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Thursday 4 June 2009 3:17pm
Suva, Fiji : Fiji Prime Minister Commodore Voreqe Bainimarama has turned down a request by leaders of the country's largest Christian church to lift the ban on its annual conference in August.
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Wednesday 3 June 2009 6:19pm
Apia, Samoa : The Fiji Warriors thrashed the Upolu Samoa 19-7 at Apia Park on Saturday May 30 to become the champion of the 2009 IRB Pacific Rugby Cup. Premium content -
Wednesday 3 June 2009 6:15pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Four murder cases arose out of violent domestic disputes this year, the most recent on May 22 with the death of a 23-year-old wife at Fangaloto. More alarming is that this death is the sixth murder case since September 2008, said the Commander of the Tonga Police Chris Kelley yesterday, June 1. By Linny Folau Premium content -
Wednesday 3 June 2009 5:37pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Less than a month after being appointed as Tonga's new Minister of Information and Communication, Hon 'Eseta Fusitu'a was made the Acting Minister of Justice, effective on June 1. Premium content -
Wednesday 3 June 2009 8:58am
Canberra, Australia : Better urban design of our cities and suburbs to encourage people to be active and a greater focus on teaching children the importance of healthy eating and exercise are key recommendations of the Australian House of Representative's Health Committee's report "Weighing it up" released on June 1. Premium content -
Tuesday 2 June 2009 10:33pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Tonga's annual Heilala Festival is set to begin in Nuku'alofa on July 8 until the August 1 celebration of HM King George Tupou V's official birthday. Premium content -
Tuesday 2 June 2009 10:21pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : John Cauchi was appointed as Tonga's new Attorney General effective from last week, Monday May 25, four days before the opening of parliament. Premium content -
Tuesday 2 June 2009 8:51pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Visiting Tonga recently Mr Thomas Elhaut, the Director of the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) spoke about the challenges that Tonga's rural communities face. Premium content -
Monday 1 June 2009 9:09pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The resignation of Tonga's Minister of Justice and Attorney General, ‘Alisi Afeaki Taumoepeau, became effective today, three years after she was appointed to the post. Premium content -
Monday 1 June 2009 4:41pm
Auckland, New Zealand : I must say I breathed a sigh of relief when I read the King's speech at the opening of parliament. I used to feel a mounting anxiety as 2010 drew closer and closer for the political reforms, and we had only just begun to see real changes to how things are run (e.g. great access to information with the new ministry web sites). -Josephine Latu Premium content -
Monday 1 June 2009 3:56pm
Manila, Philippines : Most Pacific economies are continuing to weaken as they suffer the impacts of the Global Financial Crisis, says a new Asian Development Bank (ADB) publication released today. Premium content -
Monday 1 June 2009 12:29pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Australia, Tonga's biggest aid donor, will increase its aid to Tonga by 10% during the 2009-10 financial year, Hon. Duncan Kerr, the Australian Parliamentary Secretary for Pacific Island Affairs said in Nuku‘alofa recently. Premium content -
Monday 1 June 2009 11:32am
Sydney, Australia : American Samoa's member of the US Congress has warned that the "inept policies and heavy-handed actions" of the New Zealand and Australian governments in the Pacific are putting American interests in the region at risk. Premium content -
Monday 1 June 2009 10:08am
Suva, Fiji : The Fiji military regime, in its latest crackdown, has targeted the most influential religious group in the Pacific island nation, ordering the Methodist Church to cancel its annual conference, reports Agence France-Presse. Premium content -
Saturday 30 May 2009 3:56pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The Japanese Ambassador to Tonga, HE Yasuo Takase, hosted a reception to mark the opening of the first Japanese Embassy in Tonga. Premium content -
Friday 29 May 2009 1:06pm
'Aositelelia : Fai ‘a e vakai tu‘a pe kiai pea u pehe loto pe, seuke!! Ta ko e fielau he na‘e talu pe hono fakahifo mai ki mamani 'a e Tama ni (tapu moia) mo hono polo'i ke Tu'i, pea fai hono lotua 'e he fonua kotoa. Tautau tefito pe eni ki he konga kimui 'o 'ene folofola ki he liliu 'oku lolotonga fakahoko. Pea mo 'ene folofola'aki 'a e ngaahi naunau 'o e tauhi sipi lelei "ke fakataumu'a 'a e liliu ki hono Tauhi mo hono Malu'i 'a hono Kakai mo 'enau ngaahi totonu kotoa pe . . ." - S. Tu‘ivai Premium content -
Friday 29 May 2009 4:59am
Orange, NSW,Australia : ‘Oku pehe 'e Saia Mila 'oku 'uli mo palaku 'a Nuku'alofa tupu mei he: 1 - lahi e ngaahi me'alele maumau mo popo he ngaahi 'api moe ve'ehala, 2 - Fakamaketi movetevete he ngaahi ve'ehala, 3 ... Ifi tapaka he ngaahi fale kalapu tatau pe 'i Ha'apai mo Tonga. Me'apango malie ia Saia Mila kapau he 'ikai te ke toe 'alu kiho fonua tupu'anga na'ake hola mei ai. - ‘Alifeleti Teau‘imo‘unga Premium content -
Thursday 28 May 2009 9:26pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Tonga's King George Tupou V officially opened the 2009 session of the Tongan parliament in Nuku'alofa this morning, May 28. Photos by Pesi Fonua. Premium content -
Wednesday 27 May 2009 5:34am
Canberra, Australia : I fully support Siosaia Mila on his comments on Nuku'alofa and I dearly hope the body responsible for/overseeing the new CDB has plans to make and keep the town in a clean state. Let the tourists and us Tongans living abroad when visiting our beloved country see a clean and tidy capital, not one that you get all embarrassed when coming in with non-Tongan mates and you encounter directly the opposite upon arrival. - Kenani Hoglund Premium content -
Tuesday 26 May 2009 3:10pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Supporting the development of a reading and writing culture in Tonga, the Commonwealth Foundation brought two prize-winning novelists to Nuku‘alofa last week. Premium content
