Tahafa Pope Talagi

Tahafa Pope Talagi (died July 1984) was a Niuean politician. He served as a member of the Assembly from 1975 until his death.

Biography After training at the LMS Training School in Western Samoa, Talagi began a career as a teacher. In 1950 he joined the new London Missionary Society school as assistant to the headteacher. He later joined the civil service to work for the broadcasting department, becoming editor of Tohi Tala Niue weekly paper and a government information officer. He was also president of the Public Service Association.

He returned to education, becoming headmaster of Matalave Primary School, and was also elected chairman of Tuapa village council. Prior to the 1984 elections, he travelled to New Zealand for medical treatment. Despite being away from the island, he received the highest number of votes on the common roll. However, he died a few months later while still in New Zealand at the age of 46.