‘Oku ‘i ai e hoha’a mei he ‘Ofisa Kolo ‘a Neiafu, Vava’u, fekau’aki moe tu’unga ‘oku ‘i ai e loli sepitiki e vahenga Vava’u. Ko e lava eni e mahina mo ‘ene maumau, te’eki ke lava ‘o ngaahi ke sevesi e ngaahi sepitiki ‘a e kakai. Fakatatau ki he fakamatala ‘a e ‘Ofisa Kolo Neiafu, ‘oku ‘ikai ko ha loli fo’ou ka ko e loli motu’a na’e ‘oange ki Vava’u pea ‘oku tu’u ‘i he tu’unga ‘ikai fakafiemalie ki he kakai ‘o Vava’u ‘a e ‘ikai lava ‘e he Pule’anga ‘o fakavave’i e ngaue ke ngaahi e loli pe ko hano fetongi ‘o ‘enau loli ki ha loli fo’ou.
Vava’u’s Honey Wagon Sits Broken for Over a Month
The Town Officer of Neiafu is concerned about the current condition of Vava’u’s Honey Wagon or Septic Truck. It is over a month and this truck is still yet to be fixed to be able to service the island’s septic needs. According to the Town Officer, it was an old truck that was send to them and not a new one and the people are disappointed that the government are slow in fixing this truck or replacing it.
Tonga Needs the Employment Relation Bill to Become an Act
There is a variations of wages in Tonga in comparison to the risks that comes with the nature of the job.
Security Guarding jobs pays at $2.00 per hour to $5.00 per hour for those at supervising positions. However according, workers of security guarding businesses, these wages does not reflect the danger often encountered in this type of work. There are times when their lives are at risks due to people they come face to face with that are armed with either sharp objects such as knives, or with guns threatening them. All the while, they are not provided with protective gear to safe guard themselves or use to defend themselves.
Compare security guarding jobs to man employed as a group at plantations, there is a great variations of wages. Group workers hired by farmers starts at $10.00 per hour and at some areas, it is $15.00 or $20.00 per hour. These wages reflects the man power utilized and the hour of the day when they are required to work.
The public here are raising the issue of the status of Tonga’s Employment Relation Bill of 2020. This bill was passed by the Legislative Assembly and has been submitted to the Privy Council for the King’s approval in 2020.
The people of the Kingdom needs an employment act to be enacted to properly govern salaries and wages in consideration of the nature of each job and state minimum wages for Tonga.
An Act as such will not only govern minimum wages but will also cover alot of other areas at the work place including protecting the rights of the employee or worker. But this will all depend on when such a law will be enacted.
Fiema’u e ki Tonga ha Lao ki he Ngaue
‘Oku ‘i ai ‘a e fetō’aki ‘i he ngaahi vahenga ‘i Tonga ni´ ‘o fakatatau ki he natula ‘o e ngāue ‘oku fakahoko´.
Ko e kau ngāue Security Guard pē ko e ngāue le’ohi´, ‘oku nau vahe ‘i he $2.00 / $2.50 / $3.00 / $3.50 ki he houa, ‘o ‘alu ai ki he $5.00 ki he houa ‘okapau ko ha tokotaha pule security. Kā ‘oku fakatatau ki he lau ‘a e kau ngāue le’ohi ko eni´ ‘oku ‘ikai fakafofonga’i lelei ‘e he vāhenga ko eni´ ‘a e tafa’aki fakatu’utamaki ‘o ‘enau ngāue´. ‘Oku ‘i ai ‘a e taimi ‘oku tu’u ‘enau mo’ui´ ‘i he tu’unga ‘oku ‘ikai malu, koe’uhi ‘oku nau fa’a fehangahangai mo e kakai ‘oku ō ange mo e me’a masila, me’afana ‘o fakamanamana’i ‘aki kinautolu. Lolotonga eni´, ‘oku ‘ikai ‘oange ha fa’ahinga naunau ke nau ngaue’aki ki hono malu’i ‘enau mo’ui´.
Fakafehoanaki ‘a e ngāue security´ ki he ngāue toungāue´, ‘oku fetō’aki lahi ‘a e vāhenga ko eni´. Ko e ngāue toungaue ki tokanga´ ‘oku kamata ‘a e vāhenga ‘i he $10.00 ki he houa pea ‘i ai mo e ngaahi feitu’u ‘oku $15.00 ki he houa mo e $20.00 ki he houa. ‘Oku fakahoata ‘e he vahenga ko eni ‘a e ivi ngāue pea mo e taimi ‘oku fakahoko ai ‘a e ngaue ko eni.
‘Oku ‘ohake ai heni ‘e he kakai ‘o e fonua ‘a e fehu’ia e tu’unga ‘oku ‘i ai ‘a e Employment Relation Bill ‘o e 2020 ‘a Tonga´. Na’e ‘osi fakapaasi eni ‘i he Fale Alea ‘o Tonga pea fakahū atu ki he Tama Tu’i ‘i he 2020.
‘Oku ‘i ai ‘a e fiema’u e kakai ‘o e fonua´ ke fakamo’ui ha lao ‘i he pule’anga Tonga´ ke ne pule’i lelei ‘a e vāhenga´ ‘o fakakaukau mo e natula ‘o e ngāue ‘oku fakahoko´ pea fokotu’u ha vāhenga pau ko e vāhenga si’isi’i taha (minimum wages) ‘i Tonga ni.
Ko ha lao pehē, ‘oku ‘ikai ko e vāhenga pe ‘e lelei ki ai´. ‘Oku lahi ‘a e ngaahi tafa’aki te ne lava ‘o ngaue ki ai ‘o kau ki ai mo hono malu’i ‘o e kau ngāue. Kā ‘e fakafalala kotoa eni ‘i ha hoko ‘o mo’ui ha Lao ki he ngaue ‘i Tonga ni.
Electoral KomisniFILICommission, Kingdom of Tonga
FANONGONONGO FILI-SIÍ & FOKOTUÚ KANITITEITI KI HE FILI-SIÍ FAKAFOFONGA Ó E KAKAI MAÁ TONGATAPU 2 MO NIUA 17 KIHE FALEALEA Ó TONGA
Óku ou fakaápaápa mo fanongonongo atu heni ke meaí é Houéiki pea pehë ki he Tonga kotoa, é
fakahoko ha Fili-sií ó ha ongo fakafofonga ó e kakai maá Tongatapu 2 mo Niua 17 ki he Fale Alea ó
Tonga í he áho Tuápulelulu ko hono 8 ó Ókatopa, 2026 6 anga pehe ni:
Fokotuú Kanititeiti:
- Ko e ongo áho é tali ai á e ngaahi fokotuú kanititeiti kotoa pe koe áho Pulelulu 2nd mo e
Tuápulelulu 3rd 6 Sepitema, 2026 mei he taimi 10:00 pongipongi ki he 3:00 efiafi pea é fakahoko
ia ki he ngaahi feituú ko eni:
i. Ófisi ó e Komisoni Fili, Nukuálofa: Kau kanititeiti mei he Vahenga Fili ó Tongatapu 2.
ii. Ófisi ó e Fakafofonga Puleánga í Niuatoputapu & Niuafoóu: Kau kanititeiti mei he
Vahenga Fili ó Niua 17.
- Ko e Foomu Kanititeiti ‘e maú atu ia mei he ngaahi feituú óku ha atu í ólunga ó kamata í he áho
ni. Kuo pau ke fakamoóni hingoa ki ai ha kakai ó íkai toe sií hifo í he toko 50, á ia ko kinautolu
ko ia kuo nau ósi lesisista mei he vahenga fili óku fokotuú mei ai á e kanititeiti, pea ke fakamoóni
hingoa foki ki ai mo e kanititeiti ó fakapapauí óku ne loto ki hono fokotuú ia.
3. Kuo pau foki ki he kanititeiti óku teéki ai ke ne moúa í ha hia pea tautea ia ke nofo popula ó laka
hake í he taú é 2, pea ko e hia ko ia kuo teéki fakamolemole é he Tuí.
- Ko ha taha kuo tuútuúni óku moúa Hulu Teéki Fakaátaa (Undischarged Bankruptcy) í ha
Fakamaauánga í he Puleánga ni pe í Muli é íkai ngofua ke ne hoko ko ha kanititeiti.
- Pehe foki ki ha taha kuo fokotuú ki ai ha Taha Tanaki (Receiver) ó fakatatau mo e ngaahi
Tuútuúni á e Fakamaauánga Lahi á Tonga, ke ne fakahoko ha tuútuúni á ha Fakamaauánga pehe
pea óku teéki ke ne maú ha fakaátā, é íkai ngofua ke ne hoko ko ha kanititeiti.
- Ko e fokotuú kanititeiti kotoa pe kuo pau ke ne totongi á e paánga é 400 ki he Ófisa Faifili Pule ó
e Vahefonua takitaha pea te ne maú ai pe ha lauí tali totongi paánga hu mai á e Puleánga mei he
Ófisa Faifili ó e Vahefonua ko ia.
- Ko e hokohoko ko ia ó e ngaahi hingoa ó e kau kanititeiti á ia é pulusi í he pepa paloti, kuo pau ke
fakahoko ia ó fakatatau ki ha paloti é fakahoko ‘e he Ófisa Faifili, í he hili pe á hono tapuni óe
fokotuú kanititeiti, pea í he áo pe lotolotonga ó e kau kanititeiti óku nau í ai, pea mo ha Ófisa
Polisi.
- Kuo pau ‘e íkai ngofua ke toe fokotuú ha fakaílonga ó hange ko ha ngaue, hingoa fakanofo,
fakalangilangi pe mataítohi fakaako í he pepa paloti ó toe tanaki atu ki he hingoa ó ha Kanititeiti.
- Ko ha Ófisa Pule Ngaue pe ha taha ngaue í he Ngaue Fakapuleánga óku ne fakaámu ke lesisita
ko ha kanititeiti ki he Fili Fale Alea, Kuo pau ke ne fakafisi mei he ngaue ó fakatatau ki he Lao ki
he Ngaue Fakapuleánga.
- Kuo mau teuteuí foki mo ha kií tohi fakamatala ke tokoni kiate kinautolu óku nau fakaámu ke
hoko ko e kau Kanititeiti, pea é malava ke maú atu ia mei he ngaahi Ófisi kuo u lave ki ai í
ólunga.
Ki ha toe fakaikiiki fekauáki mo e fanongonongo ni, kataki ka e fetuútaki mai ki he Ófisi ó e Komisoni
Fili í he Fale ó e Dateline/ Transam, Hala By-Pass, Maúfanga pe ‘i he telefoni 28820.
Fakaápaápa atu,
Supavaisa ó e Fili.
Who Forged the Signature on the NDRMO Sublease Deal?
During the Prime Minister’s Press Conference in July 2026, reporter from 88.1FM The People’s Radio asked the Prime Minister as to whom amongst his Cabinet Ministers forged the signature of the Lessor on the sublease of NDRMO from Tonga Power Ltd. The 88.1FM reporter added that he will ask a second question after the first question is answered. The Prime Minister asked the reporter to ask his second question. The press conference progressed into the second question and other areas, with the first question still being unanswered.
Towards the end of the Press Conference, the Prime Minister made a comment about the sublease issue stating that the Tonga Power Ltd’s lease was in 2015 and the subleasing of NDRMO and the current government is working on correcting that sublease and its cancellation.
However, there is information that the sublease was carried out by the current government, thus bringing about the following question from the public to the Prime Minister as follows:
Who amongst you (the current Cabinet) forged the signature of the Lessor in the NDRMO’s sublease from Tonga Power Ltd’s lease?
What was the date, time, month and year that your government conducted this for the Lessor?
How much is due to be paid by Tonga Power LTd to ANZ Bank, after the registration of the deed and the extension of the varioation of mortgage Book 6, Folio 10610 C to increasing the amount to $58,145,678.53?
When was the subleasing of the 2 acres to NDRMO was cancelled?
Why was the sublease of NDRMO cancelled?
If the current Cabinet is saying that there was nothing wrong nor unlawful in the sublease of NDRMO, why was it cancelled?
Who was the Minister of Lands or the Acting Minister of Lands that submitted the sublease paper to Cabinet and who signed on that Cabinet paper?
How much was taken from the World Bank grant that was said is a gift to build the NDRMO building, while paying the Lessor $1.00 a year? And who was that money given to?
In the Tonga Power Ltd’s 2016 lease, was there a condition in that lease that stated that 2 acres is intended to be subleased to NDRMO?
When did you realize that the sublease of NDRMO was not right?
Who was the Lawyer that advised your government to forge the signature of the Lessor?
Forging of signature is a serious crime in the Kingdom of Tonga. The public shall await expectantly for answers to the above questions.
Ke ‘Omi ha Tali Mahino ki he Toe Lisi ‘i Matatoa.
‘I he Press Conference, pē ko e fakataha ‘a e ‘Eiki Palemia´ pea moe ngaahi kautaha faiongoongo´ ‘i Siulai 2026, na’e fehu’i ai ‘e he faiongoongo ‘a e 88.1FM Letio ‘a e Kakai ki he ‘Eiki Palemia´ pē ko hai ‘ia kinautolu (mēmipa ‘o e Kapineti) na’e fakamo’oni loi ‘i he lesoa e lisi ‘a e NDRMO mei he Tonga Power Ltd. Na’e fakalea atu ‘a e faiongoongo e 88.1FM ‘oka hili ‘ene tali e fehu’i ‘uluaki ‘e toki ‘oatu e fehu’i hono 2. Na’e tali mai ‘e he ‘Eiki Palemia ke fakahoko ange ‘a e fehu’i hono 2.
Na’e hoko atu ‘a e fepotalanoa’aki kae ‘ikai tali mai ‘a e fehu’i ki he fakamo’oni ‘i he lesoa´. ‘I he faka’osinga ‘o e Press Conference, na’e me’a ai e ‘Eiki Palemia´ ‘o pehe, ko e lisi ‘o e Tonga Power na’e fakahoko ia ‘i he 2015 pea fakahoko ‘a e toe lisi ‘a e NDRMO ‘i he 2016. Ko e pule’anga lolotonga ‘oku nau ngaue ki ai ke kaniseli ‘a e toe lisi ‘a e NDRMO.
Kā ‘oku ‘i ai ‘a e fakamatala ko e pule’anga lolotonga na’e fakahoko ai ‘a e toe lisi ‘o e NDRMO.
‘I he tu’unga ko ia, ‘oku ‘i ai ‘a e ngaahi fehu’i mei he kakai ‘oku ‘oatu heni ki he ‘Eiki Palemia:
Ko hai ‘ia kimoutolu (Kapineti lolotonga) na’e fakamo’oni loi ki he Lesoa ‘o e toe lisi mei he Tonga Power ki he NDRMO?
Ko e hā e ‘aho, taimi, māhina mo e ta’u na’e na’e fakahoko ai ‘e ho’o pule’anga´ ‘a e ngāue ko eni ma’ae Lesoa´?
Ko e fiha ‘oku kei toe ke totongi ‘e he Tonga Power Ltd ki he Pangike ANZ, hili hono lesisita ‘o e deed mo hono fakalahi ‘aki e variation of mortgage Book 6, Folio 10610 C ke hiki hake ki he $58,145,678.53?
Na’e kaniseli fakakū ‘a e toe lisi ‘o e ‘eka ‘e 2 ‘oku tu’u ai e NDRMO?
Ko e hā e ‘uhinga ‘o hono kaniseli ‘o e toe lisi ‘a e NDRMO?
‘Okapau ‘oku mou tala na’e ‘ikai ha me’a ‘e hala pē ta’efakalao ‘i he toe lisi ki he NDRMO, ko e hā leva e ‘uhinga ‘o hono toe kaniseli ‘a e toe lisi NDRMO?
Ko hai e Minisita Fonua pē Minisita Fonua Le’ole’o na’a ne fakahū atu e pepa kapineti ko eni´ pea ko hai na’e fakamo’oni hingoa ki he pepa kapineti ko ia´?
Ko e pa’anga ‘e fiha na’e to’o mei he grants mei he World Bank na’e ‘omai ‘o pehe ko e me’a’ofa ke langa ‘aki e fale NDRMO, kae totongi $1.00 ‘i he ta’u ki he Lesoa? Pea ko hai na’e ‘ave ki ai e pa’anga ko ia?
‘I he ‘uluaki lisi ‘o e Tonga Power Ltd ‘i he 2016´, na’e kau ‘i he alea lisi ko ia´ te mou to’o ‘a e ‘eka ‘e 2 ‘o toe lisi atu ki he NDRMO?
Na’a mou ‘ilo fakaku ‘i he 2026 ne hala ho’o mou tafoki hake pē ‘o kaniseli e toe lisi ‘eka ‘e 2 ki he NDRMO?
Ko hai e Loea na’a ne fale’i kimoutolu ke mou fakamo’oni loi ‘i he Lesoa´?
Ko e fakamo’oni loi´ ko e hia mamafa ia ‘i he Pule’anga Tonga. ‘Oku ‘i ai ‘a e faka’amu ‘e lava ke tuku mai ha tali ki he ngaahi fehu’i ko eni.
A Widow’s 2-Decades Fight for Family Land – Fanga’uta Bridge Mapping
NUKU’ALOFA: A widow has reached out to Tonga Chronicle and 88.1FM People’s Radio after hitting brick walls for almost 2 decades concerning her late husband’s 1 acre land that was surrendered to her 2nd son in 2006.
The landowner, Selevasio Fauola now deceased, surrendered a 1a, ir, 31p of his tax allotment at ‘Umusi to his 2nd son Roy Salakielu Fauola. After this 1a surrender, there is a 5a left to which his wife is now being held by the widow. The surrendered letter dating 7th September 2006 reads as follows:
‘Aho 7 Sepitema 2006
EIKI MINISTA
RE: KOLE KE MOMOI KELEKELE
‘Oku ou faka’apa’apa mo kole atu heni keke anga’ofa mu’a mo e hou’eiki kapineti ‘o tali ke tofi’i ange a e 1a 1r 31p mei hoku ‘api tukuhau ‘oku tuu i ma’ufanga ma’a hoko foha fika 2 ko Roy Salakielu Fauola.
Ko hoku ‘api tukuhau ‘oku konga 2, ‘a ia ko e 1a ir 31p, ‘a ia ko e 5a or 36p ‘oku tu’u ai e Blue Pacific pea ko e konga hono 2 ko e 1a ir 31p ‘oku lele fakaloloa pe he tafaki ‘o e api oku tu’u ai ‘a e Blue Pacific mei hala ki tahi, ‘a ia ko e konga ia ‘oku ou momoi ma’a hoko foha fika 2.
Kataki fakatokanga’i ange ‘oku ou fu’u fiema’u ke tofii fakaloloa mei he hala ‘o hifo ki tahi ‘a e konga ‘oku momoi.
‘Oku ou ‘oatu fakataha mo ‘eku tohi ni ‘a e fakaha loto mo e poupou mei hoku foha ‘ea Major Tu’ifaletahi Fauola ki he momoi ‘oku fai heni.
Faka’apa’apa atu
Selevasio Fauolo
His wife Mesia Fauola was the witness. The Minister of Land of the day was Lord Tuita. He accepted the application. On the 10th January 2007, Cabinet approved the application under Cabinet decision No. 49. Since 2007 to todate Lord Fakafanua, the estate holder, has not signed. According to Roy Fauola and the widow, every year they travel back to Tonga, they keep trying to reach Lord Fakafanua to sign on the deed with no success.
When the Fanga’uta Bridge was said that it would run from Folaha to ‘Umusi, they were informed that the bridge would need the 5a for the bridge connecting to ‘Umusi. They then had an understanding with ‘Aisake Eke’s government that the bridge would be connected through the 5acre. The Tenancy Agreement showed that the heir, Major Tauifaletahi Fauolo and the CEO of the Ministry of Lands had signed on the 5acre for the bridge.
“We then here, continued again to reach Lord Fakafanua for his signature where he kept lying to us”, said the widow. She said that ever since the passing of her husband, it has been much more difficult to reach Lord Fakafanua.
Last year, the widow in her efforts, reached out to the King’s secretary and sorted assistance to the Queen regarding this matter. The Queen accepted this and she had given direction for this to be carried out. This year, the widow traveled to Tonga and has been here for months trying to reach Lord Fakafanua and was still unable to see or speak with him and was consistently told that he was busy.
“I hired a lawyer and even the lawyer gave up from being given the same answers. I then thought of reaching out to the People’s Radio and ask Lavulavu to help me”, said the widow.
According to the widow, she went to the Ministry of Land’s office and one of the workers there told her to look at the map, it has been changed by the mapping people of the Ministry in February 2026. It shows that the new map that the bridge has been moved from the 5acre to the 1acre surrendered to the 2nd son.
“I was so surprised when I was told by the employee of the ministry that the bridge has been changed by the Prime Minister to the 1 acre surrenderd to Roy”, said the widow.
Showing below is the original map and the February 2026 remapping of the land to cater for the bridge. The widow and her sons were not informed of this change. The 1 acre surrendered has been claimed by the estate holder, Lord Fakafanua, therefore the bridge compensation will be paid to the estate holder. The Ministry of Lands office informed the widow that this was conducted under the direction of the Prime Minister himself. Devasted, the widow hired an independent surveyor to survey anew the land.
The widow and her sons are devasted with the way they have been dealt with and the widow is everywhere seeking help as the estate holder, Lord Fakafanua has not receive her as an audience for almost 2 decades now. Lord Fakafanua is the Acting Minister whenever the Minister of Lands and Survey, Hon. Dr. Taniela Fusimalohi, travels.
Fiema’u ha Fala ke Fofola kae Fai ha Femahino’aki ki he Halanga ‘o e Hala Fakakavakava
NUKU’ALOFA: Ko e taha ‘o e ngaahi ‘api ‘oku lele ai e Hala Fakakavakava ‘i ‘Umusi´ ko e konga ‘api ‘uta ‘osi lesisita ‘o e tangata’eiki ko Selevasio Fauola´. Kuo malōlō e tangata’eiki ko eni´ kā ‘i he ‘ene kei mo’ui´ na’a ne momoi atu e ‘eka ‘e 1, luti ‘e 1, pole 31 ki hono foha fika 2´ ko Roy Salakielu Fauolo. ‘Oku toe mei ai e ‘eka ‘e 5 pea ‘i he lolotonga ni ‘oku fakauitou ‘i ai ‘a e hoa ‘o Selevasio Fauola´. Ko e Minisita Fonua ‘i he ‘aho ko ia ko Lord Tuita pea ko ‘ene tohi ‘i he ‘aho 7 Sepitema 2006 na’e pehe:
‘Aho 7 Sepitema 2006
EIKI MINISTA
RE: KOLE KE MOMOI KELEKELE
‘Oku ou faka’apa’apa mo kole atu heni keke anga’ofa mu’a mo e hou’eiki kapineti ‘o tali ke tofi’i ange a e 1a 1r 31p mei hoku ‘api tukuhau ‘oku tuu i ma’ufanga ma’a hoko foha fika 2 ko Roy Salakielu Fauola.
Ko hoku ‘api tukuhau ‘oku konga 2, ‘a ia ko e 1a ir 31p, ‘a ia ko e 5a or 36p ‘oku tu’u ai e Blue Pacific pea ko e konga hono 2 ko e 1a ir 31p ‘oku lele fakaloloa pe he tafaki ‘o e api oku tu’u ai ‘a e Blue Pacific mei hala ki tahi, ‘a ia ko e konga ia ‘oku ou momoi ma’a hoko foha fika 2.
Kataki fakatokanga’i ange ‘oku ou fu’u fiema’u ke tofii fakaloloa mei he hala ‘o hifo ki tahi ‘a e konga ‘oku momoi.
‘Oku ou ‘oatu fakataha mo ‘eku tohi ni ‘a e fakaha loto mo e poupou mei hoku foha ‘ea Major Tu’ifaletahi Fauola ki he momoi ‘oku fai heni.
Faka’apa’apa atu
Selevasio Fauolo
Ma’u’api
Na’e witness ki he tohi momoi ko eni ‘a hono hoa ko Mesia Fauola. Na’e fakamo’oni ki ai e Minisita Fonua, Lord Tuita, ‘oku ne tali ‘a e momoi ko eni´. ‘I he ‘aho 10 Sanuali 2007, na’e tali ai ‘e he Kapineti´ ke tala’api ki ai ‘a Roy Salakielu Fauola ‘i he Tu’utu’uni Kapineti Fika 49. Kā ko e talu mei he 2007 ki ‘Akosi 2026 mo e te’eki fakamo’oni hingoa ki ai ‘a e nopele ma’u tofi’a, Lord Fakafanua. Fakatatau ki he fakamatala ‘a e foha, Roy Fauola pea mo e Uitou, ko e ta’u kotoa ‘oku folau mai ai ki Tonga ni, ‘oku fakahoko e feinga kia Lord Fakafanua ke fakamo’oni ‘i he Tohi Tala ‘Api. Na’e a’u mai ki he taimi ne tala ai ‘e ngaahi e Hala Fakakavakava pea ‘e lele ia mei Folaha ki ‘Umusi pea mahino mai ai ‘e fiema’u e ‘api ‘eka ‘e 5 ke hu mai ai e Hala Fakakavakava´. Na’e fakahoko heni e femahino’aki ‘i he ta’u kuo ‘osi´, mo e Pule’anga kuo ‘osi´, Pule’anga ‘o ‘Aisake Eke´, ‘e fou mai e Hala Fakakavakava ‘i he konga ‘api ‘oku fakauitou ai ‘a Mesia´. Fakatatau mo e Tenancy Agreement, na’e ‘osi fakamo’oni ki ai e foha lahi ‘o Selevasio Fauolo, Major Tauifaletahi Fauolo pea mo e CEO ‘o e Potungaue Fonua, ke fou mai e Hala Fakakavakava ‘i he ‘eka ‘e 5´.
“Na’e toe fakahoko heni e feinga kia Lord Fakafanua ke fakamo’oni mo ‘ene loi mai pe”, ko e fakamatala ia ‘a e Uitou. Na’a ne pehe ko e talu mei he malōlō hono hoa´ mo e toe faingata’a ange ‘a e feinga kia Lord Fakafanua´.
‘I he ta’u kuo ‘osi, na’e a’u ki ha tu’unga na’e ‘alu e Uitou ki he sekelitali e Tu’i´ ‘o kole tokoni ki he Ta’ahine Kuini´ ‘o felave’i mo e feinga, ke lava ‘a Lord Fakafanua ‘o fakamo’oni mai he Tala ‘Api hono foha´. Na’e pehe ‘e he fa’ē ko eni na’e tali lelei ‘e he Ta’ahine Kuini´ ‘ene kole´ pea ne ‘osi fekau mai e Ta’ahine Kuini ke fakahoko. ‘I he ta’u ni, na’e toe folau mai ai e Uitou pea ko e laulau mahina eni ‘ene ‘i heni ‘i he kei feinga kia Lord Fakafanua mo e ‘ikai ke tali ke sio pe lava talanoa ki ai pea fakahoko ange ‘oku mo’ua pe ‘a Lord Fakafanua.
“Neu ‘alu ‘o fai ‘eku feinga loea pea ne a’u ki ha tu’unga kuo ‘osi fo’i ia he feinga mo feinga mo e ‘ikai pe ke lava ia. Peau pehē keu ‘alu ‘o feinga kole tokoni ki he Letio ‘a e Kakai kia Lavulavu pe ‘e lava ke ne tokoni mai”. Ko e uitou ia.
‘Oku pehe ‘e he Uitou na’a ne lele atu ki he ‘ofisi e Savea ‘i he ta’u kuo, pea talamai ‘e he tokotaha ‘i ai keu sio hifo ki he mape ‘o e konga ‘api´ kuo ‘osi liliu ia ‘e he kau tā mape e Potungaue Savea ‘i Fepueli 2026. ‘Oku hā ia ai kuo liliu e mape ‘o Fepueli 2026 mei he mape motu’a na’a ne tauhi. ‘Oku to’o ‘a e fo’i konga ‘o e ‘api ‘o fakatonu ki he liliu fo’ou ‘o e redesign fo’ou ‘o e Hala Fakakavakava ke fou mai ‘o fe’unga tonu mo e fo’i konga ‘eka ‘e 1, luti ‘e 1 mo e pole 31, ‘a e konga na’e momoi ki he foha fika 2, ‘a eni ‘oku ne toutou feinga atu ki ai kia Lord Fakafanua. Kuo liliu ‘a e halanga e Hala Fakakavakava mei he ‘eka ‘e 5 ‘oku fakauitou ai ‘a Mesia Fauolo ki he ‘eka ‘e 1, luti ‘e 1, pole 31 ‘oku tala ‘api ki ai ‘a Roy Fauolo.
“Neu ‘ohovale ‘aupito hono fakahā mai ‘e he kau ngaue ‘o e ‘ofisi fonua´, ko e Hala Fakakavakava ´ ‘oku toe liliu ia ‘e he Palemia ke fou hifo ia he fo’i ‘eka ‘e 1 na’e momoi kia Roy”
‘Oku ‘oatu heni e tatau ‘o e mape motu’a ‘o e ‘api´ pea mo e mape fo’ou ‘i hono toe taa fo’ou ‘o liliu´. ‘Oku hā ‘i he mape na’e tā fo’ou ‘a hono to’o ‘o e konga ki tahi ke lele ai e Hala Fakakavakava´. Ko e liliu eni na’e ‘ikai ha ‘ilo ki ai e Uitou mo ‘ene fanau´, ‘a ia ‘oku claim ‘e Lord Fakafanua ‘a e konga ko ia pea ko e totongi huhu’i´ ‘e totongi ia kia Lord Fakafanua.
Na’e fakahā ange ki he Uitou ‘e he ‘ofisi Savea, ko Lord Fakafanua pe na’a ne tu’utu’uni ke liliu e mape. ‘Oku ‘ikai ke toe kau atu ‘a e foha fika 2 mo e Uitou ki ha toe alea he konga ko eni´. Na’e toe kole ‘ehe Uitou e tokotaha Savea Tau’ataina ke toe fua fo’ou ‘a e ‘api´.
Ko e me’a fakamamahi ia mo fakailifia he fu’u faihala lahi mo e fepakipaki e faitu’utu’uni pe tokotaha he mafai fakaminisita ‘o ‘ikai ke toe ‘i ai ha toe le’o ia ha taha ke ongo mai. Ka kuo faihala e Palemia pea ne toe ta’efaitotonu ‘i hono to’o honau kelekele he founga kaka mo e ta’efakalao. ‘Oku ui tokoni holo ai e Uitou.
Out of Touch? Parliament Approves Increase of a Budget that is Deficit Amid a Crippled Economy to Buy More Vehicles.
Nuku’alofa: Parliament has approved to increase the 2026-2027 Budget to purchase additional vehicles for each Parliament Representative’s constituency, which will make it 2 vehicles per a constituency.
This purchasing transaction is to take place while the following are currently happening:
- Tonga is currently experiencing a 9.5% core inflation, making Tonga the highest in the Pacific.
- The Government of Tonga has loans within the country and also overseas countries that is yet to be settled.
- This is increasing of a budget that is already deficit.
- Tonga is currently relying on aid money from overseas countries to complete the salaries of the civil servants and also the government’s responsibility to the public.
- Ha’apai is experiencing shortage of clean water / their lightbeacons are yet to be completed.
- Outer Islands are awaiting fixing of their wharfs.
- Elderlies are awaiting their $100 per months to be increased to $200 per month to match the skyrocketing of goods and services prices. $100 per month is not sufficient to even begin to cover their basics.
- The power outages are still yet to be fixed and improved.
- The economy is going down and is estimated to go down further.
- There is yet to be any support or empowerment to growers in Tongatapu and the outer islands.
This vehicle purchasing can reach millions in pa’anga and will bring fuel and driver additional expenses, all the while, majority of the public are suffering financially and have dire needs, not forgetting that poverty exists within the Kingdom.
The question is – how are the people’s needs can be forgotten so quickly.