Public statement to the People of Tonga
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Fri Aug 07 2009 12:00:00 GMT+1200 (New Zealand Standard Time)
Public statement to the People of Tonga
Friday, 7 August 2009, 1:44 pm
Press Release: Green Party
7 August 2009
**Pōpoaki fie kaungā mamahi mei’ he tokoni taki ‘o e Green Party Metiria Turei ki he kakai ‘o Tonga
**
Tena koutou katoa. E aroha nui atu ana ki a koutou i tēnei wā.
‘Oku ou fakafofonga’i atu ‘a e Green Party ‘o Aotearoa/New Zealand, ke ‘oatu ‘emau fie kaungā mamahi mo e poupou ki he kakai ‘o Tonga´ ‘i he fakaevaha kuo tō mei´he ngoto ‘a e vaka Princess Ashika.
‘Oku mau ongo’i ‘a e mamahi hotau fangatokoua Polinisia´ mo ‘inasi foki ‘i he tēngihia kuo hoko ‘i he fakatu’utāmaki fakamamahi´ni.
‘Oku mau fie fakamahino’i ‘a e fekau’aki mālohi hotau kakai´ pea ‘oku mau faka’apa’apa’i ‘a e poupou kuo fai ‘e he kakai Tonga ‘o Nu’u Sila´ ki he tapa kehekehe ‘o e mo’ui´ ‘i he fonua ni, kau ki ai e ako´, ‘ulungaanga fakafonua´, ‘aāti´, fakalaumālie´, mo e sipoti´ foki.
‘Oku mau fie fakamahino’i foki ‘a e tu’unga mālohi ko ia hono tauhi ‘o e tukufakaholo´ ‘i Tonga, ‘i heni ‘Aotearoa, pea mo ‘Amelika, ‘Aositelēlia mo ngaahi feitu’u kuo nofo ki ai ‘e Tonga.
‘Oku ‘oatu ‘emau ‘amanaki lelei mo e faka’apa’apa.
Me ngā whakaaro, inoi aroha atu. Me te mātou aroha nui atu.
Metiria Turei.
Public statement from Green Party Co-Leader Metiria Turei to the People of Tonga
Malo e Lelei.
Tena koutou katoa. E aroha nui atu ana ki a koutou i tēnei wā.
On behalf of the Green Party of Aotearoa/New Zealand, I extend our condolences, sympathies and support to the people of Tonga regarding the sinking of the Princess Ashika ferry.
We acknowledge the pain of our Polynesian cousins and share your grief on this tragic accident.
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We acknowledge the shared cultural and historic bonds that link us together as Tagata Pasifika, People of the Pacific.
We acknowledge the strong relationship between our peoples and we honour the extent to which the New Zealand-based Tongan community has contributed to academic, cultural, artistic, spiritual and sporting life in this country.
We also acknowledge the strength and maintenance of strong Tongan cultural traditions in Tonga, here in Aotearoa and in the United States, Australia and wherever Tongans have settled.
We send your our best wishes and our respect, with loving thoughts and prayers.
Me ngā whakaaro, inoi aroha atu. Me te mātou aroha nui atu.
Metiria Turei.
ENDS
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