Mutalau

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Mutalau is a village on Niue, with a population of 133 as of the 2001 census. It was previously known as Ululauta and Matahefonua. Ululauta and Matahefonua both mean "head of the land". Mutalau is the most northern village on Niue. The name "Mutalau Ululauta Matahefonua" is adopted by the Mutalau people in Auckland, New Zealand as the name for their trust called the Mutalau Ululauta Matahefonua Trust MUMT.

[edit] Mutalau Village Council

The Village Council of Mutalau is established under the Village Council Act 1968, the current Council was appointed in 2006.

Exofficio: Hon Bill Vakaafi Motufoou MP, Cabinet Minister

Chairperson: Sifa Ioane

Deputy Chair: Frank Sioneholo

Members: Amone Kasi Simelika, Maka Ioane, Meleki Melekitama

Secretary\Treasurer: Donna Motumanogi Falaniua Sioneholo

The Mutalau Village Council (MVC) is very active in promoting and implementing community development projects. In 1996 a workshop was hosted by the Mutalau Village Council focusing on Designing and Developing Community Projects, consultants for the worskhop was funded by NZAID. The outcome of this worskhop where various projects was formulated, the projects includes:

(a) Kofekofe Sports Ground;

(b) Eco-tourism;

(c) Uluvehi Sea Track;

At the moment MVC is implementing two projects with funding support from the European Union. The Eco-tourism project focuses developing walking tracks and access to caves and reefs around the Uluvehi coastal areas. The Mutalau Coconut Oil focuses on producing coconut oil for skincare and later on for bio-fuel.