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New Project to Rebuild Cyclone-Affected Homes in Ha’apai

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Kaniva Pacific
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WASHINGTON D.C., May 29, 2014 –Today the World Bank’s Board of Executive Directors approved US$12 million in grants and low-interest credits from the International Development Association’s (IDA) Crisis Response Window to support the Cyclone Ian Reconstruction and Climate Resilience Project. This project will help rebuild and repair hundreds of homes in Tonga and restore critical community facilities like markets, health centers and schools that were badly damaged by Tropical Cyclone Ian.

The Category 5 Cyclone, which passed directly over Tonga’s Ha’apai Island Group on January 11, 2014, was the most powerful storm ever recorded in the country, with winds of over 200km per hour. The disaster had a devastating impact on the people of Ha’apai. Tragically, one person died and 14 were injured. The cyclone also caused significant damage to people’s homes and agriculture – the main livelihood activity in the area – and hundreds of families were relocated to evacuation centers and emergency shelters.

A World Bank assessment estimated total physical damages and economic losses from the disaster at US$50 million, which is 11 percent of the country’s GDP.

“This project has been designed to support recovery in Ha’apai, to enable its people to get back on their feet, and ensure communities are better prepared to deal with natural disasters in the future,” said Franz Drees-Gross, World Bank Country Director for the Pacific Islands. “The World Bank is committed to assisting with recovery and reconstruction efforts as effectively and as quickly as possible so that those affected by this tragic event can rebuild their lives.”

The project will help rebuild essential housing for 200 of the poorest and most vulnerable families whose homes were destroyed or severely damaged by Cyclone Ian. It will also provide grants, training and advice to an estimated additional 900 affected households who need to undertake repairs or reconstruction, or to retrofit their homes to bring them up to climate-resilient standards, and it includes grants to households that need to improve water and sanitation facilities.

In addition the project will reconstruct and climate-proof critical community infrastructure such as the Lifuka market in Pangai, which is a hub for the people of Ha’apai to do business and sell their produce.

The project will also map coastal hazards and risks and provide training for tradespeople, local contractors, community leaders and others to help them plan and build infrastructure that is more resilient to extreme weather events, such as earthquakes and cyclones, to reduce risks for the future.

The Kingdom of Tonga is made up of 169 islands in the South Pacific and is one of the most vulnerable countries in the world to impacts from climate change and natural disasters. According to World Bank models, the country incurs on average US$15.5 million in losses each year due to earthquakes and tropical cyclones.

The Project is being funded with US$12 million from IDA ($6 million as grants and $6 million as low-interest credits), with an additional US$1.8 million grant from the Global Facility for Disaster Reduction and Recovery.

The project will be implemented by the Ministry of Infrastructure in partnership with NGOs working in Ha’apai, with project preparations undertaken in close coordination with affected communities and local and national governments. The first works are expected to commence in July 2014.

PM John Key to lead Pacific Mission to Samoa, Tonga and Niue

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Kaniva Pacific
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Prime Minister John Key will lead a delegation to Samoa, Tonga and Niue on Sunday for the 2014 Pacific Mission.

Mr Key will meet with Pacific leaders and visit New Zealand Aid Programme projects during the five day visit.

“The mission reflects the close relationship we have with our Pacific neighbours and the high regard New Zealand places on these relationships,’’ says Mr Key. 

The New Zealand delegation will comprise of around 40 members and include cross party MPs, Pacific leaders, and representatives from Non-Governmental Organisations.

The delegation’s first stop will be Samoa, where they will attend the 52nd independence celebrations in Apia.  

“This year also marks the 100th anniversary of New Zealand establishing an occupation over Samoa at the start of World War I. Despite these sombre beginnings New Zealand has developed a strong, vibrant relationship with Samoa which is reflected by the Treaty of Friendship between our two countries. I look forward to celebrating the strength of our relationship during the visit,” says Mr Key.

While in Samoa, Mr Key will also visit regions affected by the 2009 Tsunami and 2012 Cyclone Evan. New Zealand has contributed around NZ$22 million in response to these disasters.

The delegation will then head to Tonga.

“Our visit to Tonga will be an opportunity to have high level discussions, including on renewable energy, which is a priority for the Tongan Government and is supported by the New Zealand Aid Programme,” says Mr Key.

In Niue, Mr Key will meet with Premier Talagi and key players in the tourism and private sector. 

“This is a valuable opportunity to engage with the leaders of these countries on regional priorities ahead of the upcoming Pacific Island Forum Leaders meeting and the Conference on Small Island Developing States,” says Mr Key.

Foreign Affairs Minister Murray McCully will attend the Pacific Island Forum Leaders meeting and the Conference on Small Island Developing States on behalf of the New Zealand Government.

US fugitive captured in Tonga faces extradition

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Kaniva Pacific
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Tongan police say a man wanted by FBI for four counts of wire fraud in 2013 has been bailed on strict condition to appear at the Supreme Court in Nuku’alofa on May 27.

It is understood the fugitive will appeal a removal order.

Acting Police Commissioner Unga Fa’aoa said in a press release today that, “Tonga Police Serious Organized and Transnational Crime Unit (SOTCU) in conjunction with the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) have successfully located and arrested a US fugitive who is a 62 year-old US national on 5th May, 2014 at Havelu, Nuku’alofa”.

“The fugitive was issued with a Federal Grand Jury indictment for four counts of wire fraud in September 2013.

“The US Government has issued a Federal warrant of arrest for the fugitive from the US District Court of Central California in December 2013.

“The fugitive’s US passport has been cancelled and issued with an emergency passport to facilitate his return to the United States.

“The fugitive has been declared as an undesirable immigrant in Tonga and is now a subject of a removal order.

“The fugitive was remanded in custody from 5 – 19 May 2"

Communities mourn passing of Sione Liava’a

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Kaniva Pacific
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The Auckland Pacific communities are mourning the death of Sione Tupukauvalu Liava’a, a prominent Tongan community leader.

Liava’a from Ha’avakatolo in Tonga immigrated to New Zealand in the early seventies, after working for Radio Tonga Broadcasting for three years.

He arrived in Auckland and worked for Telecom for thirteen years. He became a radio broadcaster again sending news to Tonga every morning through Radio New Zealand International.

He also helped out with a local Tongan news programme on Access Radio Auckland every morning.

 “Sione was a lovely, gentle and kind man who dedicated his life to serving his community.  He did not seek positions to satisfy any personal or egotistical pursuit, rather he sought to work in unity with all cultures and ensure Pacific people contributed our fullest potential to the decisions of Aotearoa New Zealand," said Sua William Sio, the Labour Party Spokesperson for the Pacific.

“He was a passionate advocate for education and served on numerous organisations either as the leader of ex-students association from his former home in Tonga, a Pacific parents’ school committee member, or as a trustee on the Board of the Auckland Grammar School.

“He will be remembered by many from the old Manukau City Council days as a strong and sensible advocate who served first as a member of the Manukau City Safer Community Council and then for two terms on the Pacific Islands Advisory Committee.

“Liavaa received a QSM last year for his community work. He fully deserved that recognition.

“More recently he was a paid up member of the Labour party who wanted to encourage his beloved Tongan community to participate fully in elections and fight for social justice for all. My colleagues and I will miss his warm smile and his wonderful kindness.

“Our sincere condolences and sympathies go to his wife Christine and his three adult children, whose education success he was immensely proud of.”

Liava’a died peacefully on Saturday 17 May 2014, at Middlemore Hospital and was buried today May 22 at the Manukau Memorial Gardens Chapel.

News in Tongan

 ‘Oku lolotonga tengihia ‘e he komiuniti Pasifiki ‘Aokalani ‘a e pekia a Sione Tupukauvalu Liava’a ko ha taki tu’u ki mua ‘i he komiuniti Tonga.

Na’e hiki fonua mai ‘a Liava’a ‘o Ha’avakatolo mei Tonga i he 70 tupu ki Nu’u Sila ni hili ia ‘ene fakahoko fatongia ‘i ha ta’u ‘e tolu ‘i he letio Tonga.

Na’a ne ngaue ai ‘i Nu’u Sila  ni ‘i he kautaha fetu’utaki Telecom ‘i ha ta’u ‘e 13. Na’a ne toe foki ai ‘o hoko ko e tokotaha faiongoongo mei Nu’u Sila ni ki Tonga ‘o fakafou atu ‘i he Letio Fakavahaa Pule’anga ‘a Nu’u Sila.

Na’a ne toe tokoni foki ‘o faifakamafola lea ki he kainga Tonga mei he letio Access Radio ‘a ‘Aokalani ‘i he pongipongi kotoa ‘o hoko ai ‘a e tangata ni ko ha le’o ne maheni mo e kainga tokolahi ‘i he nofoo.

Ko e tangata ‘a Liava’a na’e ‘i ai ‘ene fa’ahinga tokanga makehe ki he ako pea na’a ne kau ki he ngaahi kautaha fakakomiuniti kehekehe ‘o tatau pe pe ko e me’a ‘a e kolisi tutuku ‘a e Ako Ma’olunga ‘o Tonga ‘a ia na’a ne ako foki ai, pe ko e ngaahi kautaha ako ‘a e matu’a Pasifiki pe ko e talasiti a e Poate Ako ‘a e Grammar ‘a ‘Aokalani.

E manatua ‘a Liava’a ‘e he Kosilio Motu’a ‘a e Manukau City ko ha tangata poupou mo tu’ufefeka ‘i he’enau ngaahi me’a pea na’a ne hoko ‘o ‘uluaki memipa he Manukau City Safer Community pea hoko mai ai ki ha teemi ‘e ua ‘o ‘ene memipa foki ‘i he Pacific Islands Advisory Committee.

Na’e toki foaki kia Liava’a ‘a e pale makehe ‘a e Kuini ‘o Pilitania ko e Queen’s Service Medal i he ta’u kuo ‘osi. Ko ha foaki pale ia ne taau pe mo ha tangata ngaue mateaki ma’a e kakai pehe ki he famili foki.

Ki mui mai na’a ne totongi ke ne hoko ko e memipa i he Paati Leipa ‘a ia naa ne fiema’u ke fakalotolahii ‘a hono komiuniti Tonga ke nau kau kakato ki he fili Fale Alea mo tau’i ‘a e fakamaau totonu fakasosiale ma’a e katoa, ko e konga ia e ngaahi fakamatala ‘a e Memipa Fale Alea ‘a e Leipa ki he Pasifiki Sua William Sio ‘i hono fakahikihiki’i e lavame’a ‘a Liava’a.

 “‘Oku oatu ‘emau fie kaunga ongo’i mo fiekaunga mamahi mo’oni ki he uaifi, Christine mo ‘ena fanau ‘e toko tolu, ‘a ia na’e hoko ‘enau ikuna he ako ko ha me’a ke ne matu’aki polepole ai”.

Na’e malolo ‘a Liava’a ‘i he Tokonaki ko hono 17 ‘o Mee ‘i he Falemahaki Middlemore pea na’e fakahekeheka ‘ene folau ‘i he Manukau Memorial Gardens Chapel he aho ni 22 ‘o Mee.

 

Teenager killed in Hala'ovave can now be named

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Kaniva Pacific
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A 19-year-old male teenager from Ha’afeva  who was killed in Hala’ovave last week can now be named as Feleti Veikoso. The man accused for the killing is Paea Winston Helu, 32, from Hala'ovave.

Both the accused and victim were named when the accused appeared briefly at the Magistrate court in Nuku’alofa, Tuesday 20. 

Helu remains in police custody and is expected to reappear at the Magistrate Court, Monday June 23.

According to police, Helu admitted he assaulted the deceased after he found him in his car in front of the ‘Uliti Uata Building. He suspected the victim tried to rob his car and to steal his car radio.

He finally dumped Veikoso  at the Hala'ovave primary school compound before disappearing.

Police were called to the scene at 3:00am on Sunday and took the victim to Vaiola Hospital.

He was in critical condition and died shortly in hospital.

Labour candidate denies intention to fake CV

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Kalino Latu
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Auckland, NZ – The Tongan Labour candidate for Manukau East, Jenny Salesa, has denied her cv is faked.

She made the comments after some Tongan Aucklanders questioned whether she was qualified to practice law in New Zealand.

Salesa, who graduated from Auckland University’s School of Law, has admitted that she does not have a current practicing certificate.

She said she was working with the New Zealand Law Society to obtain a practicing certificate as soon as possible.

Her cv says she has been a lawyer, health specialist, policy analyst and senior official for 20 years and was made a barrister and solicitor of the High Court in Auckland in 1996.

Salesa graduated from Auckland University’s School of Law with a BA/LLB.

She returned to New Zealand in 2012 after living in the United States for nearly a decade.

Salesa could be the first Tongan MP to enter NZ parliament. Manukau East is a Labour stronghold.

The New Zealand Labour Party claimed Salesa was a victim of a “politically motivated” campaign by Auckland Tongans and Pacific supporters of National and Conservative Parties.

An e-mail from Salesa to  Kaniva News implied she was unaware that the New Zealand law rules governing  the registration of solicitors and barristers had changed while she was in the United States.

The New Zealand Law Practitioner’s Act 1982 said: “Every person admitted by the Court or a Judge under this Act shall be admitted as a barrister and solicitor of the Court; and no person shall be admitted as a barrister or solicitor only.”

The Law Practitioner’s Act 1982 was repealed with the introduction of the Lawyers and Conveyancers  Act 2006.

The Act says anyone who had been admitted as a barrister and solicitor, but did not hold a current practising certificate, could refer to themselves as an "enrolled barrister and solicitor of the High Court.”

The New Zealand Law Society says it is an offence against the Lawyers and Conveyance Act 2006 (“the LCA”) for anyone providing certain legal services to describe themselves as a “lawyer”, a “barrister”, or a “barrister and solicitor” without holding  a current practising certificate.

Salesa said she was told by the Law Society it would only take a week before she received her practising certificate. She would not be working as a legal counselor.

“It is all right to make correction to what went wrong and we are working with the Law Society to fulfill their requirement,” she said.

“The society asked me to help them with my educational background. This includes finding where I was qualified with my law degree, and whether I passed my professional legal studies and when and where I received my wig.

“I fully accept the request for me by the Law Society to correct any information that may have misled anybody regarding my legal status and I think many have understood I did not intend to misinform anyone.”

Labour’s Pacific Island Affairs spokesperson, Su'a William Sio, said: “I would say that the political environment we are in leading up to the election suggests strongly that these allegations are politically motivated and perhaps are driven by those who aligned with National and the Conservatives.”

“It’s a real shame that those political parties are involving some members of the Tongan community or Pacific candidates in petty mudslinging against a daughter of Tonga.”

An e-mail by Auckland barrister Nalesoni Tupou to Sio that was passed on to Kaniva News says: “Can I draw your attention to Sections 6, 21. 22 of the Lawyers and Conveyancing Act?”

“This is a worry for Jennifer because it appears that she might breach the above mentioned sections of the Act. She has used words to the effect that she is a "lawyer" on a number of her public documents including her advertisement for the Mt Wellington Trust election that she is a "lawyer". Very worrying….It is my own personal private view”

Salesa is a Principal Advisor Pacific for the Tertiary Education Commission.

Charlotte Walker, the Senior Solicitor Regulatory at the New Zealand Law Society in response to an email from Kaniva News  said the Law Society is subject to the provisions of the Privacy Acts 1993 and therefore unable to release any personal information regarding this matter.

The main points

  • The Tongan Labour candidate for Manukau East, Jenny Salesa, has denied her cv is faked.
  • She made the comments after some Tongan Aucklanders questioned whether she was qualified to practice law in New Zealand.
  • But Salesa, who graduated from Auckland University’s School of Law, has admitted that she does not have a current practicing certificate.
  • She said she was working with the New Zealand Law society to get one as soon as possible.

For more information

Jenny Salesa’s cv

Jenny Salesa’s Facebook page

News in Tongan

Pehe e he kanititeiti Tonga ‘a e Leipa na’e ‘ikai ha taumu’a ke loi ene CV.

Na’e pehe ‘a Jenny Salesa ko e kanititeiti Leipa ia ‘oku tu’u ke fakafofonga ma’a Manukau East na’e ‘ikai ha fakakaukau ke loi ‘ene CV pe tohi ‘oku ne fakamatala ai ‘a ‘ene ako na’e fai pehe ki he hisitolia ‘ene ngaue.

Na’e fai ‘ene lau ko ‘eni hili ia hano fehu’ia ‘e ha ni’ihi Tonga ‘i ‘Aokalani pe kuo fakangofua ko a ia ke ngaue ko ha loea ‘i Nu’u Sila ni.

Kuo fakamahino ‘e Salesa ‘a ia na’e ma’u mata’itohi foki ia mei he ‘apiako lao ‘a e ‘univesiti ‘o ‘Aokalani ‘oku ‘ikai ha’ane setifikeiti ke ngaue fakaloea.

Na’a ne pehe ‘oku ne lolotonga ngaue mo e Sosaieti Lao ‘a Nu’u Sila ke ma’u ‘ene setifikeiti ngaue fakaloea he vave taha ‘e ala lava. ‘Oku asi ‘i he’ene CV ko e loea ia, taukei ne ako makehe ki he mo’ui, ko e tokotaha ngaue ki hono ‘analaiso ‘o e ngaahi palani ngaue, ‘ofisiale ma’olunga ‘i he ta’u ‘e 20 pea na’e fakahoko ia ko e peulisitoa mo e solisitoa ‘o e Faakamaau’anga Lahi ‘a ‘Aokalani ‘i he 1996.

Na’e fakanofo mata’itohi ‘a Salesa mei he ‘apiako lao ‘a e ‘Univesiti ‘Aokalani mo hano mata’itohi BA LLB.

Na'e hiki atu foki 'a Salesa ia ki 'Amelika 'o nofo ai mei he 2001 ki he 2011 pea ne toki foki he 2012 ki Nu'u Sila ni.

Ko  Salesa ‘a e Tonga ‘oku ne lolotonga puke ‘a e  fangamalie lahi ‘aupito ke hu ki he Fale Alea Nu’u Sila ‘i he teu fili ko ‘eni ‘i Sepitema. Ko e vahenga ko e ‘oku ne kanititeiti mei ai ko e ‘ananga ia ‘o e kau poupou ki he Leipa.

Kuo pehe ‘e he Paati Leipa ‘a Nu’u Sila kuo hoko ‘a Salesa ko e vikitima ia o ha fo’i kemipeini ‘a e kainga Tonga ‘i ‘Aokalani pe ko e kainga Pasifiki poupou ki he Paati Nesinolo mo e Konisevativi ‘oku taumu’a fakapolitikale.

 ‘I ha ‘imeili ‘a Salesa ki he Ongoongo ‘a e Kaniva ‘oku ha mei ai ngali na’e ‘ikai ke ne fakatokanga’i kuo liliu ‘a e lao ‘a Nu’u Sila ki hono lesisita ‘o e kau peulisitoa mo e kau solisitoa lolotonga ‘ene i ‘Amelika.

Ko e Lao ‘a Nu’u Sila ‘oku ui ko e  Law Practitioner’s Act 1982 ‘oku ‘asi ai ‘a e konga ko eni: Ko e taha kotoa  ‘e fakanofo ‘e ha fakamaau’anga pe fakamaau ‘i he lao ko ‘eni ‘e fakanofo ia ko e peulisitoa mo e solisitoa ‘o e fakamaau’anga, pea ‘e ‘ikai ke fakanofo ko ha peulisitoa pe solisitoa ‘ata’ata pe. Na’e fakakakato ‘eni ia ‘e Salesa pea ne toki hiki ki ‘Amelika.

Na’e hu mai leva ‘i he 2006 ‘a e toe liliu ‘a Nu’u Sila ki he anga hono lesisita ‘o e kau peulisitoa pehe ki he solisitoa, taimi ‘eni ‘oku kei ‘i ‘Amelika ai ‘a Salesa ia.  Na’e ui ‘a e lao ko ia ko e Conveyancers Act 2006.  Na’e toe hanga ‘e he lao ko ia ‘o fakalao’i ‘a hono ngaueaki ‘a e fo’i lea ko e loea.

Ko e konga leva ‘eni ‘oku ‘asi ‘i he lao ko ia: ko ha taha ‘e fakanofo ko ha peulisitoa mo solisitoa, ka ‘oku ‘ikai ke ne ma’u ha setifikeiti ke ngaue fakalao, ‘e lava ke ui pe ia ko e peulisitoa mo solisitoa kuo fakahu ki he fakamaau’anga ma’olunga.

 ‘I he lao ai pe ko ‘eni Conveyancers Act 2006,’oku tu’utu’uni ‘e he Sosaieti Lao ‘a Nu’u Sila ‘e hoko ia ko ha hia ‘o ka ‘i ai ha taha te ne pe  ‘oku ne fai ha ngaahi ngaue fakalao ‘o ne tala ko e loea ia, pe peulisitoa pe peulisitoa mo solisitoa ka ‘oku ‘ikai ke ne ma’u ha setifikeiti ke ngaue fakalao.

Kuo pehe ‘e Salesa kuo fakaha ange mei he Sosaieti Lao ‘e uike si’i pe mei heni kuo ma’u ‘e ne setifikeiti ke ngaue fakalao mo ‘ata ke ui ia ko ha loea.

Na’e ‘ikai tali ‘e he sosaieti lao ‘a e kole ‘a e Kaniva o hufanga atu i he lao Information Act a Nu’u Sila 1982 ‘a ia ‘oku fa’a fakamalumalu ai e kau faiongoongo ka nau kole ke 'omai ‘a e ngaahi fakamatala ‘oku tauhi kau ki ha taha. Pehe ‘e he Sosaieti Lao ‘oku nau tu'u ‘ata kinautolu mei he lao ko ia ka 'oku nau fakamalumalu kinautolu 'i he Lao ki he Ngaahi Fakamatala Fakaetaautaha 1993 pea ikai ai ke nau tuku mai ha fakamatala kau ki he 'isiu ko 'eni.

‘I ha fakamatala hangatonu ‘a Salesa ki he Ongoongo ‘a e Kaniva ‘i he lea faka-Tonga na’a ne pehe ai:

“  ‘Oku lolotonga fai ‘a e ngāue fakavavevave ke fakakakato e ngaahi fiema’u ‘a e Sosaieti Lao ‘o Nu’usila ‘o fekau’aki mo hono ngaue ‘aki e fo’i kupu’i lea koia ko e loea pea kuo fai mo e talanoa ki he  laiseni ngāue fakaloea neongo ‘oku ‘osi mahino pe ‘e ‘ikai ke fiema’u keu fai ha ngāue fakafofonga lao he kaha’u na”,  ko e tali ia ‘a Jenny Latu Salesa ki hono ‘eke’i ‘e he ni’ihi pe ‘oku totonu ke ui ia ko e loea.

“ Lolotonga ‘a ‘eku mavahe atu mei Nu’usilá ni he 2001 ne fakahū mai ai ‘a e tu’utu’uni fo’ou he 2006 kuo pau ke lēsisita pe laiseni mei he Sosaieti Lao ‘o Nu’usilá ‘a e tokotaha fakafofonga lao kotoa pē kae toki lava ke ui ia ko e loea he fonuá ni”, ko Jenny ia.

“ Na’e totonu ke fuofua fakahoko e kole ha lēsisita pe laiseni ‘a ia ‘oku fakafo’ou fakata’u pea ko e ma’u pe hoto mata’itohi lao, lava moe sivi he koosi ‘oku ui ko e professional legal studies pea hilifaki mo hato lou’ulu pea ‘oku ngofua leva ke fakahu ha’ate kole laiseni fakafofonga lao. ‘Oku hā mai mei he ‘eku faka’eke’eké ‘e lau uike si’i pe pea ma’u ‘a e lēsisitá ni.

Ko ‘ene lave eni ki he lao koia ko e Lawyers and Conveyancers Act 2006 ‘o tu’utu’uni ai kuo pau ke ma’u laiseni ‘a e fakafofonga lao kotoa pē mei he NZ Law Society kimu’a pea toki ngofua ke ne fai ha ngāue fakafofonga lao.

Na’a ne pehē foki ‘oku tonu ‘a e fakatonutonu ‘o ha fehālaaki ‘oku hoko pea kuo ‘osi fai ‘a e femahino’aki mo e NZ Law Society ki he ngaahi ngaue kuo pau ke fai ke tali angi ki he ngaahi tu’utu’uni ‘a e Sosaieti.  

“ ‘Oku kau heni ‘a e hoko atu ‘enau kumi hoku lekooti pe na’e hilifaki hoku mata’itohi lao, pe na’e lava eku sivi professional legal studies pea moe ‘aho na’e hilifaki ai hoku lou’ulu mo e kolo ne hilifaki ai hoku lou ‘ulu pea ne kole mai e Sosaieti keu tokoni ange ke lava ‘o fakakakato eni he ‘oku ‘ikai ke nau ma’u kotoa ia pea ‘oku lolotonga fai e ngaue ke fakakakato ‘enau fiema’u.

“ Kuo u tali lelei ‘enau fokotu’u mai keu fakatonutonu ha ngaahi fakamatala ‘e ala tupu ai ha ngaahi ma’u hala fekau’aki mo hoku tu’unga ngāue fakalao pea ‘oku ou tui ‘oku ‘osi mahino ki he tokolahi ‘oku ‘ikai ha’aku feinga lohiaki’i ha taha pea ‘oku ‘ikai teu ngāue au ki ha kautaha lao he ‘oku ou ngaue au he Potungaue ’a e Pule’anga.

Na’e ako a Jenny he Univesiti ‘o Aokalani ‘o ma’u ai ‘a hono faka’ilonga lao, BA/LL.B ‘i he ta’u 1996 pea hili ‘a ‘ene lava he sivi makehe ‘oku ui ko e Professional Legal Studies na’e tali ia ke ne hoko ko e memipa kautaha ‘a e kau loea (admitted to the bar) ‘i he Auckland District High Court ke ne hoko ko e fakafofonga lao. 

Na’a ne folau atu he 2001 ki ‘Amelika ‘o ngāue ai he ngaahi va’a ngāue kehekehe ‘a e pule’angá mo e ngāue kehe pe (private sector) pea ne toki foki mai mo hono fāmili he ta’u 2011.   

Ko hono lakanga he taimí ni ko e Principal Advisor Pacific  ‘i he va’a ngāue ‘a e pule’anga Nu’usilá ‘oku ui ko e Tertiary Education Commission.

Taimi tatau foki kuo hu mai a e Paati Leipa ‘o pehe ‘e he’enau  matapule faifatongia ki he Pasifiki, Sua Williams Sio ko e  ‘atakai fakapolitikale ‘oku nau ‘i ai ‘i he teu ko ‘eni ‘o e fili oku ne fokotu’u malohi mai kiate ia ko e ngaahi mahamahalo ko ‘eni ‘oku fai kia Salesa 'oku taumu’a fakapolitikale pea mahalo ko e fai ‘eni ‘e he ni’ihi poupou ki he Nesinolo mo e Konisevativi.

Na’a ne pehe foki ko e me’a fakama ia ko hono meangaue’aki ‘e he ngaahi paati fakapolitikale ‘a e ni’ihi memipa ‘i he komiuniti Tonga pe kau kanititeiti Pasifiki ke ‘ai pe ha ki’i me’a ke tukutamate’i  ai leva ha ‘ofefine ‘o Tonga.

Na’e ‘i ai ha ‘imeili ‘a e taha ‘o e kau peulisitoa Tonga ‘i ‘Aokalani, Nalesoni Tupou ne ‘ave kia Sio pea na’e paasi mai ki he Kaniva pea na’e ‘asi ai ‘ene lave ko ‘eni kia Sio: ‘E lava ke ke vakai ange ki he Sekisoni 6, 21,22 ‘o e Lao ki he Kau Loea mo e Kau Fa’u fakamatala fakalao 2006. ‘Oku fakatupuhoha’a kau kia Jenny koe’uhi oku ha  ngali ‘oku ne maumau’i ‘a e lao ‘oku ‘asi ‘i ‘olunga. ‘Oku ne ngaue ‘aki ‘a e ngaahi lea ke tala ko e loea ia ‘i ha ngaahi fakamatala kuo tufaki ki he papiliki kau ai ‘a ‘ene tu’uaki ki he Mt Wellington Trust election ‘a ia na’a ne pehe ko e loea ia. ‘Oku fakatupu hoha’a ‘aupito…Ko ‘eku vakai fakaeau pe ia ‘a’aku.

‘Oku lolotonga ngaue ‘a Salesa ‘i he Tertiary Education Commission ko e tokotaha Pule Fale’i Pasifiki.

Na'e fetu'utaki 'a e Kaniva ki he 'Ofisi 'o e Sosaieti Lao 'a Nu'u Sila fekau'aki mo Salesa 'o hufanga atu 'i he Lao ki he ngaahi fakamatala 1982, a ia 'oku ne tu'utu'uni ke tuku ange mai ha fakamatala 'e kole 'e taha,  ka ne pehe 'e Charlotte Walker ko e Senior Solicitor Regulatory he 'ofisi 'oku fakamalumalu 'a e Sosaieti ia 'i he Lao ki he Ngaahi Me'a Fakapulipuli Taautaha 1993 pea 'e 'ikai lava ai ke nau 'omi ki he Kaniva ha fakamatala kau ki he me'a ni. 

'Ikale Tahi Squad for the Pacific Nations Cup 2014

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Kaniva Pacific
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'Ikale Tahi coach Mana 'Otai has named his training squad ahead of the upcoming Pacific Nations Cup 2014 tournament. The tournament will take place over three match days on June 7, 14 and 21.

'Otai said Sona Taumalolo was not selected because he has been picked to play for the World XV. Tukulua Lutui is recovering from an injury and some Ikale Tahi former players are not in the list for family reasons. He said this is an opportunity for the Tongan uncapped players to play for the national team.

The squad:

1 Prop – Tevita Mailau (Mont De Marsan)
2 Prop – Ofa Fainga'anuku (Worcester)
3 Prop – Sila Puafisi (Gloucester)
4 Prop – Eddie 'Aholelei (Melbourne Rebels Squad)
5 Prop – Kama Sakalia (Tonga A/Marist 'Apifo'ou)
6 Hooker – Paula Ngauamo (Tonga A/Sydneham)
7 Hooker – Suliasi Taufalele (Chiefs Development)
8 Lock – Josh Afu (Kamaishi Waves)
9 Lock – Daniel Faleafa (Randwick)
10 Lock – Semisi Taulava (Worcester)
11 Loosies – Sitiveni Mafi (Leicester Tigers)
12 Loosies – Pasuka Mapakaitolo (Kobe Steelers)
13 Loosies – Viliami Fihaki (Sales Sharks)
14 Loosies – Nili Latu (NEC Rockets)
15 Loosies – Opeti Fonua (Bayonne)
16 Loosies – Viliami Ma'afu (Oyonnax)
17 Halfback – Samisoni Fisilau (Bay of Plenty)
18 Halfback – Sonatane Takulua (Northland)
19 First-five – Latiume Fosita (Northland)
20 First-five – Fangatapu 'Apikotoa (Marist 'Apifo'ou/Spain)
21 Midfielders – Viliami Hakalo (Tonga A/ Toa Saracen)
22 Midfielders – Fraser Anderson (Kobe Steelers)
23 Midfielders – Alaska Taufa (Akita Northern Bullets)
24 Midfielders – Siale Piutau (Yamaha)
25 Outside Backs – Otulea Katoa (Tonga A/Grammar Teachers)
26 Outside Backs – Fetu'u Vainikolo (Exeter Chiefs)
27 Outside Backs – Will Helu (London Wasps)
28 Outside Backs – David Halaifonua (Hofoa)

IRB Pacific Nations Cup 2014 Fixtures (all times are local)

Saturday, June 7

14:00 – Samoa v Tonga, Apia Park, Samoa 

18:00 – Canada v Japan, Swangard Stadium, Burnaby, British Columbia

Saturday, June 14

15:00 – Fiji v Tonga, Churchill Park, Lautoka, Fiji

19:30 – USA v Japan, Stub Hub Center, Los Angeles, California

Saturday, June 21

15:00 – Fiji v Samoa, ANZ Stadium, Suva, Fiji 

15:00 – USA v Canada, Cal Expo Facility, Sacramento, California

Treasury still completing paperwork on princess’s millions two years after money was handed over

By
Kalino Latu
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Tonga’s Finance Minister Hon ‘Aisake Eke has revealed the Treasury was still working to process paperwork that should have been completed before US$18 million (NZ$20 million) was handed over to Princess Pilolevu’s satellite company, Tongasat.

The money was transferred to Tongasat on May 5, 2012, after Princess Pilolevu wrote to the government of former Prime Minister Lord Sevele, asking for help to revive her satellite company and to pay a US$6 million (NZ$6,950,796.46) tax debt.

The money came from the US$49.9 million (TP$91 million/NZ$57.75 million) grant to Tonga by the Chinese government which was respectively paid in two tranches in 2008 and in 2011.

The Tonga Reserve Bank advised Treasury to deposit the Chinese money in a trust fund for Tongasat.

Eke said he was baffled when he first saw in the Auditor General’s report for 2012/2013 that the grant money had been paid to Tongasat without proper procedures being followed.

When he was appointed as Tonga’s Minister of Finance in January 2014 he undertook to make the Tongasat payout as one of the first things he would look at.

The Minister said he discovered that the Reserve Bank had given Treasury officials an account number and told them to use it to deposit the money, saying the account was a trust fund.

The Auditor General’s office discovered the money had been paid without a voucher,  a breach of the treasury's transactional procedure.

Eke said Treasury officials met with the auditors on 20 January 2014 and explained to them they were working  to process a voucher and would send it to them when it was finished.  

Eke told the House on April  2  this year that Treasury was still working on the voucher in March 2014, even though the Auditor General’s report  which raised the matter covered the period until June 2013.

The Minister said the voucher would be noted in next year’s Auditor General’s report.

Read more: Princess Pilolevu takes China’s $25.45 million grant for her private owned company

The trust fund

Democratic Party MP and former Tourism Minister Isileli Pulu told Kaniva News Eke had raised an issue on which he had earlier questioned the Prime Minister, Lord Tu’ivakano in the House.

Pulu said government budgets up to 2013/14 had no record  of a trust fund that could be used to transfer money from China to the Princess and her company.

“There is a space in the government’s budget for trust funds and you can easily find there the trust fund from the Asian development Bank, the World Bank and others,” Pulu said.

“It was surprising to hear the Tonga Reserve Bank has advised Treasury to pay the Chinese grant to Tongasat and the Princess using a trust fund.

“That money was recorded in the budget as a grant to help the economic and technical development of Tonga.

“I understand that is why Hon Eke still questioned the deposit.”

Pulu said it did not make sense that the Treasury was working to complete the paperwork for the payment two years after it had been made.

“The money has already been paid and without the proper procedure and those responsible should have been punished,” Pulu said.

“If this payout involved lower level staff only they would have been fired and taken to court after the auditor  found the irregularities in the payout process.”

Kaniva News asked the Tonga National Reserve Bank to explain why money from the Chinese grant was transferred to Princess Pilolevu and Tongasat using a trust fund. The bank did not respond to our e-mail.

Opposition leader ‘Akilisi Pohiva has launched a no confidence vote in Parliament and two failed court attempts to pursue the government over the issue.

According to industry sources, Tongasat owns one ancient satellite, Esiafi-1 (originally Comsat 4) which is in an erratic orbit.

Tongasat originally submitted a bid for 16 orbital slots, but was given six, which were then leased to satellite operators.

Plans to launch satellites appear to have come to nothing.

The main points

  • Treasury is still processing paperwork that should have been completed before TP$18 million (NZ$11 million) was handed over to Princess Pilolevu’s satellite company, Tongasat, it was revealed recently.
  • The money was handed over in 2012 after the princess asked former Prime Minister Lord Sevele to divert the funds from a Chinese grant to revive her satellite company and pay a US$6 (NZ$4 million) million tax debt. 
  • The Auditor General’s report for 2012/2013 said the money had been paid to Tongasat without a voucher, a breach of Treasury procedure.
  • Tonga’s Finance Minister Hon ‘Aisake Eke told the House on April  2  this year that Treasury was still working on the voucher in March 2014 and that it would be noted in next year’s Auditor General’s report.

For more information

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Tough little spinner

Allegedly Illegal Tongasat Money Transfer Case Dropped

Tonga Chief Justice Dismisses ‘Akilisi Pohiva’s Appeal

News in Tongan

Kuo fakaha ‘e he minisita Pa’anga ‘a Tonga, ‘Onapolo ‘Aisake Eke ‘oku kei ngaue pe ‘a e Fale Pa’anga ke fakama’opo’opo ‘a e ngaahi me’a fakapepa na’e totonu ke ne fakakakato ki mu’a pea toki foaki atu ‘a e pa’anga ‘Amelika e 18 miliona ki he kautaha satelaite ‘a Pilinisesi Pilolevu ko e Tongasat.

Ko e pa’anga ko eni na’e totongi ia ki he Tongasat ‘i Me ‘aho 5, 2012 hili ia ha tohi ‘a Pilinisesi Pilolevu ‘o kole ki he palemia ‘o e pule’anga ki mu’a ‘o Looti Sevele ke ‘omi mu’a ke fakaakeake ‘aki ‘ene kautaha mo totongi ai ‘a e mo’ua tukuhau ‘o e Tongasat ki he Potungaue Tukuhau ‘a Tonga na’e fe’unga mo e pa'anga 'Amelika e $6 miliona.  

Ko e pa’anga ia mei he konga hono ua hono totongi mei Siaina ‘o e pa’anga tokoni ‘e $25.45 miliona ‘Amelika ki he pule’anga Tonga. Ko e tokoni na’e pa’anga ‘Amelika ‘e $49.9 miliona fakakatoa pea konga 'e ua hono totongi ki Tonga 'a ia ko e 'uluaki 'omi e $25.45 miliona 'Amelika he 2008 pea fakaosi mai ko 'eni 'a e toe $25.45 'Amelika 'i he 2011.

Na’e hanga leva ‘e he Pangike Pule ‘a Tonga ‘o fale’i ‘a e Fale Pa’anga ke tipositi ‘a e pa’anga ko eni mei Siaina ko ha pa’anga talasiti ki he Tongasat.

Na’e pehe foki ‘e Eke na’e puputu’u ‘ene fakakaukau he’ene ‘uluaki sio ‘i he fakamatala ‘atita ki he 2012/13 na’e ‘ikai muimui i he founga totonu kuo tu’utu’uni ke totongi atu ‘aki ha pa’anga, ‘a e ‘ave pa’anga ko ‘eni ki he Tongasat. ‘I he taimi ko e na’e fakanofo ai ia ko e minisita pa’anga ‘i Sanuali 2014 na’a ne tukupa ko e taha ia e me’a ‘e ‘uluaki sio ki ai ko e fo’i totongi ko ‘eni ki he Tongasat.

Na’e me’a ‘a e minisita ‘o pehe na’a ne ilo ai na’e ‘oange  ‘e he Pangike Pule ‘a Tonga ki he  kau ofisiale ‘a Fale Pa’anga ha fo’i fika ‘akauni ke nau tipositi ki ai ‘a e pa’anga mo pehe ke ‘ai ko e pa’anga talasiti.

Na’e ma’u foki ‘e he ‘ofisi ia ‘o e ‘Atita Seniale ko e pa’anga na’e totongi atu ia ‘ikai hano vausia, ko hano maumau’i ia ‘o e founga ngaue ‘a e fale pa’anga ki hono totongi atu ‘o ha pa’anga.

Na’e me’a foki ‘a Eke ‘o pehe na’a nau fakataha leva mo e kau ‘atita ‘i he ‘aho 20 Sanuali 2014 ‘o fakamatala kia kinautolu ‘a e ngaue kuo nau fai ke ‘ai ha vausia pea ‘e toki ‘oatu kia kinautolu ‘i ha’ane maau.

Na’e fakaha ‘e Eke ki he Fale Alea ‘i he ‘aho 2 ‘Epeleli ‘o e ta’u ni ‘oku kei ngaue pe ‘a e Fale Pa’anga ki he Vausia ko eni ‘i he’ene a’u mai ki Ma’asi 2014, neongo ko e lipooti ‘a e ‘atita ia ‘a ia na’e ‘ohake ai ‘a e me’a ni ‘oku ngata ia ‘i Sune 2013. Na’e pehe ‘e he minisita ‘e toki fakahu mai ‘a e vausia leva ia ‘i he fakamatala ‘a e ‘Atita Seniale ki he ta’u kaha’u, 2015.

Ko e pa’anga talasiti:

Na’e pehe ‘e he Fakafofonga Fale Alea ‘a e Paati Temokalati pea ko e minisita ki mu’a foki ia ‘a e Takimamata, 'Isileli Pulu ki he Ongoongo ‘a e Kaniva kuo toe ‘ohake ‘e Eke ‘a e ‘isiu na’a ne fakafehu’i pe ai ‘a e Palemia, Looti Tu’ivakano ‘i Fale Alea.

Pehe ‘e Pulu na’e ‘ikai ha lekooti ia ‘i he patiseti ‘a e pule’anga ‘i he’ene lelei mai ‘o a’u ki he 2013/14 ‘e ‘asi ai ha fakamatala ‘o ha pa’anga talasiti ke ngaue’aki hano ‘ave pa’anga mei Siaina ki he Pilinisesi mo ‘ene kautaha.

Na’e pehe e Pulu ‘oku ‘i ai pe fo’i konga ‘i he patiseti ‘a e pule’anga ‘oku fokotu’u mahino ai ‘a e ngaahi  pa’anga talasiti pea ‘oku faingofua pe ke ma’u ai e lekooti o e ngaahi pa’anga talasiti mei he Pangike ADB, ko e Pangike ‘a Mamani mo e ngaahi feitu’u kehe.

Ne toe pehe foki ‘e Pulu na’e faka’ohovale ‘a e fanongo kuo fale’i ‘e he Pangike Pule ‘a Tonga ke totongi ‘a e pa’anga tokoni mei Siaina ki he Tongasat mo e Pilinisesi ‘o ‘ai ko e pa’anga talasiti.

Ko e pa’anga ko ia na’e lekooti ia ‘i he patiseti ko e pa’anga tokoni ‘a Siaina ki hono langa fakalakalaka fakatekinikale mo faka’ekonomika ‘o Tonga.

Na’e toe pehe ‘e Pulu ‘oku mahino pe kiate ia ko e me’a ia ‘oku kei fehu’i ai ‘e Eke pe na’e tipositi fakafefe ‘a e pa’anga.

‘I he lau ‘a Pulu foki na’a ne pehe ‘oku ‘ikai mahu’inga malie ‘a e kei feinga ‘a e Fale Pa’anga ke fakakakato ‘a e me’a fakaepa ki ha totongi ko e ‘osi e ta’u ‘e ua hono fai ‘ona.  

Ko e pa’anga kuo ‘osi totongi pea ‘ikai fou ‘i he founga totonu pea na’e tonu ke tautea’i ‘a kinautolu ne fai ia, ko e lau ia ‘a Pulu.

 “Kapau na ko e totongi atu ko ‘eni ko e fakahoko ‘e he  kau ngaue pe ko e ‘i he levolo ma’olalo ‘ata’ata kuo loa hono faea kinautolu pea ‘ave ki he fakamaau’anga ‘o hopo’i hili hono ‘ilo ‘e he ‘atita na’e ‘i ai ‘a e tonounou i hono fakahoko ‘o e totongi.

Na’e eke ‘e he Kaniva ki he Pangike Pule ke fakamatala’i pe ko e ha na’e ‘ave ai ‘a e pa’anga tokoni ki Tonga mei Siaina kia Pilinisesi Pilolevu mo e Tongasat ‘o ‘ai ko e pa’anga talasiti. Na’e ‘ikai tali ‘e he pangike ‘emau ‘imeili.

Na’e fokotu’u atu ‘e he Taki ‘o e Fa’ahi Fakaanga, ‘Akilisi Pohiva ‘i ha fili-ikai-falala’anga ‘o e palemia ‘i Fale Alea pehe ki ha feinga hopo ‘e ua ‘i he fakamaau’anga ke ‘ekea e pule’anga ‘i he totongi pa’anga ni.

Fakatatau ki he ngaahi ma’u’anga tala ‘i he ngaahi ngaue fakasatelaite oku pehe ‘oku ma’u ‘e he Tongasat a e fo’i satelaite motu’a ko e ‘Esiafi 1 (na’e ‘uluaki ui ko e Comsat 4) ko ha fo’i tu’u’anga ‘aia ‘oku pehe ‘oku ‘i ha fo’i halanga satelaite ‘oku mafihunga kehe hono ‘alunga.

Na’e mu’aki fakahu ‘e he Tongasat ‘e ne kole ki ha fo’i tu’u’anga satelaite ‘e 16 ka na’e tali ‘a e ono pe ‘a ia na’e toe lisi atu ia ki ha kau fakalele satelaite. ‘Oku ha mahino mei he ngaahi fakamatala ko e ngaahi feinga ‘a e Tongast ke fakalele ‘a e ngaahi satelaite ‘oku iku pe ko e koto kulanoa.

FAKAMAHINO E NGAAHI FIKA

Ko e ngaahi fika ‘i ‘olunga ‘oku fika’i ia ‘e he Kaniva ‘aki ‘a e tu’unga totongi pe rate ‘o e ‘aho ni i hono liliu ki he pa’anga Tonga mo Nu’u Sila.

NZ denies sending team to assist in Real Tonga accident investigation

By
Kaniva Pacific
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The New Zealand government said Tonga has not requested any assistance with the  investigation of the Real Tonga aircraft that belly landed at the Kaufana airport last month as report says.

The Director of the Real Tonga Airline, Tevita Palu was quoted by a local newspaper saying a team of experts from New Zealand would arrive in Tonga last weekend to investigate what had happened to the aircraft.

The office of Hon. Murray McCully, the New Zealand Minister for Foreign Affairs, said the government did not send investigators to Tonga.

 “The New Zealand Government is aware of the incident, but there has been no request for NZ Civil Aviation Authority assistance and they are not investigating,” McCully’s Press Secretary has told Kaniva News.

Read more: No injuries reported after Real Tonga’s Queen Air crash landed in Eua

The Real Tonga’s Queen Air made an emergency landing in Eua last month after the aircraft's nose landing gear failed to deploy.

Passengers of  the aircraft were reported by local media as saying after they boarded the aircraft at Fu'amotu Airport  it took them about an hour before they took off to ‘Eua.

The passengers reportedly noticed the pilot acted worriedly.

The Samoan pilot has been stood down by the airline while investigation is underway.

News in Tongan

Kuo faka'ikai'i 'e he pule'anga Nu'u Sila ha'ane  'oatu ha timi 'o ha kau fakatotolo ki Tonga ke vakai'i 'a e fakatamaki ko ia ne hoko ki he vakapuna Queen Air 'a e kautaha vakapuna Real Tonga  ne to o heke 'aki hono kete 'i he mala'e vakapuna Kaufana 'i he mahina kuo 'osi.

Na'e ha 'i ha fakamatala 'a e taha 'o e ngaahi nusipepa Tonga 'a e pehe 'e he Talekita 'o e Real Tonga, Tevita Palu 'e 'i ai 'a e timi 'o ha kau fakatotolo mei Nu'u Sila e 'oatu ki Tonga he uike kuo 'osi ke nau tokoni 'i hono fakahoko 'o e fakatotolo.

Pehe 'e he sekelitali 'a Murray McCully 'a ia ko e minisita ia 'a Nu'u Sila ki Muli ne te'eki ai ke nau 'oatu ha timi fakatotolo ki Tonga.

Na'a ne pehe ne nau 'ilo pe ki he me'a nae hoko ka 'oku te'eki 'omi ha kole ia mei Tonga ke 'oange ha kau fakatotolo mei he va'a fefolau'aki vakapuna 'sivile 'a Nu'u Sila ke fai 'a e fakatotolo.

Ko e vakapuna Queen Air 'eni 'a e Real Tonga na'e matu'utamaki 'i he mahina kuo 'osi koe'uhi ko  e 'ikai lava 'a e kia tu'uta 'o e vakapuna ke ngaue.

Na'e pehe 'e he kau pasese i hano lipooti 'e he mitia fakalotofonua ne hili 'enau heka ki he vaka ne mei lava ha houa 'e taha 'enau fefainga'aki pea toki lava ke nau mavahe ki 'Eua.

Ne nau pehe foki ne nau fakatokanga'i 'a e pailate 'oku 'asi 'a e hoha'a meiate ia.

Kuo tuku ki tu'a 'a e pailate Ha'amoa ko 'eni lolotonga ia 'oku lele a e fakatotolo ki he me'a na'e hoko ki he vaka.

Australia donates a AU$5 million landing craft to Tonga.

By
Kaniva Pacific
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AUSTRALIA is buying a $5 million landing craft which it will donate to Tonga.

The 30-metre craft will be delivered in mid-2015 under a long-running defence co-operation program.

It will boost the Tongan military's capacity to reach remote communities for nation-building construction activities as well as in response to natural disasters such as cyclones.

The contract for construction of the vessel has been awarded to Newcastle shipbuilder Forgacs.

Forgacs is one of the shipbuilders facing the so-called "valley of death" – the period between the end of current defence shipbuilding projects and the start of new projects.

Through the defence co-operation program with Tonga, Australia will deliver a range of services in support of the vessel's operation, including engineering, technical and logistic support.

SOURCE: AAP

News in Tongan

Kuo tau 'eni ha aleapau ke fakatau e he Pule'anga 'Aositelelia ha vakafolau tahi fo'ou  'e lele pe 'o hake ki 'uta  ma'a Tonga fe'unga ia mo e pa'anga 'Aositelelia 'e $5 miliona.

Ko e vaka folau tahi 'eni mita 'e 30 pea 'oku fakafuofua 'e 'i Tonga 'i he vaeua'anga 'o e 2015 'i ha polokalama taimi loloa 'a e ongo taumalu'i fonua a Tonga mo 'Aositelelia.

'E tokoni 'a e vaka ko 'eni ki hono langomaki 'a e ivi fakakautau 'a Tonga 'aki e lava ke lele  ki he ngaahi feitu'u mama'o ke 'ave 'a e ngaahi fiema'u ki he langa pea lava foki ke ne tu'u ke talia 'a e ngaahi faingataa ka hoko ha fakatamaki fakanatula hange ko e ngaahi saikolone.

Kuo ma'u 'e he kautaha ngaohi vakapuna pe ko e New Castle Shipbuilder Forgacs a e totonu ki hono fo'u 'o e vaka ni.

E 'i ai 'a e ngaahi polokalama tokoni  kehekehe pe 'e ta'imalie ai a Tonga foki heni hange ko e ngahi tokoni fakatekinikale mo e ngaahi ako ki hono fakalele 'o e vaka pehe foki ki he ngaahi tokoni faka'enisinia.

 

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