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Acting Director's Visit to Tokelau 1-3 November 2010

The Acting Director of the Office of the Administrator of Tokelau Jonathan Kings visited Tokelau from 1-3 November for the third General Fono session for 2010. The General Fono made a series of important decisions on the future of transport to and from Tokelau, including investigating an air link to the atolls.

Jonathan Kings' statement to the General Fono refer here

About Tokelau

Tokelau consists of three atolls located about 483 km north of Western Samoa. Atafu is the northernmost atoll, 92 km north of Nukunonu, which in turn lies 64 km north of Fakaofo.

Each atoll consist of a number of reef-bound islets (motu) encircling a lagoon. The islets vary in size from 90 m to 6 km in length and from a few metres to 200 metres in width. The largest atoll is Nukunonu at 4.7 sq km. Fakaofo and Atafu are 4 sq km and 3.5 sq km respectively. From Atafu in the north to Fakaofo in the south, the group extends for just under 200 km. The atolls are three to five metres above sea level.