Government of Tokelau

Updated Annual Sailing Schedule-06062018
June - Dec 2018 Boat schedule

Note: Sailing Schedule is subject to change without notice

Documentary: Solar Nation of Tokelau (2015)
44 minutes, large file! (MP4, 340 MB)

Tokelau's National Anthem -
Viki o Tokelau:

Te Atua o Tokelau
Te Atua o nuku, te Atua o Tokelau
Fakamanuia mai ia Tokelau
Puipui tauhi mai ko ito filemu
Toku fenua, tau aganuku
Tau fuka ke agiagia
Lototahi, tumau hi to fakavae
Tokelau mo te atua
Te Atua o Tokelau

Hoa, he hoa lava

Vocals in mp3 format (1.8 MB)

Translation:
The god of Tokelau
The god of villages, the god of Tokelau
Do bless Tokelau
Carefully tend the peaceful ito
My land, your custom
Your flag that’s waving
Of one mind, stand firm as a foundation
Tokelau for the god
The god of Tokelau
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'My Tokelau' song (for SIDS 2014)
Lyrics in pdf format (1 page: 250 KB)
Song in mp3 format (filesize: 12 MB)
Video in mp4 format (large file: 180 MB)

Update from the Tokelau National Statistics Office: October 2016 Census determines de jure usually resident population to be 1,499 nationally: Atafu 541; Fakaofo 506; Nukunonu 452.

19 August 2018
Tokelau Government Awaits Day in High
Court
Mr Jovilisi Suveinakama and Mr Heto Puka are suing the Government in the High Court of
Tokelau so that they can be reinstated to their roles. The High Court of New Zealand serves
as the High Court of Tokelau.
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10 July 2018
UTUOLA E-NEWS

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EDNRE department celebrates achievements 2
Bio Security Consultation 3
Matiti Career Day 4
National water Security Officer 5

15 June 2018
Tokelau’s June quarter CPI down 0.5%
The quarterly consumer price index (CPI) of Tokelau fell by 0.5 percent in the June 2018 quarter.
The largest downward change in prices came from the Food and non-alcoholic beverages group. This went down 2.1 percent overall, contributing negative 0.7 percent to the CPI. Other groups showed no,or very little change.

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5 June 2018
LAUNCHED: Ship to shore
project, key to Tokelau’s
development and resilience
For the 1499 residents of Atafu, Nukunonu and Fakaofo, the only form of transportation between the three
atolls; and in and out of their country is via shipping.
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25 April 2018
Tokelau’s March quarter CPI down 0.9%
The quarterly consumer price index (CPI) of Tokelau fell by 0.9 percent in the March 2018 quarter.
The largest downward change in prices came from the transport group, down 7.3 percent. This was due to a drop in Air New Zealand airfares, possibly a seasonal effect. Prices in the Food and non-alcoholic beverages group went down 1.5 percent overall.
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PGNL3830-Keli keynote address-for web-842

16 April 2018
Tokelau’s economic summit
talanoa ‘Small is Sustainable’
The first national economic summit for Tokelau was officially opened yesterday.
Hosted by its northern most atoll of Atafu, Honorable Kelihiano Kalolo in his keynote address spoke in glowing
terms about his country’s beauty and pristine biodiversity that gives life to their cultural heritage and identity.
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8 March 2018
New delegates and officers sworn-in as General Fono remembers Iosua Aleni
The 2018 General Fono’s formal session was opened with a service by Reverend John Kalolo yesterday morning. The opening activates Tokelau’s rotation of its seat of government from Nukunonu last year to Fakaofo this year and sees a number of shuffles and changes in the make-up of its elected delegates and institutional structure.
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8 March 2018
NZ announces HE Ross Ardern to take on top Tokelau post in May 2018

New Zealand announced earlier this week the impending arrival of H.E. Ross Ardern as the Administrator of Tokelau, and close to $40million investment in Tokelau.

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6 March 2018
Ulu o Tokelau launches MV
Kalopaga
The vessel, wholly funded and construction in Malaysia managed by the Tokelau government showcases,
“Tokelau’s ‘can do’ attitude”, said Hon. Gaualofa who is also the Minister for Transport.

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5 March 2018
Fakaofo to host 4th session of Tokelau’s 9th government
2018 is the second year of Tokelau’s 9th government. The three 2018 sessions of the General Fono will all be hosted by Fakaofo.

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31 January 2018
Tokelau’s December quarter CPI up 2.1 %
The quarterly consumer price index (CPI) of Tokelau rose by 2.1 percent in the December 2017 quarter.
The highest contribution to CPI, 2.0 percent, came from the group Alcoholic beverages and tobacco. This is the result of a nationwide policy to increase the price of cigarettes to discourage smoking, to an average $9.53 for a packet of 20 (up 42 percent from $6.73 in March 2017).
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18 January 2018
Official Handover of Meteorological Equipments to Tokelau from SPREP

Prior to the closure of official work for the year 2017, the Government of Tokelau was the recipient of meteorological assistance from the Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP).
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18 January 2018
A trip to remote Tokelau

by Kate Whitley & filed under behind the scenes, Field trips, Pacific, Research, Tokelau.

... It strikes me just how vulnerable and remote these islands are – a necklace of small islands in the midst of a vast ocean...
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Check out our previous stories!

These go back as far as the SIDS conference in Apia, in September 2014.
See: SIDS 2014 engagement booklet (pdf, 3.4MB)

Departments

2017–2019 Council, Government of Tokelau (Cabinet)

Hon Afega Gaualofa

Ulu o Tokelau (Titular Head)
Minister for Office of the Council for the Ongoing Government (including Foreign Affairs)
Minister for Transport
Minister for Energy

Hon Siopili Perez

Minister for Finance
Minister for Health

Hon Kelihiano Kalolo

Minister for Economic Development, Natural Resources & Environment (including Agriculture)
Minister for Public Service Commission
Minister for Climate Change Agency

Hon Fano Faiva

Minister for Education

Hon Petelo Patelesio

Minister for Support Services

Hon Mose Pelasio

Minister for Telecommunications
Minister for Fisheries Management Agency