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Tuesday, 30 May 2023

Obituaries — Her Royal Highness Princess Mele Siu‘ilikutapu Kalaniuvalu Fotofili

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🗣️ Speech Barbara Edmonds (New Zealand Labour Party — Member for Mana)
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I seek leave to move a motion without debate to mark the passing of Her Royal Highness Princess Siu‘ilikutapu of Tonga.

💬 SPEAKER: Is there any objection to that course of action being followed? There is none.

Oku tō e pulonga he fonuá, Fale ‘o Tupou mo e kāinga Tonga kotoa.

I move, That this House express its condolences to the people of Tonga and to His Majesty King Tupou VI on the passing of Her Royal Highness Princess Mele Siu‘ilikutapu Kalaniuvalu Fotofili, note that she was a formidable leader and a proud advocate for women, and that she played an instrumental role in the Government’s apology for the 1970s Dawn Raids, and courageously fought for causes that were important to both her people and the wider Pacific, such as the preservation of the Tongan language.

Ofa ke kei toka lingolingoa ‘ene kelesí he Fale ‘o Tupou VI, Tu‘i Pelehake mo e Kauhala ‘Uta mo e Tonga kotoa.

Motion agreed to.

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