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Thursday 10 November 2005 5:25pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Tonga's 'Ikale Tahi beat an Italian A side 32-27 yesterday evening, according to the Nuku'alofa office of the Tonga Rugby Union.
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Thursday 10 November 2005 11:59am
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Tonga's accession to the World Trade Organisation WTO is at the point of no return, Tonga's Minister for Labour, Commerce and Industries Dr Feleti Sevele, told WTO critics at a Press Conference in Nuku'alofa on Tuesday, November 8, saying that retailing and wholesaling are two sectors that will remain protected for Tongans. Premium content -
Tuesday 8 November 2005 6:30pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The seven contestants for the Miss South Pacific Pageant 2005 were guests last night of the Federal Pacific Insurance, who hosted a welcome cocktail and dinner in Nuku'alofa, where two 'Uvean girls discovered they had an old connection with Tonga. Premium content -
Tuesday 8 November 2005 5:15pm
UK : Dr 'Okusitino Mahina's political and economical insight seems way beyond his field of anthropology, which is basically analysing and comparing fossils and artifacts from the past Pacific history. His insight in Tongan politics today is irrelevant, he studies Past history! not present! Maybe soon, once the Monarchy will end, he can pick up the fossils and analyze them and give his students a lecture on post-Monarchy rule in the Pacific. - William Mariner -
Monday 7 November 2005 6:01pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The 'Ikale Tahi squad has completed their tour of Britain by winning both of two test matches. Premium content -
Monday 7 November 2005 5:55pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The 19th Miss South Pacific Pageant is set to begin in Nuku 'alofa with a Float Parade through the business centre on Wednesday, November 9. Premium content -
Monday 7 November 2005 11:20am
Christchurch,New Zealand : Tongans, Mafi Malanga XIII (Mr ‘Ilati Taungakava) and Maui ‘Ofamo‘oni, were two of the six Pacific artists across a range of art forms, who were honoured at the Arts Pasifika Awards 2005, held in Christchurch, New Zealand, on November 2. Premium content -
Friday 4 November 2005 10:08pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : On today's public holiday to mark the 130th year of the Tongan Constitution, a political rally of about 200 people at Pangai Si'i in Nuku'alofa was told that the constitution deprives them of fundamental rights. Premium content -
Friday 4 November 2005 6:15pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Labour mobility for Pacific Islanders, and the trans-shipment of radioactive materials through the South Pacific, are two issues that Tonga's Minsiter for Foreign Affairs and Defence, Hon. Sonatane Tu'a Taumoepeau Tupou, said will keep appearing on the agenda of future Forum meetings until they have satisfactorily been dealt with. Premium content -
Thursday 3 November 2005 7:19pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Two Indian nationals appeared in the Nuku‘alofa Magistrate's Court today, November 3, on separate charges of possession of marijuana and forgery of documents. Premium content -
Thursday 3 November 2005 7:09pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : As Tonga enters the last stage of its accession to the World Trade Organisation this month, a workshop to help familiarize and educate Tongans on International Trade Policies was held in Nuku‘alofa on November 2-3. Premium content -
Thursday 3 November 2005 12:30pm
Auckland, New Zealand : Please do not get me wrong. I am all for both preservation and conservation of resources, both material and human. Not only is it a necessity that we preserve and conserve both material and human resources, it is in doing so that provides us with the very foundation of our co-existence (and of our common survival). My criticism of sustainable development is to do basically with its sense of human one-sidedness or social biasness, as it centres merely on people rather than both people and environment. The human resources, it must be pointed out, constitute but a very minute part of planet Earth. - Dr ‘Okusitino Mahina -
Wednesday 2 November 2005 5:20pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The monopoly of the Peau Vava‘u Airways on the domestic air service ended on November 1, when the Minsitry of Civil Aviation disregarded the monopoly agreement that it signed with the Peau Vava'u in May 2004 and advertised for a second airline to service the domestic airway. Premium content -
Wednesday 2 November 2005 5:17pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The fifth and the final shipment of Tongan squash is expected to leave Tonga for Japan on November 12. Premium content -
Wednesday 2 November 2005 4:59pm
Auckland, New Zealand : Generally, there has been a consistent push for reforming or transforming Tongan society, taking place within and outside of the country. This is because Tonga is a country that is in a serious state of crisis. Specifically, this clear call for change is felt mostly in the economic and political arenas. - Dr ‘Okusitino Mahina -
Monday 31 October 2005 5:45pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Despite heavy rainfall over Tongatapu this morning, King Taufa'ahau Tupou IV was present at Fua'amotu International Airport to welcome the arrival of both Pacific Blue on its first inaugural flight and Air New Zealand's new Airbus A320 aircraft. Premium content -
Monday 31 October 2005 2:40pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : At the end of the first day of the Post Forum Dialogue on October 28, between the Pacific Island Forum countries and industrial countries from outside the region, both China and the USA had commited funding for the Pacific, while Taiwan made a funding agreement with Nauru. Premium content -
Monday 31 October 2005 10:33am
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Ian Tuke, the Branch Manager of the Central Verification Unit of Immigration New Zealand, visited Tonga last week under a joint project with the Tonga Immigration Division to help strengthen our border security by detecting the risk of fraud. Premium content -
Monday 31 October 2005 10:07am
Auckland, New Zealand : Always appreciate Jason Faletau's contribution on Tonga's economy and would like to seek his and other economists in our midst, their views on the following: How sustainable would Tonga's economy be if the government were to actively moderate local demand than what they're doing at present? - Sefita Hauoli -
Friday 28 October 2005 11:59am
USA : As we struggle for political change, it is clear; we are far from where we ought to be. -TamaFoa Premium content
