Prime Minister Laaulialemalietoa Leuatea Schmidt was assisted from the small boat onto the shore by six men, including his son, Anslem Schmidt (green shirt), and his main bodyguard, Junior Afereti (green shirt)

By Sulamanaia Manaui Faulalo

12 July 2026, 10:00PM

Members of the Tokelau public who gathered to welcome Prime Minister Laaulialemalietoa Leuatea Schmidt to Nukunonu on Friday were instructed not to publish photographs of his arrival online, with officials citing "privacy reasons."