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Sam Pata Emani Tagelagi
Sam Pata Emani Tagelagi (29 December 1935 – 10 September 2011) was a Niuean politician and elder. Tagelagi served as the first Speaker of the Niue Assembly from 1976 to 1993. Biography From 1958 until 1963, Tagelagi worked as an employee of the New Zealand Internal Affairs and Island Territories Department. He later served as the head of inland revenue, Niuean customs comptroller, and treasurer. Aside from his long tenure as Niue's first Speaker, Tagelagi was also a member of many Niuean government committees. He served actively on the Alofi village council until his death in 2011. Within business, he served as the Niue Development Bank's general manager and owned an accounting firm. Sam Pata Emani Tagelagi died from a long illness at his home in Alofi, Niue, on 10 September 2011, at the age of 76. He was survived by his wife Etena Elovi (née Hekau) Tagelagi, his daughter and four sons. In 2020 his son Dalton Tagelagi was elected Premier of Niue The Premier of Niue is N ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Niue News One
Niue (, ; niu, Niuē) is an island country in the South Pacific Ocean, northeast of New Zealand. Niue's land area is about and its population, predominantly Polynesian, was about 1,600 in 2016. Niue is located in a triangle between Tonga, Samoa, and the Cook Islands. It is 604 kilometres northeast of Tonga. The island is commonly referred to as "The Rock", which comes from the traditional name "Rock of Polynesia". Niue is one of the world's largest coral islands. The terrain of the island has two noticeable levels. The higher level is made up of a limestone cliff running along the coast, with a plateau in the centre of the island reaching approximately 60 metres (200 feet) above sea level. The lower level is a coastal terrace approximately 0.5 km (0.3 miles) wide and about 25–27 metres (80–90 feet) high, which slopes down and meets the sea in small cliffs. A coral reef surrounds the island, with the only major break in the reef being in the central western coast, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Niue Development Bank
Niue (, ; niu, Niuē) is an island country in the South Pacific Ocean, northeast of New Zealand. Niue's land area is about and its population, predominantly Polynesians, Polynesian, was about 1,600 in 2016. Niue is located in a triangle between Tonga, Samoan Islands, Samoa, and the Cook Islands. It is 604 kilometres northeast of Tonga. The island is commonly referred to as "The Rock", which comes from the traditional name "Rock of Polynesia". Niue is one of the world's largest coral islands. The terrain of the island has two noticeable levels. The higher level is made up of a limestone cliff running along the coast, with a plateau in the centre of the island reaching approximately 60 metres (200 feet) above sea level. The lower level is a coastal terrace approximately 0.5 km (0.3 miles) wide and about 25–27 metres (80–90 feet) high, which slopes down and meets the sea in small cliffs. A coral reef surrounds the island, with the only major break in the reef being in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
