Pule Va’a Pisinisi ki he Fakalakalaka  ‘a e kautaha, Nikolasi Fonua, na’a ne pehe ko e ngaahi fakamatala ‘oku tanaki mai mei he ngaahi famili ‘oku nau sai’ia ‘i he ngaahi mita ni pea ten au kau hono tu’uaki ki honau ngaahi famili pea mo e maheni ‘a e lelei kuo nau a’usia.

    ‘Oku ‘i ai ‘a e ‘ata ngalingali ko ha founga ‘eni ‘e malava ke ngaue tu’upau’aki ‘e he Poate ‘Uhila ‘a Tonga ka ‘e ‘ikai malava ke fakapapau’i kae ‘oleva ke kakato ‘a e ngaahi ako mo tesi pe koe fe fa’ahinga mita totongi ni ‘oku tuha moe kakai ‘o e fonua.

    Ko e founga foki ko ‘eni ‘oku ngaue’aki ia ‘e Nu’usila pea ola lelei foki fakatatau ki he ngaahi famili mei he Pasifiki.