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The Fono’s Board is delighted to announce that three senior leaders have been honoured with some of the Pacific’s most prestigious titles. Lord Ma’afu Tukui’aulahi HM King Tupou VI of Tonga has appointed the Hon. Tevita ‘Unga Tangitau as Lord .
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Edict by Samoa s head of state calling for fresh elections is set to be challenged in the courts by a newcomer political party seeking to form government.
Samoans living in New Zealand say it’s a thrilling time for their homeland amid some major election twists and turns, with court challenges and a recent election declaration by the Pacific Island nation’s head of state. Māngere-Ōtahuhu Local Board member and lawyer Harry Fatu Toleafoa said it is an exciting time to be a Samoan as the election fiasco has provided the much-needed shake-up Samoa’s politics needed.