Sione Tapani Mangisi

Sione Tapani Mangisi is Tongan, living in Australia. He was born in Ha'avakatolo, Hihifo in Tonga and went to Tonga High School before going to New Zealand to study. He returned to Tonga to work as Chief Refrigeration Officer on MV Tauloto that traded between Tonga, Fiji, Samoa, Australia. In 1973 he returned to New Zealand where he married. He and his wife moved to Australia in 1977. His professional career largely involved senior project management on large scale construction sites including...See more

Sione Tapani Mangisi is Tongan, living in Australia. He was born in Ha'avakatolo, Hihifo in Tonga and went to Tonga High School before going to New Zealand to study. He returned to Tonga to work as Chief Refrigeration Officer on MV Tauloto that traded between Tonga, Fiji, Samoa, Australia. In 1973 he returned to New Zealand where he married. He and his wife moved to Australia in 1977. His professional career largely involved senior project management on large scale construction sites including major projects like Parliament House in Canberra, Federation Square in Melbourne and the new Gold Coast Hospital in Southport. He has two children and four grandchildren. In retirement, he has followed his passion for promoting the Tongan language and has now written and published three books based on his experiences growing up as a child in Tonga, through his publishing business, Puletau Publishing. They are part of a series called Manatu Melie. He writes in Tongan and English, aiming to reach those Tongan parents and grandparents who want to share their language with their children but who have found Tongan language material hard to find. He encourages other Tongans to write their and share their own stories. See less