New Zealand (Tokelau): Nukunonu member Alapati Pita Tavite (*) is sworn in as the 12th Ulu o Tokelau (head of govt). Re-elected in February, his second term marks 100 years of NZ administration. The 2026 election followed a brief storm delay.
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New Zealand (Tokelau),
Seat count, by atoll
Atafu
Incumbent: 3
New: 4
Fakaofo
Incumbent: 5
New: 2
Nukunonu
Incumbent: 2
New: 4
Kalolo (ind.), Tuisano (ind.) and Tavite (ind.) are reelected as the Ulu-o-Tokelau trio for Atafu, Fakaofo and Nukunonu respectively.
"Tokelau is New Zealand’s last and only remaining colony, and this month marks 100 years of that imperial relationship. While the relationship continues to be framed by Tokelau leaders as a “partnership”, the reality is somewhat different, writes Melanie Puka Bean, assistant professor at the University of Utah and New Zealand-born tagata Tokelau."
https://e-tangata.co.nz/reflections/after-100-years-its-time-for-tokelau-to-take-stock/
REMINDER: the countries that are contributing the least to climate change are feeling the worst of its affects. #Tokelau #SouthPacific #ClimateActionNow
https://energiesmedia.com/the-first-nation-100-powered-by-solar-energy/
How a tiny Pacific Island became the global capital of cybercrime
https://www.technologyreview.com/2023/11/02/1082798/tiny-pacific-island-global-capital-cybercrime/
*How a tiny Pacific Island became the global capital of cybercrime*
"What started as techies complaining to Vitale about spamming, malware, and phishing on .tk domains soon turned into more worrisome complaints from the New Zealand administrator tasked with overseeing Tokelau, asking him whether he was aware of who .tk’s users were."
#internet #CyberCrime #tld #Tokelau
https://www.technologyreview.com/2023/11/02/1082798/tiny-pacific-island-global-capital-cybercrime/
@pezmico Don't forget #Tokelau which declared itself fully renewably powered in 2013 due to solar power project funded by Aotearoa New Zealand government. In 2020 that funding and the #SolarPower system had to be renewed to cope with marine environment wear and tear.
Many environmentalists asked in 2013, if NZ Govt can do this for Tokelau, why not do it for Aotearoa? Usual answer: size and cost of project.
https://www.rnz.co.nz/international/pacific-news/410925/new-solar-system-for-tokelau
The number of COVID community cases in Tokelau, the smallest country in Oceania, has exceeded 50 and spread across all 3 atolls, following a positive case from a man who visited Fanuafala hospital.
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