‘Epeli Taungapeau
The Rev ‘Epeli Taungapeau, of Totara Heights, received the Insignia of a Member of the New Zealand Order of Merit, for services to the Tongan community, on 16 April 2008. Rev Taungapeau, who is pictured after the ceremony with the Governor-General and Mrs Susan Satyanand and friends and family, is a member of the Board of Studies and Superintendent of the Manurewa Methodist Parish, and has been a Minister in Napier and Lower Hutt.