Editing Tokelau (section)

== Culture ==
===Healthcare and education===
{{main|Healthcare in Tokelau}}
[[File:TokelauLiteracyByAge2011.png|thumb|Literacy by age in Tokelau, 2011 census]]

Each atoll has a school and hospital. The health services have a Director of Health in [[Apia]] and a Chief Clinical Advisor who moves from atoll to atoll as required to assist the doctors attached to each hospital. In 2007, there was not always a doctor on each island and [[locum]]s were appointed to fill the gaps.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://islandstudies.com/files/2016/11/Tokelau.pdf |title=Tokelau |publisher=Island Studies |access-date=19 November 2023}}</ref>

Many Tokelauan youth travel to New Zealand to further their education, with students returning home and then heading off for another year of study.{{citation needed|date=July 2023}}

===Sport===
{{see also|Rugby union in Tokelau|Rugby league in Tokelau|Tokelau at the Pacific Games}}
[[File:Cricket, Tokelau Islands, 1966 (17501454372) (2).jpg|thumb|[[Cricket]] in Tokelau, 1966]]

Due to its small size, Tokelau is unaffiliated to most international sports organisations, and rarely takes part in international events. The only significant international competition Tokelau takes part in is the [[Pacific Games]]. Tokelau won its first-ever gold medals at the [[2007 Pacific Games]] in [[Apia]], winning a total of five medals (three gold, a silver and a bronze), all in [[lawn bowls]], and finishing 12th (out of 22) on the overall medal table. This included two gold medals for [[Violina Linda Pedro]] (in the women's pairs and the women's singles), making her Tokelau's most successful individual athlete to date.<ref>[http://www.sportingpulse.com/medal.cgi?mt=11&pID=2 Medals at the 2007 Pacific Games], official website {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110520185116/http://www.sportingpulse.com/medal.cgi?mt=11&pID=2 |date=20 May 2011 }}</ref>

In October 2010, [[table tennis]] became "the first sport in Tokelau to be granted membership at a Continental or World level", when the [[Tokelau Table Tennis Association]] was formally established and became the 23rd member of the [[Oceania Table Tennis Federation]].<ref name="ittf.com">[http://www.ittf.com/stories/Stories_detail.asp?Year=&General_Catigory=general%2C+Development%2C+Waiting___&ID=22217 "Tokelau, a Speck in the Ocean but an Important New Member for Oceania"], International Table Tennis Federation, 7 October 2010 {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121003171233/http://www.ittf.com/stories/Stories_detail.asp?Year=&General_Catigory=general%2C+Development%2C+Waiting___&ID=22217 |date=3 October 2012 }}</ref> Tokelau is also a member of [[United World Wrestling]].<ref name="Daniel 2015">{{cite web | last=Etchells | first=Daniel | title=Marshall Islands gearing up to stage United World Wrestling Oceania Championships | website=insidethegames.biz | date=18 February 2015 | url=https://www.insidethegames.biz/articles/1025634/marshall-islands-gearing-up-to-stage-united-world-wrestling-oceania-championships | access-date=5 April 2024}}</ref>

Tokelau was due to take part, for the first time, in the [[2010 Commonwealth Games]], in [[Delhi]],<ref>[http://www.islandsbusiness.com/islands_business/index_dynamic/containerNameToReplace=MiddleMiddle/focusModuleID=19325/overideSkinName=issueArticle-full.tpl "Sport: Our Quest for Gold"], ''[[Islands Business]]'' {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120308071743/http://www.islandsbusiness.com/islands_business/index_dynamic/containerNameToReplace=MiddleMiddle/focusModuleID=19325/overideSkinName=issueArticle-full.tpl |date=8 March 2012 }}</ref> but, for unknown reasons, ultimately did not do so.<ref>{{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20101006102931/http://results.cwgdelhi2010.org/en/Participant.mvc/List Participants]}}, website of the 2010 Commonwealth Games </ref> In 2018, Tokelau was noted to be ineligible for the Commonwealth Games until it became affiliated to at least five [[international sport federations]].<ref name="RNZ 2018">{{cite web | title=Sport: Tokelau wrestling earns Commonwealth nod | website=[[RNZ]] | date=11 May 2018 | url=https://www.rnz.co.nz/international/pacific-news/357136/sport-tokelau-wrestling-earns-commonwealth-nod | access-date=20 January 2024}}</ref>

Tokelau has a National Sports Federation, and a significant sporting event is the [[Tokelau Games]], which are held yearly. When they are held, "all of Tokelau virtually stands still", as "[i]n excess of 50% of the population take part and all work and school stops at the time". The 2010 Games included competitions in [[rugby sevens]], [[netball]] and [[kilikiti]], alongside "a cultural evening [...] where each atoll showcases their traditional songs and dances".<ref name="ittf.com"/>

[[Netball]] is thought to have been introduced to Tokelau by the British, but became more popular when New Zealand's government took over the territory. The sport is often played during inter-island sport competitions, alongside other sports like [[rugby league]] and [[volleyball]].<ref>{{cite book| last = McQuarrie| first = Peter| title = Tokelau People, Atolls and History| year = 2007| publisher = Publications Committee of MacMillan Browne Centre for Pacific Studies| location = Wellington, New Zealand| isbn = 978-1-877449-41-3}}</ref>

In Tokelau, there are two levels to the [[association football|football]] league. From [[Fale, Tokelau|Fale]], [[Fakaofo]], two of the best clubs are [[Hakava Club]] and [[Matalele Club]].<ref name=rsssf>[https://www.rsssf.org/tablest/tokelau.html "Tokelau"], Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation, 29 July 2010.</ref>