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A Victory for Compassion: Tongan Caregiver Granted Temporary Visa After Intense Campaign

An Auckland family’s desperate fight to stop their aunt Loasi Latu from being deported has paid off.The Tongan migrant, who overstayed her student visa in New Zealand by 20 years, has been granted a temporary five-year visa by Associate Immigration Minister Chris Penk. This ministerial decision follows months of vigorous campaigning by family, friends, and […]

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Iku ‘a e Pangikee Pule mo e Pangike Langa Fakalakalaka ki he Fakamaau’anga.

Kuo fakalalahi ‘a e feta’emahino’aki ‘i he vaha’a ‘o e Pangike Pule ‘a Tonga pea mo e Pangike Langa Fakalakalaka ‘a Tonga(PLFT) ‘aia ‘oku ma’u ‘inasi ai ‘a e pule’anga mo e Retirement Fund ‘a e kau ngaue Fakapule’anga.Na’e kamata foki ‘eni pea mei he lau mahina (Mee-Sune) kuo toki ‘osi, ‘i hono tuku atu

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Tokanga Lord Nuku ki hono kolonia faka’ekonomika e fonua he kau ‘Esia.

Ta’etokanga kau fatulao ‘aho ni ki he malu fakapolitikale mo fakasosiale ‘o e fonua, tetau fou he hala ne ‘osi fou mai ai ‘a Fisi.Kuo fakamanatu pea fakatokanga ‘a Lord Nuku ki he kaveinga mahu’inga koia ko e fakautuutu ke tokolahiange pea ma’ui’uiange ‘a e pisinisi hotau kainga ‘Esia he fonua ni. Pea kuo a’u

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Ha’elea ta’e’amanekina ‘e he Tama Tu’i mo e Ta’ahine Kuini ‘a e Block Party

Na’e faka’ohovale ki he fu’u kakai tokolahi na’anau ‘ahia ‘a e polokalama block party ‘i he poo Falaite ‘o e uike kuo’osi, ‘a hono ‘ahia ta’e’amanekina ‘e he Tama Tu’i ‘o Tonga pea mo e Ta’ahine Kuini ‘a e katoanga ni.‘Oku ‘ikai pea te’eki manatu’i he ngaahi to’utangata mai kimui ni hano ‘ahia ‘e Fale

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Supreme Court Rules: Gratuities Given After the Fact are Legal, But Not Before

Background and ContextThe Supreme Court’s decision on Wednesday has sent shockwaves through the legal and political communities, as it fundamentally alters the interpretation of a federal statute designed to combat public corruption. The ruling, which Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson vehemently dissented, now makes a clear legal distinction between gifts given to public officials before and

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A Test of Compassion: The Heart-Wrenching Case of a Tongan Caregiver Facing Deportation

Politicians and community members are rallying behind Loasi Latu, a Tongan migrant facing deportation after overstaying her visa for over 20 years. Latu, the full-time caregiver for her intellectually disabled brother Viliami Takapautolo, is deeply concerned about his future if she is forced to leave New Zealand.Labour’s Phil Twyford has written to Associate Immigration Minister

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Desperate Plea to Stay: Auckland Family’s Emotional Battle Against Deportation

An Auckland family is devastated as two beloved members face deportation by Immigration New Zealand.Loasi Latu and her husband, residents of New Zealand for decades, have been given until Friday to leave voluntarily. This situation is especially dire because Latu is the primary caregiver for her brother Viliami, a New Zealand resident requiring 24/7 support

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Mo’ua ki he tou’a ‘aki teunga Kasitomu ‘o tala ko e ‘ofisa mei Tonga ka ko e loi.

Na’e halaia pea tautea ngaue popula mahina ‘e 18 ‘a e fa’ee ko Mele Soloi Havea ta’u 35, ‘e Fakamaau Lahi Langi ki he ngaahi tikite kehekehe ‘e 4, fekau’aki mo hono ngaue loi ‘aki ‘a e teunga mo e fakamatala ko e ‘ofisa ngaue Kasitomu, ‘i he Fakamaau’anga ‘i Nuku’alofa he ‘aho 30 ‘Epeleli.Ko

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Kei fifili pe kau Saienisi pe koeha na’e kei hao ai ‘a Tonga mei he mo’unga afi Hunga Tonga Hunga Ha’apai.

Fakahaa he kau Saienisi ki he fakamatala’ea ‘oku liliu e ‘ea mamani he mo’unga afi Hunga Tonga Hunga Ha’apai.Kuo lava atu ‘a e ta’u ‘e 2 mo e mahina ‘e 5 mei he puna ‘a mo’unga afi Hunga Tonga Hunga Ha’apai pea mo e kei hokohoko atu pe ‘a e fakatotolo ‘a e kau Saienisi

Kei fifili pe kau Saienisi pe koeha na’e kei hao ai ‘a Tonga mei he mo’unga afi Hunga Tonga Hunga Ha’apai. Read More »