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With the current exchange rate…of banks on NZD, this levy would reduce their margin on foreign exchange transactions by 60%. …This seems like a huge tax so one would expect that the banks would simply reduce the TOP paid out or increase the TOP to be paid by 1c for every unit of foreign currency received or paid out. - Peter Goldstern

For 20 years we have heard from 'Akilisi Pohiva how dishonest and corrupt previous governments have been. Now, the PM's government in my opinion has been the worst government in 30 years. It is unwilling to hold its own parliament and cabinet to the same rule of law that the rest of us are held to. – ‘Aisea ‘Amanaki.

Mr Prime Minister...You forget that the Constitution demands absolute integrity from our law makers. ...when you passively and aggressively requested the House to release your Minister from the impeachment process, you violated justice; you trashed the Constitution and travestied justice. – Tamanomuka.

Mahino pee na’e fili ‘a Lavulavu ia ki he Palemiaa ‘i hono paloti’i ‘i Fale Alea ‘i he kamata ‘a e Pule’anga lolotongaa, pea ko e ‘totongi fakafoki’ nai ‘eni ‘oe paloti koiaa, he ko e politikii ia, ka ‘oku ‘ikai ko e ngaue faka-e-sevanitii ia ‘o fakatatau mo ‘enau fuakavaa. – Sione Tu’itupou Fotu.

Impeachment would be too much since Lavulavu would not stand alone. [The PM] is the one who is responsible for his irresponsibility. – Tamanomuka.

Ko e tau’ataina ke te leaa kuopau ke poupou’i, tatau pe ‘oku ‘ikai sai’ia ai ‘a e tokotaha koiaa ki he me’a ‘oku te lea ‘akii. Ko e me’a ‘oku fai ‘a e tokanga kiaii, ko ’etau hehema ke fa’u ha lao ke solova ‘aki ha palopalema fakasosiale. Ko e palopalema tefitoo ia ‘oku fakalaumalie, kae ‘ikai koe fakaesino. Koehaa ‘a e me’a ke faii? Ko e tali nounou kiaii ‘a e Kalisitianee, solova ‘aki ‘a e founga fakaelaumalie ko e ‘fanau’i fo’ou’ ‘a ‘ete mo’uii he ‘e tu’uloa leva ‘a hono olaa, pea he ’ikai tete toe fie sio pe ngaue’aki ‘a e ‘website’ ‘oku haa ai ‘a e ngaahi me’a kovi mo fakalieliaa. - Sione Tu’itupou Fotu.

"By allowing a government body to decide what a society is able to view online borders on a society being closely monitored and eventually censored." – Anthony Tuipeatau.

Ka fokotu’u Pisinis ‘a e Pule’angaa, ‘e fili ‘a e Poate ke nau fakalele, pea ‘oku fakafatongia’aki ‘a e kau Talekitaa ke nau tataki ‘a e Pisinisii, ka ‘oku ‘ikai ‘uhinga ia ke nau ‘micro manage’ ‘a e Pisinisii, pea ‘oku mahu’inga ‘aupito ke mahino ‘a honau fakangatangata’angaa. – Sione Tu’itupou Fotu.

Today (10 October), on the occasion of the European and World Day against the Death Penalty, the European Union and its Member States reiterate our strong opposition to the use of capital punishment.