Monty | Avondale, Auckland

“Fakaalofa lahi atu kia mutolu oti, Ko e higoa haaku ko Monty lakatani. Hau au he tau maaga ko Hakupu mo Tuapa i Niue, Ka e nofo au i Avondale (Okalana, NZ).

Taha mena ne mitaki ke he haaku a loto, ko e taha mogo ne o a mautolu ke taute taha project – Koe “Three Star Nation”. Lahi e tau gahua ne taute. Hoko kehe mogo ke oti ai, kitia e tautolu e tau….kitia e tautolu e tau mailogaaga he tau matua – Ti tagi haaku loto. Lahi e haaku a Fakaalofa mo e haaku a ofania kehe tau mamatua ne kua mole atu. Taha e mena ne lagona kehe haaku a loto – Ko e ai iloa e tau magaaho to fano ai tau mamatua ha taua ha mautolu.

Translated

I am from the Villages of Hakupu and Tuapa on Niue Island, but I stay in Avondale. One moment that I am grateful for, recently we accomplished a film project for Hakupu Village called the “Three Star Nation”. I had contributed a lot of time and effort toward this. When we got to see the finished videos from the project – we saw a montage of all our parents and grandparents who are not with us today. My Heart Cried. I really love and miss my family who have passed away. One thing that I felt about this moment is – we will never know when our elders will leave us. We must cherish them now.”