Australia seeks to expand its influence over the Pacific by incorporating Pacific peoples into its colonial project. Brunhilda writes on the ‘Pukpuk treaty’, and its implications for Papuans that will inevitably wind up in the ADF. temokalati.wordpress.com/2026/06/04/a... #papuanewguinea

1987 was the year of two coups in Fiji, launched by nativist leader Col. Sitiveni Rabuka. Temokalati brings you the background to the first coup, the events between the first and second, and lessons for socialists. temokalati.wordpress.com/2026/05/28/t... #fiji #pacific #socialism

Historian Raquel Varela on Portugal's Carnation Revolution, which began 52 years ago today: “When people take the country into their own hands, we see how far they can reach to transform it and transform themselves.”

Joseph Davidson-Labout writes on the role China plays in the Pacific, with a focus on China’s big-power relationship with Tonga. temokalati.wordpress.com/2026/04/16/w... #tonga #tonganpolitics #pacific #polynesia #china #imperialism #socialism #communism #marxism #finance

May 2026 will mark 39 years since Col. Rabuka's dual-coups which overthrew a Fijian Labor government. While it severed ties with the colonial British, it also attempted to create a racist system where non-native Fijians were kept out of politics... #fiji #pacific #tonga #socialist #socialism

[Re]Introducing: Temokalati (new site) It’s no mystery that working people across the world are having a tough time... temokalati.wordpress.com/2026/01/01/i... #tonga #auspol #nz

Temokalati can be read online via HeyZine, as a digital flipbook. It is also available as a digital download from HeyZine, using this link: heyzine.com/flip-book/05...

If you're a reader based in Australia, you may have realised that Substack now requires age verification. This is because of censorious measures undertaken by the nanny-state regime of the Labor Party...

Temokalati: now on HeyZine. PDF available online + can be read as a digital flip book. heyzine.com/flip-book/05...

On Monday, we released the first edition of Temokalati's magazine format. You can find the digital release online below. After the end of year break, we will be working hard to put together a second edition, which is due for March/April 2026. temokalatimag.substack.com/p/temokalati...

On November 20th, Tonga will hold its 2025 General Election. The democratic ovement, organised primarily within the Democratic Party of the Friendly Islands (DPFI/PTOA), is utterly incapable of winning the struggle for democracy.

Mālō e lava mai comrades, We now have a ko-fi which we will use to accept one-off donations. If you like what we're doing at Temokalati, and want to support us financially, consider a small donation. ko-fi.com/temokalati

Bernard M. of Organise Aotearoa writes on the West Papuan struggle against Indonesian settler-colonialism, and how the West Papuan struggle fits in the politics of the Asia-Pacific. #tonga #pacific #socialism #politics #polynesia temokalatimag.substack.com/p/overview-o...

Mālō e lava mai comrades, We now have a ko-fi which we will use to accept one-off donations. If you like what we're doing at Temokalati, and want to support us financially, consider a small donation. ko-fi.com/temokalati

"I would like to end this paper with the following concluding remarks. Like everything else, the aristocracy is changing, and there are very encouraging signs of re-invigoration in its ranks..." temokalatimag.substack.com/p/the-social...

Ba Mahuta Brig. Gen. Lamek Taplo, recently killed by Indonesian colonial forces alongside three others. The Ngalum Kupel commander was killed by a bomb dropped by a drone. Papua Merdeka! The struggle for an independent West Papua continues.

'Akilisi Pohiva: "Tonga's stable government is not of its own making, but the result of an economy propped up with aid money and remittances." (1997)

In the early 2000s, the Human Rights & Democracy Movement Tonga (HRDMT) put forward four drafts of an "alternative government structure". temokalatimag.substack.com/p/basic-prop...

In all seriousness, this is a very valuable project that absolutely should get the support of Oceanic socialists. Subscribe, read, contribute, disseminate!

Thomas Sankara was killed in a coup led by his former ally on October 15th, 1987. This coup was supported by French colonial forces - and Muammar Gaddafi. Without a revolutionary socialist party with a Marxist program, opportunism wins, and 'liberationists' become scabs.

Tonga's youth vote matters, but in an anti-democratic system such as Tonga's, their vote can only go so far. This is why in November, Tongan youth must vote for democratic candidates. But Tongan youth must also mobilise for democratic rights and against the nobility.

The capitalist system is a sinking ship, and unless we fight for a better world, it will take us down with it. temokalatimag.substack.com/p/capitalism...

Tonga's 2006 riots were the culmination of decades of political struggle, not a simple outburst of 'gang violence', writes Max J, originally for Partisan Magazine. temokalatimag.substack.com/p/revolution...

We are very excited to republish some old documents from the Human Rights & Democracy Movement (Tonga), which give an insight into their liberal-bourgeois political orientation. Coming soon! In English and in Tongan. #Tonga #Democracy

In our opening editorial, we explain why Temokalati exists, the problems of socialist leadership in the struggle for democracy in the Pacific, and how socialism is necessary to establish a free, democratic, emancipated Pacific. temokalatimag.substack.com/p/introducin... #Tonga

Tonga's support for Israel is a black stain on the Pacific, and a sign of Dr. Eke's increasing desperation to cozy up to U.S. imperialists for paltry foreign aid. Tongan workers and toilers must support the Palestinians. Mālō ‘aupito, Temokalati

R.I.P: Veteran journalist and Matangi Tonga Online founder/editor Pesi Fonua passes away at 78 (Kaniva Tonga) kanivatonga.co.nz/2025/10/mata...

Mālō e lava mai comrades, We have launched a substack (it was remarkably less of a hassle than a wordpress etc). Please subscribe, as we will be posting articles online very soon. -Editor temokalatimag.substack.com

The Human Rights and Democracy movement has a 50 year history in Tonga, from an informal grouping in the 70s to an electoral movement in the 90s, and forming government in the 2010s. #tonga #tongapolitics #socialist #socialism #pacific #pacificpolitics #polynesia

WANTED: YOU Are you a Pacific Islander/Oceanic Indigenous socialist residing in AU/NZ? We want to expand our reach, and need your help. If you are interested in a project to fight for socialist politics in the Pacific, get in touch: [email protected] Best, Temokalati

Six days left and a city to win. zohranfornyc.com/events

Comrades & friends, We issue this statement after recent events. Socialists must champion the democratic rights & liberties of LGBTQ+ workers in all countries. Mālō ‘aupito, Temokalati

Comrades & friends, Find below our reply to King Tupou VI's Address from the Throne, where he calls for "greater accountability, integrity, and transparency". Only one path to democracy in Tonga: republic! Only socialism can build such a democratic republic. #tonga #democracy

People often overlook the #pacificislands and class struggle that takes place there. But in 2006, Tongan workers and toilers took to the streets demanding the democratic reforms that politicians had agitated for over decades prior. This culminated in a long, destructive riot.

A very promising project, in my opinion. I suggest giving them a follow and getting in touch, I certainly have.

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