{"id":271878,"date":"2026-02-07T05:44:11","date_gmt":"2026-02-07T05:44:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/271878\/"},"modified":"2026-02-07T05:44:11","modified_gmt":"2026-02-07T05:44:11","slug":"tokelau-general-election-results-returned","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/271878\/","title":{"rendered":"Tokelau general election results returned"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/4O2RXN1_copyright_image_135749.jpeg\" width=\"1050\" height=\"612\" alt=\"no caption\"\/><\/p>\n<p class=\"photo-captioned__information\">\nTokelau flag<br \/>\nPhoto: kunilanskap\/123RF\n<\/p>\n<p>The results of the 2026 Tokelau General Election have been returned, after voters went to the polls on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rnz.co.nz\/international\/pacific-news\/586003\/tokelau-heads-to-the-polls-after-storm-delays\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">on Thursday.<\/a> The results were announced by Tino Vitale, the General Manager for Tokelau&#8217;s National Office in Apia.<\/p>\n<p>Voting took place on Nukunonu, Atafu, Fakaofo and also in Apia, to assist the number of Tokelauan voters who live in Samoa.<\/p>\n<p>The position of the Ulu o Tokelau, Head of Government, rotates among the three Faipule, the elected leaders of each of the three atolls.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/4KAEMYP_Ulu_o_Tokelau_smiles_during_gifting_ceremony_jpg.jpeg\" width=\"1050\" height=\"700\" alt=\"Ulu-o-Tokelau 2025 Esera Fof\u014d Filipo Tuisano smiles during gifting ceremony.\"\/><\/p>\n<p class=\"photo-captioned__information\">\nUlu-o-Tokelau 2025 Esera Fof\u014d Filipo Tuisano smiles during gifting ceremony.<br \/>\nPhoto: Supplied\/ Elena Pasilio\n<\/p>\n<p>The next Ulu o Tokelau, Alapati Pita Tavite of Nukunonu, will assume that role next month when the Fono Fakamua, Tokelauan Parliament, meets. He replaces Esera Fof\u014d Tuisano, the current Ulu o Tokelau.<\/p>\n<p>The 2026 general election results are:<\/p>\n<p>Atafu<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/4JVN86K_Atafu_atoll_png.jpeg\" width=\"1050\" height=\"589\" alt=\"Atafu atoll in Tokelau.\"\/><\/p>\n<p class=\"photo-captioned__information\">\nAtafu atoll in Tokelau.<br \/>\nPhoto: Fatu Tauafiafi\n<\/p>\n<p>Faipule: Kelihiano Kalolo<br \/>\nPulenuku: Malala Lafaialii<br \/>\nHui Taupulega 1: Tile Elia<br \/>\nHui Taupulega 2: Stanley Lopa<br \/>\nHui Taupulega 3: Heluka Sirila<br \/>\nHui Taulelea: Tepapa Tom Ioane<br \/>\nHui Fatupaepae: Latu Lopa<\/p>\n<p>Nukunonu<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/4L3DAU8_Field_trip_for_school_kids_in_Nukunonu_jpg.jpeg\" width=\"1050\" height=\"699\" alt=\"Field trip for school kids in Nukunonu\"\/><\/p>\n<p class=\"photo-captioned__information\">\nField trip for school kids in Nukunonu<br \/>\nPhoto: Elena Pasilio\n<\/p>\n<p>Faipule: Alapati Pita Tavite<br \/>\nPulenuku: Petelo Patelesio<br \/>\nHui Taupulega 1: Aleki Sakalia<br \/>\nHui Taupulega 2: Viliamu Iosefo<br \/>\nHui Taulelea: Tufala Tavite<br \/>\nHui Fatupaepae: Suliana Pahina<\/p>\n<p>Fakaofo<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/4K6ACRU_Fakaofo_Fal_view_from_MV_Mataliki_jpg.jpeg\" width=\"1050\" height=\"700\" alt=\"Fakaofo atoll in Tokelau\"\/><\/p>\n<p class=\"photo-captioned__information\">\nFakaofo atoll in Tokelau<br \/>\nPhoto: Elena Pasilio\n<\/p>\n<p>Faipule: Esera Fof\u014d Tuisano<br \/>\nPulenuku: Feleti Tulafono<br \/>\nHui Taupulega: Kaio Isaako<br \/>\nHui Taulelea 1: Palelei Sili<br \/>\nHui Taulelea 2: Tulafono Tulafono<br \/>\nHui Fatupaepae 1: Malia Pue<br \/>\nHui Fatupaepae 2: Elisapeta Helepa Vavega<\/p>\n<p>The election coincides with a historic anniversary for Tokelau, 100 years since Tokelau became a territory of New Zealand. The New Zealand Navy vessel, Canterbury, will visit Tokelau&#8217;s three atolls to mark the centenary on 11 February.<\/p>\n<p>Aboard the ship is New Zealand&#8217;s Governor-General, Dame Cindy Kiro, as well as staff from various government agencies and an officer from the Tokelauan National Disaster Management Office.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Tokelau flag Photo: kunilanskap\/123RF The results of the 2026 Tokelau General Election have been returned, after voters went&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":271879,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[48,47,111,43,139,69,49,46,44,45],"class_list":{"0":"post-271878","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-new-zealand","8":"tag-audio","9":"tag-current-affairs","10":"tag-new-zealand","11":"tag-news","12":"tag-newzealand","13":"tag-nz","14":"tag-podcasts","15":"tag-public-radio","16":"tag-radio-new-zealand","17":"tag-rnz"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/271878","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=271878"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/271878\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/271879"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=271878"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=271878"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=271878"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}