The Tokelau and canoetokelau referenda!

Mon, 15 Oct 2007 19:42:21 +0100

Tokelau is preparing for a referendum on independence- important times. On October 25th, the outcome will be announced from Atafu. And at the same time, Tulano and I are making some important decisio

Cool Earth

Tue, 12 Jun 2007 19:23:43 +0100

Here at canoetokelau we love trees; well, you have to if you want to build vaka- a really effective and long lasting use of wood that can make for fantastic carbon neutral transport. These days, saili

Love the Ocean

Sat, 26 May 2007 19:06:06 +0100

If you love the ocean, take a minute, read this. There’s a programme on right now about Hawai’i, and i’m saddened and embarassed by the state of the ocean that we all claim to love. This throwaway cu

UN Secretary General talks Tokelau

Tue, 22 May 2007 22:56:17 +0100

Ban Ki Moon was talking today about non self governing territories, and these days. that means Tokelau. A second Tokelau referendum on self government is coming, and the UN likes that a lot.

Tokelauan Myths

Tue, 22 May 2007 19:09:48 +0100

Tulano has translated two Tokelauan myths for your enjoyment here- you’ll learn something about Tokelauan culture... and maybe even how to make fire too! Malo te galue, Tulano.

Pacific Tsunami news

Tue, 3 Apr 2007 20:51:39 +0100

I missed this whilst travelling in Italy- a tsunami hit the Solomons on sunday at 20:40 GMT and a large number of people have lost their lives. Thankfully, aid is starting to reach the afflicted areas

.tk web danger!

Sat, 17 Mar 2007 19:23:55 +0000

you might want to think before you click onto that .tk web domain... it’s proving to be one of the most abused top level domains, used for lots of phishing and junk mail- that’s about as un Tokelauan

Olosega in the news again

Tue, 13 Mar 2007 20:17:28 +0000

Faipule Kolouei O’Brien was mentioned on the radio new zealand international website talking about Olosega- Swains to some people- saying that if Tokelau votes for independence, one of the first actio

Pitbull training

Fri, 9 Mar 2007 14:17:03 +0000

On a rare day off, i thought i’d go for a ride in the sunshine and work off some winter insulation. Heading up to Waterloo, a flash of fur came out of my peripheral vision and an “excitable” pitbull w

Decolonisation or destabilisation?

Thu, 8 Mar 2007 22:05:37 +0000

Saw an article on Tokelau’s political situation- do you see it as a need to change a situation that’s a throwback to the old days of empire, or a dangerous risk to the stability and security of a tiny