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Dr Uata claims Tapueluelu’s craving for Deputy premiership caused Party to lose gov’t; Movement calls for transparency on Leader Sika’s forgiveness decision

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Kalino Latu
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Claims and counterclaims continue to fly over allegations about who was responsible for the PTOA losing power and assertions that the wrong advice was given to the late Prime Minister ‘Akilisi Pōhiva.

Former Cabinet  Minister Dr Tu’i Uata has alleged that MP Mateni Tapueluelu hungered to become Deputy Prime Minister before the 2019 premiership election, even though the Party decided that that position must be given to Dr Pōhiva Tu’i’onetoa, the current Prime Minister.

Dr Uata claimed Tapueluelu’s persistence had enraged Dr Tu’i’onetoa who was already satisfied with being nominated as Deputy Prime Minister.

He claimed  Hon. Tu’i’onetoa advised them in a meeting to stand together to make sure they won the next premiership election to fulfill their late leader ‘Akilisi Pōhiva’s four-year term.

Dr Uata claimed the spirit of unity the party had in their first meeting after ‘Akilisi died turned sour after Hon. Tapueluelu made a speech during their second meeting.

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Dr Uata also claimed Dr Tu’i’onetoa scolded Hon Tapueluelu during that meeting, accusing him of being bad-mouthed and two-faced [“tamasi’i hūhūkia mo ngutu mālie.”]

Dr Tu’i’onetoa finally left the Party before he reportedly approached by the Nobles to form the People’s Party, for which he won the Premiership.

Dr Uata alleged a last-ditch effort to bring back Hon Tu’i’onetoa to the Party before the premiership election failed because Hon Tapueluelu refused to join them in a meeting planned to be held with Hon Tu’i’onetoa.

Hon Tapueluelu claims / Dr Tu’i Uata denial

Dr Uata was responding to an allegation by Hon. Tapueluelu in a leaked letter seen by  Kaniva News. The letter named him as one of a number of people alleged to have engaged with MP Siaosi Pōhiva in a power struggle and giving wrong advice to Prime Minister ‘Akilisi.

Dr Uata was nominated from outside Parliament by Prime Minister ‘Akilisi as  Minister of Trade and Economic Development.  Hon. Tupueluelu alleged in the leaked letter that the nomination of Dr Uata did not conform to the Party’s manifesto. He also alleged Dr Uata felt uncertain about whether he would keep his office if the Prime Minister died.

Hon. Tapueluelu alleged that because of this, Dr Uata and others advised against ‘Akilisi’s plan to resign with dignity five months before he died in September 2019.

Hon. Tapueluelu claimed this was why the Party lost the government after ‘Akilisi’s death.

Hon. Tu’i Uata denied this and claimed Hon. Tapueluelu told him during a meeting also attended by PTOA frontliner Paula Piveni Piukala, that ‘Akilisi has nominated Former Deputy Sēmisi Sika to be the next Prime Minister and Tapueluelu to be the Deputy Prime Minister.

Dr Uata’s response was livestreamed last week and shared to some of the PTOA movement’s Facebook pages and other news sharing groups. The share by Ngaluope group, which has more than 60,000 followers seen by Kaniva News garnered about 93,000 views, received 3,700 reactions, 223 comments and 416 shares.

Movement calls for transparency

Meanwhile the Party’s movements and overseas supporters have called on Party Leader Sika to be open about what discussion and arguments the Party’s core team had and the ground for forgiving Hon. Tapueluelu on their Monday’s meeting.

There has been a public online outcry over Leader Sika’s handling of the situation after he announced on Monday in a statement that the core team had decided to  forgive Hon. Tapueluelu. No further details were given.

The Movement’s Facebook Livestream broadcaster, ‘Asiata Masima, who interviewed Dr Uata told Kaniva News the core team’s decision was not transparent.

He said the core team now was worthless.

United States PTOA Movement frontliner Sharon Mina Sekona said Hon. Tapueluelu had “courted” the core team members.

Meanwhile, support for Hon. Tapueluelu has been strong with many saying  they would still vote for him.

Ngalo’afe ‘Ulupano, a strong supporter of Tapueluelu from Tongatapu 4 said if the Core Team had dismissed Tapueluelu his constituency would still have voted him in.

Leader Sika, Tapueluelu and Siaosi Pōhiva had been contacted for comment.

Tali‘eva bar murder-accused to reappear in court

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Kalino Latu
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Five men facing murder charges after the death of a 49-year-old man at Tali’eva bar will reappear later in August.

Sione Feimoefiafi was fatally injured after being repeatedly punched and kicked at the bar in the capital Nuku’alofa, before being dragged outside onto the road in broad daylight on February 4, 2019.

Feimoefiafi was pronounced dead soon after the incident at Vaiola hospital.

He was living in the city of Portland in the United States, and was in Tonga to attend his father’s funeral.

The accused were Sione Bloomfield ,51, of Fatai, Vilaketi Bloomfield, 48, of Sopu, Kona’ī Bloomfield,43, of Sopu, Siafā Nai ,39, of Tofoa and Tangi Tiufilusi Nai, 42, of Fua’amotu.

They appeared in court on Tuesday 21 before Justice Charles Cato declared the trial date, the Kele’a Voice livestreaming updates report this evening.

They all pleaded not guilty to their charges on December 17 at the Supreme Court in Nuku’alofa.

Tonga police make 568 virus lockdown violation arrests

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Kalino Latu
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Tonga Police have arrested 568 people to date since the Covid-19 lockdown, curfews and state of emergency announced on 28 March 2020.

Of the 568 arrested, 357 were arrested for breaches of the National Emergency Lockdown Notice/Restriction Notice and the obstruction of authorised officers, 77 were arrested for being drunk in public places, 33 for possession of illicit drugs, 28 on domestic violence charges and the rest on other crimes including assault, theft and housebreaking.

The total number marked a drop by 37% (-298 offences) compared with the number of crimes recorded in the same period last year, Police said.

“Our mission is to support the Government, to support our Ministry of Health in keeping our citizens well and safe. We do that by educating the people but when that approach falls on death ears, we will enforce the full extent of the law in this National Health Emergency,” said the Commissioner of Police Stephen Caldwell.

“We urged people to respect the law, respect our officers as they go about their duty. This is a difficult time, but we need the public to follow instructions and comply with directions. People need to stay home during the curfew hours.

“There may be difficult times ahead, and we must steel ourselves to the task ahead and work together.

“Our Role as always is to uphold the rule of law, keep the peace, protect our citizens, and do our duty to King and Country to the best of our ability.”

Police are working together with His Majesty’s Armed Forces and the Tonga Fire & Emergency Services to enforce the curfew.

“We will not hesitate to take enforcement action on those who continue to ignore the curfew.”

You can contact the Police Operation Centre on 23713 or email opcc.covid19@police.gov.to, to report a crime or anyone who is breaching the curfew hours.

Extended ban on flights into Tonga “very disappointing.” Stranded Tongans not happy

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Kalino Latu
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About 4000 Tongans are believed to be stranded and in lockdown in New Zealand and around the world and not all of them are happy about the extended ban on flights entering the kingdom.

International flights into Tonga remain banned until June 12.

There were international flights available for those wishing to return to other countries but were subject to the Government of Tonga’s approval.

The Minister of Health said today Air New Zealand would fly to Tonga once a week, but would  not carry passengers.

The CEO of the Ministry of Health, Dr Siale ‘Akau’ola said the ban was to help prevent the introduction of Covid-19.

Not everybody is happy about the situation.

One woman, Fehoko Bloomfield ‘Ōkusitino, told Kaniva News in Auckland  the decision to extend the ban on Tonga’s boarder was “very disappointing.”

She said the government should allow them to quarantine here in New Zealand for 14 days before allowing them to fly to Tonga.

“I don’t mind if I take another 14-day quarantine in Tonga that’s fine as long as I am there,” she said.

Bloomfield said she was concerned about her 93 year old mother in Vava’u.

It would be devastating if something happened to her while she was  stranded in Auckland.

Bloomfield lives in Australia but moved to Tonga recently to stay with her mother.

She flew back to Sydney, but on her return journey to Tonga she got stuck in New Zealand when the country’s lockdown came into force.

The government first imposed the ban in the last week of March.

Some flights have been allowed in to take foreign nationals out of Tonga.

An Air New Zealand repatriation flight was scheduled to leave Tonga on April 15.

While the flights remain banned, restrictions on movement and gatherings in the kingdom have been relaxed, with schools reopening last week.

The main points

  • About 4000 Tongans are believed to be stranded and in lockdown in New Zealand and around the world and not all of them are happy about the extended ban on flights entering the kingdom.
  • International flights into Tonga remain banned until the middle of June.

Ngaahi Ongoongo ki he  Mātu’a Tauhi Fānau ‘a e ‘Apiako Satoni Paaka 

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Kalino Latu
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‘OKU TAUPOTU ‘I LALO HE FANONGONONGO’ NI HA TALA MAHU’INGA KI HE FOUNGA ‘O E Ō KI ‘APIAKO ‘A HA TAHA KEHE MEI HE FĀNAU AKO’

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Ngaahi Ongoongo ki he  Matu’a Tauhi Fanau ‘ae ‘Apiako Satoni Paaka 

  • ‘Oku ‘oatu ‘eku fakamālō ki he tokotaha kotoa pē na’a mou tokoni ki hono tauhi mo fakasi’isi’i ‘a e mafola ‘a e vailasi Covid-19.
  • ‘Oku tau fakafiefia kotoa koe tokosi’i ‘a e kakai mei hotau kominiutí na’e uesia ‘e he vailasi fakatu’utamaki ni.
  • ‘Oku tau fiefia ‘aupito ‘i he ‘etau kei hao mei he vailasi Covid-19.
  • ‘Ofa pē ke a’u atu ‘etau lotu kia kinautolu na’e mole honau ‘ofa’anga ‘o ‘ikai ngata pe ‘i Nu’usila ni, ka ko mamani kā
  • ‘Oku ou faka’amu ke kei hokohoko atu pē ho’o mou tokanga ‘i he taimi ko ‘eni ‘oku tau fononga atu ki he levolo 3, pea mo hono fakangalokuloku atu ‘a e ngaahi fakataputapui.
  • ‘Oku ‘iai ‘a e ngaahi liliu mahu’inga kuo fakapaasi ‘e he Poate Talasiti, ‘oku fiema’u ke mou ‘ilo ki ai ‘i he taimi ko ‘eni ‘oku tau teuteu atu ki he fokotu’u ‘a e akó.
  • Koe ‘apiako Sātoni Paaká ‘e kei hokohoko atu pē ‘ae fakataputapui, tukukehe pe ‘a e kau faiako moe fānauako, ‘oku ngofua ke nau hū ki loto ‘apiako.
  • ‘Oku ‘iai ‘a e tu’utu’uni pau ki ha taha ‘e hū ki loto ‘apiako ‘o Satoni Paaka, pea koe keiti ‘e loka mei he 9 pongipongi ki he 2.30 efiafi.
  • Koe ngaahi liliu ko ‘eni ‘e ma’u atu pē ia ‘i he uepisaiti ‘a e ‘apiako.
  • ‘Oku ou kole atu ki he ngaahi mātu’a moe kau tauhi fānau kotoa ke mou toutou lau ‘a e ngaahi tu’utu’u ni ko ‘eni ke mahino kiate kimoutolu kimu’a ‘oku te’eki fokotu’u ‘a e akó.
  • ‘Oku fu’u mahu’inga ‘aupito ‘a e malu moe hao ‘etau fānau, kau faiako, kau ngāue, pea moe kominiutí foki.
  • Ko ho’o tokoni ‘e fu’u mahu’inga ‘aupito ke fakahoko lelei ai ‘a e ngaahi liliu ko ‘eni, pea ‘e toe ‘i he faka’osinga ‘o e teemí.
  • Ka ‘okapau ‘e ma’u ‘e ha taha ‘o e fānau ako pē koe kau ngāue ‘o e ‘apiako ‘a e vailasi koloná, kuo pau ke tāpuni ‘a e ‘apiako ‘o toe lōloa atu.
  • Ko e ma’u ako ‘a e fanauako ‘i he levolo 3 ‘oku makatu’unga pē ia ‘i he loto ki ai  ‘a e matu’a.
  • ‘Okapau ‘oku ke ongo’i ‘oku malu ange pē ho’o fānau ‘i he nofo ‘i ‘apí, pea ‘e ‘iai ha taha ke ne tokanga’i kinautolu, pea ‘e lelei ‘aupito ke nau nofo pe ‘i ‘api.
  • Ko kimoutolu ‘oku tokolahi ‘a e fānau, ‘e malava pē ke ‘omai ha fānau ki he ako pea tuku ha fānau ‘i ‘api.
  • ‘E kei hokohoko atu pē ‘e he kau faiako hono tuku atu ‘a e ngaahi ngāue fakaako ‘i he on-line pea mo ha ngaahi ngāue ma’ae fānau ‘oku nau nofo ‘i ‘api.
  • Ka ‘i he lolotonga ni, ko ‘api pē ‘a e feitu’u malu taha ki ho’o fā
  • ‘Oku mau feinga ke fai ha ngaahi liliu ‘o fakataumu’a pe ki he malu mo hao ‘etau fānau moe kau ngāue ‘o e ‘apiako.
  • Ka neongo ia, ‘e ‘ikai lava ‘a e Poate Talāsiti ‘o e ‘apiakó ke ne fakapapau’i atu ‘e malu ho’o ki’i tamasi’i pē ta’ahine mei he vailasi ‘o e Covid-19 ‘i he ‘ene ha’u kihe akó.
  • Ko e kau faiako ‘oku ‘iai honau ngaahi fokoutua tauhi, pea ‘e ‘ikai te nau malu ‘i he ha’u ki he akó.
  • Kapau ‘oku ‘i ai ha taha na’e feohi mo ha tokotaha na’a ne ma’u ‘a e vailasi Covid-19, pē ko ha taha ‘oku ne tauhi ha toulekeleka, ‘e ‘ikai ke fiema’u ke nau ha’u ki he akó.
  • Koe ngaahi mātu’a ‘a e fānau ‘oku ‘i he ngaahi kalasi ko ‘eni, ‘e toki fetu’utaki atu pē e ‘apoak,o ke mou ‘ilo kiai.
  • Ko e fakataputapui foki ko ‘eni, koe faingamālie lelei taha ‘eni ke ke feohi vāofi ai mo ho’o fā
  • ‘Oku lelei ‘a e fa’a pōtalanoa ‘o vahevahe ‘a e ngaahi tukufakaholo ‘o e fā ‘Oku lelei ke ako ako ke tā ha me’alea,
  • Lelei ke vahevahe ‘a e ngaahi talanoa fakatonga motu’a,
  • Lelei ke ako ki he feime’atokoni hangē koe fei’umu.
  • ‘Oku lahi ‘a e ngaahi faingamālie ke lau ha ngaahi talanoa,
  • Lau ‘a e Tohitapupea lava ke fai ha lotu,
  • Ako ki fai ha lea fakamālō,
  • Fa’u ha maau pē hiva,
  • Faitohi pē tohi ha’o kaati talamonū ki ha taha na’e puke.
  • Ko e toe faingamālie lahi ‘eni ke ako ai ‘a e fānau meiate koe.
  • Ko e ngaahi me’a kotoa ko iá, ‘e tauhi ia ‘e he fānau ko ‘enau mata’ikoloa ki he kaha’u.
  • ‘Oku toe mahu’inga foki ke ‘oua na’a ke ongo’i mafasia mo ho’o fānau, ‘i he ngaahi ngāue fakaako ‘oku tuku atu ‘i he online, pē ko e ngāue ‘oku ‘oatu ‘e he faiako.
  • Koe kau taki ‘o e ngaahi timi ‘oku nau lolotonga ngāue ki hono peki mo teuteu’i ‘a e ngaahi me’a ngāue fakakomipiuta, pea ‘e maau ia ‘i he uike ni ‘o teuteu ke kulia’i atu kihe ngaahi fā
  • ‘Oku fakafuofua ‘e a’u atu ki ‘api na ‘i he Tu’apulelulu ‘oe uike ni pē.
  • Ko e ‘uluaki faingamālié, ‘e ‘oatu ia ma’ae fānau ‘oku nau ‘i he kalasi 5 ki he 8.
  • Neongo foki ‘a e fokotu’u ‘a e ako ‘i he ‘aho 29 ‘o ‘Epelelí, kā ‘oku kei mahu’inga pē ke ngāue’aki ‘e he fānau ‘a e ngaahi naunau fakakomipiuta ko ‘eni ‘i ‘api.
  • ‘Okapau ‘e ‘oatu ha naunau fakakomipiuta ‘e ua ki ho familí, kātaki ‘o tokanga’i lelei ‘eni he ‘e ‘ikai lava ‘e he ‘apiakó ke fakatau hano fetongi.
  • Koia ai, kātaki ‘o tokanga’i lelei ‘a e ngaahi naunau ko ‘ení.
  • Kapau ‘oku ke toe fiema’u ha tokoni makehe pea ke fetu’utaki mai kiate au ‘i he tu’asila principal@suttonpark.school.nz pē tuku mai ha fekau ‘i he telefoni 021-250-6684. Koe ngaahi taimi faingata’a ‘eni pea ‘e ki’i fuoloa pea tau toki foki ki he taimi ne tau anga maheni ki aí.
  • Fakatauange pē ki he ‘Otua Māfimafi ke hifo ha ngaahi tāpuaki ki homou ngaahi loto fale takitaha, kae ‘oua leva kuo tau toe fakatahataha mai koe famili pe ‘e taha.

Faka’apa’apa atu,

Fa’atili Iosua Esera

Tumuaki/Pulea’oga/Puleako/Principal

Master of Education [Merit]

NGAAHI TU’UTU’UNI KE MALU’I MEI HE  CONVID19

TAUMU’A

Ke hoko ‘a e ‘apiako Sutton Park  ko e ‘ātakai lelei mo malu ki he fānau ako, kau ngāue mo e ngaahi mātu’a tauhi fānau, mei he vailasi Covid19

 

NGAAHI ME’A MAHU’INGA

  

   FOUNGA HONO FAKAHOKO

  

KO HAI ‘OKU NE FAKAHOKO
 

Ko e fakataputapui

 ‘o e   Apiako′.

 

 

 Ko e kau faiako  mo e fānauako pē  ‘oku ngofua ke hū ki loto ‘apiako. Ka ‘i ai leva ha taha kehe ‘oku fie hū ki apiako, pea kuo pau ke toumu’a ma’u ha’ane ngofua mei he puleakó.

Ko e  founga ‘o e hū ki he loto ‘apiako, ‘e ma’u atu  ia mei he me’a ma’u’anga fanongonongo ‘oku  fokotu’u he hū’anga ki loto ‘apiako, koe’uhi ke ‘ilo ki ai ‘a e ngaahi mātu’a, kau ‘a’ahi moe kau ngāue kehe te nau hū mai ki he loto ‘apiako.

Koe founga ‘o e fe’iloaki moe fakalea ki he fānauako, kau faiako moe kau ngāue ‘a e akó kuopau ke muimui  ia ‘i he tu’utu’uni ‘a e ako.

Ko e kau ‘a’ahi kotoa pē kuo pau ke nau ‘osi ma’u ngofua.

‘E fakapapau’i ‘oku hao ‘a e kau ‘a’ahi mei he vailasi Covid19 kimu’a pea toki fakangofua kinautolu.

Ko e ngaahi tiliva kotoa pē ki he ‘apiakó, ‘e fakahoko ia he vaha’a ‘o e 7.30 pongipongi ki he 4.30 efiafi.

‘E tāpuni kotoa ‘a e ngaahi loki ko eni: sikipei, kenitini, pelekifasi, lanisi ‘o tali ke toki fanongonongo atu.

‘E loka kotoa ‘a e ‘u matpā hū’anga ki ‘apiako mei he taimi 9.00 pongipongi ki he 2.30 efiafi.

  

Pule Ako mo e kau ngāue ‘Ofisi′.
 

Ko e

fakataputapui ‘o  Loki Ako

 

 

 

 Ko e ngaahi lokiako kotoa pē te nau tauhi ki he tu’utu’uni ‘o e fakataputapui,  tauhi ‘o e founga ki he ma’a pea mo e faka’ehi’ehi mei he siemu. Oku tānaki atu ‘eni ‘i he ngaahi talite kuo fokotu’u ‘i he ngaahi lokiakó

Ko e ngaahi kalasi kotoa ‘oku fiema’u ke nau tauhi ‘a e faka’ehi’ehi mei mei he vailasi Koviti-19  ke nau hao mo malu foki.

Ko e fānauako ke nau fanofano ‘aki ‘ae koa pē ko ‘enau ngāue’aki ‘a e senitaisa ‘i he ‘enau hū ki lokiako.

‘Oku ‘ikai ke fiema’u ‘a e fānau ke nau toutou inu mei ha hinainu ‘e taha pē te nau ala holo ‘i he  ‘enau taimi kai.

Ko e Pule tauhi ‘api, mo tauhi e koloa ‘a e ‘apiakó, te ne ‘omai ‘a e ngaahi naunau fanofano, holoholo mo e  koa, ki he faiako ‘i he taimi ‘oku fiema’u ai.

Ngāue’aki ‘a e ngaahi hina faito’o siemu ki hono holoholo ‘aki e funga tepile , sea mo e ‘u me’angaue ‘ ae fanau ki mu’a ‘i he taimi malōlō si’i, malōlō kai ho’ata mo e taimi tuku ‘a e ako.

Ko e ngaahi naunau malu’i ma’ae kau faiako mo e fanau ako ‘oku tauhi ia ‘i he ‘ofisí.

Ke fakapotopoto’i  ‘e he faiako hono  faka’ata e fanau  he taimi ‘oku nau fiema’u ai ke nau ngāue’aki ‘a e toileti.

  

Faiako fakakalasi mo e fānau ako′

 
 

Ma’u Ako

 

 

 Ko e fanau moe kau faiako ‘oku fiema’u ke fakapapau’i ‘oku nau hao mei ha fa’ahinga mahaki pē, kau ai ‘ae fokoutua ‘oe halanga    mānava, mofi pe ko ha vailasi ‘e ‘omai ki he ‘apiako.

Ka ‘iai ha ki’i tamasi’i pe ta’ahine ‘oku ‘asi mei ai ha faka’ilonga ‘oku puke, pea ‘e ‘ave leva ki he ‘ofisi.  Koe fanau ‘oku nau mofi pe ha  mai  ko ha faka’ilonga ‘oku nau puke, ‘e ‘ave kinautolu ki ‘api.

‘Oku tau’ataina pē ‘a e foki mai ‘a e fānau ki he ako mei he fili ‘ae ngaahi mātu’a ke omai ki he ako pe ‘ikai.  Ka ko e ako ‘ae fānau ‘e kei hokohoko atu pē ‘i he online pe ko hono ‘oatu ‘ae ngāue fakaako kuo ‘osi teuteu ‘e he faiako ma’ae fānau ‘oku nau ‘i ‘api.

Koe kau faiako moe fānauako te nau tui ‘ ae kofu nima, moe me’a malu’i ki he ngutu lolotonga ‘oku nau ‘i ‘apiako.

  

Puleako

 

 
 

Li’aki Ako

 

 

  

Ngāue’aki ‘a e founga anga maheni

Ko e ngaahi founga maheni pē ‘oku ngaue’aki ki he li’aki ‘ako ‘a e fānau.

Ko e ako ‘a e fānau ‘e kei hokohoko atu pe ‘i he on-line pea ‘e ‘i ai ‘a e ngaahi ngāue fakaako ‘e to e ma’u atu pē ia mei he faiako ho’o ki’i tamasi’i pe ta’ahine ‘okapau ‘oku nau nofo pe ‘i ‘api.

  

‘Ofisi mo e kau faiako fakakalasi′.

 
 

 

 

Ko e fakatupulekina e malu mo e hao fakafo’ituitui

 

 

 Ko e fanauako ke nau takitaha ‘alu ki he ‘ene kalasi ‘i he taimi ‘oku nau  a’u ai ki ‘apiako pea ke nau tauhi ‘a e vā mama’o ‘oku fiema’u.

Ko e ngaahi fakataha’anga ‘ae fānau ako ‘e fakahoko kotoa pē ia ‘i tu’a pea ke tauhi ai pē ‘a e ngaahi vā mama’o ‘oku fiema’u pea mahu’inga ke tui ‘a e ngaahi me’a ke malu’i ‘aki kinautolu.

Ko e ngaahi asemipilii ‘e fakahoko fakasinitiketi, pē fakamatakali, ‘i he ngaahi taimi ‘e toki fakapapau’i.

‘Oku fiema’u ke kei tauhi ai pē ‘a e vā mama’o ‘o e tokotaha mei he tokotaha.

  

Ongo tokoni pule, mo e kau taki (Syndicates/Whanau)

 
 

 

Taimi kamata mo e tuku ‘a e ako

 

 Ko e akó ‘e konga ua pea ‘e taimi kehekehe ‘a e taimi kamata, taimi malōlō moe taimi tuku ‘ae akó.  Ko e taimi malōlō si’i ‘e miniti ‘e 30 pea koe kai ho’ata ‘e miniti ‘e 40.

Kulupu 1: Sia Ua mo Masina Va’aia

Kulupu 2: Koe toenga ‘oe ako moe Rumaki (‘Iuniti Mauli)

 

       Kulupu 1

08:30am – Kamata

10:00am –  Mālōlō si’i

12:00pm – Mālōlō Kai ho’ata

02:30pm – Tuku e ako/Foki ki ‘Api

       Kulupu 2

09:00am – Kamata

10:30am – Mālōlō si’i

12:40pm – Mālōlō lahi

03:00pm – Tuku e ako/Foki ki ‘Api

Ko e fānau ako ‘oku fiema’u ke nau a’u mai ki he ‘apiako ‘o ‘oua toe laka hake ‘i he miniti ‘e 30 pea kamata ‘a e ako pea ‘oku toe fiema’u ke nau mavahe mei he ‘apiako  ‘i he tuku pē ‘a e akó.

Ko e ma’u me’atokoni ‘a e fānau ‘i he ‘uluaki miniti ‘e 10, ‘e lava pē ke  nau kai ‘i loki ako pē ko tu’a, pea ke tokanga’i ‘e he faiako ‘enau kalasi taki taha.

‘E ngāue’aki ‘a e fafangu to’oto’o ke fakamahino ki he fānau ‘a e kamata ‘o e mālōlō si’i mo ‘ene ‘osi ‘a e taimi mālōlō.

  

 

Ongo Tokoni pule mo e kau faiako′.
 

 

Ngaahi Naunau Malu’i

 

 

 

 Ko e faiako kotoa pē ‘oku fiema’u ke nau takitaha tokanga’i ‘a e ngaahi naunau malu’i te nau ngāue’aki hangē koe me’a malu’i ki honau ngutu moe kofu nima.

‘Oku toe lelei pē foki ‘okapau ‘oku ke fiema’u ha naunau malu’i ki ho ‘ulu moe mata. ‘E ngāue’aki ‘a e ngaahi patiseti fakakalasi ke fakatau mai ‘aki.

Ko e ngaahi naunau malu’i ki he kau faiako tokoni  ‘e tokanga’i ia ‘e Mrs Tuaopepe pea ko e kau ngāue ‘i he ‘ofisí ko Mrs Tautaiolefua.

Ko e ngaahi naunau malu’i ‘a e kalasi takitaha ‘e tokanga’i pē ia ‘e he takitaha faiako.

  

 

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Ko kimoutolu ‘oku mou tokanga’i ‘a e kolosi ’anga ki he ‘apiakó, ke fakamanatu ki he fānau ako ke nau tauhi ‘ae vā mama’o ‘oku fiema’u ke nau malu ai.

  

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Busted again: Vava‘u shops caught selling expired food

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Kalino Latu
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A complaint from the Neiafu town officer has led to seizures of expired goods from a number of  convenience stores in Vava’u yesterday.

Town Officer Vāvā Lapota told Kaniva News these stores allegedly concealed their expired goods from MAFF officers in other places before their businesses were inspected.

He claimed after the inspectors left the store owners sold the expired food.

He said he found out these hiding places and reported them to MAFF authorities.

The expired goods included large plastic bottles of vegetable oil, cartons of frozen rotting meats such as lamb flaps and packs of soft drink.

Lapota said it appeared some expired goods were illegally sold including bottles of soya bean oil with labels written in Asian language and not in English as stipulated by the law.

He said some of these stores had been busted previously for selling expired goods. ‘

As Kaniva News reported recently, around 400 boxes of rotting chicken have been destroyed in Vava’u after authorities inspected a refrigerated container at a Chinese shop in Neiafu in February.

Lapota said inspectors from MAFF have found the chicken to be unfit for consumption and destroyed them.

Lapota said the inspection came after complaints from customers.

Bags of expired flours and rotting salted beefs were previously found at the store, he said.

RSE workers in New Zealand must have chance to move among employers as lockdown continues and lessons from overseas must be learned, say Australian labour researchers

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Commentary by Rochelle Bailey and Charlotte Bedford

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Summary: Two Australian researchers have praised the New Zealand government’s support for RSE workers, many of whom are Tongans, but warn that there are still problems to be overcome.

They say that problems in Australia are a lesson for what might happen here.

In this commentary they argue that all efforts must be made to support RSE workers to keep working for the foreseeable future. This needs to include help them send money home and provide workers with wi-fi and/or mobile data plans to stay in touch with families at home.

They said seasonal workers in Australia have raised the issue of being able to buy groceries. They said locals were stockpiling goods and workers could not get to supermarkets until after their work day ended.

There also needed to be more flexibility to allow workers to shift between employers to keep them employed as the peak harvest season for some crops approached.

As Kaniva News reported yesterday, this is now allowed in Australia.

Rochelle Bailey is a Research Fellow at the Department of Pacific Affairs at the Australian National University in Canberra. Charlotte Bedford is an independent researcher working on Pacific labour mobility.

The New Zealand government has responded swiftly to the complex and rapidly changing environment caused by the COVID-19 global pandemic.

From March 25 the country went into Alert Level 4 or ‘lockdown’ in an attempt to slow the spread of the coronavirus. Recognising the significant disruption to the domestic economy, measures have been introduced to support employers and new immigration measures have been implemented, effective from April 2, to support the many foreign workers, students and visitors who remain in the country due to border closures and associated travel restrictions. All temporary visas due to expire before April 1 and between April 1 and 9 July, will be automatically extended until late September 2020.

This is welcome news for Pacific (and a small number of Asian) workers in New Zealand under the Recognised Seasonal Employer (RSE) scheme, of which there are more than 9,700 currently in the country to harvest, pack, and maintain crops for the horticulture and viticulture industries. As ‘essential’ workers, they can continue working during the lockdown, providing a critical supply of seasonal labour, especially for the apple and kiwifruit industries, both of which are in their harvest periods.

Support for workers

RSE workers have received information on COVID-19 from their RSE employers and Toso Vaka o Manū, the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment’s programme to help Pacific countries gain economic and social benefits from labour mobility. Efforts are underway to translate relevant information into different Pacific languages to make it readily accessible to workers, and disseminate information on social media sites.

As part of the COVID-19 Economic Response Package, RSE workers are entitled to government funding, equating to NZ$585.50 per worker per week, if they cannot work during the lockdown because their employer’s business is not operating or the employer cannot afford to pay them due to reduced business activity.

If an RSE worker is required to self-isolate while in New Zealand, due to illness or close contact with a confirmed COVID-19 case, they are also eligible for the government’s wage subsidy. RSE employers apply for the subsidy on behalf of their workers, and provide accommodation and pastoral care facilities during the 14-day isolation period.

Workers will continue to pay their accommodation and other living costs. Under existing medical insurance, RSE workers are entitled to receive medical treatment for any presenting conditions, including COVID-19, and treatment for the virus will be covered by New Zealand’s Ministry of Health.

To abide by New Zealand law, and new measures for physical distancing and minimal staff interactions, RSE employers are required to set strict rules for the safety of their workforce, including restricting workers’ ability to leave their worksites and prohibiting engagement with people other than those they live and work with.

This is to minimise the risk of RSE workers’ contact with people that could spread transmission of the virus. Employers must ensure workers fully understand the new requirements, and are informed of the symptoms of the virus and what actions should be taken if a worker becomes unwell. If workers are concerned an employer is not following COVID-19 workplace recommendations, these concerns should be reported to their RSE liaison officer.

RSE visas and work continuity

The extension of RSE workers’ visas and provision of financial and medical support, if required, are essential to maintaining workers’ welfare and safety while they remain in New Zealand. There are, however, some logistical and operational challenges associated with implementing these measures.

Workers in the RSE scheme are on a Limited Visa which means they are only entitled to work for the RSE employer specified on their visa. RSE workers cannot switch to another employer or find a job in a different industry.

If RSE workers’ visas are extended under the same visa conditions, then workers are presumably tied to the same RSE employer as their original visa. For RSE employers who can provide continuous work over the next six months, or until travel restrictions are lifted, the extension will work well.

However, if the RSE employer has run out of work, the situation becomes more problematic. RSE employers can apply for the wage subsidy for workers, but should they also be required to provide accommodation and pastoral care facilities to workers who are no longer actively in their employment?

New Zealand’s horticulture and viticulture industries are seasonal, with strong peaks in labour demand for the apple and kiwifruit harvests in particular. Most RSE employers require their largest numbers of workers from February until June. RSE workers are employed for winter pruning work in grapes and kiwifruit, but in smaller numbers of around 6,000–7,000 between July and September.

If current travel bans remain in force, the concern will be finding work for the 9,700 RSE workers still in the country. This may create challenges for RSE employers who are also trying to employ as many New Zealanders as they can to support those who have found themselves out of work due to COVID-19.

To further support RSE employers and workers, there needs to be greater flexibility to shift workers between employers, tasks and regions. If possible, this may require extending RSE visas under different, more flexible visa conditions that do not tie workers to a single employer, as well as opening up the range of jobs that can be performed by RSE workers to ensure they remain in work.

The kiwifruit harvest, located mainly in the Bay of Plenty, is now underway and requires more than 20,000 workers. Ideally, RSE workers who have finished their employment in other regions will be relocated for kiwifruit work, to replace the approximately 3,200 RSE workers that have not been deployed to New Zealand for horticulture and viticulture due to the current travel bans, as well as other temporary foreign workers who usually comprise around 20 per cent of the kiwifruit workforce.

There are logistical difficulties to overcome when moving and accommodating workers who must remain in their self-isolation groups and severely limit their interactions with others, and this will be a challenge in the Western Bay of Plenty where there is already a shortage of seasonal worker accommodation due to a tight local housing market.

Nevertheless, all efforts must be made to support RSE workers to remain in employment for the foreseeable future. This also includes efforts to assist workers to send money home to their families via online remittance services, and providing workers with wi-fi and/or mobile data plans to stay in touch with family members at home. Employers and pastoral care hosts should also check that workers are able to access essential grocery items. Seasonal workers in Australia have raised this as a concern due to locals stockpiling goods and workers being unable to access supermarkets until after their workday.

The New Zealand government is providing important safe-guard measures to protect the RSE workforce. To ensure this support continues over the coming months requires a collaborative approach by all key stakeholders: government, industry, and RSE employers and workers.

The solid government-industry partnership, that has formed the backbone of the RSE scheme over the past 13 years, is more critical than ever at this challenging time. COVID-19 presents an opportunity to further strengthen this partnership to ensure the safety and well-being of all RSE workers who provide an essential labour force for New Zealand’s horticulture and viticulture industries.

The main points

  • The New Zealand government has responded swiftly to the complex and rapidly changing environment caused by the COVID-19 global pandemic.
  • Recognising the significant disruption to the domestic economy, measures have been introduced to support employers and new immigration measures have been implemented, effective from April 2, to support foreign workers.
  • This is welcome news for the 9700 Pacific workers in New Zealand under the Recognised Seasonal Employer (RSE) scheme.

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PTOA party meeting erupts in argument while deciding MP Tapueluelu’s future, but ends in members asking to forgive each other and stand together, says Leader Semisi Sika

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Kalino Latu
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The Democratic Party’s core team had a head to head battle during their meeting yesterday before they forgave each other and MP Mateni Tapueluelu’s future membership with the Party was saved, according to a letter by Party Leader Sēmisi Sika seen by Kaniva News this evening.

Hon Sika said the party’s core team had decided to accept the move by its members to restore their friendly relationships and stood together.

He said a public apology had been approved and would be aired on local radio stations.

“The decision was not easy and I asked for your forgiveness,” Hon. Sika said.

As we reported on Monday, Hon Sika demanded in a letter leaked to Kaniva News  that Hon. Tapueluelu respond within five days or face dismissal.

The Party Leader wanted Tapueluelu to explain why he no longer attended the party’s board meetings and why he had accused other Party members without them knowing about it. The party also wanted a clear explanation about his membership status.

The brief response from Hon. Sika this evening did not mention the letter submitted by Tongatapu 1 MP Siaosi Pohiva in response to MP Tapueluelu’s allegations against him.

Hon. Tapueluelu accused MP Siaosi and other Party supporters of wrongly advising  the late Prime Minister, ‘Akilisi Pohiva, not to resign in April 2019 five months before he died.

Tapueluelu said if ‘Akilisi’s resignation had happened according to plan, he would have been able to assist  a smooth transition of power and make sure the party still won the following premiership election.

Tapueluelu also accused Siaosi of engaging with these people in power struggle which led to the demise of the party before the 2019 premiership election.

Meanwhile, the New Zealand, Australia and US PTOA Movement officials split with many saying they were behind both Siaosi and Tapueluelu and approved yesterday’s decision by the core team. Others have accused Tapueluelu of being power-hungry and causing chaos within the party and wanted him out.

The main points

  • The Democratic Party’s core team had a head to head battle during their meeting yesterday before they forgave each other and MP Mateni Tapueluelu’s future membership with the Party was saved.
  • Party Leader Sika said in a letter seen by Kaniva News this evening the party’s core team had decided to accept the move by its members to restore their friendly relationships and stood together.

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Former Police Minister’s leaked letter revealing late ‘Akilisi Pōhiva wanted to “resign with dignity” as PM before he died divides supporters; calls mount to dismiss son-in-law from Party

Party MP Tapueluelu leaked letter revealing late ‘Akilisi Pōhiva wanted to “resign with dignity” as PM before he died divides supporters; PTOA leader demands response or may face dismissal

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Kalino Latu
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EDITORS’ NOTE: We have edited this article to reflect the fact that the former Acting Attorney General did not draft a letter of resignation for Late ‘Akilisi Pōhiva. In fact, there was no such letter.

MP Māteni Tapueluelu, who was also the late ‘Akilisi Pōhiva’s son-in-law, has revealed in what appears to be a letter he sent to the Democratic (PTOA) Party’s Leader and Chairman Sēmisi Sika, that the late Prime Minister wanted to resign five months before he died in September 2019.

Tapueluelu’s revelations appear to be his responses to demands from  Chairman Sika to reply within five days or may face dismissal from the Party. The Party was expected to meet tomorrow Monday 21 to decide the future of Tapueluelu.

The Party’s strong overseas chapters and frontliners have accused Tapueluelu of being power-hungry and causing chaos within the party. Tapueluelu has denied these.

The letter, which was leaked to Kaniva News,  claimed that ‘Akilisi’s eldest son Siaosi Pōhiva and people who were very close to ‘Akilisi at the time, but were not Members of Parliament or Party members, gave the late leader of the democrats  wrong advice to stay in the premiership until his death.

Tapueluelu accused Siaosi of engaging with these people in power struggle which led to the demise of the Party before last year’s premiership election.

Siaosi told Kaniva News he was unmoved by his brother-in-law’s allegations against him because he had done nothing wrong and he had submitted his full response to Chairman Sika.

Tapueluelu was contacted for comment.

PTOA loses premiership election

Hon Tapueluelu claimed the Party lost the government after some of the Party’s MPs, led by current Prime Minister Pōhiva Tu’i’onetoa, defected and formed the new People’s Party with Noble MPs before they won the premiership election last year, because of the wrong advice given to ‘Akilisi by Siaosi and others.

Tapueluelu said if ‘Akilisi’s resignation had happened according to plan, he would have been able to assist  a smooth transition of power and make sure the party still won the following premiership election.

The leaked letter also claimed the then Acting Attorney General, ‘Aminiasi Kefu, gave legal advice about ‘Akilisi’s plan to resign. The written legal advice was then allegedly labeled ‘Strictly Confidential’ before it was passed on to Tapueluelu to hand it over to ‘Akilisi in about April 2019.

Tapueluelu, who claimed he worked with ‘Akilisi for about 19 years and had helped him organised three consecutive election campaigns, said he handed the letter to ‘Akilisi and waited.

“April passed then May, June, July and August then the Prime Minister became seriously ill before he died,” Tapueluelu said in Tongan.

Phone call claim

He said before ‘Akilisi died he was “so surprised” when he allegedly received a phone call from Siaosi telling him he did not want ‘Akilisi to resign. He claimed Siaosi said the people owed it to ‘Akilisi to continue on as Prime Minister until he died.

Tapueluelu said this was in conflict with what ‘Akilisi had allegedly told him to do about his plan to resign with dignity – (“mālōlō fakahau”.)

Tapueluelu’s leaked letter which appears to have been written on March 6 2020, claimed  that when ‘Akilisi became seriously ill he repeatedly asked his media adviser, Lopeti Senituli, about the resignation letter.

Chairman Sika demands response

The leaked letter purportedly showed that Chairman Sika demanded Tapueluelu explain why he no longer attended the party’s board meetings and why Tapueluelu had accused other Party members without them knowing about it. The party also wanted a clear explanation about his membership status.

Tapueluelu’s letter has divided the PTOA Party supporters overseas with the US stronghold and  frontliners calling on Chairman Sika to dismiss him.

Meanwhile, the New Zealand PTOA officials split with some said they were behind both Siaosi and Tapueluelu and called for reconciliation. Others said they wanted him out of the Party.

Party in disarray

A number of  PTOA chapters were set up in New Zealand, Australia and the US after ‘Akilisi’s death. They have been extremely active in supporting the Party’s core team.

There was an attempt in New Zealand to have all chapters come under one umbrella after a committee was elected and named as PTOA New Zealand. However, this was opposed by some supporters, including the PTOA Auckland Aotearoa, which said it wanted to work directly with the core team in Tonga and not go through PTOA New Zealand.

That dispute in New Zealand was toned down after MP Siaosi visited Auckland two months after replacing his father as MP for Tongatapu 1.

He told PTOA fans during a welcoming feast in Mangere, South Auckland, hosted by the party supporters that every chapter would be free to contact the core team in Nuku’alofa directly.

Despite the statement from Siaosi, who is also the secretary of the Core Team, New Zealand supporters kept debating on Facebook about who should lead them in New Zealand.

The PTOA chapters overseas called on  the PTOA’s core team to publicly admit the Party was in disarray and they accused Tapueluelu for causing chaos.

Many were behind Siaosi and Chairman Sika, while others supported Tapueluelu.

MP Siaosi Pōhiva’s response

When contacted about the letter Siaosi told  Kaniva News he was unmoved by what his brother-in-law had said about him because he had not done anything wrong.

In Tongan he said: “neongo aipe ha fa’ahinga tukuaki’i ta’efakapapau’i ‘oku fai mai kiate au fekau’aki moe issue ko eni ‘oku ou ongo’i nonga pe mo fiemalie ‘ihe mahino ki hoku ‘atamai mo hoku laumalie ‘oku ‘ikai keu fai ha me’a ‘oku hala.”

Siaosi said he did not believe the allegations his brother-in-law  had made against him and others could be resolved through media.

He said he had submitted his response to Chairman Sika.

MP Siaosi said his father had the political freedom and divine mission to free the poor and oppressed from the rule of the oppressors.

The Party supporters grow

‘Akilisi’s supporters have been growing and more than ever publicly active since his death.

However, there was great concern about the party’s future and there were some conspiracy theories about another new party being set up.

Some analysts believed the disarray among the Party’s core team and the movement’s supporters was just part of a struggle by its leadership to put things together after their great leader died.

Editor’s note:

Kaniva News has just received a number of livestreaming videos and responses from the PTOA Movement’s frontliners to Hon Tapueluelu’s allegations and his Party roles. One of those videos came from Dr Tu’i Uata, the former Minister of Trade and Economic Development. Because of the need to keep the length of our articles to our standard word length we will write more stories on this topic.

 

California illegals to get emergency payment; estimates say a third of Tongans undocumented

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While overstayers in New Zealand remain cut off from government financial assistance, illegal migrants in California will receive government financial aids.

The money will go to illegal immigrants who do not qualify for assistance under the US$2.2 trillion federal Covid-19 stimulus package.

It has been estimated that there are about 10,000 Tongan migrants living in Los Angeles County, about a third of whom are undocumented, or, in New Zealand terms, overstayers.

Poverty rates among the Tongan population are higher than average.

On Wednesday California governor Gavin Newsom said the state government would spend US$75 million in taxpayer funds sending US$500 to 150,000 adult immigrants.

The New York Post described the migrants as reeling from the economic effects of the coronavirus pandemic.

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According to the Public Policy Institute of California there are more than 2.5 million illegal migrants in California. Nearly 25 Percent of the United States’ undocumented immigrants reside in California.

Ten percent of California’s workforce consists of immigrants living in the country illegally according to Newsom. The state’s illegal immigrants paid over $2.5 billion in state and local taxes last year, the governor said.

“We feel a deep sense of gratitude for people that are in fear of deportations that are still addressing essential needs of tens of millions of Californians,” Newsom said.

California’s state government will send the money to a coalition of regional non-profits, who will in turn vet potential recipients and disperse the money to those who qualify.

Overstayers in New Zealand have access to free Covid-19 testing, but Kaniva News has been contacted by large numbers of people seeking help.

Many overstayers are in extremely difficult situations because they have lost their jobs and are relying on friends for help.

Kaniva News has called on the New Zealand government to institute a blanket amnesty for overstayers to allow them to receive the full range of government assistance during the current crisis.

The main points

  • While overstayers in New Zealand remain cut off from government financial assistance, illegal migrants in California will receive government financial aids.
  • The money will go to illegal immigrants who do not qualify for assistance under the US$2.2 trillion federal Covid-19 stimulus package.

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