Name Michael J Koloi
Nick Name HOOSI TEA (aka da white horse!)
Age 25
Starsign Aries the Ram
Nationality Tongan/Palagi
Family One older sister, one younger sister and 2 younger bros.
Favourite thing about your job The scenery changes, I get to meet new and interesting people everyday, play with some expensive equipment and yeah - I get paid for it!
Favourite food Taro and mussels in coconut cream with fried kapapulu with cabbage. I'd have it as often as I could but I can just feel the throbbing of my blood pressure after I eat it.
Greatest fear da Fear Fall @ Rainbows End, really long centipedes
Happiest When The Tongan Rugby team (Ikale Tahi) is doing well, The All Blacks aren't doing terrible, HAVING MONEY, and knowing that my family is happy and secure
Most embarrassing moment There's so many that I don't get embarrassed anymore. I once got such a good hiding in 4th form from one of my teachers that I couldn't sit for a week. My butt looked like a Hawaiian kumara (Black, blue and yellow), I didn't tell my mum what was wrong and had to eat all my meals at home lying on my stomach..
Most annoyed when Auckland weather does 4 seasons in one day, I'm hungry, The All Blacks lose at World Cups, my iron horse\car breaks down & I hate walking in soggy shoes & socks.
Favourite interview The Tamatea family at Ronald McDonald house! check it out on you tube.
Favourite movie Don't get me started - The Gofather Trilogy, Goodfellas, Scarface, Training Day, All the "SAW" movies, Heat, American Gangster, The Untouchables, oh yeah - and I hate musicals and still won't see Broke Back Mountain.
Favourite music Anything 2PAC, bit of Uncle Bob, Boyz II Men and definitely FIJI (George Veikoso)
Shoutouts OFA LAHI ATU to all my tongan peopz!
Michael - Photos
Mike to the rescue
2nd May - Mussell Farming
NZ’s largest shellfish export – the greenshell mussel! We travelled down to Kaiaua on the Coromandel and met the mussel farmers there who took us out on the barge and showed us how they do their thang! read >>
- HYPERBARIC CHAMBER
I didn’t have a clue what a hyperbaric chamber is and when I went to first to see it I was amazed that it was like a massive drum and people go inside and get pressurized. Wouldn’t be much fun if you were claustrophobic! But it does some amazing work on the body and heals divers that have the bends and also... read >>
- WAITANGI
It don’t get more ORIGINAL than the Treaty! Known as NZ’s FOUNDING document – this is the little piece of paper which marks out the backbone to the relationship between Maori and Non-Maori. I reckon anyone that LIVES in this country should at some point in their lives visit Waitangi Grounds and see what it’s all about. read >>
- Share Milking
Now this here is an awesome Kiwi story that is real and happens around thousands of homes across NZ. Every morning at around 5am thousands of Kiwis start their day and are off to the paddock to bring in the cows for milking. read >>