Joint Damage Assessment in Vava’u after Winston Featured
(Photo: The Governor of Vava'u Lord Fulivai, Australian High Commissioner HE Andrew Ford, New Zealand High Commissioner HE Sarah Walsh, Honourable Minister for Health Dr. Saia Piukala, Honourable Minister for Public Enterprises Poasi Tei, National Emergency Management Office Director Mr Leveni Aho and senior government officials during the damage assessment briefing in Vava'u. (Source: DFAT)
23 February 2016. The National Emergency Management Office, Ministers of the Crown, Australian High Commissioner and New Zealand High Commissioner conducted a joint damage assessment in Vava’u on Saturday 20 February.
The island group was affected by the close passage of Cyclone Winston on Tuesday 16 February and again on Friday 19 February.
While there has been loss of agricultural food crops, some damage to schools, the hospital and HMAF Camp Fangatongo, Vava’u has emerged without significant damage to major infrastructure. Disaster management and response experts from Australia and New Zealand were also deployed to Vava’u to assist the National Emergency Management Office to conduct a formal damage assessment.
The resilient community along with the police service in Vava’u has already begun making repairs to damaged buildings, clearing roads and properties and all evacuation centres have now emptied.
Australia delivered 400 mosquito nets in partnership with the Tonga Red Cross Society. The mosquito nets, previously pre-positioned in Tongatapu, will be distributed from Vava’u Hospital to pregnant mothers and others at the greatest risk from contracting Zika virus.
Australia will continue to monitor needs of the Government of Tonga in responding to the impact of Tropical Cyclone Winston in the Vava’u Island Group and to prepare for future crises in Tonga.
Australia is also providing assistance in Fiji which has suffered the full source of Tropical Cyclone Winston on Saturday.
Australian Foreign Minister’s Media Release
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Fakamalo atu Mokofisi ki he ngaahi fehu'i mamafa kuo ke 'omai, pea 'oku ou tui tatau mo koe, 'oku kau pe mo Minisita Pa'anga Eke he mio'i. Koe fakamatala e me'a kehe pea hikinima he me'a kehe pea toki 'asi mai 'o kole fakamolemole malualoi mai.
Pea ke mou 'ilo ai leva ko Po'oi 'oku Chief of Staff he PMO. Koe telefoni atu ke 'eke ha me'a 'oku tali mai 'e Po'oi. Ko Po'oi 'oku ne tufunga'i mo fokotu'utu'u e ngaahi press release 'a PMO, pea toe pule ki he ngaahi ngaue kotoa 'ae 'ofisi, hange pe koe pule mo fai tu'utu'uni 'a Siaosi he Potungaue Ako.
Hange 'oku kamata ke 'asi hono tukutukuange mamalie atu 'o Palenitina 'aki hono ki'i teke'i fakatafa'aki ke CEO le'ole'o he Takimamata. Pea 'oku tonu pe foki ia he 'oku 'ikai toe fiema'u ia he 'ofisi he 'oku fai kotoa 'e Po'oi ia e ngaahi ngaue 'ae Sekelitali Pule'anga & Sekelitali Kapineti. Na'e te'eki ke 'iai ha Sekelitali Pule'anga & Kapineti ki mu'a na'e toe 'oange ha ngaue kehe ki ai. Koe toki 'asi eni 'ae fo'i 'aliaki ko ia, pea 'oku 'iai pe hono 'uhinga 'e toki e'a kotoa 'a mui. -
KAU TANGATA, FIE'ILO, SIUA MO MARK...'Oku ou ROF (rolling on the floor) 'i ho'o mou fk-langakete 'oku fai. 'A ia ko Po'oi na'a ne fk-fofonga'i 'a e Palēmia 'i Vava'ú e? "A picture is worth a thousand words." Na'e fili 'e he kakaí ke tokoni Palēmiái 'a Po'oi?
1) Na'e 'uluaki tala 'e he Palēmiá 'oku ngāue ta'e totongi 'a Po'oi. Pea poupou'i 'e he Ministā Pa'angá Hon. Eke, kae fūfū'i 'a e fk-mole folaú (travel expenses).
2) Toki 'ilo kimui ni mai, tā 'oku totongi 'e he Pule'angá 'a e fk-mole 'o e fefolau'aki 'a Po'oí 'i he 'ene fk-fe'ao 'a e Palēmiá.
3) Pea tau toki 'ilo eni 'oku kau ai mo e folau tokotaha pe 'a Po'oi ia ta'e me'a ai 'a e Palēmiá, neongo 'oku 'ikai ko e tokotaha ngāue fk-Pule'anga. Ko e mafai ia 'o hai na'a ne fk-ngofua 'a e fk-mole ko 'ení? Vakai na'a 'oku mo'oni 'a Lavulavu, ko e Ministā Pa'angá na'a ne fk-ngofua 'a e toho 'o e ngaahi Vausia ta'e fai ha ngāué?
4) 'Oku kau mo e Minisitā Pa'angá 'i he kākā ko 'ení. Ko e founga tauhi-tohi fe'ia eni (creative accounting?) 'e lekooti ai 'a e fo'i fk-mole ko 'eni? Mahino mai 'oku lava pe 'e Po'oi 'o folau tokotaha 'i ha fa'ahinga taimi pe ka e totongi 'e he Pule'angá.
5) Fēfē 'o kapau 'e lavea pe 'e mate lolotonga 'ene folau ka e totongi 'e he Pule'angá? 'Ikai kuo hoko 'a Po'oi ko e "liability" ki he Pule'angá lolotonga 'ene folau holó 'o hangē ha tokotaha ngāue fk-Pule'angá? -
Koena ko Po'oi e Palemia pea Tokoni Palemia 'a Saia Piukala he ko e Pule'anga koeni a e POHIVAS and PIUKALAS.
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.... tuku ho'omou ta'emahino ! 'oku 'ikai ke mou sio ki he caption 'oku 'asi lelei mai pe ai "..... and senior government officials .... ", ko ia, ko Po'oi koe senior government official. mahino atu e !!! 'isa si'i Tonga ........ family government ki ai !!!
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Ko e ha e Potungaue na'e si'i 'alu mei ai 'a Po'oi Pohiva?
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'Oku 'ikai haa e 'ata 'o e PM he kau folau 'o savea'i e ngaahi maumau 'a saikolone Winston 'i Vava'u, pea mahino na'e ikai kau he folau. Ka ko hono foha pe 'a Po'oi Pohiva 'oku 'otu mu'a mai he taa e kau folau. Kou fie'ilo ki he me'a 'e ua. (i) Pe na'e fakamafai'i pe 'ehe PM 'a Po'oi kene fetongi ia he folau, neongo 'oku 'ikai kene ngaue faka-pule'anga ? (ii) Kohai 'oku ne totongi e ngaahi fakamole ki he folau moe nofo 'a Po'oi 'i Vava'u? Kapau 'oku totongi pe 'e he PM, pea he'ikai ha ofo ai. He koe fa'a per diem $900 'a e PM ki he poo e taha 'i NZ, 'e hulu 'anoa pe ia ke nofo 'aki 'e Po'oi 'i Vava'u.