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Mes chers camarades, bien le bonjour ! Jéricho, Alep, Damas… Un jour, il faudra que je fasse un top des plus vieilles villes du monde ! En tout cas, c'est sûr que quand on entend “villes antiques”, tout de suite on pense Proche-Orient, Moyen-Orient, Méditerranée… Et c'est assez vrai. Un coin paumé, comme par exemple une petite île au fond du Pacifique, on ne s'attend pas à y trouver quoi que ce soit ! D'ailleurs, on a toujours pensé que les premiers vrais centres urbains du Pacifique ne sont apparus que très tard, vers l'an 1000. Sauf qu'en 2024, des archéologues ont publié les résultats de la découverte des vestiges sur l'île de Tongatapu, le Royaume des Tongas. Et les centres urbains auraient en réalité…700 ans de plus que prévu ! Alors je vous propose de partir à la découverte de cette île polynésienne pas comme les autres !Bonne écoute ! Hébergé par Acast. Visitez acast.com/privacy pour plus d'informations.
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In this episode, we sat down with artist Benjamin Work. Raised in Tāmaki Makaurau (Auckland, NZ) and of Tongan and Scottish ancestry, Benjamin shares his experiences of connecting with his Tongan heritage and shares knowledge of ancient Tonga and its neighbouring islands. His 2022 exhibition and book ‘Motutapu' (sacred island), looked into the shared history throughout the Moana - including Tāmaki Makaurau, Tongatapu and Rarotonga, some of which he shares in this episode. The Moanan is not just an educational platform but an online community — connecting diasporas all over the world. We'd love to connect!Find us on all podcast streaming and social media platforms — including Instagram, YouTube, and TikTok.Email: hello@themoanan.com
A drought has been declared for Tonga's main island Tongatapu as well as the nearby island of 'Eua.
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What does a post-'Ulukālala look like? For one thing, his son, Moengāngonga, the new Finau, proves to be a much different ruler than his father. He's kinder and gentler, with a mind focused on revitalizing agriculture and cultivating the happiness of his people. And then here's the issue of Tupouto'a in Ha'apai. Is he a threat or an ally? And what will they do with the annual 'inasi now that the Tu'i Tonga is residing in Vava'u but Finau has cut off all contact with Ha'apai and Tongatapu. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/tokiukameapodcast/message
Almost a year on from Tonga's devastating undersea volcanic eruption, volcanologist Shane Cronin asseses the impact and implications for monitoring other Pacific fault lines. The Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha apai eruption in January generated a huge tsunami that reached the coasts of Japan and the Americas, claiming six lives, injuring 20 people and causing damage in excess of 100 million dollars. The submarine volcano lies around 65 kilometres north of the Kingdom's main island, Tongatapu, and it was biggest atmospheric explosion recorded on Earth in more than 100 years. It is part of the active Kermadec-Tonga subduction zone and the volcanic arc associated with it extends from New Zealand to Samoa. Since the eruption University of Auckland vulcanologist Shane Cronin has been back to Tonga, leading the local science response and identifying ongoing hazards.
GB2RS News Sunday the 13th of November 2022 The news headlines: Transatlantic Centenary Tests A Signal Across Space RSGB Convention Videos The RSGB is hosting the Transatlantic Centenary Tests 2022 on the HF bands for the month of December. Unlike those of the 1920s, which consisted of one-way communication, this event will encourage worldwide two-way communication with UK and Crown Dependency stations. There will be a series of awards available for making QSOs with those who are activating historic RSGB call signs. The Club Log team has kindly agreed to provide the supporting infrastructure for this. The Society is looking for RSGB members to take part and make this historic event a success. You can read more on page 54 of the December RadCom and be inspired by the RSGB Convention Transatlantic Test presentation on the RSGB YouTube channel. To find out how to take part, go to rsgb.org/transatlantic-tests The Wales Millennium Centre is hosting a 360-degree virtual reality experience inspired by the wireless signals Marconi and Kemp exchanged between Flat Holm Island and Lavernock Point in 1897. Called ‘A Signal Across Space', the experience takes the audience on a multi-layered journey that includes the history, mythology, language and nature of the area surrounding Lavernock. RSGB Regional Representative Glyn Jones, GW0ANA recorded a talk about Marconi which appears in snippets throughout the piece. In Welsh and English, it runs until the 20th of November and is free but you need to book tickets in advance. Go to www.wmc.org.uk and search for ‘A Signal Across Space'. The RSGB has just released two videos that feature a wide range of interesting interviews that took place at its recent convention. In the first, you can hear from three amateur radio Presidents, RSGB Board members and other volunteers, as well as representatives of the European Space Agency and AMSAT-UK. The RadCom team introduce themselves, Convention attendees explain what they were looking forward to, and the RSGB General Manager and Convention Chair, Steve Thomas M1ACB, talks about the importance of the event. The second video focuses on the RSGB-affiliated special interest groups and introduces RSGB SIG Manager Philip Hosey, MI0MSO. It was great to talk to them all and find out what they do and how you can get involved. You can find both videos in the RSGB 2022 Convention playlist on the Society's YouTube channel at youtube.com/theRSGB The Bath Based Distance Learning team has helped over a thousand students to pass UK amateur radio exams with pass rates consistently above the national average. Their next course will be for the Intermediate level and it will run from January to May 2023. The deadline for applications is the 7th of December 2022. There will be no charge for the training but students will need to provide their own textbook, scientific calculator, electronic parts and tool kit. As well as weekly work packages via a virtual classroom, there will be weekly online tutorials, revision quizzes and lots of practical exercises to bring the theory to life. Students will also have access to one of the remote tutors who will provide feedback and additional guidance when required. As part of the application process, there will be some pre-course work to ensure students are able to use the online learning systems and ensure they are ready to study in January. To find out more and receive course application details, email Team Leader Steve, G0FUW via g0fuw@bbdl.org.uk The team will also run a Full Licence course, which will start in August 2023, but a further announcement will be made when that course is ready for enrolment. The RSGB's National Radio Centre at Bletchley Park will be closed from Tuesday the 22nd of November until Friday the 25th of November for the upgrading of essential equipment and the installation of a new fire alarm system. The Society apologises for any inconvenience this causes. Earlier in the year, the RSGB was approached by the BBC to find experts to contribute to two episodes of its planned series, ‘The Secret Genius of Modern Life'. In this week's episode, Neil Smith, G4DBN re-created the Great Seal Bug. The RFID technology developed for the bug is what allows contactless card payments to work. You can catch up with the programme on BBC iPlayer. And now for details of rallies and events The Rochdale and District Amateur Radio Winter Rally will take place on Saturday the 19th of November. The venue will be Saint Vincent De Paul's Hall, Norden, Rochdale OL12 7QR. Doors open at 10 am with entry for £3. The usual traders and caterers will be there and plenty of free parking is available. For more information, contact rozallin@gmail.com or dave@cardens.me.uk The 43rd Coulsdon Amateur Transmitting Society Radio and Electronics Bazaar will be held on Sunday the 20th of November. The venue will be Oasis Academy, Homefield Road, Coulsdon, Surrey CR5 1ES. For more information contact bazaar@catsradio.org.uk Now the Special Event News Leyland and District Amateur Radio Club will be active as GB9LD for Lancashire Day on Sunday the 27th of November 2022. Activity will take place on the 40m to 70cm bands. At 1500UTC the club will read the Lancashire Day Proclamation on HF and toast His Majesty King Charles III, Duke of Lancaster. All are welcome to join in. Enquiries to ladar@mail.com On Thursday the 1st of December, GB1WH will begin operating. The Special Event Station has been established to promote the work done by Wakefield Hospice. For more information, visit the GB1WH QRZ.com page. GB1LJF begins its on-air activities on Thursday the 1st of December. The Special Event Station is operating to celebrate the manufacturing of the English Electric Lightning aircraft in Lancashire. More information is available via the GB1LJF QRZ.com page. Now the DX news Stan, LZ1GC and Ivan, LZ1PM will be active as A35GC from Tongatapu, OC-049, Tonga until the 20th of November. They will operate CW, SSB, RTTY and FT8 on the 160 to 6m bands. QSL via Club Log, Logbook of the World or via the Bureau. Janusz, SP9FIH and Lech, SP9FUY will be active as FJ/SP9FIH and FJ/SP9FUY, respectively from Saint Barthelemy, NA-146, until tomorrow, Monday the 14th. They will be active on the 30, 20, 15 and 12m bands using SSB. QSL via Club Log. Now the contest news The Worked All Europe DX RTTY Contest ends its 24-hour run at 2359UTC today, the 13th. Using the 80 to 10m bands, where contesting is permitted, the exchange is signal report and serial number. Today, the 13th, the UK Microwave Group Low Band Contest runs from 1000 to 1400UTC. Using all modes on the 1.3 to 3.4GHz bands, the exchange is signal report, serial number and locator. On Tuesday the 15th of November, the 1.3GHz UK Activity Contest runs from 2000 to 2230UTC. Using all modes, the exchange is signal report, serial number and locator. On Wednesday the 16th of November, the Autumn Series SSB Contest runs from 2000 to 2130UTC. Using the 80m band, the exchange is signal report and serial number. On Thursday the 17th of November, the 70MHz UK Activity Contest runs from 2000 to 2230UTC. Using all modes, the exchange is signal report, serial number and locator. On Saturday the 19th of November, the 1.8MHz Contest runs from 1900 to 2300UTC. Using CW only, the exchange is signal report, serial number and District Code. Now the radio propagation report, compiled by G0KYA, G3YLA, and G4BAO on Friday the 11th of November 2022 Last week was a mixed bag in terms of space weather. Yes, the solar flux index increased to 138 by Thursday the 10th, but at the same time, we had a fast solar wind and a solar flare from active region AR 3141 to contend with. The Kp index hit five on Monday the 7th after a prolonged period with the Bz component of the interplanetary magnetic field pointing south. When the Bz points south it more easily couples with the Earth's magnetic field, allowing solar plasma to flood in. The Bz component of the IMF then shifted north, which helped conditions improve over the week. In fact, the Kp index was down to zero for the latter half of Wednesday and Thursday. With no coronal holes, this was about as good as it could get for HF and the bands didn't disappoint. The MUF over a 3,000km path reached 38MHz around lunchtime on Thursday. DX worked from the UK including A35GC in Tonga, 7X3WPL in Algeria and P29RO in Papua New Guinea. The KQ2H 10m FM repeater on 29.620MHz is acting like a beacon this Autumn, often hitting S9 plus in the early afternoon. Running 1.5kW from the Catskill Mountains in upstate New York, it is a good indicator of trans-Atlantic conditions. Next week NOAA predicts that the solar flux index will decline a little, placing it in the region of 120. Geomagnetic conditions may remain settled, at least until the 18th when NOAA predicts the Kp index could rise to five. That said, it would only take a solar flare, and associated coronal mass ejection, from one of the large sunspots visible at the moment to spoil things. And now the VHF and up propagation news The main weather theme for this weekend is the very long moist airflow from the Azores to the UK and onwards to western Scandinavia. Because high pressure will be just to the east of the UK at first this will probably lead to some potentially long-range Tropo conditions from western Europe down to the Canaries and Spain/Portugal. A cold front will probably cut the Azores out of the best conditions. However, we should also be able to make use of good conditions into Europe and particularly across the North Sea to southern Scandinavia and perhaps parts of the Baltic. All this is fine until the next change-over to unsettled weather rolls in from the Atlantic on Monday night and during Tuesday. After then, it will be windy with rain or showers and a small chance of some fast-moving rain-scatter from heavy showers. The Leonids meteor shower peaks on Thursday the 17th, plus expect an encounter with a dust trail on November the 19th. It's predicted to occur at around 0600UTC with a short-lived high ZHR between 50 and 200, but activity level is uncertain. This is a good week to check out meteor scatter options and there have continued to be some occasional reminders that the solar conditions are capable of sending some higher Kp indices our way with an attendant chance of auroral conditions, so stay alert to the Kp index values. The Moon is at maximum declination so we have long Moon windows and zenith angles up to 65 degrees in the UK. Path losses are still low but with apogee today, path losses are at their highest. 144MHz sky noise is low all week. And that's all from the propagation team this week.
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En 1965 seis jóvenes escaparon de un internado para quedar varados en una isla que seria su hogar por un año y medio. El caso a sido apodado como El Señor de Las Moscas de la vida real. La tesis filosófica del estado natural del ser humano sugiere que sus peores enemigos habrían sido ellos mismos. ¿Cómo lograron sobrevivir? --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app
Raidījumā Diplomātiskās pusdienas dodamies uz kādu monarhiju, kas ir vienīgā monarhija Okeānija un ir arī vienīgā Okeānijas teritorija, kura nekad nav bijusi pilnībā kolonizēta. Dodamies uz valsti, kas varētu būt daudziem klausītājiem zināma pēc spēcīga vulkāna izvirduma šī gada janvārī, kas izraisīja cunami. Un dosimies mēs uz Tongu jeb Tongas Karalisti. Starp citu, par monarhiem runājot, Tongas karalis Taufahau Tupou IV, kurš valdīja no 1965. līdz 2006. gadam, bija pazīstams kā pasaulē smagākais monarhs. Vienā brīdī viņš svēra 210 kg, pirms zaudēja vairāk nekā 75 kg. Valstī, kuru veido vairāk nekā 170 salas, dzīvo 106 tūkstoši iedzīvotāju. Salas atrodas Klusā okeāna apgabalā un izmēra ziņā ir aptuveni Japānas valsts lielumā. No šīm salām tikai 36 ir apdzīvotas, un 70% no iedzīvotājiem dzīvo galvenajā salā – Tongatapu. Starp citu, Tonga ir viena no pirmajām valstīm – kopā ar Samoa un Kiribati –, kas svin Jauno gadu pirmā. Tonga pasaulei pavērās tikai 16. gadsimtā, kad to atklāja Nīderlandes jūrnieki. Tomēr, līdz tam laikam Tonga bija slavena ar savu ekonomisko, etnisko un kultūras ietekmi Klusajā okeānā, tā bija spēcīga impērija, kas kolonizēja un kontrolēja lielu daļu no Klusā okeāna apgabaliem. Sākoties pilsoņu kariem 17. – 18. gadsimtā, noslēdzās arī Tongas impērijas statuss. Tad viens no zināmākajiem Tongas karavīriem - Tāufāhau TUPOU I, ierosināja apvienot Tongas karaļvalsti. Viņam tas izdevās tikai 19.gadsimta beigās, 1875. gadā viņš pasludināja Tongu par konstitucionālu monarhiju. Tongas vēsture ir piepildīta ar nelieliem nemieriem un jaunām prodemokrātijas kustībām. Asākais pagrieziena punkts bija 2006. gadā, kad protestētāji panāca, ka karalis Džordžs TUPOU V paziņoja par savu atkāpšanos no lielākās daļas savu pilnvaru līdz parlamenta vēlēšanām, viņam nomirstot 2012. gadā, viņa vietā stājās viņa brālis Ahoeitu TUPOU VI. Kā jau salu valstij, Tongai ir maza, atvērta salu ekonomika, aptuveni pusi no tās eksporta veido šaura lauksaimniecības preču eksporta bāze. Piemēram, vaniļas pupiņas, arbūzi, ķirbju sēklas, tostarp, zivju eksports. Tūrisms ir otrs lielākais ienākumu avots, 2019. gada beigās, pirms Covid sākšanās, valstī reģistrēja 94 tūkstošus tūristu, valstij ieņemot 170. vietu pasaules tūrisma reitingā. Tomēr kopumā valstij ir jāimportē lielākā daļa produktu. Valsts imports ir trīs reizes lielāks nekā tās eksports. Tonga galvenokārt importē no Fidži un Jaunzēlandes. Un pamata produkti ir rafinētā nafta, mājputnu gaļa, audio aparatūra, aitas gaļa, apraides aprīkojums. Pēdējais nozīmīgākais sektors, kas veido valsts IKP daļu un no kā valsts ir joprojām atkarīga, ir ārējā palīdzība un naudas pārvedumi no diasporas, ko Tonga izmanto, lai kompensētu tās tirdzniecības deficītu. Vēl viens izaicinājums tās atrašanas dēļ Tongai ir tropiskie cikloni, cunami un vulkāniskās aktivitātes. Katastrofu gados valstī tiek skarti vairāk nekā 40 procenti no Tongas iedzīvotājiem un valsts ekonomiskie zaudējumi ir līdzvērtīgi 14 procentiem no IKP. Savukārt, lielajos katastrofu gados kaitējums ir līdzvērtīgs 60 procentiem no IKP. Šeit noteikti ir arī jārunā par masīvo vulkāna izvirdumu šī gada janvārī, kas izraisīja cunami viļņus, kas dažu stundu laikā izplatījās visā Klusajā okeānā. Pēc Pasaules Bankas novērtējuma Tongas valdībai vulkāna izvirdums, cunami un pelnu kritums ir radījis zaudējumus aptuveni 85 miljonu eiro apmērā, kas atbilst aptuveni 20% no Tongas IKP. Par to, ar ko saskaras Tongas iedzīvotāji dabas katastrofu laikā un pēdējā vulkānizvirduma laikā, ka arī, kā tas ietekmē Tongu, jautājām Tongas žurnālistei Marianai Kupu.
Nuacht Mhall. Príomhscéalta na seachtaine, léite go mall. * Inniu an dara lá is fiche de mhí Eanáir. Is mise Oisín Mac Conamhna. Tharla sochraid Ashling Murphy sa Tulach Mhór in Uíbh Fhailí Dé Máirt. Dúnmharaíodh í in ionsaí gránna i lár an lae, nuair a raibh sí amuigh ag rith in aice na canála. Bhí sí fiche trí bliain d'aois. Tháinig ná sluaite amach ina cuimhne, i ndlúthpháirtíoch lena muintir, agus i gcoinne foiréigean ar an mná, ar fud na hÉireann agus trasna an domhain. Tá fear gafa ag na gardaí ar chúiseamh dúnmharaithe. Bhí brúchtadh pléascach ag an mbolcán muirí Hunga-Tonga Hunga-Ha'apai, seasca cúig ciliméadar ó thuaidh ó Tongatapu, an t-oileán is mó in Tonga. Ghin an brúchtadh tsunami a d'imigh ar fud an Aigéin Chiúin, agus a mharaigh ar a laghad triúr in Tonga; tonn turrainge san atmaisféar a d'imigh timpeall an domhain faoi dhó; agus scamall mór deannaigh agus deataigh, agus na céadta splanc thintrí gach nóiméad taobh istigh ann, agus a d'imigh suas go dtí an strataisféar. Scrios an brúchtadh an cábla cumarsáide le Tonga, agus tar éis an tsunami tá na hoileáin uilig faoi bhrat luatha. Tá an príomh-rúidbhealach glanta agus an t-aerfort ar oscailt arís, acht tá díospóireacht ar siúl in Tonga idir cabhair a ligean isteach, agus COVID a choiméad amuigh. Bhí bua mór ag foireann peile na nOileán Comóra i gcoinne Gána i gCraobh Náisiúin na hAfraice an tseachtain seo. Le foireann óna diaspora, tá siad ag glacadh páirt sna cluichí ceannais den chéad uair, agus, ina gcluiche deireanach sa ghrúpa, fós lena gcéad chúl nó pointe á lorg acu. Fuair siad trí chúl sa chluiche, in aghaidh a dó ag Gána, an buaiteoir le cúig nóiméad fágtha. Agus tar éis torthaí i ngrúpaí eile, tá áit bainte amach ag Oileáin Chomora sa chéad bhabhta eile. Les Ceolacanthes an leasainm atá orthu, mar gheall ar na seanéisc shuimiúla atá ina gcónaí amuigh ó na hoileáin. * Léirithe ag Conradh na Gaeilge i Londain. Tá an script ar fáil i d'aip phodchraolta. * GLUAIS sochraid - funeral ar chúiseamh dúnmharaithe - on a charge of murder brúchtadh pléascach - explosive eruption tonn turrainge - shock wave splanc thintrí - flash of lightning faoi brat luatha - under a layer of ash
Myra, Desi & Mojo discuss Tonga volcanic eruption and tsunami in this episode. On 19 January, the Government of Tonga issued a State of Emergency. There are three confirmed fatalities: one British national, a female from Mango Island, and a male from Nomuka Island. The government deployed two vessels with health teams and water, food, and tents to the Ha'apai group, where the islands of Mango, Fonoifua, and Nomuka have been impacted. All houses were destroyed on Mango island; only two houses remain on Fonoifua island, and Nomuka island experienced extensive damage. Also, the government announced that 21 homes were completely damaged and 35 severely damaged in parts of the western side of Tongatapu, including Kanokupolu. Residents had been evacuated to evacuation centers and supplied with relief items. The volcano is usually not much to look at. It consists of two small uninhabited islands, Hunga-Ha'apai and Hunga-Tonga, poking about 100m above sea level 65km north of Tonga's capital Nuku'alofa. But hiding below the waves is a massive volcano, around 1800m high and 20km wide. They also discuss civil rights attorney Robert Patillo who said most of this crime is being pushed by drug gangs throughout the country. So we need to use some of our counterterrorism laws, the same ones they're using to prosecute people for other crimes around the country, use it to prosecute many of these drug gangs that are terrorizing communities. Let's do something about importing guns and drugs across the southern border. I think Republicans and Democrats can agree on that. Let's reform the way that we police to get officers out of the car, back walking a beat, knowing the people in their community to inspire the type of trust and understanding necessary so that you can have a community that works with the police and police to work with the district. Why aren't we putting money into the types of programs that will get [young teenagers] off the streets and into STEM coding classes? Get them certifications and the kind of educational support needed so that they don't have to turn to a life of crime? And we also have to turn to our church leaders and clergy. They've traditionally held a leadership role in the community. We've got a church body now that seems more interested in building giant stadium-sized churches and being on television than getting into the community and doing the types of marches that we've seen from people like Father Pfleger in Chicago, Reverend Jesse Jackson [and] other pastors around the country who are trying to be in the community and be involved. What do you think about the volcano's explosion? --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app
Almost five days on from one of the largest volcanic eruptions in the past 30 years, more details are emerging about the impacts of Tonga's Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha'apai volcano blast and subsequent tsunami. In the first official update from the island kingdom, the Tongan government said the tsunami generated waves of up to 15 metres, hitting the west coasts of Tongatapu, 'Eua and Ha'apai Islands. While it might seem like science fiction, principal scientist at GNS Bill Fry says in a disaster this historic, that's absolutely possible.
A tsunami has hit Tonga's largest island, Tongatapu, and reportedly sent waves flooding into the capital after an underwater volcano in the South Pacific exploded in a violent eruption on Saturday, sending a cloud of ash and gas steam into the air. A tsunami warning has been issued for the islands of Tonga. Tsunami advisories have also been issued for New Zealand's North Island and the west coast of the United States from California to Alaska, as well as Canada's British Columbia. Satellite imagery shows a massive ash cloud and shockwaves spreading from the eruption.To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy
We begin this morning in Tonga, where a massive eruption of the Tonga-Hunga Ha apai underwater volcano has sent dust and debris into the stratosphere. A 1.2 metre-high tsunami struck the Tongan capital Nuku'alofa on the island of Tongatapu yesterday evening, breaching the shoreline and flooding coastal roads and properties. RNZ Pacific's Head of News Susana Lei'ataua joins Emile to discuss what we are learning this morning as the sun comes up over the pacific.
Scientists are predicting that Tonga's main island, Tongatapu, could be blanketed in ash this morning. Auckland University volcanologist Professor Shane Cronin says the magma type erupted is what's called an intermediate composition - similar to what comes from the Ruapehu volcano.
Tonga has elected an all-male Parliament, with nine new faces making it in and only five of the current Cabinet ministers returning. The Prime Minister, Pohiva Tu'ionetoa retained his Tongatapu 10 constituency. Polls closed yesterday and preliminary results were announced just before 11pm yesterday. Tongan investigative reporter Kalafi Moala spoke to Corin Dann.
Tonga has elected an all-male Parliament, with nine new faces making it in and only five of the current Cabinet ministers returning. The Prime Minister, Pohiva Tu'ionetoa retained his Tongatapu 10 constituency. Polls closed yesterday and preliminary results were announced just before 11pm yesterday. Tongan investigative reporter Kalafi Moala spoke to Corin Dann.
It is quiet on the streets of Nuku'alofa as Tonga's main island gets used to being in lockdown.
Tonga's main island Tongatapu has gone into a snap lockdown after the country's first positive Covid-19 case arrived in the country from New Zealand last Wednesday. Viliami Puloka is a doctor in Tonga supporting the vaccine rollout. He told me earlier he was encouraged there was no evidence yet of the virus having spread.
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In this episode, Mariner provides an update on the happenings in Tongatapu which led to Tupoumālohi, an enemy of 'Ulukālala, to flee from Tongatapu and seek refuge in Ha'apai. And we learn more about the fascinating story of Elizabeth Morey, an American woman from Massachusetts, who endured a similar fate as Mariner years before his arrival, and her relationship with Teukava, the chief who provided Finau 'Ulukālala with kalae birds in a previous episode. Other characters from previous episodes are also referenced in latest chapter of Mariner's account. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/tokiukameapodcast/message
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Terje Koloamatangi is of Tongan and Norwegian Sami ancestry. Born in Nuku’alofa Tongatapu with family ties to Kolovai, Pangaimotu Vava’u and Åmøy, in Northern Norway. He is an artist and professional tattooist. The focus of his work is the revival of customary Tongan Tātatau. His passion for Tātatau has fuelled his ongoing research into the history of Tongan Tattooing, which in turn has informed a significant portion of his art practice. Terje owns and operates Small Axe Studio, an art space and tattoo studio in Tāmaki Makaurau, Auckland. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
We know the voice and the face as a presenter on the Pasefika weekly tv show Tagata Pasefika and the Tongan language show right here on 531PI as well as on social media. We here at Pacific Media Network call him the Mayor of Otahuhu. But who is the man behind the aura that is John or Sione Pulu? John Pulu is from Holopeka – Ha‘apai & Kolomotu‘a – Nuku‘alofa, Tongatapu. John caught the bug for the industry since working with TAGATA PASIFIKA in 2005. Since then, he continued on to study at Auckland University of Technology graduating in 2009 with a Bachelor of Communication Studies degree majoring in Television. John is particularly passionate about utilising the media as an outlet to convey the rich culture and heritage of Pacific people. This inspired his documentaries “Kava Commune” and “The Modern Afo of Tonga” which is influenced by his strong Tongan roots. Whilst completing his degree, John has worked as a part-time reporter covering news items for the Tongan community on T-News and also Pacific radio. This earned him the Spasifik Prize and Storyboard Award for diversity Journalism in 2010. “I’m a firm believer that Pacific people deserve to be served by and represented in the media, highlighting social issues affecting their community.” This is a goal that John aims to work towards since joining TAGATA PASIFIKA. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Tongatapu 2 MP, Sēmisi Sika. talks about A Vote of No Confidence motion against Tonga's Prime Minister, Hon. Dr. Pohiva Tu’i’onetoa was defeated yesterday with a vote of 13-9. Parliament is expected to deliberate over the motion today. Matangi Tonga reports there were seven points to the motion among them budgetary concerns and the Government's handling of COVID 19. live interview with John See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Michael Koloi was born and raised in Kolomotu'a Tongatapu, did all his childhood and secondary schooling there where he was Head Boy Prefect of Tonga High School. He moved to NZ in 2000 to finish off 7th form and then got a degree in Performing Arts majoring in Acting. Since then he has worked a variety of jobs from working graveyard shifts in Warehouses,to managing a Central Auckland Gym, to acting on Shortland street, being a presenter on Pacific Beat Street, working on theatre productions to being a logistics planner for the North Island of NZ planning and controlling all the trucking routes for supermarket deliveries. Today, he is happily married with 4 kids and is a trainer at Keven Mealamu's Fit60 gym in Takanini. He has now added his own video podcast series to the mix all done from the comforts of his garage. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
There has been a population explosion of dogs on the Tongan island of Tongatapu after foreign vets couldn't enter the country to run de-sexing programs during COVID-19 lockdowns.
Watermelon growers in Tonga are furious over a shipment debacle that left tonnes of produce scheduled to be shipped to New Zealand on the 5th of December. According to growers affected trucking companies assigned to transport the melons to the wharf in Tongatapu did not show up at the growers farms. Kafoika Leka Lautaimi is a young farmer in Tonga who says that all of the workers he employs are young high school dropouts and growing watermelons is part of helping to teach them a love for farming and give employment opportunities. The collective is called the Mission Brother’s Young Farmers. Kafoika is married with three children and joins us to explain what happened and how this latest debacle has affected their livelihoods. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
John Pulu graduated in 2009 with a Bachelor of Communication Studies in Television from AUT University and joined the Tagata Pasifika team in 2010. While still at high school John was inspired to become a journalist through work experience on Tagata Pasifika. John has always been interested in Pacific issues and saw there was a lack of Pacific people working in the industry. “I am very honoured to represent Pasifika people and share our stories”. John is from the Kingdom of Tonga, Kolomotu‘a, Tongatapu and Holopeka, Ha‘apai with ties to Lau in the Fiji Islands.
Michael Koloi was born and raised in Kolomotu'a Tongatapu, did all his childhood and secondary schooling there and was Head Boy Prefect of Tonga High School. He moved to NZ in 2000, started a part time job at McDonalds in PAlmerston North, finished off 7th form and then got a degree in Performing Arts majoring in Acting. However since then he has worked a variety of jobs from working graveyard shifts in Warehouses, to painting houses, to managing a Central Auckland Gym, to acting on Shortland street, being a presenter on TV3, working on theatre productions to being a logistics planner for the North Island of NZ planning and controlling all the trucking routes for supermarket deliveries. Today, he is happily married with 4 kids, looks after all the hardware stores in the North Island by supplying them gates and fencing, is a trainer at Keven Mealamu's Fit60 gym in Takanini and is currently cast and working on an upcoming web series See omnystudio.com/policies/listener for privacy information.
Joseph Sikulu is a Tongan man from Ha'apai and Vaini in Tongatapu. He grew up in Darug Country or Western Sydney, Australia as it is known today. He is an Environmental, Cultural and Queer activist finding his strength in the cross section of these communities from people who like him are fighting to shift the narrative the world has on Queer people of colour. Through his work he is the Regional Campaigner in the Pacific for 350.org and serves on the Secretariat for the Pacific Climate Warriors. He is part of a movement where they are calling on financial institutions to divest from funding mining companies who contribute to the degradation of the environment and climate change. See omnystudio.com/policies/listener for privacy information.
Father and son team, the Duanes are the founders of Air Chathams Air Chathams is not your typical airline.This family-owned airline is the only operator in the world that would give you the chance to fly a regular flight on a 1950s, Convair 580 aircraft. And, as it if this was not enough, you can round-up the experience by visiting one of the most remote inhabited outposts in the planet: the Chatham Islands, a tiny archipelago (pop.400) several hundred miles off the east coast of New Zealand. The Convair 580, a rare 1950s airliner that Air Chathams still operates on regular services….but not for long! Think that New Zealand is at the edge of the World? You can actually go a bit further and reach the Chatham Islands, some 400 miles off the east coast of New Zealand, where the South Pacific meets the Antarctic Ocean But Air Chathams has also an eclectic fleet that combines vintage aircraft, such as the Convairs and a WW2-era DC-3 that is used on charter flights, with a modern fleet of turboprops for different sorts of air services in and around New Zealand (they also fly to another fascinating remote outpost Norfolk Island!).I called Duane Emeny, the current Chief Operating Officer at Air Chathams and second-generation of the founding family, all the way across 12 time zones in order to talk about this rather unique airline business, about the Chatham Islands and, more generally, about what it takes to run an airline that operates 19140s and 1950s aircraft.Check it out! Download this episode on:Apple Podcasts / iTunes, Spotify, Google Podcasts or StitcherThings we talk about in this episode:The fascinating story of Air ChathamsWhere are the Chatham Islands and how are they likeOperating a vintage airliner: the Convair 580 and the DC-3Air Chathams modern fleet: ATR-72, Saab 340, Fairchild MetrolineAir Chathams airline venture in the Kingdom of TongaAir Chathams flights within New Zealand and to Norfolk IslandHow to book a flight on a Convair 580The future of the Convair vintage fleetResourcesAir Chathams website, in case you wish to book your Convair 580 flight!My article on CNN about vintage airliners you can still fly, featuring Air Chathams’ Convair 580The Chatham IslandsNorfolk Island Convair 580Douglas DC-3 The cabin interior of the Air Chathams DC-3 One of Air Chathams Fairchild Metroliners Podcast Music: Five Armies by Kevin MacLeodLink: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3762-five-armiesLicense: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Interview Transcript (please note that, although we strive to make it as close as possible to the original recording, the transcript may not be 100% accurate)Hello and welcome to the Allplane Podcast, where, every week, we explore different aspects of the aviation industry in the company of some of its most experienced, knowledgeable professionalsIn order to record this episode I had to wake up way earlier than usual, since there was a twelve hour time difference with the time zone where today’s guest is based, but I think it was well worth it...Because, today on the show, we are joined by the manager of a very, very unique airline…Air Chathams is a unique airline, both because of the composition of its fleet and its networkIt is the only airline left in the world to operate a fleet of 1950s Convair 580 aircraft on regular commercial services.It is also unique because they act as a lifeline and link to the rest of the world, for one of the most remote and isolated communities anywhere in this planet, the Chathams Islands, a tiny archipelago several hundred miles off the coast of New Zealand, located right in the middle of the so called “roaring forties” where the South Pacific and Antarctic Ocean meet. But also, because Air Chathams is a family affair that has grown organically over the last three decades to cover a network of very interesting destinations in and around New ZealandDuane Emeny, our guest today, is the second generation at the helm of Air Chathams.We are going to talk about what it takes to build an airline in this part of the world, the story of its vintage fleet, which includes also a WW2-era DC-3, as well as the modern part of its fleet and the plans he holds for the future of this airline and, more generally, about the uniqueness of the destinations they fly to.Without further ado, let me welcome Duane to the podcast!-Hello, Duane! how are you? -Very good. How are you? -Very good. So you are joining us today from literally the other side of the world, from Auckland, New Zealand-Auckland, New Zealand.-Although you are additionally a while your company is originally based in an archipelago, it's even more remote than New Zealand and it's called the Chatham Islands and it’s 400 miles east of New Zealand's East Coast, right?-That is correct. It's a very isolated island population 400 nautical miles off the east coast of mainland New Zealand place called the Chatham Islands and yeah, it's an island population that really has a very strong fishing and agricultural industry, so to predominantly export export products into mainland New Zealand and internationally. So it's a small island A small population that it actually has a very large GDP per capita based on the products that are harvested.-And I guess your airline plays a role in this export activity, because you basically and that's the reason we have you here is that you operate the local airline in the islands. And that's an airline that caught my eye. A couple of years ago when I was writing an article for CNN about vintage airliners that are still operating. And I came across this airline called air chasms that you're still operating one of the few if not the only one. The only Convair 580 that is still operational, right. So that's a 1950s aircraft. You also have a DC-3 and then you have some other more modern aircraft like an ATR and I think some sign up turboprops as well. So can you please tell us a little bit about this airline and how it started and the type of very original unique fleet that you have.-Yeah, absolutely no problem. So, yeah, it is. It is a very unique year line that we operate. The airline started in 1984 is my father Craig that started the company. He was actually living on the Chatham Islands. He was working for another very small airline at the time, and providing a service between the islands there's a main island, which is called Chatham, and then there's another small island called Pitt Island, and there are fishing communities on both of those islands. So his job at the time was making sure that the islands were connected and could go backwards and forwards using a Cessna 185, a very small airplane. And he would land on all sorts of grassy strips on both islands and transport cargo and yeah, as I say, people and everything you can imagine actually. So, you know, he spent a lot of time on the Chatham Islands and he got to know the people and he could see that there were some real issues getting produce into the mainland of New Zealand. The service at the time was very unreliable. It was subsidized by the government, but it was quite infrequent. And as I say, the reliability was affected for a number of reasons...weather...it was difficult getting to the Chatham Islands, because of its remoteness. And also, ultimately, because it was a subsidized service. the priorities of the airline providing that service was really elsewhere in their own network. -So can I stop you here for a second, because I wanted to ask you about the islands as I checked a little bit about how they are. Do you have about 600 people living there? Something like that?-Yeah, that's right. So the resident population currently is 600.-It’s 6-0-0, not 600,000...-Yeah. So that's to give an idea to our audience of how such a, this is such a, it's not just remote, but it's also kind of a small place. So it's, it's just like a village in many ways, right?-Absolutely, it's a community where everyone knows everyone. You know, it's made up of a number of large family groups really, and and you know, those those family groups held back to the first settlers of the island in the US Like 100 sites, it is a very small community, very close community and I'm very proud community-And how are the islands? Like, what sort of environment there is a lot? -It's very rugged, very rugged landscape. It's part of the, what we call the roaring 40s. So it's 40 degrees latitude. And, and that brings some reasonably strong weather. We have, you know, very strong winds. The temperatures do get very cold, although we don't really have anything in the way of like heavy snow or frost. But it is quite cold with the Windchill, the windchill factor from the south is very cold because basically there's no there's no there's nothing between Antarctica and us when it comes to the wind. So it does play some challenges living on the island and it certainly poses some challenges operating aeroplanes. -Mm hmm. Interesting. So I'm gonna post the link. Well, a few links if I can find some and transcript on the, on the show notes so that people can see how they look like I just had a look on on the internet earlier. And I found it really, really interesting. I really have a thing for this sort of unique remote, places. So that's something definitely to check out. But I interrupted you when you were explaining the story of the airline. So basically, your father realized that there was a market gap, or there was a need in the islands for better connections to the New Zealand mainland, right. -Correct. And that's what he said. Yeah, he found that. Yeah, yeah. The, you know, with the help of the, the Chatham Islands people and some of the you know, He developed a relationship with during his time there, he was able to invest in a very small aircraft It was a Cessna 337 so they had a nickname called a push me pull you there was a centerline thrust the aircraft with one engine at the back and one in the front. So effectively It was a multi engine aircraft but on a single line thrust and any use any aircraft between Chatham Islands and pit Island but he also started flying Chad up into mainland New Zealand to a place called De Guzman and in Napier, which is on the Hawke's Bay and the east coast of the North Island of New Zealand.-Hmm, I'm just checking now these aircraft Cessna 337. That's quite an interesting configuration, as you said, when you went into the front, one at the back-That's right. So yeah, well, it's sort of they work at the same time both engines are. Okay, now they always had one And I guess if one stopped then you, you know, you still had one left, but I don't think it would get you very far.-Interesting. I'm gonna post the link as well on the show notes. -So, then you said that the small airline was a one aircraft airline. And I'm from there he kept growing it...-Yeah, basically the demand for products of the island grew and, then, as it grew...And ultimately, you know, that takes us through to 1996. When we purchased our first Convair 580. And that was when we introduced that airplane into our fleet.-And what did you get this Convair aircraft because that was already by the late 90s. That was already kind of vintage. I mean, that aircraft was flying already for 50 years, since the 50s and we could say it's one of the last large piston engine aircraft, right? -Yeah, well, I mean, they all came out originally as piston radial aircraft. The one that we purchased in 1996 for the Chatham Islands was actually a Convair 340 variant with the piston radial engines. And then in the, I think it was throughout the mid 60s, that's when Convair started to retrofit the aircraft, with the Ellison propeller engines and that's really what, you know, ultimately was making those aircraft so popular with a lot of regional airlines throughout the United States and actually through Europe as well. So and, and you know, I mean, you're quite right, I mean to be introducing an aircraft like that in 1996...it certainly already had quite a life. I'm not I'm not entirely up to date with the full history of the aircraft we now call ZK-CIB, which is New Zealand registration. But it certainly did have an exciting life and had just one, one little mishap, I believe it was on takeoff where the aircraft was was departing on quite an icy runway and it actually came off the runway and the propeller went through the side fuselage, I think was a left hand prop detach and went through the side fuselage and almost right the aircraft off. So, you know, it was salvaged from the air and carried on flying and eventually ended up on, you know, one of the remotest islands in the world...-And how did you procure this aircraft? Where did you find it? -Yeah, it was a little bit before me, but Well, I mean, I was around, quite a bit younger, but my father went over to Canada, there's a place called Kelowna and they were actually retrofitting these aircraft. So they were buying existing hulls and they were converting them into these combi aircraft. So, effectively a combination of passenger and freight and, and also installing a large hydraulic cargo door on the rear side of the fuselage. So it could actually take a pelletized loading system using tag ons and flat pellets with straps in it so that that's really the key to it was that it allowed for the Chatham Island service you could run as a you know, it could be a full passenger aircraft carrying 39 people or it could be converted within one hour to a full freight aircraft and carry, you know, just under seven ton or you could decide to have it multiple configurations of, you know, 21 passengers with four and a half ton of freight, or a 31 passenger combination with around about two and a half ton of freight. So, it was a very versatile aircraft. And that's why it was so effective on the Chatham Islands.-And right now you operate it in which configuration? Or you're also changing all the time?-Yeah, all the time. We're changing it. Yeah. So depending on what the demand is, if it's a larger group that wants to come out to visit the island, and we get that quite a bit during the summer, then we'll run it as a full freight aircraft. Or if it's, you know...if the fish factories on the Chatham Islands have got a lot of product that they need to export quickly, they'll contact us and we'll fly it out as a full full freighter, so it's constantly being moved between configurations. -So you're flying it regularly. And you could actually book it as a regular flight with any...-Absolutely! All the flights to and from the Chatham Islands are still serviced 100% by Convair aircraft and they run on a schedule we operate. Currently it's on a very reduced period post COVID-19. But we're still operating three return flights from the Chatham Islands to the three main ports and New Zealand which is Christchurch, Wellington and Auckland. And you know, as we get closer to our summer, your winter, we will start to increase the schedule so to cater for the increase in passenger traffic demand and also a lot more fishing goes on because the weather starts to improve so the fishing boats can get out on the water and catch rock lobster and other fish species which they export.-Wow, it must be quite an experience to fly such an aircraft. -Yeah, we've had people from all over the world come and book on our airline, because they just love these airplanes and all they want to do is travel to the Chatahmas on a Convair and then fly again, so it is quite unique...-And that's not the only vintage aircraft that you have in your fleet because you also have...you used to have a Douglas DC-3, right? -Yeah, we still have a Douglas DC-3. It's a beautiful airplane. It's got a, you know, like all Douglas DC-3s that are still flying, it's got an amazing history. It came off the production line the day the the Russians invaded Berlin during WW2 so obviously at that stage the demand for aircraft going into Europe was less and so that particular plane was actually part of a number that was donated or gifted to the New Zealand Air Force and then they were used as trainers and they also saw some active duty. This particular one was on active duty in the Malayan crisis. When it came back to New Zealand it was sold what ultimately became Air New Zealand, but at the time it was called National Airways Corporation. And they were flown all around New Zealand. So initially, it was actually two airlines in New Zealand that were flying DC-3 and National Airways Corporation were actually in quite a heated competition environment so they upgraded the aircraft they implemented the what they called the skyline and mod so you know, it was soundproofing and improved cabin interiors in larger windows. So that's the shape that the aircraft is currently. From there, it went on leasing, it did some flying for an airline in Samoa, which is in the South Pacific, a South Pacific Island, from there it came back to New Zealand where it was used. Initially the plan was to use it to fly tourists around the country, but then it was actually converted to an agricultural aircraft. So it was spraying fertilizer on the farms around New Zealand, on certain parts of New Zealand. After that, it was a freighter, they pulled all the hopper equipment out for the fertilizing work and they turned it into a freighter. And it was flying between the two islands, so the North Island and the South Island of New Zealand, then it was reconverted back into a passenger aircraft. The intention was to use it on tours around the country again. But that never happened. And it found its way to the kingdom of Tonga where it was actually purchased by the Crown Prince, they have a monarchy in Tonga. And they actually had an airline up there and started operating two DC-3s. All through the Kingdom of Tonga. So they did that for quite some time. And that's really how we came to, to get our hands on the aircraft is that we took over the air service and Tonga, as we called it Chathams Pacific. It was a subsidiary of our mainline. And we purchased a hangar so that we could do our own airline maintenance at the hangar in Tongatapu, it’s an airport, which is their international airport, it connects the kingdom with New Zealand and other countries, Australia and through the Pacific. And there at the hangar was the Douglas DC-3 and my father is quite a passionate aviator. So he didn't want to see that aircraft turned into scrap. So we started a project, we got some help from Air New Zealand and some very experienced aircraft engineers that had worked on and flew the Douglas DC-3s in the past. And we slowly, but surely brought it back to life. Once we had it serviceable and certified, we actually decided to operate it ourselves. So we started flying passengers with that aircraft between Tongatapu and the Ha’apai Island group and also up into the Vava’u Island group, which is in the kingdom of Tonga. And it was actually very successful and was hands down one of the more reliable airplanes that we had because they were just so simple. They were built that way. So if you know you needed to change a cylinder, you could do that within a matter of hours. So they are very, very effective airplanes. We made the decision to exit that market, because there was at the time quite a large influence through government to accept an offer from the Chinese government for some MA-60 aircraft, and a whole aviation package around that so we just felt that it probably wasn't going to be a very fair environment to operate in and we decided that we would move out that part of our operation back to New Zealand and we took the DC-3s with us and since it got back into New Zealand we've been using it for predominantly for scenic flying and air shows so we take it to all the main shows around New Zealand and also it's based 24/7 these days in port city called Tauranga and that's on the western Bay of Plenty in the North Island of New Zealand and we've paired up with a company down there called Classic Fliers. So on the weekends and summer we take our DC-3 out for...I think, it's only 99 New Zealand dollars. I'm not sure what that is in euro...it's probably about 30 euro...we fly that aircraft for 30 minutes around the city as a sightseeing tour. It's very popular.-Wow, that's quite a story. I'm trying to picture now this DC-3 flying in the South Pacific and then in the beautiful landscape of New Zealand that must be really, really an amazing experience. So that's only for on.demand panoramic flights. It's not on, let's say, on regular airline service, this DC-3...-Yeah, that's right it's a line schedule days are well and truly over, but we do still use it on the on theme tours and and we do go to the shows and things like that as well. So it's beautiful. Everywhere it goes, it draws attention. And, you know, our goal now, because we are a family airline and we are very passionate about aviation, we want to make sure that people get to experience it here. -I see some pictures online, you have it painted in a sort of retro livery…-Yeah, so we've actually taken it back to its original paint scheme when it first started with a National Airways Corporation. And, and it was named “Pouwhaitere”, which is a Maori word for a yellow crested parakeet. And so that's the paint scheme that we've taken it back to.-I can see you also have other aircraft in your fleet. I mean, I don't want the audience to have the impression that you are like a flying museum! I mean, you have some modern aircraft as well. You have an ATR 72, you have some SAAB 340s, Fairchild Metros...Cessnas...Can you tell us a bit more about the rest of the fleet, the modern part of the fleet?-Yeah, no problem. So I guess it’s like anything...as an airline grows. You've got to move with the times and because we are family owned, we are limited by basically what we can afford as a family to operate. But as the airline has grown larger, we've been in a position to take advantage of some opportunities that have come our way. So we've expanded our domestic network within the North Island of New Zealand. We took over some flight routes that were previously operated by a New Zealand national carrier. And we implemented aircraft like the Metroliners...we bought into the Saab 340, which has been an extremely effective aircraft for our airline. And in more recent times, we have contracted with a company based in the United States to provide an aircraft for Tauck Tours, they are an international travel company that has guided itineraries throughout the world, including Australia and New Zealand. So we operate the New Zealand component of that with our ATR 72. So We're in a transitional state at the moment, we think we'll be retiring the Convairs within the next 12 months.-One question, I didn't fully understand what last thing you said about the ATR 72. So that's it’s flying itineraries for groups, is it?-Yes. So there's...if you google search...it's a company called Tauck, T-a-u-c-k, and they're an international travel company that does very high end fully guided tours all around the world. And they have an Australia and New Zealand component. So we operate the itineraries for New Zealand. So that aircraft, that ATR aircraft we purchased from Air New Zealand, we use it specifically on those charter services.-Okay, interesting. And from what you said, you also operate on the New Zealand mainland so your route network is not only flying between the Chatham Islands and New Zealand but also inside New Zealand. And I think you also have a flight to the Norfolk island. Is this right?-That's correct, yeah, we love flying to Norfolk Island!-Just for the audience: it's an island, a small island, that is literally between Australia and New Zealand and it's got, from what I heard, a very unique environment and landscape.-Right yeah! very similar to the Chathams except the temperatures are significantly better, it's a much warmer place, it's subtropical. They don't have any industry there, the only industry is tourism. So visitors from Australia and New Zealand predominantly, but in recent years, mainly from Australia. And, yes, we operate the Convair 580 from Auckland to Norfolk. So, interestingly, that's exactly the same distances as the flight from Auckland to Chatham Islands. And even more interestingly, if you flew directly from the Chatham Islands to Auckland and you carried on flying for another 580 nautical miles, you would land in Norfolk Island. So, go figure! We decided that was a route that was purpose-built for the Convair.-So your airline should be on the agenda of pretty much everyone that is interested in these remote out spots in the south.-Yeah, I think so-A very unique destination network...-Yeah. So it's probably for at least the next six months you can operate on, you know, fly on a very unique airplane to a very unique place. -How is it like to operate such a diverse and unique fleet? I guess when you're flying a Convair 580, a 1950s Convair, a 1940s, DC-3...then you have some other aircraft...all the maintenance and all the other MRO stuff that goes around those airplanes. It must be quite complex to run an airline like that. I'm just thinking specifically about the Convair and the DC-3, they might require some maintenance work. And I don't know how easy it is to source spares and components that you might need eventually…-Yeah, you're right. It is it is challenging and I think in the early days, you know, the mid 90s when my father first bought the Convairs, yeah, they had a lot of they had a lot of issues with just getting to grips with the aircraft, actually, because it is very complex and it's a beautifully designed airplane. Just like the DC-3, actually, it was so far ahead of its time. But it is very complex and there are a lot of systems And there are a lot of moving parts. And so, yeah, they had some interesting times. But I think, you know, having operated the aircraft for as long as we have, you know, 24 years, really then you see a lot of things and, and also in that time, we were able to build up a very good stock of space. So, we have the operating knowledge now, we have in the last decade the space to back that up. So, that actually became an extremely reliable airplane for us and they continue to be very reliable.The DC-3, it's similar, I mean, there is still a number of Douglas DC-3s around the world and there are a number of manufacturers that will provide overhaul and parts that the aircraft is obviously supported by Boeing. So, you know, all in all, it's, it is a challenge and like everything in aviation is very expensive, but yeah, it's still possible!-What about the pilots? Do you need pilots with some specific training to fly the Convairs and the DC-3s?-Yeah, absolutely! So we operate in accordance with our regulators. So that's the New Zealand Civil Aviation. And most of the framework of those rules come from ICAO and the FAA. So, it's very similar worldwide, with a lot of Western countries in terms of how those aviation industries are regulated. So we operate...they call it part one two five the Douglas DC-3, because that's the category that aircraft fits into, less than 30 seats. So that is operated to a very high standard of training. To give you an example, like anything if you want to fly that airplane, you have to do a ground school, you have to complete that then you have to type rating which consists of around about five hours of flying in the actual airplane that's running through a whole scenario of emergency and abnormal events. And then you have to go into line training, which, depending on whether it's an initial or upgrade training can be anywhere from sort of 10 to 15 hours online, so that's under Part one two five then with a Convairs, it's even, it's even more thorough with the Part 121, which is your larger aircraft category, over 30 seats and pilot and greater than 3.4 ton. So it's a ground school that consists of around two weeks in class. Then you go into simulators, we have one of only two fixed base Convair simulators in the world that's based on Chatham Islands. So you end up as a pilot, you'll spend probably about two weeks in the simulator, doing exercises then you'll get into the airplane itself. Complete your type rating because there's some things you can't do in a fixed base simulators, you complete your type writing in the airplane. And then you go online training for, you know, 100 hours 100 flight hours or 75 flight cycles. And then at the end of that if you've completed all your exercises, you make the grade that you'll be signed out to fly with on a regular lineup, so it's very thorough and terms of our training standards and has to be because, you know, you've got a lot of responsibility.-Yes. Well, I guess there's not that many pilots out there that have followed this procedure. It's a pretty exclusive club.-Yeah, yes. I mean, my father and I both fly the Convair and we both fly the Douglas DC-3. He still flies it, I haven't flown the DC-3 for a couple of years now...But, but yeah, they are complex airplanes, but they're great fun. The Convair 580 is still my favorite airplane to fly out of everything and I've flown you know, Metroliners and Saabs, as well, so yeah…! -Wow. So they can find you out at the rudder when people come onboard! Very good and just one question that is inevitable these days: is about...well...the pandemic. You are in one of those parts of the world that have, let's say, they have best managed the whole situation. And so I guess you are now getting to normal almost close to normal?-Yeah, it's getting normal in terms of our domestic environment. We have a level scale so it goes from level one to level four. Level four was locked down. Level three was not much different than lockdown. Level two was when a lot of those restrictions were lifted. We were in that environment for a number of weeks. And then we've just in the last two weeks transitioned back to level one, which is basically life as normal in New Zealand, but we still have very heavy restrictions on international travel into our country. So from a domestic point of view, it just feels like everything's normal again, we can go to sporting matches with stadiums full of people. You know, we can obviously get public transport...there's no restrictions on that. There's no social distancing mandated on the aircraft. So from a business point of view, it makes it a little bit easier to get things back on track, but I think it's going to take a very, very long time, and I think that the economic impact of, of COVID on our domestic market and also the global markets will be huge and is going to be realized over the next six to 12 months. - Did the virus reach the Chatham Islands? -No! didn't reach the Chathams and it didn't reach Norfolk Island. So yeah, that's another reason to travel there. Yeah!-Yeah, definitely! So just for the people that might be interested in flying your airline, they should go and book on the website, right, AirChathams.co.nz and what other ways…? you also offer some tools, panoramic flights, etc. So everything is bookable there?-Yeah, I mean, if you want to just have a look, an understanding of what we do and what aircraft we fly, just go to AirChathams.co.nz. Have a look. And if you want to book a flight, you can do that from the website. We are also on a lot of aggregators throughout the world that actually sell our products. So you can look on Skyscanner and things like that. Believe it or not, you can book a flight on a 1960s Convair via a modern platform. So it's quite quite unique. -Yes, indeed. And I'm going to post a link on the show notes. So it's airchathams.co dot as I said. Great! So it's been so interesting to have this conversation. It's definitely a very unique airline, very unique fleet and very unique network that you are operating. So I guess that's going to be quite interesting. Too many of our listeners a derivation enthusiast and...who knows you might get some of them soon onboard your Convair or your DC-3 or your other aircraft…-It's a very unique family and business and yeah, we're proud of what we've managed to achieve over the years since 1984. And of course you know, the future is going to be interesting as well as we unfortunately have to transition away from Convairs. It'll be a very sad day for us when we have to do that, but we're gonna move into operating more Saabs and potentially more ATRs and...just see where that takes us.-Do you have already a calendar for the retirement of the Convairs? -Yeah, it's been slowly been worked out. We're currently operating three Convairs. One's a a freight craft. So, that one does the flight between, predominantly, Auckland and Christchurch, which are two major cities and New Zealand. And then we have two passenger aircraft, the combis that I've spoken about mainly, and also another aircraft which we purchased from an airline called Era Aviation which were based in Alaska, that was a 50 seat on the air and it was passenger only, but you know, we called key Kiwi ingenuity and we installed seat backs. And we've actually managed to make that aircraft quite effective at carrying both passengers and freight. What we think will happen as towards the latter part of this year, will reduce our fleet to two Convairs and by around mid next year, we'll probably retire both of the Convairs, so we won't be operating anymore and our fleet. Yeah, things can change, but we're currently looking at programs to have our Saab and ATR aircraft upgraded to fly the oceanic routes out to Chatham Islands and Norfolk Island so that they can start to operate on those predominantly Convair sectors.-Ok, so aviation enthusiasts that wish to fly the Convairs have a sort of narrow window of opportunity to do so, provided the travel restrictions are lifted, they will need to hurry up to experience these aircraft before they are gone. Good, thank you very much Duane!, it's been pleasure talking with you and learning about your very unique airline. I will post all the links and information on the show notes so that people can have a look. Thank you very much and have a great week!-Thanks, Miquel!
Our guest this morning Will Ilolahia is a a Tiwi (NZ born Tongan) from Auckland youngest son of Molimea 'Ilolahia RVM, QSM and Lusitania Naufahe from Kolonga, Tongatapu and Sailoame Vava'u Will was educated in England & NZ resulting in a (BA) in Sociology & Anthropology Received a Commonwealth Fellowship in 1978 and studied youth work in Hong Kong after which I was 1 of 1st 4 Detached Youth workers appointed vt then PM Robert Muldoon On June 16th 1971 a group of 1st born Pacific islanders and Maori set up the Polynesian Panther Party in Grey Lynn Auckland. Will became Chairman after a few months as our inaugural Chairman, Samoan Fred Schmidt being a seaman felt position needed to be on land permanently. After Panthers he managed the band HERBS while on trial for the 1981 Springbok Patu Squad. He went into self-exile to Tonga and set up Mate ma'a Tonga Rugby League. Managed 1992 a world Cup Tongan University students to the finals (still on team to be in world cup finals), seconded by Niufm to be the producer of the Tongan show and later did Account Sales achieving most sales at one time. He is a father of 7 and grandfather of 17 mokos and 4 great mokos.
Our guest this morning Will Ilolahia is a a Tiwi (NZ born Tongan) from Auckland youngest son of Molimea 'Ilolahia RVM, QSM and Lusitania Naufahe from Kolonga, Tongatapu and Sailoame Vava'u Will was educated in England & NZ resulting in a (BA) in Sociology & Anthropology Received a Commonwealth Fellowship in 1978 and studied youth work in Hong Kong after which I was 1 of 1st 4 Detached Youth workers appointed vt then PM Robert Muldoon On June 16th 1971 a group of 1st born Pacific islanders and Maori set up the Polynesian Panther Party in Grey Lynn Auckland. Will became Chairman after a few months as our inaugural Chairman, Samoan Fred Schmidt being a seaman felt position needed to be on land permanently. After Panthers he managed the band HERBS while on trial for the 1981 Springbok Patu Squad. He went into self-exile to Tonga and set up Mate ma'a Tonga Rugby League. Managed 1992 a world Cup Tongan University students to the finals (still on team to be in world cup finals), seconded by Niufm to be the producer of the Tongan show and later did Account Sales achieving most sales at one time. He is a father of 7 and grandfather of 17 mokos and 4 great mokos.
On the plantation today, I catch up with one of my oldest friends from the Island of Tongatapu where he discusses his recent two documentaries highlighting Tongan disabled athletes as well one of Tonga's youngest aspiring swimmers. His documentaries highlight and tell the unspoken stories of Tonga's disabled community and shining a light on their day to day experiences as well as the struggles athletes have trying to compete on the world stage with little to no support or appropriate training facilities. So grab a spade, chuck on your gum boots and join us on the Thought Plantation Podcast! Malo Aupito. Intro/Outro: Screems from the Old Plantation by King Kapisi
From the island of Tongatapu to the big city of Auckland, Thought Plantation Podcast is where you'll hear stories and have robust conversations about Politics, Education, Culture, Mental Health and everything in-between Giovanni Lolohea and Hone Taumoepeau talks with John Pulu more info https://www.facebook.com/thoughtplantationpodcast/
This music track is courtesy of the University of Auckland Archive of Māori and Pacific Sounds. Tongan Tau’olunga performed by Mapu’a Vaea on 5 July 1973 in Houma, Tongatapu, Tonga. Collector: Richard Moyle. Ref: 74/008.10 Image: Aorere College performing Taufakaniua 2015 ASB Polyfest, Auckland Libraries Heritage Collection, POLY-D-2015-334
This music track is courtesy of the University of Auckland Archive of Māori and Pacific Sounds. Tongan Ula performed by Mapu’a Vaea on 5 July 1973 in Houma, Tongatapu, Tonga. Collector: Richard Moyle. Ref: 74/008.02 Image: Aorere College students performing Taufakaniua, 2015 ASB Polyfest, Auckland Libraries Heritage Collection, POLY-D-2015-334
This music track is courtesy of the University of Auckland Archive of Māori and Pacific Sounds. Tongan ‘Otuhaka performed by massed choirs at the 1973 Secondary Schools Music Festival on 16 August 1973 in Teu Faiva, Tongatapu, Tonga. Collector: Richard Moyle Ref: 74/019.04 Image: Aorere College students performing Taufakaniua at the 2015 ASB Polyfest, Photographer Smita Biswas, Auckland Libraries Heritage Collection, POLY-D-2015-334
Vava'u be like we are ready for you! So they built the biggest fort in Tonga and named it Fatungakoa. 'Ulukalala and his war party arrive in Vava'u and make their encampment in Neiafu, a consecrated area in Vava'u. They march to Feletoa, three miles away to begin their assault on the fortress and make the people of Vava'u submit to Finau 'Ulukalala's rule. Will Fatungakoa withstand 'Ulukalala's destructive carronades that brought down the Nuku'alofa fortress, the strongest fort in Tongatapu, in an hour? Got questions? Send them to my email rwolfgramm@gmail.com. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/tokiukameapodcast/message
WARNING: In this episode, I say the F word (for those of you listening with your parents lol) Mariner is unofficially enlisted into Finau 'Ulukālala's war on the chiefs of Tongatapu. His knowledge of arms procured from the Port au Prince proves to be valuable to 'Ulukālala who hasn't been able to successfully take Tongatapu for nine years since the assassination of Tuku'aho. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/tokiukameapodcast/message
Plastic waste is growing rapidly in Tongatapu and here to talk more about this issue is Eleni Tevi who leads the no pelesitiki campaign. live interview with John
Project Kuli is a mass de-sexing campaign in the village of Kolovai in Tongatapu this year. Karen Schade from the South Pacific Animal Welfare live interview with John
Kiwi Dad, Cam Swainson-Whaanga swam from Tonga's main island Tongatapu to popular tourist island Pangai Motu to raise money and cover school costs for local kids. live interview with Filipo
This episode includes Tongan scholar and researcher Sione Ata Siu'ulua who grew up in Utah and is currently based in Tokomololo, Tongatapu. We discuss Critical Tongan Studies (CTS) and make a case for its local and global relevance. Ata sets the conversation up with data on the amount of publications that have been made about Tonga to which we then critically interrogate the who, what, where, and when. We discuss the importance of contextualizing history, reflecting on identity, and how critical perspectives can expand our understanding.
We have another great Tales From Teens episode for you this week. If you have ever been inspired after hearing about humanitarian efforts of others, you will love hearing about this awesome teen and her trip to Tonga. Bethany Spackman is sharing about her humanitarian trip to Tongatapu, where she and 18 other teens built a house for a woman and her grandson who were in great need of help after a devastating cyclone took their home the year before. Bethany not only worked so hard to earn enough money to go on the trip, but then labored and built the home with no experience and very little hardware and necessary tools to do the job. The lessons she learned were so much more than hardwork and practical skills, the love and gratitude that she experienced will forever stick with us. Better Screen Time: If you want tools to help create a more tech-healthy family turn to Better Screen Time. They have tons of free resources and tools to help you navigate the digital world, and prepare your teens to have healthy habits with their devices. For our favorite new resource with 100 SCREEN FREE ACTIVITIES just click here, it has ideas for children and teens so you'll never run out of ideas! Visit our website or follow us on instagram @becoming_for_teens
White sandy beaches, coral reefs, rainforests and uninhabited islands, discover why village life in Tonga is at the core of its laid back culture and family is everything.Explore your boundaries and discover your next adventure with The World Nomads Podcast. Hosted by Podcast Producer Kim Napier and World Nomads Phil Sylvester, each episode will take you around the world with insights into destinations from travelers and experts. They'll share the latest in travel news, answer your travel questions and fill you in on what World Nomads is up to, including the latest scholarships and guides.World Nomads is a fast-growing online travel company that provides inspiration, advice, safety tips and specialized travel insurance for independent, volunteer and student travelers, traveling and studying most anywhere in the world. Our online global travel insurance covers travelers from more than 135 countries and allows you to buy and claim online, 24/7, even while already traveling.The World Nomads Podcast is not your usual travel Podcast. It's everything for the adventurous, independent traveler.
Pela primeira vez, o ONDEM visita a Oceania para falar de outro país que não seja Austrália ou Nova Zelândia. Nesta entrevista, eu converso com a Amanda Manhas, que passou três meses na ilha de Tongatapu, a principal ilha do arquipélago de Tonga. Lá, ela e o namorado realizaram o sonho de nadar com baleias, já que o país é um dos poucos onde a prática é permitida. Antes da entrevista, dou alguns recados e indico um filme. O livro fica por conta da Camila Navarro, do blog Viaggiando. Apresentação: Filipe Teixeira Convidada: Renata Gondim Edição: Kaio Anderson Arte da vitrine: Brão Barbosa e Mateus Teixeira Feed: http://onomedissoemundo.com/feed/podcast/ — Booking — Reserve seu hotel pelo Booking.com. — Links — Apoia.se do ONDEM Loja do ONDEM Grupo do ONDEM no Facebook Telegram do ONDEM Mapa do ONDEM Página do ONDEM no Libsyn Rádio Companhia #62 ONDEM #148 - Erika Jurdi no Canadá ONDEM #114 - Rafaela Carvalho na Hungria Série Amanhã Precisa Ser Melhor Instagram @underwaterstates Resultado da PodPesquisa 2018 Tales of the Tikongs, de Epeli Hau’ofa Pacific Warriors, de James Marquand ONDEM #120 e #121 - Carol e Matheus na Suécia Episódios do ONDEM sobre a Nova Zelândia ONDEM #135 - Exploração de animais para o turismo ONDEM #108 - Jônatas na Bélgica Você pode entrar em contato com a gente pelo Facebook e Twitter. Para não perder nenhum episódio, assine o podcast no iTunes, no seu agregador de podcast preferido ou no Spotify. Para apoiar o ONDEM, acesse apoia.se/ondem e contribua com nosso projeto.
Linus Wilson reads his former Amazon sailing bestseller’s chapters 3 and 4 of HOW TO SAIL AROUND THE WORLD PART-TIME. Geography and Hurricane Seasons The Round-Trip Problem He gives his tips for bleeding injectors in diesel engines from his research and the school of hard knocks and talks about the difficulty from moving to Tongatapu to Vava'u, Tonga. Catch his YouTube Live event on Friday 13, 2018, at 7PM GMT-4 (New York Time) live from Tonga and Big Mama's Yacht Club. You can get 39 bonus episodes and up to 3 audiobooks by supporting the podcast at www.Patreon.com/slowboatsailing We use a Mantus Anchor and swivel on our boat. Get all your Mantus gear athttp://www.mantusanchors.com/?affiliates=15Mantus Anchors is the title sponsor of this podcast. On the Slow Boat Sailing Podcast Linus Wilson has interviewed the crew of Sailing SV Delos, WhiteSpotPirates (Untie the Lines), Chase the Story Sailing, Gone with the Wynns, MJ Sailing, Sailing Doodles, SV Prism, Sailing Miss Lone Star, and many others.Get Linus Wilson’s bestselling sailing books:Slow Boat to the Bahamashttps://www.amazon.com/dp/B018OUI1Q2/ Slow Boat to Cubahttps://www.amazon.com/dp/B01MFFX9AG andHow to Sail Around the World-Part Timehttps://www.amazon.com/dp/B01B0OFYNW/ have been #1 sailing bestseller on Amazon. The eBook of AROUND THE WORLD SINGLE-HANDED: The Cruise of the Islander by Harry Pidgeon is at https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07C3THFZV AMERICAN PRACTICAL NAVIGATOR: Volume 1, 2017 Edition by Nathaniel Bowditch Slow Boat to Cuba https://gumroad.com/l/cubabook and How to Sail Around the World-Part Time https://gumroad.com/l/sailing Use the promo code "slow50" for half-off of the audiobook of HOW TO SAIL AROUND THE WORLD PART-TIME for a limited time. You can watch the Slow Boat’s round the world adventure and other videos about the most interesting cruising sailors in the world at www.youtube.com/slowboatsailing have been #1 sailing bestseller on Amazon. Associate Producers, Anders Colbenson, Kevin Yeager, Larry Wilson, and Daniel Cantrell.Sign up for our free newsletter for access to free books and other promotions at http://www.slowboatsailing.comCopyright Linus Wilson, Vermilion Advisory Services, LLC, 2018
Linus Wilson interviews solo-sailor and creator of Adventures of an Old Seadog sailing vlog on YouTube Barry Perrins. Barry Perrins sailed from England accross the Atlantic and beyond in his sailboat. He talks about his cruise of Portugal, Spain, the Canary Islands, Cape Verde, and Curacao. He was anchored next to the creators of RAN Sailing in Curacao when he was interviewed. Linus also talks about his second longest offshore passage (900 nm) from Aitutaki, Cook Islands to Nuku'alofa, Tongatapu, Tonga. Linus passed up on Beveridge Reef and sailed into a cold front that stoped the Slow Boat's forward progress.The Raymarine and CPT Autopilots failed and the diesel engine got air in the lines and a broken bleed bolt knocked out the Yanmar diesel engine. That forced Linus to sail into anchor at Big Mama's Yacht Club in Tonga where Janna and Sophie will meet Linus in a few days. Check out Barry Perrins' sailing Adventures of an Old Seadog on YouTube https://www.youtube.com/user/barryperrins/ You can get 39 bonus episodes and up to 3 audiobooks by supporting the podcast at www.Patreon.com/slowboatsailing We use a Mantus Anchor and swivel on our boat. Get all your Mantus gear athttp://www.mantusanchors.com/?affiliates=15Mantus Anchors is the title sponsor of this podcast. On the Slow Boat Sailing Podcast Linus Wilson has interviewed the crew of Sailing SV Delos, WhiteSpotPirates (Untie the Lines), Chase the Story Sailing, Gone with the Wynns, MJ Sailing, Sailing Doodles, SV Prism, Sailing Miss Lone Star, and many others.Get Linus Wilson's bestselling sailing books:Slow Boat to the Bahamashttps://www.amazon.com/dp/B018OUI1Q2/ Slow Boat to Cubahttps://www.amazon.com/dp/B01MFFX9AG andHow to Sail Around the World-Part Timehttps://www.amazon.com/dp/B01B0OFYNW/ have been #1 sailing bestseller on Amazon. The eBook of AROUND THE WORLD SINGLE-HANDED: The Cruise of the Islander by Harry Pidgeon is at https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07C3THFZV AMERICAN PRACTICAL NAVIGATOR: Volume 1, 2017 Edition by Nathaniel Bowditch Slow Boat to Cuba https://gumroad.com/l/cubabook and How to Sail Around the World-Part Time https://gumroad.com/l/sailing You can watch the Slow Boat’s round the world adventure and other videos about the most interesting cruising sailors in the world at www.youtube.com/slowboatsailing have been #1 sailing bestseller on Amazon. Associate Producers, Anders Colbenson, Kevin Yeager, Larry Wilson, and Nelson Pidgeon Sign up for our free newsletter for access to free books and other promotions at www.slowboatsailing.comCopyright Linus Wilson, Vermilion Advisory Services, LLC, 2018
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