16 August, 2015. A frosty Marlborough vineyard in winter is a world away from an aqua blue Tongan atoll for seasonal worker Atu Ala.

For Ala it is "home away from home."

Nuku'alofa, 15 'Aokosi 2015. ‘Oku kau ‘a e kaveinga ko’eni he taha ‘o e ngaahi talanoa manakoa ‘o e ngaahi ‘aho ni ‘a e fokotu’utu’u fo’ou ko’eni ‘a e Pule’anga ke holoki ‘a e lahi ‘o e ngaahi Poate. Ko e konga foki ‘eni ‘o e ngaahi misiona ‘a e Pule’anga ko’eni ke fakasi’isi’i ‘a e fakamole.

Fotu 'i he La'ā (Appearing from the Sun)
Composed by Queen Salote Tupou III translated by Dr. Elizabeth Wood-Ellem.

15 August, 2015. Her eyes are fixed on the video camera. Her expression is serious. In a short moment the woman’s eyes switch to the ground until they meet the lens once again. “I was assaulted by six prefects from the school. I missed an entire school term,” she says.