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Kōrero: Tongans

Kalafi Moala

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Kalafi Moala

Not all Tongans accept a non-elected monarchy. Since 1989 Kalafi Moala has published Taimi ‘o Tonga (Times of Tonga), a bi-weekly paper which advocates democracy. The paper was moved to Auckland in 1995 to escape the restrictions back home. In 2003 it was produced from a garage in Penrose, and it was an offence to bring copies into Tonga.

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New Zealand Herald

Reference: 12 April 2003

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Melenaite Taumoefolau, Tongans – Life in New Zealand, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/mi/photograph/3909/kalafi-moala (accessed 4 June 2026).

He kōrero nā Melenaite Taumoefolau, i tāngia i te 4 March 2009, updated 1 July 2024.