Government of Tokelau

Latest sailing schedule Apia-Tokelau-Apia:
January 2018 to June 2018 (.xls) - 22 January 2018

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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.

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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6 December 2017
MOU Signed between Tokelau EDNRE and Pacific Recycle Co. Ltd
A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between the Department of Economic Development, Natural Resources and Environment (EDNRE) and the Pacific Recycle
Co. Ltd was signed on 1 December 2017 at the TALO Office in Apia, Samoa.
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1 December 2017
Biosecurity and invasive species workshop
A successful workshop on biosecurity and invasive species for Tokelau was held in the last week of September, in the Apia office. Participants came from all three Tokelau atolls – Atafu, Nukunonu and Fakaofo – and from the Tokelau Apia Liaison Office. The course was led by Dr Monica Gruber of Victoria University in Wellington, with input from SPREP and SPC.
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7 November 2017
Kaio Isaako new delegate for Fakaofo
The new General Fono delegate for Fakaofo, Mr Kaio Isaako was sworn in yesterday.
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7 November 2017
NZ confirm funding support for Tokelau’s ‘ship to shore’ infrastructure
The major highlight of the first day’s session was the announcement that New Zealand’s new Foreign Affairs Minister, Vaovasamanaia, Rt Hon, Winston Peters has signed into effect their $15.8million commitment in the $20.5million upgrade of the ‘Ship to Shore’ infrastructure project.
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1 November 2017
Police ‘core skills and competencies training’ specific for Tokelau launched
The ‘Core Skills and Competencies for Tokelau Police Officers’ course is tailored specifically to meet the
police services called for by Tokelau’s three villages.
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30 October 2017
Base period of Tokelau Consumer Price Index revised
Starting from the second quarter of 2017, the Tokelau quarterly Consumer Price Index (CPI) series is based on an updated set of weights and basket of representative goods and services. Publication of the CPI will continue uninterrupted, with price index reference quarter June 2012 = 1.000.
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30 October 2017
Tokelau's CPI for June and September 2017 quarters now completed
A major review of the Tokelau Consumer Price Index (CPI) has taken place and the new results for 2017 to date are now available.
The CPI rose by 0.4 percent in the March quarter (revised from 0.7 percent), it rose by 1.6 percent in the June quarter, and by 5.8 percent in the September quarter of 2017.
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20 October 2017
TNSO update “with more than a little help”
Today is World Statistics Day. It may not be officially observed by the United Nations this year, it is still a nice opportunity to stress the importance of reliable statistics in policy development and decision-making. It also serves as a prompt to highlight the progress that the Tokelau National Statistics Office (TNSO) has made in the last year or two.
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17 October 2017
Shipping from NZ to Tokelau opportunity
Tokelau has chartered the Norfolk Guardian in November, for people in New Zealand to send cargo to families in Tokelau (in time for Christmas). Departing Auckland around 16 November and expected to arrive in Apia on 27 November; it will then set sail for Tokelau on 28 November.
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11 October2017
2017 Tokelau national games officially re-launched after a 4-year hiatus
It has been four years since the last Tokelau national games took place in 2013. The anticipation since, and reality the four year wait is nearly over was realised yesterday morning when the 120-strong Team Fakaofo and their supporters landed on Nukunonu.
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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 Siopili Perez

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

Hon Afega Gaualofa

Minister for Transport
Minister for Energy

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