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Tribute to Queen Sālote

Description:: This NFU film presents the funeral of Tongan Queen Sālote Tupou III in December 1965. Queen Sālote had a special bond with New Zealand — she studied at Auckland Diocesan School, spent summers in NZ and lived her last days at 'Atalanga, the Tongan residence in Auckland. Among the 50,000 mourners at her funeral in Tonga were NZ Governor General Sir Bernard Fergusson, Prime Minister Keith Holyoake and Norman Kirk. Tongan tradition holds that the casket must never pass through a gateway; 108 pall bearers carried it over walls in a procession to the royal tombs.
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Uncle Mo

By Ra Ellingham | Te Matau-a-Māui | 27 Sep 2024

This is a story about my dad's uncle Mo, but my mum is the one who likes to tell it. He uri ia nā Te Aitanga-a-Kupe & Ngāti Kahungunu-ki-Wairarapa Tamaki-nui-a-Rua.
We believe that Uncle Mo was of Samoan heritage but was sponsored by Queen Salote of Tonga to study in Auckland. He was adopted, i think, into the Cronfelt whānau and later married one of dad's aunts.
My dad speaks of Uncle Mo as being one a very calm, gentle and kind man.
My mum's voice sounds fond when she starts this reminder about the Pasifika connection in my dad's very English family tree, but her voice rings with admiration when she speaks of Queen Salote.

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