lord fakafanua is tonga's speaker of parliament. ighbouring new zealand. lord fa kafanua, thank lord fakafanua, thank you indeed for your time. i understand you are in new zealand because you were flying outjust zealand because you were flying out just as this zealand because you were flying outjust as this broke, leaving family behind. i'm hoping, i guess you've heard from them. i trust allow ok? guess you've heard from them. i trust allow 0k?— trust allow 0k? yes, my family is ok. trust allow 0k? yes, my family is 0k- when — trust allow 0k? yes, my family is ok. when | _ trust allow ok? yes, my family is ok. when i flew— trust allow 0k? yes, my family is ok. when i flew out - trust allow 0k? yes, my family is ok. when i flew out i - is ok. when i flew out i came to see my mother who was in auckland and we didn't anticipate any of this would happen so it came as a great surprise to everyone. the shock of the volcanic eruption and tsunami. of the volcanic eruption and tsunami-— of the volcanic eruption and tsunami. ~ ,,., , ~ ., tsun

lord fakafanua is tonga's speaker of parliament.e when he can return home to help clean up. when i flew out, i came to see my mother, who was in auckland, and we didn't anticipate any of this would happen, so it came as a great surprise to everyone, the shock of the volcanic eruption and tsunami. absolutely. and i want to ask you if you've got updates for us but i know how difficult communication is there. but do you feel that you are building up a clear idea now of the communities that have been worst affected? yes, we — it's been a week now from last saturday and even though comms are intermittent at this stage, we're getting a clearer picture once the surveys have into the government. right... crosstalk. sorry to interrupt you. obviously, it's a hell of a job you've got on your hands now to rebuild. yes, rebuilding will be something that we will have to do after this. but the immediate relief right now is to get food and water to those who need it right now in tonga. how do you do that? i mean, we've all been made aware of this c