appointments

2015

Appointment: Notary Public, NZ

2014

Appointment: Commissioner of Oaths, Kingdom of Tonga (equivalent of a Notary Public in NZ) 

2013

Appointment: Mental Health Tribunal, Co-opted Member, NZ 

2009

Appointment: Commander of the Order of the Royal Household of the Kingdom of Tonga, C.R.H. (equivalent of the British ‘Commander of the (Royal House of) Victoria Order’, C.V.O. – a personal award from the reigning sovereign) 

2009

Award: International Prize as Chairman of Winning Multi-National Training Group, 7th International East Asia/Pacific Infrastructure Regulatory Forum (EAPIRF) Conference, Hanoi, Vietnam

2008

Appointment: Commissioner, Tonga Electricity Commission

2008

Appointment: Royal Land Commissioner (judicial warrant), Royal Commission of Inquiry into Lands, Kingdom of Tonga

2008

Appointment: Senior Counsel S.C., Supreme Court of Tonga (equivalent of a K.C. in NZ, Australia, UK)

2004

Appointment: Category 4, elite ‘Murder list’ Defence Counsel Criminal for Legal Aid List, NZ 

2000

Appointment: Adjudicator for Disputes Resolution Services (formerly Accident Compensation Commission Tribunal), NZ

1999

Award: Silver National Design Award (International), Fasson Australasian Label Design Awards, Sydney, Australia 

1998

Award: Gold National Design Award (NZ), Fasson National Label Design Awards, Auckland, NZ

MEMBERSHIPS

2016

New Zealand Society of Notaries, NZSN 

2014

Legal Research Foundation, RLF (NZ)

2013

Pacific Island Lawyers Association (NZ), PILA    

2012

Criminal Bar Association, (NZ)

2009

Pacific Island Maritime Law Association, PIMLA

2008

Tonga Chamber of Commerce, TCC

2008

NZ/Tongan Business Association, NZTBA

2005

New Zealand Institute of Directors, NZID

2003

New Zealand Maori Lawyers Society (Te Hunga Roea)

1996

Australia New Zealand Sport Law Association, ANZSLA

1993

Tongan Law Society, TLS

1988

New Zealand Law Society, NZLS