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<strong>June</strong> 2016 Editorial Australia Samoa Newspaper<br />
Editor’s Note<br />
Dear Readers<br />
Welcome to Australia Samoa<br />
Newspaper’s 3rd Issue.<br />
Although we have had continuous rain<br />
and flooding in a number of areas throughout<br />
Sydney and Brisbane in the first<br />
weekend of <strong>June</strong>, we are a resilient people<br />
and we carry on as per usual with<br />
the everyday grind for survival. There is<br />
no other way, right? Come rain or shine,<br />
we still must do what we have to do<br />
to pay the bills and put food on the table.<br />
Keep safe everyone, as we head towards<br />
a tough winter!<br />
We take this opportunity to wish e-<br />
veryone a great Samoa Independence<br />
Day celebration this weekend, as well<br />
as a safe and peaceful Queen’s Birthday<br />
long weekend.<br />
Hard to believe that its been 54 years,<br />
that is over 5 decades ago, since our<br />
small island paradise of Samoa became<br />
independent from foreign rule. Let us hope<br />
and pray that Samoa will continue to<br />
exist peacefully and safely in more decades<br />
to come, and not be adversely affected<br />
by rising sea levels, and all other<br />
natural disasters. It is good that such issues<br />
are highlighted for a better understanding<br />
on how we could also help in reducing<br />
emissions, waste, and the like.<br />
Wishing everyone a safe Independence<br />
Day weekend, and thank you very<br />
much for your support of Australia Samoa<br />
Newspaper.<br />
Here, we also invite any readers with<br />
a unique, inspirational and motivational<br />
story. We will contact you back, should<br />
your story be published in our upcoming<br />
issues.<br />
Maiava Tricia Brunt<br />
(Australia Samoa News Editor)<br />
MBA (Int’l HRM),<br />
B.Bus (Business Mgmt/HRM)<br />
Pacific home ownership nosedives<br />
Home ownership amongst<br />
Pacific people has nosedived<br />
and the Government<br />
must act immediately, says<br />
Pacific Island Affairs spokesperson<br />
Su’a William Sio.<br />
“The fall in Pacific homeownership<br />
since 1986 is a whopping 34.8<br />
per cent and this is due to the failure<br />
of the Government to address<br />
the housing crisis.<br />
“It’s much worse for Pacific people<br />
living in the main centres with a<br />
high concentration of Pacific people.<br />
Home ownership rates have fallen<br />
by 47.4 per cent in West Auckland;<br />
44.7 per cent in South Auckland,<br />
and 38.7 per cent in Christchurch.<br />
“The survey of Family, Income<br />
and Employment by Statistics NZ<br />
shows that while Pacific people<br />
make up 5 per cent of the population<br />
they own just 1 per cent of the<br />
nation’s wealth.<br />
“Pacific people are at the sharp<br />
end of the housing crisis. Those<br />
who are renting are often living in<br />
substandard properties that are<br />
making them and their kids sick.<br />
“This is bad news for a proud<br />
people who want to own their own<br />
home and pass it onto the next<br />
generation. For years our families<br />
have worked hard, with two or three<br />
jobs at a time, and it just seems<br />
their goal of owning their own home<br />
keeps slipping away from them.<br />
“National should embark on a<br />
massive state-backed affordable<br />
house building programme and<br />
crack down on speculators that are<br />
driving up house prices,” Su’a William<br />
Sio says.<br />
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Australia Samoa Newspaper<br />
Speech<br />
06 <strong>June</strong> 2016<br />
UA FAAPOPO ASO UA, AE LE TUUA ASO FOLAU –<br />
TO SAIL IS AN IMPERATIVE, SO TOO IS TO<br />
NEGOTIATE THE ELEMENTS<br />
( Tui Atua Tupua Tamasese Ta’isi Efi, Head of State of Samoa,<br />
1 <strong>June</strong> 2016, Independence Day Speech )<br />
Over a hundred years ago our forebears<br />
set sail on a journey to<br />
reclaim Samoa for Samoa.They<br />
realised that if they did not take a hold of<br />
Samoa’s destiny, they– and we – would lose<br />
her forever. They realised that if they lost her<br />
then all that makes us Samoan – our faasamoa<br />
– would also, eventually, be lost.We<br />
come together today, on this 1st day of <strong>June</strong>,<br />
to remember and celebrate their success<br />
and their struggle to hold on to what is ours.<br />
This year we celebrate 54 years of independence<br />
as a nation. We celebrate 54 years<br />
of being at the helm of our destiny; of being<br />
able to decide how to hold on to our Samoan<br />
heritage, traditions, identity, language, lands,<br />
seas, and chiefly system. As an independent<br />
nation we have shown the world that we<br />
can maintain peace and order throughout<br />
Samoa;that we can uphold religious and political<br />
freedoms, and find balance in our application<br />
of the rule of law. We have shown<br />
the world that despite being a small country<br />
in the middle of the Pacific Ocean we have the<br />
knowledge resources and the will to stand up<br />
for what is right and good in our lives.<br />
As Samoans we believe that our achievements<br />
are blessings from God. Our national<br />
motto is: “Samoa is founded on God”. This<br />
was the prayer of our forebears and continues<br />
to be our prayer today.<br />
We are a deeply spiritual people and our<br />
spirituality is inclusive. It is not prohibitive,<br />
condemning, nor boastful. It is humble, loving<br />
and always forgiving. It is full of conviction<br />
and compassion. Not for selfish desires<br />
or gain but for the greater good of humanity.<br />
On this 54thIndependence Day we have<br />
another opportunity to reassess the path,<br />
routes and vehicles chosen for our journey.<br />
This year marks the first year of governing<br />
for our 16th Parliament. Their five year<br />
journey has just begun. As any good tautai<br />
(captain or expert navigator) knows, right<br />
The Pacific community has lost a matriarch<br />
The Pacific community has today<br />
lost a dearly beloved matriarch<br />
of the trade union and Labour<br />
movement says Labour’s Pacific<br />
Affairs spokesperson, Su’a William Sio.<br />
“I was advised this morning that Fili<br />
Fiu, or Auntie Fili, as she was affectionately<br />
known, has sadly passed away in<br />
her home in Onehunga.<br />
“Fili was a strong and courageous<br />
woman who fought all her life for justice<br />
and fairness in the workplace as a<br />
hospital worker.<br />
“She was a staunch supporter of<br />
the trade union movement and she let<br />
everyone know about her support for<br />
workers’ rights and Pasifika workers.<br />
“Fili was also a passionate champion<br />
for the rights of Pacific people<br />
to participate at the highest level of<br />
politics and together with other Pacific<br />
women in the former Service & Food<br />
Workers Union encouraged many of<br />
us to be involved in central and local<br />
politics.<br />
“She had no children of her own,<br />
so everyone involved in the trade union<br />
and the Labour Party became her<br />
adopted sons and daughters.<br />
“I will never forget how she led the<br />
singing in the parliamentary gallery after<br />
my maiden speech, and she was so<br />
excited for me as she was for all the<br />
other Pacific MPs who went before<br />
me,” says Su’a William Sio.<br />
Her family service will be held Friday<br />
3rd <strong>June</strong> at 3pm at the Onehunga Cooperating<br />
Parish, Onehunga. Her final<br />
service will be held on Saturday 4th<br />
<strong>June</strong> at 10am.<br />
Ua aava le gataifale<br />
Ua puaoa le tuaaumafuamalu<br />
Aua le valaau paia a le Atua<br />
Aue, ua tagi le fatu ma le eleele<br />
Ua amia le tina pele ia Fili<br />
The seas are foaming on the shores<br />
The fog reaches out to cover the forest.<br />
These are the signs of God calling<br />
E! my heart cries with the stones<br />
and earth<br />
Our beloved mother Fili has been<br />
called home<br />
Contact:<br />
Su’a William Sio 021 243 0464<br />
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throughout the journey one must be constantly<br />
assessing the elements and its potential<br />
impact on us. The Samoan saying: ua faapopo<br />
aso ua, ae le tuua aso folau, reminds us<br />
that sailing is an imperative, but so too is the<br />
need to negotiate the elements.<br />
Our culture of navigation – traditional<br />
navigation by the stars and the elements –<br />
was once core to Samoan life. Sadly it is no<br />
longer as widely practised nor understood.<br />
The word “faatautai” is commonly used to refer<br />
to somebody with the skill and manner of<br />
a tautai; or someone learning to be a tautai.<br />
The word “tautai” literally speaks to the image<br />
of being able to read or assess (that is, to<br />
tau) the tides (or tai) of the sea, both the high<br />
and low tides (the tai-sua and tai-pe).<br />
The daily regimen of a tautai was one of<br />
great discipline. A tautai possesses the ‘anava<br />
or gifts of his or her tautai family or guild.<br />
This ‘anava is both divinely endowed and<br />
passed down from one generation to another.<br />
Those considered to have the ‘anava hold<br />
significant responsibility. Their natural talents<br />
are not to be wasted. A tautai when out<br />
at sea draws not only on his training, talents,<br />
and skills, but also on a deep conviction that<br />
he and his crew will reach their destination.<br />
In September 2014 the Hokule’a came<br />
to Samoa as part of its Mālama Honua mission.<br />
I read a story told recently by Justice Joe<br />
Williams of how the famous Hawaiian navigator,<br />
Nainoa, first captain of the Hokule’a,<br />
learnt to sail. The story goes that Mau, a seasoned<br />
navigator, pulled Nainoa aside a few<br />
days before he was to set sail and asked him<br />
to recite the Star Chart from Oahu to Tahiti<br />
Nui. Nainoa knew this well and was able to<br />
recite it without problem. Mau asked him to<br />
do this a few times. This caused Nainoa to<br />
doubt whether he was reciting it properly or<br />
not. After the sixth time of reciting the star<br />
chart Mau asked Nainoa if he could see the<br />
island. Nainoa did not understand. Troubled<br />
he told Mau that he did not understand the<br />
question.<br />
After a few times of this, Nainoa closed<br />
his eyes and finally began to feel and see the<br />
island with his body, heart, soul and mind.<br />
When Mau came next to ask him: “Can you<br />
see the island”? Nainoa replied: Yes, I can.<br />
Mau smiled and said: “You must keep the<br />
island in your mind, for you are the navigator.<br />
There will be heavy seas and storms and<br />
dark starless nights on your journey. You will<br />
be tested. You will be safe if you keep that<br />
island in your mind. If you lose it, you will die<br />
and your crew will die with you”.<br />
For Nainoa this was the most important<br />
lesson of his life.<br />
In achieving independence we can say<br />
that our forebears had kept the island firmly<br />
in their minds. In negotiating the elements<br />
they paid heed to the messages of leadership<br />
embedded in the navigation-oriented<br />
sayings: saili i le tai sē agavaa (the right leader<br />
can withstand the test of the seas) and ua<br />
faapopo aso ua, ae le tuua aso folau(to sail is<br />
an imperative, so too is to negotiate the elements).<br />
Today we celebrate and remember the<br />
journey of our forebears. We celebrate and<br />
remember the lessons of their journey. And<br />
we know, in our minds, bodies and souls that<br />
the key to the success of any journey is humility<br />
and faith.<br />
Soifua.
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06<br />
<strong>June</strong> 2016 Health Australia Samoa Newspaper<br />
STROKE ( CVA-Cerebrovascular Accident )<br />
Stroke is a medical<br />
emergency .<br />
It occurs when a<br />
part of the brain is damaged<br />
because it is deprived of blood<br />
supply and oxygen.<br />
Stroke is the third most common<br />
cause of death in Australia<br />
behind heart disease and cancer<br />
. It usually affects the over<br />
65 yr old group and can cause<br />
long lasting disabilities in terms of speech<br />
and movement.<br />
There are 2 main types of stroke :<br />
1. Ischaemic stroke<br />
2. Haemorrhagic stroke.<br />
The National Stroke Foundation recommends<br />
the F.A.S.T test as an easy way to<br />
remember the most common symptoms of<br />
stroke .<br />
Dr.Paniani Patu<br />
of a stroke but they are usually<br />
temporary lasting only a short<br />
time from a few minutes to a<br />
couple of hours and are reversible.<br />
It is important to seek medical<br />
help immediately when<br />
these warning signs happen as<br />
they can lead to a full stroke if<br />
ignored.<br />
The treatment of stroke /TIA<br />
involves urgent transfer to a hospital to ensure<br />
no further damage to the brain occurs.<br />
The management depends on the type<br />
of stroke using emergency measures with<br />
drugs and / or surgery .<br />
Modification of lifestyle-<br />
1. smoke cessation<br />
2. more physical activities<br />
3. moderating alcohol intake<br />
4. weight reduction<br />
5. Blood pressure and cholesterol control<br />
as well as diet management ie low in salt<br />
and saturated fats - may help slow the progression<br />
of damage to the blood vessel wall<br />
and prevent further strokes.<br />
Long term rehabilitation with speech pathologist<br />
and occupational therapist will help<br />
with physical and speech disabilities and<br />
assist with return to some level of functioning.<br />
Support and resources<br />
1 .www.brainfoundation.org.au<br />
2. www.strokefoundation.com.au<br />
3. www.heartfoundation.org.au<br />
F ( Face ) check the face and see if<br />
mouth has dropped.<br />
A ( Arms ) can they lift both arms ?<br />
S ( Speech ) Is their speech slurred and<br />
can they understand you ?<br />
T ( Time ) Time is critical .<br />
If you see any of these signs then most<br />
likely it is stroke and to call 000 straight<br />
away.<br />
The Risk factors for stroke .<br />
1. Age -the older you get the greater the<br />
risk<br />
2. Sex – men are more likely to be affected<br />
3. Blood Pressure<br />
4. Cholesterol<br />
5. Smoking cigarettes<br />
6. Diabetes<br />
7. Lack of physical exercises<br />
8. Atrial Fibrillation ( irregular heart beat )<br />
Warning Signs – TIA ( Transient Ischaemic<br />
Attack )<br />
TIA also called mini strokes occur when<br />
there is a temporary blood clot and part of<br />
the brain does<br />
not get the supply of blood it needs .<br />
The symptoms of TIA are similar to those<br />
Ole Stroke (CVA) ose fa’amai e oso<br />
faafuasei ma e tau leai ni faailoga e iloa ai<br />
ole a foufou mai.<br />
E mafua ona ua punitia ala toto ile faiai<br />
e se potopotoi toto e amata mai ile fatu poo<br />
ala toto tetele ile ua( neck) . E tasi foi lenei<br />
mafuaaga tele o tagata e maliliu i Ausetalia<br />
nei. E tele ina faatoa alia’i mai pea oo se<br />
tagata ile matua ole 65 pe sili atu foi o<br />
tausage ole soifua. E 2 ni vaega tetele ua<br />
vaevaeina iai le stroke e pei ona taua i luga.<br />
Ua faamatalina ele National Stroke<br />
Foundation a Ausetalia e faapea o auga o<br />
lenei faaletonu e faigofie ona taumateina<br />
pe afai e silasila i vaega nei<br />
1. Foliga – Face – ua pio le gutu<br />
2. Lima – Arms- ua pe le lima ma ua le<br />
mafai ona sii i luga<br />
3. Tautala – speech- ua sauea tala ma ua<br />
le malamama foi ini tala.<br />
4. Manaomia le faatopetope ole vili ole<br />
telefoni 000 mo se fesoasoani –time.<br />
E fautuaina ai a vaaia loa auga uma nei<br />
ise tagata e mautinoa lava le tulai mai ole<br />
stroke ma e manaomia loa le vave ona si’i<br />
ile falemai.<br />
L-R Minerva Patu; Faletua Michiko Ete-Lima; Faletua<br />
Senetenari Peleti Toailoa; Leota Tima Leavai (lawyer)<br />
Faa Samoaina ole Stroke – CVA<br />
O mafuaga ole CVA-<br />
1. tagata matutua ua oo atu ile 65<br />
tausaga le matutua<br />
2. e mafuli ile itupa o tamaloloa lenei<br />
faaletonu .<br />
3. maualuga le fua ole toto .<br />
4. maualuga le fua ole gao ile toto .<br />
5. malosi le ulaula tapaa<br />
6. faamai ole suka<br />
7. e le lava le faagaioi ma le faaafu ole<br />
tino .<br />
8. e le tata lelei le fatu ae tata feto’ito’i<br />
ona mafua ai lea ona maua potopotoi toto<br />
ile fatu<br />
ma agai atu ai ile faiai .<br />
TIA- Ole faailo lea e ta’u mai ai ole a<br />
foufou mai se stroke i tua atu ma e taua le<br />
faia oni siaki ole fatu ma isi ala toto tetele<br />
ole ua ( carotid US ) ina ia puipuia ai le<br />
tulai mai ose stroke e afaina tele ai le tino<br />
ma le tautala.<br />
O lenei faamai ole stroke / TIA e taua le<br />
vave togafitia ina ia puipuia ai le faateleina<br />
ole afaina ole faiai. E iai fualaau ma ta”otoga<br />
e manaomia pe a oso faafuasei mai .E iai foi<br />
tagata tausimai e gafa<br />
L-R Minerva Patu; Faletua Teki Uilelea; Toeaina Fatonu Rev Iosefa<br />
Uilelea (Lotofaga); Afioga Fiame Naomi Mataafa (Sui Palemia);<br />
Dr Seagaitumua Paniani Patu<br />
ma le togafitiga ma e fesoasoani lea mo<br />
le tautala ma le faamalosiina o aao pea le<br />
toe migoi.<br />
Ole togafitiga taua lava ole taofi lea ole<br />
tapaa- faaititia le tagofia ole ava malosi –<br />
faaititia le tino lapopo’a – faagaioi le tino<br />
ma faaafu i le tele o aso –faapea le faaititia<br />
o meaai oona ma le lololo.<br />
A fia maua nisi faamatalaga mo lou<br />
soifua maloloina ona faafesootai mai lea o :<br />
Dr Paniani S. Patu ile tuatusi fou ma le<br />
telefoni 0418 422 726 / (02) 9636 4611
Australia Samoa Newspaper<br />
Faasalalauga Faapisinisi<br />
06 <strong>June</strong> 2016<br />
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Australia Samoa Newspaper<br />
SAUNI LA'U SAMOA COUNCIL FAAMANATU SISIGAFUA 2017<br />
O ai le FILI ua ia toe KALEPEA le NOFO FEALOFANI o FONO e LUA?<br />
Tusia: Tiumalumatua Maifea Fetu-Australia Samoa news<br />
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se faatalanoaga ma le afioga ia Samoa, ina ua taoto lagotonu le tofa ma le<br />
Alaalatoa Emani Alaalatoa, Peresitene faautautaga i tupu ma tamalii,failauga ma<br />
o le fono a La'u Samoa, ma ua faletua ma tausi uma sa iai i lea fonotaga.<br />
faamautu mai ai ua nofo sauni nei le latou I le manatu o Alalatoa, ua toe kalepe lava<br />
fono e faamanatu le sisigafua i le 2017, e le Fono aoao lenei faaiuga lelei e maua<br />
talu ai ua lagona lona le fiafia tele faatasi ai le nofo fealofani o fono e lua ma Samoa<br />
ai ma le mamalu maualuga o la latou uma i Sini nei, ina ua maua tala ua alo lava<br />
laulau a fono, ona ua foliga mai ua kalepe le sa o le fono aoao ma faamaoopoopo<br />
pe ua toe faaleaogaina e le Fono Aoao le vaega uma mo le sisigafua o lenei tausaga,<br />
iugafono pei ona faamautuina e fono e lua faatasi ai ma le faafesootaiga o le mafutaga<br />
i le tolu tausaga ua mavae. Lea sa faapea a le aufaigaluega a le Atua i Sini nei lea o<br />
ona malilie faatasi ai ina ia galulue faatasi loo taitaifono ai le Sea o le Ekalesia Metotisi<br />
fono i le faamanatuina o sisigafua mo le Sini Niu Sau Uelese le susuga ia Savaii Loto,<br />
lima tausaga ona toe iloilo ai lea o se isi e aunoa lava ma se toe fia fesootai atu i le<br />
fuafuaga alualu mamao. O lea faaiuga sa latou fono. O le fesili tele lea ua tulai mai, O<br />
faapea ona auai atu ai ma lana afioga i le AI LE FILI POO SATANI UA IA TOE KALEPEA<br />
Konesula o Samoa i Ausetalia nei le afioga LE NOFO FEALOFANI O FONO E LUA?, na tali<br />
ia Manogiamanu Fonoti Ioane Etuale i lona Alaalatoa, o lona manatu lava i tagata tuai<br />
talanoaina ma lona faamautuina, ina ia ia sa leaga muamua ai le fono faufautua<br />
galulue faatasi fono a La'u Samoa ma le Fono i tausaga e tele lea foi ua toe iai i le fono<br />
Aoao mo le lima tausaga i le faamanatuina o aoao e lei iai i le fono na faamautu ai le<br />
le Tutoatasi o Samoa i le masina o Iuni. O faaiuga mo le lima tausaga pei ona taua i<br />
lea foi faaiuga na faaiugafonoina ma saunoa luga, lea e iai le tina sa ia molituina(suina)<br />
faafetai ai le Konesula e faaleo lona agaga le fono faufautua ina ua le totogia ona itula<br />
faafetai tele i taitai o fono e lua ma sui uma faigaluega. Na taumafai le tatou nusipepa e<br />
sa auai i lea po, i lona agaga fiafia ina ua fia fesiligia lea tina ma nisi o le au tuai lea ua<br />
maua se tonu lelei e maua ai foi ma se iai i le fono aoao, ae lei maua se fesootaiga,<br />
fealofaniga e le gata i fono e lua, ae faapea ae na o le afioga ia Leilua Uesele lea ua<br />
foi Samoa o loo aumau i Sini Ausetalia nei. avea nei ma taitaifono fou o le Fono aoao,<br />
Na saunoa ai le Konesula ina ia laulaututu ma fesiligia ai loa i le fesili lea e pei ona tau i<br />
sui o fono e lua ma uulima faatasi ma lagi luga, tali le taitaifono, o lona lava manatu ma<br />
ina le pese, "E manao Iesu, i le fealofani le faanaunautaiga faataitaifono, ina ia toe<br />
nonofo ma felagolagoma'i", ona ia saunia faafoi i le faaiuga na tasi ma malilie iai fono<br />
ai lea ma le tatalo e momoli ai i le lagi le e lua ma le Konesula, lea pei ona sa sau ai i<br />
agaga o le faafetai i le Atua le Faavae mau o le tolu tausaga talu ai, e galulue faatasi ma<br />
Alaalatoa Emani Alaalatoa<br />
(Peresitene La'u Samoa)<br />
Papalii Steve Toomalatai<br />
(La'u Samoa Council)<br />
felagolagoma'i fono<br />
e lua i aso faapitoa<br />
pei o le Tutoatasi, a<br />
maea ona toe foi a lea<br />
o le fono ia i a latou<br />
mafutaga pei ona<br />
masani ai, ae ona e<br />
le mafai e se manatu<br />
se tasi pe toalua foi<br />
ona malo i ni manatu<br />
se tele ua malilie i se<br />
faaiuga ma ua faigata<br />
ai lenei mataupu.<br />
Saunoa Leilua i<br />
se la talanoaga ma<br />
Alaalatoa ma saunoa<br />
atu ai o le a malolo<br />
La'u Samoa ae lafo<br />
atu i le Fono aoao le<br />
faamanatuina o le<br />
fua i lenei tausaga,<br />
ae o le a fai e La'u<br />
Samoa le tausagafou,<br />
lea lava la o loo taofi<br />
iai ma ua ia faailoaina<br />
foi i le latou Fono<br />
aoao lea fanoga a<br />
le Peresitene a La'u<br />
Samoa.Faamaonia<br />
mai foi e Alaalatoa<br />
lea saunoaga, ae<br />
lagolago lava La'u<br />
Samoa i tapenaga o le sisigafua i lalo o le<br />
faafoeina e le Fono Aoaoa, ae ona ua le toe<br />
fesootai atu le Fono aoao i La'u Samoa ma<br />
ua le maua ai lava ma se femalamalamaiga,<br />
ae ua fau toatasi lava le faamoemoe o le<br />
Fono Aoao, ae faatoa maua atu le imelu mai<br />
le failautusi faatoa maua se avanoa e fono<br />
ai fono ia e lua pea maea le faamanatuina<br />
o sisigafua o lenei tausaga. Na maua foi i<br />
se saunoaga a le taitaifono o le Fono aoao<br />
ia Leilua Uesele, so logoina lava e la latou<br />
failautusi La'u Samoa i le faamoemoe, ae<br />
na faailoa mai e Alaalatoa, e lei lava ma se<br />
fesootaiga na maua atu mai le failautusi,<br />
pau lea o le imeli lea imeli atu ai le failautusi<br />
o le Fono aoao e faailoa atu le fono pe<br />
a maea le sisigafua. E foliga mai la, o loo<br />
faaletonu ii le fesootaiga i le va lea.<br />
I le faatalanoaga a le tatou nusipepa<br />
ma taitaifono o fono e lua ma le afioga i le<br />
Konesula,o loo atagia mai ai, o le tofa a le<br />
taitaifono a le Fono Aoao, o loo tutusa ma le<br />
finagalo o le taitaifono a La'u Samoa, faapea<br />
foi ma le tofa faalele i se finagalo o le Konesula<br />
Manogiamanu Fonoti Ioane Etuale, ina ia<br />
toe foi lava i le mea na malilie faatasi iai, pei<br />
ona faaiugafono ina i le tolu tausaga talu ai,<br />
e maua ai le maopoopoga ma le fealofaniga<br />
o fono e lua ma Samoa o i Sini nei. Saunoa<br />
foi le Konesula, e le manao e vaavaai mai<br />
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isi atunuu e feainai<br />
atu o tatou tagata ma<br />
feitagai e tauvalea<br />
atu ai ma lo tatou<br />
atunuu, aemaise e<br />
le fiafia lo tatou Alii<br />
faaola o Iesu i le le<br />
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Ua atagia mai ai foi<br />
ii, ua amata lava ona<br />
vavala mai le FILI<br />
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ma faa felotoleagaai o<br />
tagata lea ua Kalepea<br />
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tuu loa ia uiga leaga<br />
faavevesi tagata ma<br />
ua tatau ona galulue<br />
felagolagomai Samoa<br />
uma mo soo se mea<br />
e lelei uma ai ona<br />
tagata ua fai Sini<br />
Ausetalia ma nofoaga<br />
e aumau ai.<br />
Na maua ai<br />
foi le avanoa e<br />
momoli mai ai ma<br />
moomooga alofa ma<br />
faamanuiaga i lana<br />
Afioga Konesula o<br />
Samoa Manogiamanu<br />
Fonoti Ioane Etuale i si o tatou atunuu pele<br />
Samoa, ma ia manuia le faamanatuina o<br />
le tutoatasi i Ausetalia nei pei ona ua tau<br />
i manuia Samoa ma le faamanatuina o<br />
lona 54 tausaga i Samoa. Faapea foi ona<br />
momoli mai ai foi ma faamanuiaga ma<br />
alofaaga mai Taitaifono o le Fono Aoao ma<br />
le Fono La'u Samoa i si o tatou atunuu ma le<br />
faamanatuina o le sisigafua o lenei tausaga<br />
2016.<br />
E avatu ai foi le faamalo mai le tatou<br />
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(www.australiasamoanews.com.au) ma lana<br />
pulega, i Fono Samoa e lua ma ona taitai,<br />
aemaise lau afioga le Konesula, Malo lava le<br />
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Samoa i nei atunuu.<br />
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ia sese, ae aumai manumailagi ma le alofa<br />
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uma o le sisigafua ma lo tatou agai atu ai<br />
mo le lumanai. Momoli atu ai ma alofaaga<br />
ma faamanuiaga mai le pulega o tatou<br />
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Health<br />
Women and Babies<br />
06 <strong>June</strong> 2016<br />
7<br />
Dr Olataga<br />
Alofivae<br />
Doorbiinia<br />
Talofa lava, -Thank you for another<br />
opportuntiy to speak out an important<br />
topic<br />
What is a healthy baby, it also depends<br />
on the mother who is carrying the baby to<br />
full term delivery. Most babies are born at<br />
38- 40 weeks<br />
A Healthy baby will calm at your touch<br />
of their mother and at the sound of your<br />
voice.<br />
But what is an abnormal baby ?<br />
These are some signs .<br />
• Unusually floppy or stiff body<br />
• Arm or leg on one side is obviously different<br />
in muscle tone or power to the other<br />
• Fingers are always held in a tight fist<br />
• Not watching faces by two to three<br />
months<br />
• Not moving to noise<br />
• Difficulties with feeding beyond ‘normal’<br />
range<br />
• Long periods of crying and persistent<br />
difficulties with settling<br />
• The child is exceptionally quiet and not<br />
moving .<br />
These are the signs – need to see the<br />
local doctor for a check up !! urgently<br />
Breast milk vs Formula<br />
Breast is best , free and has some antibodies<br />
from Mum<br />
However we sometimes change to formula<br />
milk if Baby is not putting on weight<br />
Or Mum is on some medications - antidepressants/<br />
blood pressure medication –<br />
which can be transferred to the baby and<br />
have unwanted side effects.<br />
Common baby skin problems<br />
1. Jaundice - yellow skin in baby – due<br />
to born earlier than 37 weeks and liver not<br />
mature- may need referral for light therapy<br />
to the skin .<br />
Babies with rashes - very common to<br />
see the doctor.<br />
We need to check the baby for their<br />
solids besides milk. We need to check for<br />
allergies , for dust and any animals in the<br />
house. Need to check for smokers and ask<br />
them not to smoke in the house or near<br />
the baby please.<br />
Australian Childhood vaccine schedule<br />
Birth to 19 years<br />
6-8 weeks<br />
4 months<br />
6 months<br />
12 months<br />
18 months<br />
4 years<br />
Year 7 HPV x3<br />
Chickenpox<br />
Hep B booster<br />
Boosterix - Whooping cough<br />
These vaccines are compulsory and for<br />
all children living in Australia are free – from<br />
your GP clinic.<br />
It is very important for all families who receive<br />
a pension/ benefit – these will be cut<br />
or payments stopped unless they are up to<br />
date.<br />
Final words - Happy Mother , Happy<br />
Baby , Happy Family<br />
1. Prepare for the new baby<br />
2. Prepare the new mother<br />
3. Prepare the family for the new baby<br />
4. Get help and support early<br />
Pacific<br />
Way<br />
Money<br />
Transfer<br />
2. Cradle cap - rash like lesion mainly on<br />
on scalp – easily treated with vasaline and<br />
light steroid creams<br />
3. Crying and poor sleep for both parents<br />
and baby - need to seek medical help early.<br />
All these problems can be seen by the<br />
local doctor and sorted out to help both the<br />
parent and the new baby.<br />
A Sick baby<br />
• Fever<br />
• Not feeding<br />
• Constant sleeping<br />
• Cough and breathing quickly<br />
• Late for vaccines<br />
• Urgent referral to hospital !!<br />
5. Help baby to grow strong<br />
6. Help mother to recover and start the<br />
new life<br />
7. Maintain health check ups for every<br />
one<br />
Tofa Soifua<br />
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8<br />
06<br />
<strong>June</strong> 2016 Samoa News<br />
Australia Samoa Newspaper<br />
2 Samoa’s Economic Integration Task Force<br />
By Nanai Laveitiga Tuiletufuga<br />
“It’s time for action,” is the bold dare issued<br />
by the Minister of Trade and Commerce,<br />
Lautafi Fio Selafi Purcell to the 2Samoa’s<br />
Economic Integration Task Force.<br />
“I am hoping to see action by the task force<br />
to realize an economic arrangement to facilitate<br />
trade and economic development between<br />
the two Samoa’s,” Lautafi elaborated<br />
in his address to open the 4th meeting of<br />
the Two Samoa’s Economic Integration Initiative<br />
held at the Tanoa Tusitala Hotel Monday<br />
this week.<br />
“I am very, very hopeful, that the meeting will<br />
realize an economic arrangement between<br />
our two countries, so that we can start on<br />
something, rather than more talks<br />
“We cannot expect sustained opportunities<br />
at the international level when the opportunities<br />
between our own two countries have<br />
yet to be fully realized.<br />
”I am very hopeful that your meeting today<br />
will finalize an economic arrangement<br />
for our 2 countries so that we can start on<br />
something rather than talks and more talks.<br />
Leave the talking to us politicians, that’s our<br />
specialties.<br />
“I believe the time for talks are over. It is<br />
now time for action.”<br />
“Leave the talk to the politicians – that is<br />
their specialty, senior officials take action<br />
and I challenge you to do that in this forum.<br />
“The Samoa government is committed to an<br />
economic arrangement that will create jobs,<br />
improve and facilitate transport, provide in-<br />
Furniture Paradise<br />
Massive<br />
sale 50%<br />
discount<br />
vestment, grow tourism, and even sharing<br />
opportunities in education and health as key<br />
social drivers in our economies.”<br />
The Two Samoa’s Economic Integration Initiative<br />
was created by the American Samoa<br />
Governor and Samoa’s Prime Minister in<br />
2012 and tasked<br />
the officials from<br />
the two Samoa’s<br />
to work towards a<br />
trade or economic<br />
agreement that<br />
will be mutually<br />
beneficial to both<br />
countries.<br />
Since the inter-<br />
Samoa Task Force<br />
was established<br />
two years ago,<br />
there has been<br />
some progress.<br />
Said Director of<br />
Commence in<br />
American Samoa,<br />
Fuiavailili Teniseli<br />
Lafaele;<br />
“To date, American<br />
Samoa is<br />
compiling the<br />
legal framework<br />
for the free trade<br />
document.<br />
“The first draft<br />
of the propose<br />
agreement is<br />
done with the<br />
inter-Samoa Task Force back on track to review<br />
and hopefully finalized a binding agreement.<br />
“Our Attorney General’s Office is looking into<br />
grey areas to ensure that the framework will<br />
remove any legal impediments from the US<br />
Department of the Interior which will delay<br />
the trade agreement from becoming a reality.”<br />
He added that there is a sense of urgency<br />
as American Samoa is in the election mode<br />
with the territorial elections for Governor,<br />
House of Representatives and Congressional<br />
Representative scheduled in November.<br />
“So it’s very important that we produce some<br />
solid results, or at least a solid framework for<br />
the next government to push our economic<br />
integration agenda forward,” he added.<br />
Details of the draft document have not been<br />
made public yet and remain under wraps<br />
until both the Samoa and American Samoa<br />
Governments are ready to proceed.<br />
But trade between the two countries will<br />
never reach its full<br />
potential unless<br />
there is a binding<br />
document, insisted<br />
Lautafi.<br />
“The absence<br />
of a free trade<br />
agreement coupled<br />
with US federal<br />
laws had prevented<br />
a realistic<br />
free trade pact<br />
between us and<br />
American Samoa.<br />
“Rather than continuing<br />
to talk it’s<br />
time to put the<br />
discussions into<br />
actions.<br />
“A free trade pact<br />
will open up the<br />
gateway to the US<br />
market for the two<br />
Samoas.”<br />
And President of<br />
Samoa Manufacturers<br />
and Exporters<br />
Association,<br />
Tagaloa Eddie Wilson<br />
agrees.<br />
“There is astronomical potential for a joint<br />
venture with American Samoa to produce<br />
value added products for the US market,”<br />
said Tagaloa who is the General Manager of<br />
Wilex Samoa.<br />
“We are now sending agro products to the<br />
US in bulk but there are opportunities to<br />
make the finished product either here or in<br />
Apia to sell to the US.<br />
“This would take advantage of American Samoa’s<br />
duty free status with the US.<br />
“It’s not just to improve trade and will encourage<br />
inter Samoa business development.”<br />
If all goes well, the 2 Samoas Free Trade<br />
Agreement is anticipated to be signed and<br />
sealed before the end of the year.<br />
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Australia Samoa Newspaper<br />
06 <strong>June</strong> 2016<br />
9<br />
Survivor TV Series back on Samoan soil<br />
Written by Nanai Laveitiga Tuiletufuga - Savali Newspaper<br />
Prime Minister Tuilaepa Lupesoliai<br />
Sailele Malielegaoi is elated with the<br />
return of top-rated reality TV show<br />
Survivor to film another episode for the fifth<br />
time in Samoa.<br />
“We are humbled to have been chosen by<br />
Survivor again for the Australian series,”<br />
said the Prime Minister in a press statement.<br />
“In many ways, it was the perfect decision,<br />
with existing infrastructure that we can<br />
build on from previous seasons and having<br />
staff on the ground with solid experience to<br />
guarantee a smooth and efficient production.<br />
“But despite having hosted such a global<br />
television phenomenon, we have managed<br />
to preserve the beauty and untouched nature<br />
of our surroundings which is testament<br />
to our commitment and love for our country<br />
and its pristine environment.”<br />
In an exclusive interview with this publication,<br />
the Prime Minister says that Survivor’s<br />
return to Samoa represents huge opportunities<br />
for global exposure.<br />
“It’s a huge injection to our international<br />
profile as the perfect tourism destination.<br />
“The images of our landscape, our welcoming<br />
way of life and as a God-fearing people<br />
will be televised to millions and I am sure it<br />
will certainly attract new tourists to visit our<br />
land of beauty.<br />
“Let us not forget, the fresh tourism revenues<br />
that our vegetable farmers, our handicraft<br />
industry, the authentic Samoan elei,<br />
even taxi drivers and many more will reap<br />
from the new tourists.<br />
“It’s new money for our tourism operators.<br />
Now who can argue with that?<br />
“I am also pleased to hear that the Survivor<br />
has also retained the services of Samoa<br />
Helicopters Ltd, a locally registered company<br />
to assist them with their filming needs.<br />
“Having a helicopter service to fly tourists to<br />
our scenic spots is another bonus to attract<br />
overseas guests to our islands.”<br />
In announcing Samoa as the location for<br />
the acclaimed reality TV show Survivor for<br />
the fifth time, with Channel TEN, the producers<br />
noted that the location was once<br />
again chosen for its rugged beauty and remoteness<br />
for the 2016 Australian season.<br />
According to TEN Chief Programming Officer,<br />
Beverley McGarvey, Samoa was chosen<br />
for its “beautiful, remote, challenging and<br />
dramatic settings”.<br />
A reported 15,000 Australians auditioned<br />
to be part of the series. Twenty-four Australians<br />
have been cast where they will compete<br />
in various challenges while marooned<br />
in a secret location with only the most basic<br />
instruments to survive.<br />
One by one tribe members will vote out fellow<br />
competitors until one remains to be declared<br />
the winner of the series.<br />
The show will be hosted by Australian celebrity<br />
Jonathan LaPaglia.
Knowledge is Power<br />
10 06 <strong>June</strong> 2016 Australia Samoa Newspaper<br />
TRUE STORY: IT IS NEVER TOO LATE<br />
In this issue, we have decided to feature a truly inspirational success story, of a beautiful soul, who has defied the odds with stereotype opinions that<br />
come with the natural progression of humans through aging. UPF is very proud to feature Tuisa Leone Patea Tanuvasa Filipo’s personal story.<br />
As told by His Worship, Tuisa Leone Patea Tanuvasa Filipo JP, to Maiava T Brunt<br />
In 1962, life was exciting for an 11<br />
year old like me. Samoa had just<br />
gained Independence from New<br />
Zealand three months earlier. Susuga<br />
Malietoa Tanumafili II had just been made<br />
Co-Chief of Independent Western Samoa.<br />
It was this particular year that I believe I,<br />
as an 11 year old boy, became an adolescent<br />
– a term that I can now clearly refer<br />
to at this time of my life – but back then,<br />
I had no term for this change in my level<br />
of thinking. All I knew then, was that I had<br />
begun to notice how hard my father had to<br />
work the plantation, and would go fishing<br />
daily. Why my parents had to work. How<br />
my mother was so supportive of my father<br />
as he worked night and day to financially<br />
provide for us. No matter how much<br />
we struggled financially, there seemed to<br />
always be enough food to share with our<br />
parish priest & catechist family, which my<br />
father never failed to ensure.<br />
I was the youngest of 5 children. I<br />
would have been the youngest of 8 children,<br />
if my late sisters Katerina and Maria,<br />
and late brother Falaniko, did not<br />
pass away at birth. May they, and my parents,<br />
always Rest in Peace.<br />
Me & My beautiful wife and soulmate Naomi Filipo<br />
(nee Chan See)<br />
Maiava Tricia Brunt<br />
The year 1962, I realised, my family<br />
was not financially well off. Well, we were<br />
rich in land and in necessities of life. However<br />
if you measure wealth in terms of<br />
how much you had in your bank account,<br />
then I guess you can say we were not that<br />
well off in the 60’s. That means we had<br />
no fancy luxuries in my young days or<br />
extravagant Christmas or birthday presents.<br />
My parents did not waste time talking<br />
about any financial problems though,<br />
or feel sorry for themselves, or tell us if<br />
they were struggling. They were too busy<br />
working the land to make sure there was<br />
enough money to pay for our school fees,<br />
and bus fares for me and my siblings, as<br />
well as to feed us and our Priest and Catechist<br />
family.<br />
As a child, you never understand the<br />
value of a good education, or even attending<br />
a school like Marist Brothers<br />
school. Back then, Marist Brothers primary<br />
school at Mulivai in Apia was one<br />
of the most prestigious schools a child<br />
could attend. Although our family was<br />
poor, my parents made sure we could<br />
attend only the best schools – no matter<br />
how expensive it was. I was blessed<br />
to attend Marist Brothers Primary school.<br />
However, even the bus fare to and from<br />
school was becoming more of a burden to<br />
me and my family. Lunch comprised of no<br />
fancy goodies. There was no such thing<br />
as taking money to school. I was lucky to<br />
even have a pair of rubber sandals as it<br />
was part of our uniform. Owning a pair<br />
of rubber sandals back in the days, was<br />
like owning a pair of<br />
leather shoes in today’s<br />
standards.<br />
I was fortunate<br />
to pass an entrance<br />
exam into Chanel<br />
College, a Catholic<br />
Boarding College<br />
where I stayed until<br />
the end of each<br />
term. No bus fare<br />
was needed. (There<br />
were three terms<br />
in a year in those<br />
days). After seven<br />
years with Chanel<br />
College, I went<br />
straight to the seminary<br />
at St Columbas<br />
College, in the Blue<br />
Mountains, Sydney,<br />
Australia. Spending<br />
7 years with Chanel<br />
College inspired me<br />
to become a Catholic<br />
Priest, but like<br />
the saying goes,<br />
“Many are called<br />
but only a few are<br />
chosen”. After one<br />
year, I decided that priesthood was not<br />
my vocation so I returned to Samoa. You<br />
can say that I was still on a journey of selfdiscovery<br />
and still unsure as to what career<br />
I should really pursue. I just wanted<br />
to be able to provide for my family.<br />
My education level was sufficient for<br />
Samoa’s standards, and equivalent to a<br />
Higher School Certificate. This level of education<br />
blessed me with a job with Polynesian<br />
Airlines for 7 years since 1972 at<br />
age 21. I knew I was passionate about a<br />
job related to up-keeping the law, but of<br />
course I was not able to pursue further<br />
studies to realise a law career. I joined<br />
the Samoa Police Force in the hope of<br />
getting a promotion through “promotions<br />
exams” available to police officers who<br />
had served over 2 years. However, after<br />
exams were delayed for 4 years since my<br />
employment, compounded by the exciting<br />
buzz around town for the 1983 South Pacific<br />
Games, I decided to resign.<br />
At the age of 33, the year 1984, I<br />
moved to New Zealand to pursue a new<br />
future, hoping to enrol at MIT (Manukau<br />
Institute of Techonology) for a Tertiary<br />
qualification. However, my father became<br />
sick, and my mother asked for help, if<br />
one of us boys could come home to help<br />
out. By then, two of us boys were in New<br />
Zealand with our families, and my older<br />
brother was living in the United States of<br />
America with his wife and children. I drew<br />
the short straw so I went back to Samoa<br />
in 1985 with No Savings, No Assets, and<br />
still No formal Tertiary qualification.<br />
No doubt some of you could relate to<br />
my story, and I hope your situation wasn’t<br />
as helpless as I felt back then. Nevertheless,<br />
I hung onto my prayers and religion,<br />
and continued to toil any way I could to<br />
bring money in the family, by working the<br />
land.<br />
Back in Samoa, I tried to imitate what<br />
my father used to do, ‘working the land<br />
during the day and going fishing at night’<br />
to support the family. BUT it was very difficult,<br />
as I was not used to this type of<br />
routine. I was struggling but still tried my<br />
best. With my wife Naomi standing strong<br />
by my side, we managed to carry on and<br />
survived.<br />
My father passed away in<br />
February 1990 but we still<br />
lived in Samoa with my mother,<br />
my wife, and my daughter,<br />
Charity, who was born on the<br />
19th May, 1991.<br />
After fourteen years (from<br />
1985 to 1999), at age 48,<br />
my wife took me back to New<br />
Zealand to seek medical treatment<br />
for my severe spinal injury<br />
which paralyzed me from my<br />
chest down. The injury was due<br />
to an unofficial rugby game in<br />
our backyard in the village. At<br />
this point of my life, my dreams<br />
of getting a good steady office<br />
job was blurring into a very far<br />
distance.<br />
I spent 5 months with the<br />
Otara Spinal Rehabilitation<br />
Unit. Crying almost every night<br />
from stress since we could only<br />
survive from one day to the<br />
other on the Sickness Benefit<br />
money we were given by the<br />
government. My wife became<br />
my 24/7 carer. I could have<br />
been discouraged and given<br />
up at this point, living the rest<br />
of my life as a cripple, but I did<br />
not want to be beaten by this<br />
medical condition. I simply willed myself<br />
to health through prayers and positive<br />
thinking. When I managed to use crutches,<br />
I pushed myself further to start studying.<br />
I was given another chance when<br />
I got accepted at MIT to study for an NZ<br />
Diploma in Business Management. I was<br />
50 years old then, oldest in the class of<br />
15 students.<br />
In 2003, I came across a vacancy on<br />
the internet that grabbed my interest, so<br />
I submitted an application, and was accepted<br />
by the Ministry of Social Development<br />
as a Case Manager. I am still currently<br />
employed there as an Employment<br />
Coordinator.<br />
Remember my passion for Law? In<br />
upkeeping the peace? The reason why<br />
I applied for the Samoan Police Force?<br />
Well, that passion never left me. With<br />
years of maturity, comes clarity. With my<br />
newfound clarity, I knew my true passion<br />
was in Law, especially sitting at the Land<br />
and Titles’ Court in Samoa. My father<br />
was employed for Judiciary Duties with<br />
the Land and Titles Court even though<br />
he had no academic qualification, but he<br />
was gifted with great knowledge of the<br />
Samoan Customs, Traditions, and History<br />
of Samoa. For as far as I can remember,<br />
I always wanted to follow in my father’s<br />
footsteps, and be qualified for Judiciary<br />
Duties in any Court of Law. I also wanted<br />
to be a good solid role model to my family<br />
and their children, showing them that it’s<br />
never too late to achieve your dreams. It’s<br />
never too late to study.<br />
In 2005, after undertaking more studies<br />
part-time, while working a full time<br />
job, I was appointed as a Justice of the<br />
Peace.<br />
At the age of 62, in 2009, I completed<br />
my Judiciary course with the Open Polytec<br />
of New Zealand. In December 2014,<br />
I was finally appointed and sworn in to<br />
the Bench to do Court Duties at Auckland,<br />
North Shore, Waitakere, and Manukau<br />
District courts. When I walk into<br />
the courts to serve at the Bench, I am addressed<br />
by the Courts as “Your Worship”.<br />
Who would have thought that a simple,<br />
humble guy from Lotoso’a Saleimoa,<br />
many decades later, would be addressed<br />
TUISA LEONE FILIPO, son of Patea Tanuvasa Filipo<br />
and Maria Nive Maiava Filipo, Lotoso’a Saleimoa<br />
in such a prestigious manner in a country<br />
like New Zealand? All glory be to God<br />
for this blessing in my life. Without my<br />
Almighty Father, and my Saviour, through<br />
prayers and faith, where would I be now?<br />
I am now 65 years old, and at the age<br />
where I can retire back to the Islands and<br />
give back to my beloved country of Samoa.<br />
I always wanted to be able to serve<br />
at our Lands and Titles’ Court in Samoa. I<br />
still have this dream. I pray one day soon,<br />
this dream will finally be realised, God<br />
willing. I know that I am more than qualified<br />
now for that prestigious opportunity.<br />
It took this long, but I have proven that it’s<br />
doable, no matter your age. One just has<br />
to keep on dreaming, believing, and keep<br />
on working, and God will do the rest.<br />
If you continue to dream, and work<br />
on that dream or passion, you too will<br />
achieve. Age is only a number. It is never<br />
too late to study. It is never too late to<br />
start on a new career path. I hope my father<br />
is smiling down on me. Dad was a<br />
fighter. I realise now, I too am a fighter,<br />
and a quiet achiever. God bless.
Australia Samoa Newspaper<br />
06 <strong>June</strong> 2016<br />
11<br />
Faaipoipo Deborah Fainifo Fuimaono ma Chanell<br />
Dion Tanielu Sini Ausetalia<br />
Tusia: Tiumalumatua Maifea Fetu-FAAOLAOLA MISSION<br />
E tau le matu<br />
loimata o le fiafia<br />
ma le faanoanoa<br />
o nai matua o le<br />
tamaitai faaipoipo,<br />
faapea foi le tina o<br />
le tina(Grandma)<br />
o le alii faaipoipo,<br />
ina ua tau i manuia<br />
le faamoemoe o<br />
nai alo ma fanau<br />
ua leva ona fuafua<br />
mai, ao lea ua<br />
faataunuuina i le<br />
agalelei o le Atua. E<br />
faanoanoa ona o le<br />
a motusia le mafutaga masani faa matua ma fanau.<br />
Toe fiafia foi matua ma aiga na lua i le vavave o le<br />
tatalo faatauanau a Chanell ma Deborah ua tali mai<br />
iai le Atua ao lei faapaiaina i le faaipoipoga lo la aiga<br />
fou.<br />
Pastor Saupo & Elenise Fainifo Fuimaono matua tamaitai faaipoipo ia Deborah Fainifo<br />
Faatalanoaga ma se Molimau a matua o Deborah Fainifo Fuimaono<br />
(Pastor Saupo ma Elenise Fainifo Fuimaono)<br />
Ulugalii fou ma le aiga o le tamaitai faaipoipo<br />
I<br />
le molimau a le tama ia Pastor Saupo<br />
Fainifo Fuimaono i si ona afafine ia<br />
Deborah, o ia o se teine lelei tele ma le<br />
tauaogaina i lo latou aiga, o lo la alo laititi<br />
foi lea poo le uii o le fanau. O Deborah o<br />
loo iai se faamanuiaga mai le Alii, ma o ia<br />
e lima taumatau iai i laua i lo la tofi faifeau<br />
o le AOG i Claymore Campbeltown. Sa tau<br />
saili se tasi e taina le piano ma taitaia pese<br />
a le aufaipese(Team), sa tatalo atu ai i le<br />
Atua ina ia faaaogaina le afafine ma ua tali<br />
le Atua, ua maua e le afafine le taleni o le<br />
taina o le piano faatasi ai ma le fesoasoani<br />
a si ona atalii matua.<br />
I se faatalatalanoga ma matua o le<br />
tamaitai faaipoipo ia Pastor Saupo ma le<br />
faletua ia Elenise Fainifo Fuimaono ma le<br />
tatou nusipepa le Iniini Samoa, na la taua<br />
ai le faafetai tele i le Atua i lona alofa faalia<br />
iai laua ma si a la fanau e toafa(4), e lua<br />
tama lua teine. Mai lava i le ulua'i taimi na<br />
taunuu ai i Otara Niu Sila 1982, ma toe agai<br />
mai ai i Ausetalia 1986. Saunoa Saupo ma<br />
le tina o le aiga,na la iloa lelei le agalelei<br />
ma le alofa o le Atua i si o laua aiga ma si a<br />
la fanau.ia Francis Poutoa Fainifo na fanau<br />
i Aukilani, le ulumatua, na maua lana<br />
konekalate lakapi ma taalo ai mo le au a<br />
le Brumbies(ACT) i Kenepera ma agai atu<br />
ai i Farani ma taalo lakapi ai. Ua faamautu<br />
nei ma si ona toalua i Kenepera ma taaalo<br />
lakapi ai. O le tama lona lua o Solomona<br />
Fainifo faigaluega ave lifi (Forklift driver), a<br />
o lona toalua e iai lona pito Fiti e faigaluega<br />
fomai i le Falemai Livapulu. E lua o la alo<br />
tamaitai ua fai foi le aiga o le isi a o le uii<br />
lava a laua ia Deborah lea ua faiaiga nei.<br />
E faafetai ai i le Atua i mea uma ua malie<br />
le agalelei i lona alofa faasoa, malie foi le<br />
loto i le lagolago malosi a si a la fanau i le<br />
faiga o le aiga, aemaise ai le tutu malosi i<br />
le atinae ina o le galuega a le Atua, lea ua<br />
avea ai i laua ma faifeau i le AOG Claymore<br />
Cambletown Sini Ausetalia.<br />
O le susuga ia Pastor Saupo Fainifo<br />
Fuimaono o ona tuaa ia Lalogafau Fainifo<br />
ma Lafo Fualau Fainifo Fuimaono o Salani<br />
Falealili, ao le faletua ia Elenise Fainifo<br />
o ona tuaa o Faga Lama Mu'a ma le tina<br />
ia Lauvi o Asau. O matua ia ma tuaa o<br />
le tamaitai faaipoipo ia Deborah Saupo<br />
Fainifo Fuimaono.
ASO FIAFIA Deborah Fainifo Fuim
aono ma Chanell Dion Tanielu
14 06 <strong>June</strong> 2016 Australia Samoa Newspaper<br />
Solinuu Sauma Tanielu (Tina na tausia)<br />
Molimau mo si ana tama Chanell Dion Tanielu<br />
Na faapea foi i le molimau a le tina o le tina o Chanell<br />
ia Solinuu Sauma Tanielu, na ia taua ai le lelei tele<br />
o Chanell mai lava i le ulua'i taimi na avatu ai e<br />
lona tina ia Ailini Tanielu la te tausia ma le Tama o le aiga i<br />
Samoa ma faaaoga ai, seia oo ina ua toe manao atu lona<br />
tina e toe aumai i Ausetalia Chanell e faaauau ai ana aoga<br />
ma faigaluega ai ma tausi atu ai laua i Samoa. Na faapena<br />
foi se molimau a le susuga ia Pastor Saupo aua o Chanell<br />
o si tasi foi o lana aulotu ma taua ai e faaioga lava e lona<br />
faletua o si ana tama Chanell i taimi uma e tapa iai ini<br />
feau e fia fai. O se tama lelei tele, ua tutusa lelei ma si ona<br />
afafine le taufai galulue malosi i le faiga o viiga o le lotu ma<br />
le atinaeina o le ekalesia. O Chanell Dion Tanielu o le alo o<br />
le tina ia Ailini Tanielu, ae na tausi lava e nai ona matua ia<br />
Solinuu Sauma ma Tanielu Salima o Apolima.<br />
Na matua'i faatumulia le auvalaaulia ma aiga na lua i le<br />
aso fiafia o le afioga ia Laauli ma le afioga ia Tamasailau ma<br />
avea ai i laua o le tino ua tasi ia Keriso Iesu, Mr Chanell Dion<br />
& Mrs Deborah Tanielu.<br />
Na faaleo mai foi moomooga alofa i le tina ia Ailini Tanielu<br />
isi ana tama e toatasi ia Chanell Dion Tanielu, ia saga<br />
faatumauina pea lona tausaafia ma lona lelei i lo latou aiga<br />
ma le ekalesia, aemaise ai le amataga o lona aiga fou ma<br />
si ona toalua ia Deborah. Ia faamanuia tele le Atua Soifua<br />
i lo oulua aiga fou, ma e tumau pea lo'u alofa mo oe Son.<br />
Tina Charnell ia Ailini Tanieli,Solinuu Sauma Tanielu<br />
(Grandma) na tausia o ia i Samoa ma le uso o lona tina<br />
Chanell ma lona faletua Deborah Tanielu, Tina Solinuu Sauma Tanielu<br />
nisi aiga o le Tama faaipoipo<br />
TAUNUU I FANUA LE<br />
MEAALOFA A LE ATUA<br />
mo Deborah & Chanell<br />
Tanielu<br />
O<br />
se tala malie ma le manaia tele na maua i molimau o le aso, ua muamua toai i<br />
fanua le meaalofa mai le Atua le oloa taua mo le ulugalii fou, ao lei faaipoipoina<br />
i le aso 4 o Iuni 2016. Ua saga faamautuina ai le tatau ma le onomea ona<br />
faatasia i laua, aua ua tali mai le Atua mo laua ma faatagatain. Aua o le mea moni o<br />
nisi ulugalii ua leva ona mafuta ae lei oo mai lava iai le tufa faasoa o lo tatou Atua. Ae<br />
amuia lenei aiga fou ua faapea foai mai iai le oloa taua mai le Atua la te tausia.<br />
Talosia ia i saga fua tele le niu ma faatoatele ai le aiga aua le Atua mo lona finagalo.<br />
Avatu ai faatasi ma faamanuiaga mai le pulega o le tatou nusipepa le Iniini Samoa<br />
(www.iniinisamoa.com) ma le Australia Samoa (www.australiasamoanews.com.au), ia<br />
saga faamanuia le Atua Soifua ia te oulua ma ia maua ai se viiga o le Atua i lo oulua<br />
aiga fou.<br />
Manatua e fafagu Iesu o loo tofa i lo oulua sa pe a feagai ma faafitauli o le olaga.<br />
MAY THE GREAT LORD BLESS YOU BOTH CHANELL & DEBORAH TANIELU.<br />
Chanell Dion Tanielu ma lona tina ia Ailini Tanielu<br />
Faafesootai mai tatou nusipepa mo lou aso faapitoa, faaipoipoga,aso fanau, 21-70 tausaga, family reunion,<br />
valaau mai Tiumalumatua Maifea Fetu 0403 060457, imeli faaolaolasamoa@gmail.com<br />
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Australia Samoa Newspaper<br />
World News<br />
06 <strong>June</strong> 2016<br />
15<br />
Hillary Clinton clinches US Democratic<br />
presidential nomination - AP survey<br />
Hillary Clinton has reached the number<br />
of delegates needed to clinch<br />
the Democratic U.S. presidential<br />
nomination, the Associated Press said on<br />
Monday, the day before six states were set<br />
to vote in nominating contests.<br />
But the campaign of her rival, Bernie<br />
Sanders, vowed to keep up the fight, saying<br />
it was wrong to count the votes of superdelegates<br />
before they actually cast ballots at<br />
the Democratic National Convention in July.<br />
“Our job from now until the convention<br />
is to convince those superdelegates that<br />
Bernie is by far the strongest candidate<br />
against Donald Trump,” the campaign said<br />
in a statement. Superdelegates largely consist<br />
of party leaders and elected senators,<br />
members of Congress and governors.<br />
Clinton, a former secretary of state,<br />
reached the 2,383 delegates needed to become<br />
the presumptive Democratic nominee<br />
with a decisive weekend victory in Puerto<br />
Rico and a burst of last-minute support from<br />
superdelegates, the AP reported.<br />
She would be the first woman nominated<br />
for president by a major US political party.<br />
“According to the news, we are on the<br />
brink of a historic, historic, unprecedented<br />
moment,” Clinton told a rally in Long Beach,<br />
California, shortly after the AP report. “But<br />
we still have work to do, don’t we? We have<br />
six elections tomorrow and we’re going to<br />
fight hard for every single vote, especially<br />
right here in California.”<br />
Clinton has 1,812 pledged delegates won<br />
in primaries and caucuses. She also has the<br />
support of 571 superdelegates, according to<br />
an AP count.<br />
URGES PARTY UNITY<br />
Earlier on Monday, Clinton called for party<br />
unity, suggesting it was time for Sanders, a<br />
U.S. senator from Vermont, to abandon his<br />
hard-fought challenge, as six states hold<br />
nominating contests on Tuesday when she<br />
expects to clinch the nomination.<br />
Clinton told reporters in California that<br />
Tuesday marked eight years from the day<br />
she withdrew from the 2008 White House<br />
race, endorsing Barack Obama after a bitter<br />
rivalry. Her supporters have said Sanders<br />
should look at that as a road map for his own<br />
exit from this year’s race.<br />
After staying above the campaign fray for<br />
months, Obama could endorse his former<br />
secretary of state as early as this week, the<br />
New York Times and CNN reported. White<br />
House press secretary Josh Earnest told reporters<br />
the president was waiting for New<br />
Jersey and California to vote on Tuesday before<br />
weighing in.<br />
Although she has won more votes and<br />
earned the support of more delegates to<br />
the Democratic National Convention in July,<br />
she has shied away from calling on Sanders<br />
to drop out of the contest. On Monday,<br />
she pointed to her 2008 decision to unite<br />
the party and said Democrats needed to do<br />
the same to take on Trump, the presumptive<br />
Republican nominee.<br />
“I believed it was the right thing to do. No<br />
matter what differences we had in our long<br />
campaign, they paled in comparison to the<br />
differences we had with the Republicans,<br />
and that is actually even more true today,”<br />
Clinton said.<br />
“Anyone who has supported me, anyone<br />
who has supported Senator Sanders has<br />
a lot at stake in this election in preventing<br />
Donald Trump from being our president,”<br />
she said.<br />
Clinton has long been the front-runner<br />
to be the Democratic nominee in the Nov.<br />
8 election but has faced an unexpectedly<br />
tough fight against Sanders, 74, and his attacks<br />
on her from the left.<br />
An Obama endorsement would come as a<br />
welcome boost to Clinton and to Democrats<br />
concerned the party needs to turn its attention<br />
to campaigning against Trump. While he<br />
has made remarks indicating a preference<br />
for Clinton, Obama has so far avoided a clear<br />
endorsement.<br />
Obama remains popular with many voters.<br />
His job approval was over 50 per cent in<br />
a recent Reuters/Ipsos poll and has been on<br />
the rise in 2016.<br />
CALIFORNIA VOTES<br />
Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota<br />
and New Mexico also hold nominating contests<br />
on Tuesday, but most attention will focus<br />
on California. Clinton once held a sizable<br />
lead there over Sanders, but opinion polls in<br />
recent days showed them in a dead heat.<br />
A Sanders victory there could embolden<br />
his supporters to urge him to wage a fractious<br />
convention fight. It could also help<br />
Trump, 69, who clinched the Republican<br />
nomination last month, argue that she is a<br />
weak candidate.<br />
“It’s going to make her ability to seal the<br />
deal with disaffected Democrats all that<br />
much harder, which is unfortunate given the<br />
fact that the Republicans for better or for<br />
worse already have their candidate,” said<br />
Jim Manley, a Democratic strategist who<br />
supports Clinton. “The only one benefiting<br />
from this is Donald Trump.”<br />
Sanders’ campaign appeared to burn<br />
through cash to get to the final nominating<br />
contests, ending April with just US$5.8<br />
million on hand, compared with Clinton’s<br />
US$30 million. The senator has not released<br />
his May fundraising figures. Spokesman Michael<br />
Briggs said in an email the campaign<br />
was “doing fine.”<br />
Clinton heads into Tuesday’s contests<br />
after a victory over the weekend in Puerto<br />
Rico’s primary. She is also expected to win<br />
in Washington, DC, which holds the final primary<br />
of the year on <strong>June</strong> 14.<br />
Trump, a real estate developer, has regularly<br />
stirred up controversy on the campaign<br />
trail. In recent days, his comments about<br />
a judge he believes to be biased against<br />
him because he is Mexican-American have<br />
drawn criticism.<br />
On Monday, Trump insisted his concerns<br />
were valid.<br />
The latest Reuters/Ipsos tracking poll<br />
showed Clinton with an 11-per centagepoint<br />
edge over Trump, 46 per cent to 35<br />
per cent, a marked change from just 10 days<br />
ago, when fewer than 4 points separated<br />
the two.<br />
Source : www.stuff.co.nz
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Samoa News<br />
18 06 <strong>June</strong> 2016 Australia Samoa Newspaper<br />
Excise taxes to increase for Tobacco,<br />
alcohol and selected food items<br />
By Nanai Laveitiga Tuiletufuga<br />
Health Minister Tuitama Dr Talalelei<br />
Tuitama is 110% behind<br />
the propose excise tax increases<br />
for alcohol, tobacco and select<br />
sugary and salty products included<br />
in the 2016-2017 budget estimates<br />
now before parliament.<br />
The looming increase will see excise<br />
taxes go up by 6.5 per cent for alcohol,<br />
5 per cent for tobacco and ‘select<br />
sugary and salty products.’<br />
Describing the looming excise tax increase<br />
as “sin taxes,” the Health Minister<br />
said that up to 75% of deaths<br />
from non-communicable diseases<br />
such as heart disease, cancer and<br />
respiratory diseases all related to<br />
smoking and excessive eating habits.<br />
Added Dr Tuitama;<br />
“We are currently facing a major<br />
health challenge with the steady rise<br />
of life style diseases such as obesity,<br />
diabetes, high blood pressure, gout<br />
and government is providing dialysis<br />
treatment in two centres in Upolu and<br />
Savaii Island not to mention millions<br />
of public funds to pay for medical<br />
treatment overseas for illness related<br />
to smoking and poor dieting.<br />
“From a health point of view, if we<br />
want people to stop smoking and to<br />
eat healthier to stay health we’ve got<br />
to raise the costs.<br />
“Increasing taxes will not stop everyone<br />
from lighting up, but it’s a step<br />
towards some change.<br />
“Increasing cost of sugary and salty<br />
products should also send a strong<br />
message to our people to respect<br />
themselves but respecting what they<br />
eat.”<br />
On the other side of the coin, Dr. Tuitama<br />
is also mindful that local cigarette<br />
manufacturers pay well over<br />
$20 million tala a year in taxes to<br />
government.<br />
But he pointed out that “the bottom<br />
line is for smokers to contribute to<br />
the hefty bill of over $10 million tala<br />
in government expenses to send patients<br />
overseas for treatment mostly<br />
related to excessive smoking.”<br />
Compared to neighboring island<br />
countries, local cigarette prices are<br />
relatively cheap.<br />
A packet of 20s costs $9 tala in Samoa.<br />
American Samoa’s retail price for a<br />
packet of 20 costs close to $20 tala.<br />
And the prices are even higher in New<br />
Zealand and Australia.<br />
Retail price for cigarettes have increased<br />
in the last five years but it is<br />
not stopping people from smoking,<br />
said the minister.<br />
And to get the message across that<br />
smoking is deadly; regulations to enforce<br />
the 2008 Tobacco Act are in<br />
draft form.<br />
The regulations will set fines and penalties<br />
for offenses ranging from<br />
• smoking in a non-smoking designated<br />
area,<br />
• selling cigarettes to minors,<br />
• and to prevent others from secondary<br />
smoking.<br />
Meanwhile, Samoa is not alone in<br />
the anti-tobacco campaign to kick the<br />
habit.<br />
The Pacific Tobacco Taxation Project<br />
has been in the works for the past<br />
three years, trying to change attitudes<br />
in the region.<br />
Samoa is the latest nation to announce<br />
it will raise its tobacco taxes<br />
the next financial year.<br />
It follows moves by the Cook Islands,<br />
Fiji, Papua New Guinea and Tonga to<br />
bump up tobacco taxes by up to 15<br />
per cent.<br />
Health<br />
Minister<br />
Tuitama<br />
Dr Talalelei<br />
Tuitama<br />
Samoas Free trade agreement touted<br />
By Nanai Laveitiga Tuiletufuga<br />
A<br />
free trade agreement between<br />
the two Samoas is<br />
in the pipeline but when it<br />
will become a reality is the multimillion<br />
tala question that the<br />
Joint Trade Task Force from the<br />
two countries will need to answer<br />
soon.<br />
A framework for the agreement<br />
prepared by the Task Force was<br />
approved in last round of Inter-<br />
Samoa talks in Apia two years.<br />
And according to Director of<br />
American Samoa’s Department of<br />
Commerce Fuiavailili Keniseli Lafaele,<br />
the free trade document will<br />
outline a range of issues.<br />
“It’s a dual approach by the two<br />
Samoas for a free trade and investment<br />
pact.<br />
“It will tackle a range of issues<br />
from joint ventures, to business<br />
licensing, tariffs, excise taxes,<br />
transshipment and ultimately using<br />
American Samoa as a gateway<br />
to the US markets.”<br />
IMPROVING TRADE<br />
“American Samoa’s major export<br />
markets include USA, Australia<br />
and New Zealand.<br />
“Despite our close ties, Samoa is<br />
ranked as the 7th largest import<br />
market for the territory,” noted Lafaele.<br />
“However we see a lot of added<br />
value export goods here that<br />
should be exported to American<br />
Samoa.<br />
“And it’s no big secret that the bottleneck<br />
affecting Samoan made<br />
exports to the territory are federal<br />
regulations.<br />
“To that end, this is one of the crucial<br />
areas which the agreement will<br />
address.<br />
“In return, we are asking Samoa to<br />
relax is tariffs.<br />
“For instance, Samoa charges 15%<br />
for import tariffs and VAGST for our<br />
products compared<br />
to our 5% excise tax<br />
for imports.<br />
“Give us trade is a<br />
message from Pago<br />
and we will reciprocate.<br />
“We are proposing a<br />
uniform import tariff<br />
to boost trade between<br />
us.”<br />
JOINT VENTURES<br />
“One of our pursuits<br />
is to establish duty<br />
free access for products from Samoa<br />
via American Samoa to the<br />
United States,” said the Commerce<br />
Director.<br />
And he cited the canneries as an<br />
example of a successful joint venture.<br />
“Canned tuna is our biggest export<br />
and we hope for Samoa to be one<br />
of the major tuna importers.<br />
“The albacore used for the new processed<br />
tuna line exported mainly<br />
to the United States is supplied by<br />
fishermen from Upolu and Savaii.<br />
“Over 80 percent of the canneries<br />
workforce is from Samoa. And lots<br />
of those workers wages are remitted<br />
to their families here, week in,<br />
week out.<br />
“We believe we can do the same<br />
with a lot of agricultural<br />
products.<br />
“For instance cocoa<br />
is a viable joint venture.<br />
“A massive replanting<br />
campaign has<br />
started island wide.<br />
“And a few years<br />
from now we hope to<br />
start exporting raw or<br />
added value cocoa<br />
products to the United<br />
States.<br />
“Samoa cocoa farmers can help<br />
with raw supplies by shipping their<br />
cocoa to American Samoa.<br />
“From there, the Made in USA labeling<br />
comes into play.<br />
“On paper, its sounds easy but everything<br />
has to be documented to<br />
ensure that the trade free agreement<br />
complies with the federal government<br />
policies.<br />
“At the end of the day, the agreement<br />
will be designed to suit the<br />
needs of the two Samoas.”
Australia Samoa Newspaper<br />
Samoa News<br />
06 <strong>June</strong> 2016<br />
19<br />
P.M. issues caution to A.C.P<br />
Prime Minister Tuilaepa Sa’ilele Malielegaoi has cautioned the leadership of the Africa Caribbean Pacific (A.C.P) concerning the future of the<br />
group.<br />
Speaking on behalf of Pacific countries<br />
at the 8th A.C.P Summit of<br />
Heads of States and governments<br />
held in Papua New Guinea, Tuilaepa said<br />
the meeting was a defining moment for the<br />
group and they need to make “informed and<br />
far-reaching decisions” for a better future.<br />
“I am aware that the Eminent Persons<br />
Group under the able leadership of Chief<br />
Obasanjo will formally table its report during<br />
this Summit and that Council has considered<br />
and endorsed the Ambassadorial<br />
Working Group’s Report of the Future Perspectives<br />
of our Group,” Tuilaepa said.<br />
“Clearly, the merging of the salient and<br />
practical recommendations of both reports<br />
on key strategic issues such as “foundation<br />
pillars” to guide our work post 2020 is, in<br />
our estimation, the way to proceed.<br />
“But I caution against us taking decisions<br />
that we are not yet in a position to make<br />
regarding our future. There is too much<br />
at stake and too important a matter to be<br />
glossed over.”<br />
According to the Prime Minister, the A.C.P<br />
must construct a future that will strengthen<br />
“global influence in key strategic areas” utilizing<br />
the group’s strength in numbers.<br />
“To this end, it is possible to envisage a<br />
post-2020 A.C.P Group as a “cohesive force<br />
capable of articulating its shared concerns<br />
and interests in a participatory and inclusive<br />
manner at the global level.<br />
“A Group with strong and effective institutions<br />
geared towards speedy and timely<br />
decision-making and implementation. A<br />
Group focusing on and embracing its constituents<br />
and development partners, capable<br />
of demonstrating its value-added and<br />
utility. A Group that will forge new links and<br />
strengthen existing ones”.<br />
“One thing is certain – we shall face<br />
many challenges that will test our resolve<br />
and resilience as a Group in the coming<br />
years. Some will be familiar; others will be<br />
new and untested.<br />
“But the common denominator is the imperative<br />
for us to meet them together and<br />
front-on with clarity of purpose and vision,<br />
unwavering commitment, renewed hope as<br />
was evident in Sipopo, and above all in unity<br />
and solidarity. There is no other choice but<br />
to succeed – it is a moral imperative and<br />
our duty to the people we are honoured to<br />
represent and to serve.<br />
Prime Minister Tuilaepa Sa’ilele Malielegaoi<br />
has cautioned the leadership of the<br />
Africa Caribbean Pacific (A.C.P) concerning<br />
the future of the group.<br />
Speaking on behalf of Pacific countries<br />
at the 8th A.C.P Summit of Heads of States<br />
and governments held in Papua New Guinea,<br />
Tuilaepa said the meeting was a defining<br />
moment for the group and they need to<br />
make “informed and far-reaching decisions”<br />
for a better future.<br />
“I am aware that the Eminent Persons<br />
Group under the able leadership of Chief<br />
Obasanjo will formally table its report during<br />
this Summit and that Council has considered<br />
and endorsed the Ambassadorial<br />
Working Group’s Report of the Future Perspectives<br />
of our Group,” Tuilaepa said.<br />
“Clearly, the merging of the salient and<br />
practical recommendations of both reports<br />
on key strategic issues such as “foundation<br />
pillars” to guide our work post 2020 is, in<br />
our estimation, the way to proceed.<br />
“But I caution against us taking decisions<br />
that we are not yet in a position to make<br />
regarding our future. There is too much<br />
at stake and too important a matter to be<br />
glossed over.”<br />
According to the Prime Minister, the A.C.P<br />
must construct a future that will strengthen<br />
“global influence in key strategic areas” utilizing<br />
the group’s strength in numbers.<br />
“To this end, it is possible to envisage a<br />
post-2020 A.C.P Group as a “cohesive force<br />
capable of articulating its shared concerns<br />
and interests in a participatory and inclusive<br />
manner at the global level.<br />
“A Group with strong and effective institutions<br />
geared towards speedy and timely<br />
decision-making and implementation. A<br />
Group focusing on and embracing its constituents<br />
and development partners, capable<br />
of demonstrating its value-added and<br />
utility. A Group that will forge new links and<br />
strengthen existing ones”.<br />
“One thing is certain – we shall face<br />
many challenges that will test our resolve<br />
and resilience as a Group in the coming<br />
years. Some will be familiar; others will be<br />
new and untested.<br />
“But the common denominator is the imperative<br />
for us to meet them together and<br />
front-on with clarity of purpose and vision,<br />
unwavering commitment, renewed hope as<br />
was evident in Sipopo, and above all in unity<br />
and solidarity. There is no other choice but<br />
to succeed – it is a moral imperative and<br />
our duty to the people we are honoured to<br />
represent and to serve.<br />
“We are a Group steeped in traditions<br />
that cherish our diversity, seek to uphold the<br />
rule of law and the principles of democracy<br />
and good governance, believe in the equality<br />
of opportunities for all our communities<br />
and above all in seeing poverty become a<br />
thing of the past and the attainment of sustainable<br />
development.<br />
“We must never forget the hopes of our<br />
peoples, whether in the land continent of<br />
Africa, or the ocean continents of the Caribbean<br />
and the Pacific. For we all share a<br />
strong and common commitment to remove<br />
injustice and poverty.”<br />
In other parts of his address, Tuilaepa<br />
focused on the implementation of Agenda<br />
2030 and Climate Change.<br />
“Climate change is an existential threat<br />
for all of our member countries that are low<br />
lying atolls. Population displacement – is<br />
fast becoming a reality and more importantly<br />
we must ensure that every avenue is explored<br />
to guarantee migration with dignity,<br />
should the need eventuate.<br />
The world must realize and accept that<br />
saving small countries like Tuvalu and Kiribati<br />
from the adverse impact of climate<br />
change, is in effect saving our planet,” he<br />
said.<br />
“The Sustainable Development Goals<br />
is our roadmap for the future. The A.C.P<br />
Group must learn from each other – share<br />
best practices and lessons learnt and wherever<br />
possible execute these responsibilities<br />
through south-south and triangular cooperation.<br />
“As a family, we need to strengthen our<br />
resilience not only to climate change but<br />
other exogenous shocks whether they be<br />
natural disaster induced or economic and<br />
social in nature. The land is what defines<br />
us. It is integral and a part of who we are.<br />
“Land rights, particularly in the context of<br />
developing countries, are inextricably linked<br />
with the right to food, the right to work and a<br />
host of other human rights.<br />
In many instances, the right to land is<br />
bound up with a community’s identity, its<br />
livelihood, its very survival and a vital component<br />
of our particular way of life.”
20 06 <strong>June</strong> 2016 Sports<br />
Australia Samoa Newspaper<br />
Calling in the Coaches<br />
It has been a long time coming for<br />
Coach Alama Ieremia, but the wait is finally<br />
over. The wider squad has arrived<br />
and management has been brought together<br />
in what is a very exciting time for Manu Samoa<br />
and the Samoan Rugby Union.<br />
Darryl Gibson, Head Coach of the Waratahs<br />
Super rugby team and a long time friend<br />
of Ieremia was asked to join management<br />
earlier in the year. He jumped at the opportunity<br />
to come on board and has added a<br />
high level of technical expertise to the coaching<br />
group. Another newcomer to the Manu<br />
coaching staff is current Hurricanes forwards<br />
coach Richard Watt. Richard has coached<br />
together with Ieremia in Wellington coming<br />
through the age grades and then together<br />
at the Hurricanes from 2011 – 2014. The<br />
wealth of experience and knowledge that Ieremia,<br />
Gibson and Watt bring to the table is<br />
understated.<br />
In a recent interview coach Ieremia explains<br />
the processes of selecting his coaching<br />
staff.<br />
“I had a vision for Manu Samoa rugby<br />
moving forward. Part of that vision is to create<br />
a new era for the Manu Samoa team<br />
through players and expertise coaching. The<br />
key components of bringing that vision alive<br />
were to bring the best coaches into the fold.”<br />
Ieremia and Gibson played together for<br />
the All Blacks in 1999. They also played<br />
against each other at the Hurricanes and<br />
Crusaders in Super Rugby as well as Wellington<br />
and Canterbury during the NPC seasons<br />
from 1993-2000. Ieremia’s last NPC game<br />
for Wellington was against Canterbury, captained<br />
by Darryl Gibson.<br />
“I’ll always remember that game. To take<br />
the Air NZ Cup from Gibbo was a bitter sweet<br />
moment in my career. Watty missed selection<br />
the week before the final in 2000 and sent a<br />
motivational letter that was read to the team<br />
before kick-off. I have no doubt it made a difference.<br />
It’s great for the three of us to be<br />
reunited 16 years later. I’m humbled by the<br />
fact that Watty and Gibbo decided to come<br />
and help set foundations for the future of<br />
Manu Samoa.”<br />
Former Manu Samoa player, now technical<br />
assistant Kane Thompson and Set Piece<br />
coach Grant Henson have also been added<br />
to the coaching line up. This will be Thompson’s<br />
first time in the coaching arena, his<br />
experience playing along-side many of the<br />
players will no doubt benefit the team. Grant<br />
Henson is a centurion for Counties Manukau<br />
and brings to the team a wealth of knowledge<br />
at the set piece.<br />
When asked what he believes this group<br />
of coaches will bring to the future of Samoan<br />
Rugby, Ieremia stated.<br />
“With such steep history and tradition<br />
of Manu Samoa we all understand the non<br />
negotiables around representing the jersey.<br />
Our role is to coach and enhance the Manu<br />
Samoa jersey. Also its important to leave the<br />
Manu Samoa team in a successful position<br />
at the conclusion of our tenor. My personal<br />
goal is to ensure that the team plays to its<br />
potential. We have enough challenges as it<br />
is, those challenges can become opportunities<br />
if we work hard, take control of what<br />
we can and make it work for us. Our identity<br />
through that process will hopefully be obvious<br />
through our play and actions.”<br />
COACHES:<br />
Alama Ieremia – Head Coach<br />
Darryl Gibson – Technical Advisor<br />
Richard Watt – Forwards Coach<br />
Grant Henson – Set Piece Coach<br />
Kane Thompson – Technical Advisor<br />
David Edgar – Strenth and Conditioning<br />
Coach<br />
Technical Advisor Darryl Gibson is currently<br />
Head Coach at the NSW Warratahs. This is<br />
the first time that a head coach of a Super<br />
Rugby team has been named amongst the<br />
Manu Samoa coaching staff.<br />
Richard Watt is currently an assistant<br />
coach at the Hurricanes. He is renowned for<br />
his technical skill at the line out.<br />
Grant Henson works as the set piece<br />
coach at Counties Manukau and was one of<br />
very few players to represent Counties in over<br />
100 games of NPC.<br />
Ex Manu Samoa representative Kane<br />
Thompson comes into the coaching arena as<br />
technical advisor.<br />
Samoa Coach: Alama Ieremia<br />
Samoa Cptn: David Lemi<br />
Samoa VCptn: Faatiga Lemalu<br />
Georgia Coach: Milton Haig<br />
Georgia Captain: Shalva Sutiashvili<br />
England rugby rookie Ben Te’o given secret initiation by new team<br />
Source : www.foxsports.com.au<br />
What was said and done<br />
remains a secret but<br />
England rugby new boy<br />
Ben Te’o has been welcomed by<br />
his teammates in a behind-closeddoors<br />
initiation.<br />
The squad made the former NRL<br />
star welcome at the weekend during<br />
the team’s camp on the Gold<br />
Coast before Saturday’s opening<br />
Test against Australia in Brisbane.<br />
Te’o is thought to be a strong<br />
chance to make his debut in the<br />
centres for the tourists at Suncorp<br />
Stadium.<br />
It’s a remarkable rise for the<br />
29-year-old, who quit rugby league<br />
in 2014 to play rugby union in<br />
Ireland for Leinster and is yet to<br />
feature for his new English club,<br />
Worcester.<br />
England back-rower James<br />
Haskell said the bonding session<br />
had made him more aware of Te’o’s<br />
sporting pedigree.<br />
“It was amazing to see his<br />
achievements,” Haskell said.<br />
“I knew of Ben but I didn’t really<br />
know that he’d won three State of<br />
Origin titles and everything else like<br />
that.<br />
“I didn’t know he’d played with<br />
(Sam) Burgess as well and that<br />
kind of stuff, played with Greg Inglis,<br />
so it was really cool for me to<br />
have a chat with him and that was<br />
the whole idea — to spark up a bit<br />
of conversation because some<br />
people just don’t volunteer that information.<br />
“It was good to know what he’s<br />
about.” Te’o sat out Monday’s training<br />
session due to an unspecified<br />
medical reason.<br />
The former South Sydney and<br />
Brisbane Broncos star is expected<br />
to return to trainingon Tuesday and<br />
while defence coach Paul Gustard<br />
says no decision has been made,<br />
he’s confident Te’o is ready to go if<br />
picked.<br />
“He’s got a calmness about<br />
him,” Gustard said.<br />
“You can see this guy’s played<br />
top-level rugby and he’s comfortable<br />
with the ball in his hand.”<br />
Meanwhile, Wallabies defence<br />
coach Nathan Grey paid tribute to<br />
Te’o but believed the convert could<br />
be found out on the international<br />
stage due to his limited time in the<br />
code.<br />
“He’s a great talent. He provides<br />
a really good strong ball carrying<br />
centre,” Grey said.<br />
“He’s certainly on the sharper<br />
end of the queue in terms of being<br />
across what his strengths and<br />
weaknesses are.”<br />
Asked what his weakness was,<br />
Grey said: “His time in the game.<br />
“He’s been playing for a number<br />
of years now, but obviously taking<br />
that step up and playing international<br />
level is a big step.<br />
“Everything gets tested at a<br />
higher level — you’ve got less time,<br />
less space.<br />
“Your skills and execution under<br />
pressure is the hardest thing to replicate.”<br />
Grey baulked when asked if they<br />
would target Te’o.<br />
“You are soothsaying a little bit<br />
there,” he said.<br />
“Guys can step up to that level<br />
pretty quickly.”<br />
Asked if the Wallabies were preparing<br />
for Te’o to play, Grey said:<br />
“We are preparing for everyone.”<br />
Originally published as Te’o’s secret<br />
England rugby initiation
Australia Samoa Newspaper<br />
Sports<br />
06 <strong>June</strong> 2016<br />
21<br />
UFC 200: Mark Hunt handed<br />
blockbuster fight with Brock Lesnar<br />
Mark Hunt has been catapulted into the biggest UFC heavyweight fight of 2016 — against American megastar Brock Lesnar.<br />
Speaking on ESPN overnight, Lesnar revealed<br />
42-year-old Hunt would be his<br />
rival for what now shapes a blockbuster<br />
“one off” return to the Octagon at UFC 200 on-<br />
July 9.<br />
Following the announcement that Lesnar<br />
would return at UFC 200, Hunt has opened up<br />
as a solid favorite over the former heavyweight<br />
champion.<br />
According to the odds makers at Bookmaker.<br />
eu, Hunt was instilled as a -195 favorite with Lesnar<br />
as the underdog at +166.<br />
It means to win $100 on Hunt, you’d have to<br />
bet at least $195 and if you bet $100 on Lesnar<br />
and he won, you’d win $166.<br />
The Daily Telegraph first revealed Hunt’s impending<br />
appearance on the Las Vegas card a<br />
fortnight ago, when the Sydney slugger explained<br />
how UFC president Dana White had ordered him<br />
to “stay ready” for UFC 200.<br />
Then overnight in the US, Lesnar confirmed<br />
the bout during an exclusive interview on the<br />
Monday edition of SportsCentre.<br />
The announcement means UFC Fight Week,<br />
which culminates with the UFC 200 card, now<br />
shapes as a bumper one for Aussie fight fans,<br />
with rising Melbourne lightweight Jake Matthews<br />
also involved on a separate Las Vegas card a<br />
night earlier.<br />
Asked about facing Hunt in his Octagon return,<br />
Lesnar replied: “Why not? It could be anybody.<br />
I didn’t care.<br />
“If Dana White called me and said, ‘You have<br />
opponent X, Y, and Z, who do you want?’ He never<br />
gave me those options.<br />
“This is the guy that we want you to face, I<br />
said, ‘Great. This is what I’m going to do.’’<br />
Later in the interview, Lesnar also hinted at<br />
the punching power of a western Sydney ratepayer<br />
who has won consecutive fights via knockout.<br />
“If Mark Hunt ends up on the ground, the<br />
fight’s over,’’ he said. “Obviously I need to work<br />
on my stand-up game (though), but I’m excited<br />
and enthusiastic about doing so.”<br />
While Hunt only fought in March, Lesnar has<br />
not stepped inside an Octagon since December<br />
2011, where he lost via first-round TKO to Alistair<br />
Overeem at UFC 141.<br />
During his initial run, however, the hulking Dakota<br />
native went 4-3, winning and twice defending<br />
the UFC heavyweight title.<br />
After retaining his strap against Frank Mir at<br />
UFC 100, however, Lesnar then battled a case of<br />
diverticulitis — with the medical condition outing<br />
him for almost 12 months.<br />
And while Lesnar eventually returned to defeat<br />
Shane Carwin — a bout The Daily Telegraph<br />
covered live in Las Vegas as then Australian<br />
lightweight George Sotiropoulos was also on the<br />
card — the US heavyweight then endured consecutive<br />
TKO losses.<br />
Which is why he describes this return bout<br />
with Hunt as unfinished business.<br />
“I couldn’t live with that decision [stepping<br />
away from MMA],” Lesnar said. “That decision<br />
has haunted me for the last 15 months, and I figured<br />
I couldn’t live like that for the rest of my life.<br />
“I’m a big believer of living out your dreams<br />
and facing your fears and just facing the reality<br />
of, I don’t want to be sitting 20 years from now<br />
and saying, ‘You know what son? You should’ve<br />
went and did that.’ And here I am. And on the<br />
biggest stage of all — I was on UFC 100, so why<br />
not be on UFC 200?”<br />
And as for how the fight came about?<br />
“It’s very simple,’’ he continued. “Nobody<br />
called me. It was nobody else’s idea.<br />
“Dana didn’t pick up the phone because [they]<br />
need to fill a spot. It didn’t happen like that.<br />
“I picked up the phone. It was me ... three<br />
months ago.<br />
“It’s taken some time for things to play out,<br />
but I just said, ‘What are the chances of having<br />
Brock Lesnar on the card at UFC 200?’<br />
“I’m a crossover athlete. I’m a modern-day Bo<br />
Jackson, and I’m excited about it.”<br />
Asked about the purse for his one-off bout,<br />
Lesnar added: “I can’t disclose. There’s lots of<br />
zeros behind it.”<br />
Source : www.dailytelegraph.com.au
22 06 <strong>June</strong> 2016 Sports<br />
Australia Samoa Newspaper<br />
Fiji Rugby Union selects Jarryd Hayne in provisional<br />
23-player sevens squad for Rio Olympics<br />
The Fiji Rugby Union on Saturday named<br />
the code-hopping superstar in its provisional<br />
23-player sevens rugby squad<br />
for the Rio Games in August. Although his<br />
name was misspelt as “Jarryd Haynes” on<br />
the FRU’s website.<br />
Hayne made his sevens debut for world<br />
champions Fiji at last month’s seasonending<br />
tournament in London — less than a<br />
week after sensationally leaving NFL’s San<br />
Francisco 49ers to make a late run for Rio.<br />
Hayne was solid in his limited outings for<br />
Fiji at the London Sevens, but failed to display<br />
his blistering ball-carrying ability that<br />
earned him two Dally M medals in the NRL.<br />
His debut came with four and a half minutes<br />
left against England, where Fiji suffered a<br />
shock 31-10 loss to the host side.<br />
Hayne enjoyed similar minutes in the big win<br />
over Wales, earning a few more touches of<br />
the ball and did likewise against Australia.<br />
Speaking at the London Sevens, Hayne<br />
said he was still adjusting to the game and<br />
wasn’t bothered by his lack of time on the<br />
Steve Larkham spoon-fed<br />
Christian Lealiifano backline<br />
notes for 10 days while he<br />
was on baby-watch<br />
THE surprise baby gift for Christian Lealiifano is a parachute into the first Test against England<br />
because Steve Larkham has been spoon-feeding him backline notes for 10 days.<br />
Only because of backs coach Larkham’s<br />
close link with Lealiifano are the Wallabies<br />
prepared to take the major punt for Saturday<br />
night’s blockbuster at Suncorp Stadium.<br />
The inside centre pick for the Test side, to be announced<br />
today, hasn’t been within 1200km of<br />
a pass from a Wallaby since the squad started<br />
training on May 30.<br />
While rugby fans and media have been playing<br />
a nervous game of “Where’s Christian?”, coach<br />
and father-of-four Michael Cheika has been relaxed<br />
because of shrewd planning.<br />
Almost daily downloads of the Wallabies attacking<br />
plans, calls, training action and team themes<br />
have reached Lealiffano by computer and phone<br />
calls while he stayed on in Canberra.<br />
Now he and partner Luga Lam-Young are proud<br />
parents of a baby boy, Lealiifano, 28, can let his<br />
celebration energy flow at his first Wallabies session<br />
at Ballymore.<br />
The selection dominoes fall in the right places<br />
if Lealiifano plays with Israel Folau at fullback,<br />
Tevita Kuridrani at outside centre and a new<br />
winger, high-energy bolter Reece Hodge or giant<br />
Fijian Taqele Naiyaravoro.<br />
The 16-Test Lealiifano flew into Brisbane late<br />
Wednesday in time for just two sessions, today’s<br />
intense hitout and Friday’s lighter captain’s run<br />
tune-up.<br />
Larkham has huge regard for the midfield playmaker,<br />
based on six years together at the ACT<br />
Brumbies.<br />
Larkham is the key voice in selecting the Wallabies<br />
backs and his rugby “Mini-Me” also ticks<br />
key boxes that no one else in the squad does.<br />
Lealiifano has a near 80 per cent goalkicker<br />
this season as back-up for No.10 Bernard Foley<br />
and he’s a much-needed second playmaker and<br />
general play kicker a la Matt Giteau at the World<br />
Cup.<br />
Foley gave a strong pointer during the team’s<br />
Sunshine Coast training camp that he was comfortable<br />
playing beside Lealiifano whenever he<br />
arrived because of their history.<br />
“It’s not a problem because we’ve played a fair<br />
bit together, (three) Tests in 2014 and I know his<br />
style of play, his excellent running and distribution<br />
game,” Foley said.<br />
There is punch aplenty on the bench if Cheika’s<br />
“finishers” play to top form but the squeeze is<br />
on to find room for Reds’ weapon Samu Kerevi<br />
despite his 1000m of running in Super Rugby.<br />
With England loading their lineout with jumpers,<br />
the Wallabies must be armed too with three in<br />
the starting pack and two options on the bench<br />
in Sean McMahon and Dean Mumm.<br />
A second playmaker also means more ways to<br />
involve No.1 weapon Folau, who launched FOX<br />
SPORTS live, ad-break free coverage of the Test<br />
by turning Brisbane gold on Wednesday night.<br />
He helped flick the switch at City Hall with FOX<br />
SPORTS duo Tim Horan and George Gregan in a<br />
powerful show of support for the Wallabies from<br />
the Brisbane City Council.<br />
WALLABIES (POSSIBLE): Israel Folau, Rob<br />
Horne, Tevita Kuridrani, Christian Lealiifano,<br />
Reece Hodge, Bernard Foley, Nick Phipps, David<br />
Pocock, Michael Hooper, Scott Fardy, Rob<br />
Simmons, Rory Arnold, Greg Holmes, Stephen<br />
Moore (c), Scott Sio. Res: Tatafu Polota-Nau,<br />
James Slipper, Sekope Kepu, Sean McMahon,<br />
Dean Mumm, Samu Kerevi, Karmichael Hunt,<br />
Nick Frisby<br />
Source: www.foxsports.com.au<br />
field.<br />
“It’s not about game time, it’s about going<br />
out there and doing a job for the team,” he<br />
said.<br />
“It’s all hard, continuous, I got caught in the<br />
ruck a couple of times too.<br />
“That was a good learning curve and when<br />
you’re rucking and trying to ruck the ball obviously<br />
you exert a lot of energy.<br />
“It’s so much faster, it’s a lot quicker,<br />
(I’m) still getting used to it. I’m just being<br />
a sponge and learning as much as I can,”<br />
Hayne said.<br />
Hayne had no prior experience in sevens<br />
and still faces an uphill battle to crack Fiji’s<br />
final squad, which will be cut to 13 players<br />
for the Olympics.<br />
Fiji sevens coach Ben Ryan has said previously<br />
that Hayne has been given no guarantees<br />
he will make the final squad.<br />
“I’d be an idiot of a coach if having played<br />
five minutes in the World Series I can start<br />
to make assumptions on where he can go,”<br />
Ryan said.<br />
“He’s a good footballer but we’ve got world<br />
class players, we’re the reigning world<br />
champions.<br />
“When we go into the Olympic camp there’s<br />
no hiding place, we don’t pick by face, we<br />
pick by form and he’ll have six or seven<br />
weeks to prove himself.<br />
“If he gets into our side because of form in<br />
seven weeks time then he’s done remarkably<br />
well and if he doesn’t it just shows the<br />
quality we’ve got.”<br />
Fiji, who are yet to win a medal at the Olympics<br />
in any sport, are the hot favourites for<br />
sevens gold in Rio after winning back-toback<br />
world series titles.<br />
Fiji squad: Alivereti Veitokani, Amenoni<br />
Nasilasila, Apisai Domolailai, Emosi Mulevoro,<br />
Isake Katonibau, Jarryd Hayne, Jasa<br />
Veremalua, Josua Tuisova, Josua Vici, Kitione<br />
Dawai, Leone Nakarawa, Masivesi<br />
Dakuwaqa, Nemani Nagusa, Osea Kolinisau,<br />
Pio Tuwai, Samisoni Viriviri, Savenaca<br />
Rawaca, Semi Kunatani, Seremaia Tuwai,<br />
Sevuloni Mocenacagi, Vatemo Ravouvou,<br />
Viliame Mata, Waisea Nayacalevu<br />
Source: www.foxsports.com.au
Australia Samoa Newspaper<br />
Sports<br />
06 <strong>June</strong> 2016<br />
23<br />
All Blacks name two rookies for first<br />
Test of 2016<br />
But the 27-year-old has been<br />
warned not to feel too comfortable<br />
steering the World Champions<br />
as Beauden Barrett and Lima<br />
Sopoaga remain in the mix to succeed<br />
champion backline general Dan<br />
Carter.<br />
All Blacks coach Steve Hansen named<br />
a Test side Thursday stacked with 720<br />
Tests caps and to be captained by<br />
backrower Kieran Read who takes over<br />
from Richie McCaw who, like Carter,<br />
retired from Test rugby after winning<br />
the 2015 World Cup.<br />
The only uncapped players in the<br />
match-day squad of 23 are flanker<br />
Ardie Savea and centre Seta Tamanivalu,<br />
who are set to make their Test<br />
debuts off the bench.<br />
Wales, who last beat the All Blacks 63<br />
years ago, were hoping for a change<br />
of fortune with the absence of Carter,<br />
rugby’s most prolific Test points scorer.<br />
Instead, they find New Zealand has<br />
three players already with international<br />
experience, battling to take his<br />
place.<br />
“It’s pretty special, isn’t it, that one<br />
player has gone who has been there<br />
for a long time and you have got three<br />
players who have all been there before<br />
and all three are playing well,”<br />
All Blacks assistant coach Ian Foster<br />
said.<br />
Cruden has already been the All<br />
Blacks starting fly-half in 23 of his 37<br />
Tests but missed last year’s World Cup<br />
because of a knee injury.<br />
Barrett, who has only started six of his<br />
36 Tests while developing a reputation<br />
as an effective impact player, has<br />
been named in the replacements while<br />
the one-Test Sopoaga does not make<br />
the squad.<br />
But Foster hinted there would be<br />
changes at fly-half as the three-Test<br />
series unfolded.<br />
“We want all three working hard together<br />
because we are going to have<br />
to grow that group because we know<br />
we are going to need all three at some<br />
point,” he said.<br />
For the first Test, Ryan Crotty and<br />
Malakai Fekitoa fill the centres in<br />
place of the departed Ma’a Nonu and<br />
Conrad Smith while Waisake Naholo<br />
joins Julian Savea on the wings.<br />
Joe Moody is preferred over Wyatt<br />
Crockett to start at loosehead prop<br />
and Nathan Harris has been named<br />
as the reserve hooker ahead of Codie<br />
Taylor with Dane Coles starting in the<br />
middle of the front row.<br />
The All Blacks lost three of the first<br />
four Tests they played against Wales,<br />
the last time being a 13-8 defeat at<br />
Cardiff Arms Park in 1953, and they<br />
have won all 26 clashes since then.<br />
New Zealand (15-1):<br />
Ben Smith, Waisake Naholo, Malakai<br />
Fekitoa, Ryan Crotty, Julian Savea;<br />
Aaron Cruden, Aaron Smith; Kieran<br />
Read (captain), Sam Cane, Jerome<br />
Kaino; Brodie Retallick, Luke Romano;<br />
Owen Franks, Dane Coles, Joe Moody.<br />
Replacements: Nathan Harris, Wyatt<br />
Crockett, Charlie Faumuina, Patrick<br />
Tuipulotu, Ardie Savea, TJ Perenara,<br />
Beauden Barrett, Seta Tamanivalu.<br />
Aaron Cruden has<br />
won the battle for the<br />
coveted All Blacks’ 10<br />
jersey as New Zealand<br />
bank on experience for<br />
the first Test against<br />
Wales in Auckland on<br />
Saturday.<br />
The Mad Dog Retires<br />
Samoan Born Cruiserweight boxer Monty Filimaea retires at the age of 29. The<br />
now New Zealand citizen boxer announced in the ring after his fight against<br />
Lance Bryant that he is retiring as a professional boxer.<br />
In Filimaea career, he has been in<br />
the ring with many greats including:<br />
IBO World Title Contender<br />
Robert Berridge, Former WBA - PABA<br />
Champion Adrian Taihia, Multiple Regional<br />
title holder David Aloua and WBO<br />
World Title Contender Brian Minto.<br />
In Filimaea twenty six fight career,<br />
he has fought one Light Heavyweight<br />
bout, four heavyweight bouts and<br />
twenty one Cruiserweight bouts. All of<br />
his bouts were fought in New Zealand.<br />
He is the first boxer to have won both<br />
NZPBA and NZNBF national titles in the<br />
Cruiserweight division.<br />
Filimaea began his career in 2010<br />
with no Amateur experience, against<br />
Adam Riley in Auckland New Zealand.<br />
Unfortunately Filimaea didn't have a<br />
good start in his career as he had a six<br />
fight losing streak before getting his<br />
first win.<br />
Midway through his career, Filimaea<br />
teamed up with former world title contender<br />
and international boxing Legend<br />
David tua. This was the best move<br />
in his career as this produced a seven<br />
win streak between 2012 and 2014.<br />
Filimaea has competed in three professional<br />
Cruiserweight tournaments.<br />
In 2011, he competed in an 8 man<br />
tournament, defeating debutant Faisal<br />
Attayee in the quarterfinals, however<br />
losing to Shane Chapman in the Semi<br />
Finals. In 2014, he competed in his<br />
second tournament, called the Super<br />
II. He won in the quarterfinals against<br />
Golden Gloves Champion James Emmerson.<br />
He lost in the semifinals against<br />
Samoan veteran Vaitele Soi. In 2015,<br />
Filimaea fought in his final tournament<br />
in the Super 8 III. Unfortunately he<br />
lost in the quarterfinals against Brian<br />
Minto.<br />
According to Boxrec, Filimaea ended<br />
his career ranked 8th in New Zealand,<br />
363rd in the world and now retiring at<br />
13th P4P New Zealand in the Cruiserweight<br />
division.<br />
Filimaea end his career with 10<br />
wins, with 6 going by way of Knockout,<br />
15 defeats and one draw. Filimaea has<br />
fought an impressive ninety rounds in<br />
his career.<br />
Monty Filimaea has sadly fought his<br />
last fight at Bush Multisport Stadium in<br />
Pahiatua. Filimaea will be very much<br />
missed from the boxing ring.