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  • Monday 14 June 2004 2:00pm


    Nuku'alofa, Tonga
    : An Australian Warship, HMAS Parramatta, will visit the Kingdom of Tonga from 14 to17 June 2004 as part of the ongoing Defence Relationship with Tonga.
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  • Sunday 13 June 2004 4:10pm


    Nuku'alofa, Tonga
    : Forty four soldiers from the Tonga Defence Service will leave Tonga on Tuesday June 15 to serve alongside USA soldiers in a peacekeeping mission in Iraq.
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  • Friday 11 June 2004 4:29pm


    Nuku'alofa, Tonga
    : Five of Tonga's 'Ikale Tahi players are among the favourites to join the Islanders combined Rugby team that will be announced tomorrow.
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  • Friday 11 June 2004 3:03pm


    Nuku'alofa, Tonga
    : Tonga tourism operators have lost over $1.2 million pa'anga worth of bookings since the Royal Tongan Airlines services collapsed on May 17 and a further $2.3 million worth of bookings is still at risk.
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  • Thursday 10 June 2004 5:00pm


    Nuku'alofa, Tonga
    : The half day session for the Tongan parliament on June 1 gave MPs just enough time to decide to take the rest of the week off. From the House by Pesi Fonua.
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  • Thursday 10 June 2004 4:51pm


    Nuku'alofa, Tonga
    : After taking a break since June 1 the Tongan Legislature reconvened on Monday June 7 to start working on the 2004-2005 Budget.
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  • Thursday 10 June 2004 4:49pm


    Nuku'alofa, Tonga
    : The Rt. Hon. Sir Douglas Graham, the Special Envoy of the Secretary-General of the Commonwealth Secretariat for the Pacific islands, and Albert Mariner, the Chief Political Officer at the Commonwealth Secretariat arrived in Tonga on Wednesday June 9 for a four-day visit.
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  • Thursday 10 June 2004 4:24pm


    Nuku'‘alofa, Tonga
    : A 26-year-old Tongan prisoner was sentenced to a further four years imprisonment by Mr Justice Ford at the Nuku'alofa Supreme Court on June 10.
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  • Thursday 10 June 2004 4:21pm


    Nuku'alofa, Tonga
    : A David and Goliath encounter, is how John Boe, the coach of the Islanders describes the coming international matches between the first combined Pacific Islanders rugby team, the Islanders, against the Wallabies, All Blacks and the Springboks in early July.
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  • Thursday 10 June 2004 3:45pm


    Nuku'alofa, Tonga
    : The 100 nights of mourning held by the King and Queen of Tonga over the loss of their second son the late, Hon Ma'atu came to an end on June 4 when a traditional Lanu Kilikili ceremony was held on his grave at Mala'ekula.
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  • Thursday 10 June 2004 3:06pm


    Nuku'alofa, Tonga
    : The liquidation of the Royal Tongan Airlines started yesterday, by a five man team led by Richard Agnew from Price Waterhouse Corporation of Auckland, New Zealand.
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  • Thursday 10 June 2004 2:43pm


    Nuku'alofa, Tonga
    : Even in Tonga the reality of the 21st Century is ever present and cannot be ignored, the British High Commissioner to Tonga, Mr Paul Nessling told guests at reception to celebrate the birthday of Queen Elizabeth II, at the British High Commission in Nuku'alofa on June 10.
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  • Thursday 10 June 2004 2:30pm


    Nuku'alofa, Tonga
    : Temo, has been mockingly misused by Clive Edwards and Sangster Saulala's TV OBN appearances, says Rev. Simote Vea of the Human Rights & Democracy Movement In Tonga.
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  • Thursday 10 June 2004 12:11pm


    Ha‘ano, Ha‘apai
    : Dr Heather Young Leslie from the University of Hawai'i besides being a dedicated fan of Tonga's 'Ikale Tahi rugby team, is the founder of the Ethnographic Field School to be established on the island of Ha'ano, int the Ha'apai Group, next week.
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  • Wednesday 9 June 2004 4:27pm


    Nuku'‘alofa, Tonga
    : Three youths aged between 18-21 years were arrested by the police on June 5 and charged with armed robbery of two gas stations and of stealing a car on the night of JUNE 1.
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  • Wednesday 9 June 2004 4:25pm


    Nuku'‘alofa, Tonga
    : Mr Justice Ford on June 8 dismissed charges of theft and house breaking after prosecution witnesses failed to appear in court for the trial.
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  • Wednesday 9 June 2004 3:45pm


    Nuku'alofa, Tonga
    : The Tongan Nobleman Havea Tu'‘iha'ateiho (72) died at Vaiola Hospital, Nuku'alofa, on June 5.
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  • Wednesday 9 June 2004 3:17pm


    Nuku'alofa, Tonga
    : The domestic air service between Tongatapu and Vava‘u was restored at mid-day today when a DC3 aircraft of Pion Air left with 23 passengers on its maiden flight to Vava‘u.
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  • Saturday 5 June 2004 4:39pm


    Nuku'alofa, Tonga
    : The ‘Ikale Tahi's hope in 2004 to elevate itself from the bottom of the Tri-Nation Series rank, was shattered again today at Teufaiva Stadium when they lost 26-27 to Fiji.
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  • Friday 4 June 2004 4:43pm


    Nuku'alofa, Tonga
    : The 'Ikale Tahi team to meet Fiji at Teufaiva Stadium tomorrow, June 5 at 4 pm was announced today by coach Viliami 'Ofahengaue, to be captained by 'Aleki Lutui assisted 'Elisi Vunipola.
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