Prime Minister Lord Fakafanua attended the annual Tonga Police Commissioned Officers Conference
Prime Minister Lord Fakafanua, Minister for Police, Fire, Emergency Services, and Prisons, attended the annual Tonga Police Commissioned Officers Conference, joining senior officers and partners in reflecting on the organisation’s strengths, challenges, and future direction.
This Conference was made possible with the generous support of the Australian and New Zealand policing partnership programmes. A forum for leadership dialogue, strategic planning, and engagement with development partners, with a focus on organisational and executive leadership and the development of emerging leaders within Tonga Police. Discussions also addressed community engagement, capacity development, and strengthening professional standards and integrity across the force.
The Prime Minister acknowledged the vital role of Tonga Police in upholding law and order and welcomed the emphasis on accountability, leadership development, and institutional reform. In his remarks, the Minister for Police reflected on, “the good, bad, and ugly of Tonga Police” stating, “ugly” is corruption and it occurs when the core values of Tonga Police are not upheld. These values being Faitotonu; Lao; Mateaki; Tauhi; Toka’i and Fonua.
The Government remains committed to supporting a professional, transparent, and community-focused police service for the people of Tonga.
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Na’e kau atu ‘a e ‘Eiki Palemia, Lord Fakafanua, ka ko e ‘Eiki Minisita Polisi, Tamate Afi mo e Ngaahi Ngaue Fakafokifa pea mo e Pilisone, ki he konifelenisi fakata’u ‘a e kau ‘ofisa ma’olunga ‘o e potungaue polisi mo e ngaahi hoa ngaue, ke vakai’i ‘a e malohinga, ngaahi pole mo e founga ke ngaue’aki ‘i he kaha’u.
Naʻe lava ʻa e konifelenisi ni ʻi he poupou lelei ʻa e ngaahi polokalama hoa ngāue polisi ʻa ʻAositelēlia mo Nuʻusila. Ko e konifelenisi eni ke fevahevahe’aki ai ‘a e kau taki ngaue, palani fakalakalaka, pea mo e fetuʻutaki mo e ngaahi hoa fakalakalaka, ʻo fakatefito ki he tataki e ngaue’anga mo e tataki fakahoko ngāue, pea pehē ki hono teu’i ʻo e kau taki foʻou ma’a e potungaue. Naʻe talanoaʻi ai mo e fengāueʻaki mo e komiuniti, fakalakalaka ʻo e ‘ilo mo e taukei fakangāue, pea mo hono fakamālohia ʻa e ngaahi tuʻunga fakapolofesinale mo e faitotonu ʻi loto ʻi he potungaue.
Naʻe fakahaaʻi ʻe he ʻEiki Palemia ʻa e mahuʻinga ʻo e fatongia ʻa e Polisi Tonga ʻi hono tauhi ʻa e lao mo e maau ʻa e fonua, pea mo e fakamamafa ʻa e tokanga ki he taliui, fakalahi e ‘ilo ki he founga taki, pea mo e liliu ‘i he loto’i potungaue. ʻI heʻene me’a ki he fakataha, naʻa ne fakaha ‘a e fakakaukau ki he “lelei, kovi, mo e kovi ʻaupito ʻo e Polisi Tonga,” ʻo ne pehē ko e “kovi ʻaupito” ko e faihala ia, pea ʻoku hoko ia ʻi he taimi ʻoku ʻikai tauhi ai ʻa e ngaahi tefitoʻi kaveinga ʻo e Polisi Tonga. Ko e ngaahi kaveinga ko ia ko e Faitotonu; Lao; Mateaki; Tauhi; Tokaʻi; mo e Fonua.
ʻOku kei tukupā maʻu pē ʻa e Puleʻanga ke poupouʻi ha ngāue polisi fakapolofesinale, ʻata kitu’a ki he kakai, pea tokanga’i e komiuniti maʻa e kakai ʻo Tonga.
