{"id":18125,"date":"2021-02-02T10:07:44","date_gmt":"2021-02-02T10:07:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/asiapacificreport.nz\/?p=54347"},"modified":"2021-02-02T10:07:44","modified_gmt":"2021-02-02T10:07:44","slug":"happy-birthday-tahitis-mama-tini-celebrating-with-100-candles-family","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/radiofree.asia\/2021\/02\/02\/happy-birthday-tahitis-mama-tini-celebrating-with-100-candles-family\/","title":{"rendered":"Happy birthday Tahiti\u2019s Mama Tini \u2013 celebrating with 100 candles, family"},"content":{"rendered":"

Asia Pacific Report<\/a> newsdesk<\/em><\/p>\n

Today was an extraordinary birthday for Tahiti’s Mama Tini, as she is known locally – she turned 100.<\/p>\n

Emma Temaiana-Tehaamatai celebrated her century surrounded by her children and grandchildren, reports Tahiti-Infos<\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\n

Mama Tini was born on 1 February 1921 – today with the Tahitian time difference – in Haapu, Huahine.<\/p>\n

She blew out her 100 candles.<\/p>\n

“She’s lying down and under medical supervision, but without pain,” said Hani Tehaamatai, one of her sons.<\/p>\n

“She has lost part of her autonomy and some of her senses.<\/p>\n

“She sees much less, she is deaf. But it’s normal – ‘age doing its work’, he added.<\/p>\n

Bagging sugar cane<\/strong>
\nMama Tini worked in Atimaono for many years, cutting and bagging sugar cane.<\/p>\n

It was during this time that she met Teriitahi Tehaamatai, whom she married and had six children.<\/p>\n

In 1955, the couple left for Noum\u00e9a, New Caledonia, to work in the nickel industry.<\/p>\n

Less than ten years later, the family returned to their fenua.<\/p>\n

“A great change of life, because in Noum\u00e9a we had everything – house, electricity, washing machine, and especially employment.<\/p>\n

“So we came back and here and we have no electricity … and socially we have taken a tumble, \u201d said Tehaamatai.<\/p>\n

However, he said he remembered that his mother had “raised us properly”.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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