Discounted fish to promote healthier lifestyles Featured
9 January, 2017. The Tongan government is providing access to discounted fish to the public in an effort to promote healthier lifestyles.
The Ministry of Fisheries is selling fresh in Nuku'alofa for as low as two and a half pa'anga, or $US1.12 per kilogramme.
CEO Tu'ikolongahau Halafihi said the initiative aimed to ensure affordable and healthy food was available.
Dr Halafihi said the six tonnes of fish were part of a 45 tonne catch from a Taiwanese operator and came under an agreement to provide part of their catch to be sold locally.
"They have to offload all their catches here in Tonga and part of the catch will be exported and part will be sold at a local market. The portion that they have to sell at the local market, we agreed one of their vessels will sell their portion at a lower price," he said.
Tu'ikolongahau Halafihi said local fishermen were happy with the arrangement but Radio Tonga reported they did not want their prices to be reduced.
-RNZI
3 comments
-
Ikai ke iai haaku amanaki oku sii pehei e koloa aisi oku fetuku kihe Lolo. McLean koeha oku ikai ke fakahu ai ha launga? Fakaofa mooni ko si'omou ngaohi.
Ko e taimi koee Puleanga o Sevele mo Tuivakano nae mouilelei aupito e kakai ia. Kuo nau mahamahaki he taimi ni talu mei he kamata e Raw Marks o depress ai enau fakakaukau koeuhi koe kahau o enau fanau pe tenau i fe pea lele ki olunga ai e kalafi oe sino mahamahaki. Foi laka tonu ena a e Puleanga oe kakai feigai ke maamaa e ikai he e mate mahamahaki e kakai he ngaue ae Puleanga oe Kakai ... ioooo -
Malo mu'a 'ae Langa Ngaue 'oku fkhoko he MAFF tautefito kihe Va'a 'oe Toutai pea fkmalo kihe Pule'anga 'ae Toutai "ola hono Kuonga !. Huanoa ka kakato 'ae Ta'u 'e 4 'oe Pule'anga 'o PM Akilisi POhiva.........Koe talu pe 'eni mei he taimi 'oe MV.Pakeina, MV Ekiaki moe Takuo 'ae Kai Ika lelei 'ae Kakai 'oe Fonua pea toe ma'ama'a feunga mo hota Masiva ?
Pea mahino 'ae "aonga 'o 'Oseni mo Ngatai kihe Fonua ?.
Koe Pule'anga 'o Sevele mo Tu'ivakano na'a na liaki 'a Oseni, ka koe ma'u'anga Moui ia kihe Kakai 'oe Fonua. Ta pea Ngali pe ia moe Minisita 'oe 'aho ni Hon. Semisi Fkhau ho'o lango vaka ma'ae Kakai 'oe Fonua. Huanoa ka ma'au 'ae ng fokotu'utu'u ma'ae kau Toutau 'iiki kuo 'ongona......ka koe me'a tepuu koe Mo'ui Lelei 'ae Kakai 'oe Fonua.......
Fkfiefia 'ae Langa Ngaue 'ae Minisita "oe ng Pesinisi 'ae Pule'anga.....pea pehee kihe Minisita 'oe Tute moe Tanaki pa'anga........'ae Sitepu ma'olunga kuo mou Hapai 'ae Fonua pea fkola hono tanaki mai 'ae Pa'anga 'oe Fonua pea ta 'oku malava pe ia ke fkhoko 'aki 'ae Lelei taha he kuonga 'oe Puleanga 'oe Kakai...........Ta kiai....pea sai ia ke tau 'ilo kiai he ta'u 2017........ -
Tangane tangata e ngaue ófa ki he fonua pea ko e hoáta moóni ia ó e ófa moóni ki Tonga, ko hono ómi e ílo ki he moúilelei fakasino hotau kakai kae hilio éne paotoloaki e moúi kene ngaueí e ngaahi fakalakalaka ó e fonua í ha tuúnga maólunga mo tuúloa. Manatuí mai sio kainga mei he Lolo, he kuo fakaheka taé koniteina áisi mai pe éhe kau maú falekoloa lahi émau kiki ó vaia ósi'osi houa he vaka tahi mei hena pea toe áve ó veteki he ngaahi potu taé íloa ki he fanga kií milemila ó fakafonu ai e lango mo e úli ó toe fakapoloka ke maú meátokoni ai e Tonga!! Ómai ha faingamalie pehe maáe kainga ke fakasiísií e uá ki he ngakoí moa, pulu mo e sipi kona. Poupou peseti teau ki he fokotuú ngaue óku fakahoko mo e tuá ófa éiki atu ki he Toketa ó e Kilikili Tefua!!!!