PMN Tonga

Opeti Vaka was born and raised in Wellington.  What started off as 

He now spends his days screen printing and helps to encourage youth to make better choices.

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Okusitino Paseka is the New Conservative Party candidate for Te Atatū.  Okusitino has lived in West Auckland for all of his life. He attended Kelston Boys’ High School from 2013 – 2017 and was a senior prefect there.

In 2017, he was honoured to be elected to the Whau local youth Board, and served in that role for two years.

Okusitino has always had a passion for politics from a very young age. He joined the New Zealand National Party in 2014 and held a number of significant roles in the Kelston electorate.

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COVID 19 updates with Dr Viliami Tutone. Live interview with John Pulu

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Mele Ta'e'iloa is our rising star for the week talking about  Ko Au production.

Ko Au is a dance installation performance where you'll be guided and moved between different spaces and rooms in Nathan Homestead, where spectators take part in, listen to, watch and engage in the different stories told by our dancers. Live interview with John Pulu

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Mahino ki he tu'unga mo'ui 'i Nu'u Sila 'i he Levolo 3 'o e fakataputapu 'o e Covid 19

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Anahila Kanongata'a Suisuiki - Labour Party Candidate 2020. Live interview via Zoom with John Pulu 

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Lord Fusitu’a has lost his seat in parliament after a long absence from the Legislative Assembly since the 5th of August last year.

The office of the Legislative Assembly of Tonga confirmed that under section 7 of the Legislative Assembly Act, if a member of parliament is absent from the Assembly for more than 12 consecutive calendar months, his tenure as a member shall end and the seat will become vacant. Lord Fakafanua, the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly of Tonga

31st of August Lord Tangipa Lord Fotofili Lord Fusitu’a

The seat was declared vacant on 6 August and a Writ for the election of a successor was issued by the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly, Lord Fakafanua. The time and place for the by-election will be set by the Electoral Commission in consultation with the Speaker.

for more information 

https://matangitonga.to/2020/08/10/lord-fusitua-vacates-niuas 

https://www.rnz.co.nz/international/pacific-news/423138/tongan-noble-seat-declared-vacant

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Melissa Lama is a youth leader & helps lead the Pacific Youth Leadership And Transformation council. She’s Tongan and is heavily involved in a lot of community initiatives. Live interview with John Pulu 

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Hon Jenny Latu Salesa, Associate Health Minister with the latest update in Auckland level 3 lockdown and rest of NZ level 2. Live interview with John Pulu

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Lisala Halapua, Tongan author and illustrator.

Finalist in the 2017 New Zealand Book Awards For Children and Young Adults, New Zealand-Tongan author, and illustrator Lisala Halapua brings his Tongan grandmother's stories to life in his Island Fables picture book series

Ko Kumā mo Feke, The Mouse and the Octopus, The Worm and the Whale and The Mouse and the Ant. 

These mnemonic stories teach children how our environment sustains us, fostering an appreciation for the Pacific's unique Eco-system and the interdependence between land and sea resources. Live interview with John Pulu

for more information 

https://www.talanoabooks.co.nz/  and https://www.rnz.co.nz/national/programmes/ninetonoon/audio/201849139/lisala-halapua-bringing-island-fables-to-life  

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