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Thursday 29 July 2010 2:45pm
Neiafu, Vava'u : Ko 'eku fifili pe ko e ha 'oku 'ikai ma'u ai ha kau sotia mei he ngaahi fonua 'oku laui miliona hono kakai, pea laui kilu 'enau kau sotia. Kae feinga mai 'a Pilitania Lahi pea mo e NATO ke 'ave 'a e ki'i kau sotia 'oku 'ikai ke a'u ki he toko 1000 hono tokolahi, mei he ki'i fonua 'oku toko tahakilu pe hono tokolahi 'o e kakai. - Paula Kava.
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Thursday 29 July 2010 8:59am
Sydney, Australia : Despite being launched only a year ago by Pacific leaders, the negotiations on the Pacific trade agreement known as PACER-Plus are slipping away from the Islands. The bureaucratic forces and power politics of the region's bigger neighbours are already shaping the agenda and outcomes of negotiations in a direction different to the developmental aspirations of the Pacific. Premium content -
Wednesday 28 July 2010 8:50pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The new four-storey Taumoepeau Building that is towering over central Nuku'alofa and expected to be opened in August is the first to rise out of the ashes of the riot of November 11 2006, that destroyed a large area of the central Nuku'alofa Business District. Premium content -
Wednesday 28 July 2010 10:34am
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : A contingent of 55 Tongan soldiers is expected to serve in Afghanistan in November, the first of 275 soldiers committed over a two year period by the Tongan government yesterday, after convincing the House it will provide much needed jobs. Premium content -
Tuesday 27 July 2010 9:11pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Tonga's new Cultural Heritage Exhibition, 'Kava Kuo Heka' was launched by the Hon. Lupepau'u Tuita at the Fa'onelua Convention Centre on July 27. Premium content -
Monday 26 July 2010 10:13pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : A float Parade on Taufa'ahau road featuring the newly crowned Miss Heiala 2010-11 Mafi Tu'inukuafe concluded the annual Heilala Festival and Miss Heilala Pageant in Nuku'alofa. Premium content -
Saturday 24 July 2010 8:15pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Mafi Tu'inukuafe (18) was crowned as the Miss Heilala 2010-11 by the Hon. Frederica Tuita at the Heilala Village Nuku'alofa, last night July 23. Premium content -
Friday 23 July 2010 6:45pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : A show of colourful contemporary island creations and beachwear modelled by the 10 Miss Heilala contestants on Thursday evening, was their last appearance before tonight's final judging events for the Miss Heilala 2010-11 crowning. Premium content -
Friday 23 July 2010 11:00am
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : FIVE Miss Heilala contestants were named as the best Tau'olunga dancers after their performances on Wednesday night at the Heilala Village and the winner will be announced on the final night of the Miss Heilala Pageant tonight, July 23. Premium content -
Friday 23 July 2010 5:42am
Pangai, Ha'apai : "If you pay peanuts, then you get monkeys." Maybe so . . . but basic needs must come first: health care, education, and the maintenance of basic community infrastructuremust come first . . . well before salaries of parliamentarians. - P. A. Langi. Premium content -
Thursday 22 July 2010 11:15pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Tonga's Speaker called for the House to close early at 4:00 pm today, "because it has been a tough day," he said, after a group of petitioners insisted that the House make an immediate investigation of members salaries and pensions. By Pesi Fonua. Premium content -
Thursday 22 July 2010 10:31pm
Neiafu, Vava'u : Ko Tonga ni foki, ko e ki'i Niche Market pe. Pea ko e 'uhinga ia 'oku totonu ai ke tau fakaafe'i mai pe 'a e kau Mega Investor, koe'uhi ke nau cater pe ki he levolo 5-Stars 'o a'u ki he 7-Stars resorts. Pea 'e fu'u fiema'u 'aupito leva ke fakangofua 'e he va'a palani 'a e Pule'anga ke ngaue'aki 'a e Zoning. 'O hange koeni, ko e zone 'o e kau Mega Investor ko Vahemotu, pea ko e zone 'o e kau Local Investor ko 'Uta Vava'u. - Paula Kava. Premium content -
Thursday 22 July 2010 8:28pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Sione Vaomotou (36) appeared at the Nuku'alofa Supreme Court this week charged with the stabbing murder of his wife Fotu'aika Vaomotou at Ma'ufanga in May 2009, on the day before she was due to give evidence against him for assault. Thursday, July 22, 2010 - 20:28 Premium content -
Wednesday 21 July 2010 11:25pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Charged with manslaughter by negligence over the death of a young mother, Vae Fetu'u Taufa, in the sinking of the MV Princess Ashika last year, four persons and the Shipping Corporation of Polynesia Ltd. appeared before Magistrate Paula Tatafu at the Fasi Magistrate's Court this morning. Premium content -
Wednesday 21 July 2010 1:30pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : YOUNG Tongan dancers performed for the Miss Tau'olunga Junior, Miss Tau'olunga Pre-Teen and Group dancing competitions on the Heilala Village stage on July 20 presenting some of Tonga's beautiful traditional dances in downtown Nuku'alofa. Premium content -
Tuesday 20 July 2010 7:00pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : TEN Tongan beauties took part in the 2010 Miss Heilala Pre-Pageant Interview on the morning of Monday, July 19, the first judging event. Premium content -
Tuesday 20 July 2010 6:53pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Hundreds of people packed Pangai Lahi on Sunday night, July 18 to enjoy a night of classy choral singing by 17 youth choirs from high schools and various church denominations in Tongatapu, and also from Fiji and New Zealand. Premium content -
Tuesday 20 July 2010 2:48pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : A reform bill that will allow an independent commission to set the salaries of members of parliament, before it was passed this month, met stiff resistance in the House from members who have long enjoyed setting their own salaries. Premium content -
Monday 19 July 2010 6:50pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The Heilala Festival block party brought hundreds of people into central Nuku'alofa on Friday night, July 16 for a night of fun, with Three Houses Down, a root reggae band on Taufa'ahau Road as the star attraction. Premium content -
Friday 16 July 2010 10:15pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Three Houses Down, a New Zealand roots reggae band have brought their "Keep Your Culture" tour to join Tonga's Heilala Festival, with a free concert at the Block Party tonight, July 16. Premium content
