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Friday 16 July 2010 7:52pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : HM King George Tupou V's 62nd Birthday on August 1 will be commemorated in Nuku'alofa with four days of events.
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Friday 16 July 2010 10:45am
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : A new Queen Salote Memorial Hall Cultural Projects Committee, formed to create more awareness of Tonga's culture and heritage, had its first get-together at the hall on July 10. Premium content -
Thursday 15 July 2010 12:56pm
Auckland, New Zealand : I am pleased to see the surge in the energy debate. I've been a strong advocate of alternative energy sources to be considered by Tongan on two fronts: One is the appropriate alternative technology. The second front that we need to consider, centralized power generation and ownership has brought us this far but we need to understand and accept its limitations and change accordingly. - Sefita Hao'uli. Premium content -
Thursday 15 July 2010 11:15am
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Five of the nine contestants for the Miss Heilala 2010-11 crown made their first public appearance yesterday at an orientation program at the Janfull International Dateline Hotel in Nuku'alofa. Premium content -
Thursday 15 July 2010 10:45am
Suva, Fiji : The Australian Acting High Commissioner to Fiji, Ms Sarah Roberts, has been expelled from Fiji. Premium content -
Thursday 15 July 2010 10:34am
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The Tongan Court of Appeal's 2010 session ended in Nuku'alofa on Wednesday, July 14 with the delivery of judgements. Premium content -
Wednesday 14 July 2010 5:55pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Two 17-year-old burglars who escaped from prison have been spared a sentence of six lashes each with a cat or a rod, imposed by a British judge in Tonga last year, after the Court of Appeal set aside the "cruel and unusual punishment", in a judgment released today. Premium content -
Tuesday 13 July 2010 6:00pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : NINE Tongan beauties have registered to compete for the 2010 Miss Heilala Pageant title, two are local girls and seven are from the United States, Australia and New Zealand. Premium content -
Tuesday 13 July 2010 4:26pm
Neiafu, Vava'u : Ko e me'a 'oku ui ko e tupu faka'ekonomika ko ha Fonua 'oku nau mo'umo'ua 'i hono lalanga 'a e ngaahi faingamalie ngaue'anga tu'uma'u, ke solova'aki hono feau 'o 'enau ngaahi fiema'u hono kotoa. Ko e formula 'oku nau ngaue'aki ko e Takimamata. 'A ia, 'oku nau faka'ai'ai 'a e kakai mei muli ke huu ange 'o nofo fakataimi 'i honau fonua 'o ne lalanga ai ke toe lahi ange 'a e ngaahi faingamalie ngaue'anga tu'uma'u 'i he fonua, ke feau 'a e ngaahi fiema'u koeni. - Paula Kava. Premium content -
Monday 12 July 2010 5:04pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : MISS HEINEKEN, Miss Tara (27) of Fangaloto was crowned the 2010-11 Miss Galaxy Queen at the Four Seasons Resort on Friday night, July 9. Premium content -
Monday 12 July 2010 11:43am
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : It was a second night of dazzle and glamour at the 2010 Miss Galaxy Queen International Wear and Galaxy Wear competition as contestants displayed fantastic costumes and hilarious performances at the Four Seasons Resort on Thursday, July 8. Premium content -
Monday 12 July 2010 6:30am
Australia : In Australia wind turbines are an immediate alternative for cleaner, relatively cheap and considerably safer energy. It has the benefit of a low cost in maintenance compared to a nuclear power station. A couple of those wind turbines combined with power generated by bio diesel from coconuts would fulfill Tongan power requirements and any excess power on windy days can be used to melt down the rusty broken cars that litter the Tongan countryside. - Vilo Niumeitolu. Premium content -
Monday 12 July 2010 6:15am
Fasi mo e Afi,Nuku'alofa,Tonga : Two weeks after the beautiful eclipse of the moon, sun, earth and moon will be aligned again, this time to give a solar eclipse. But this all happens 8 minutes before the sunrise of Monday 12 July 2010. When the sun finally rises on Tongatapu at 7:18 that day we can only watch the final stages of the eclipse. - Firitia Velt. Premium content -
Sunday 11 July 2010 4:09pm
Neiafu, Vava'u : The second day of the Vava'u High School 25th Anniversary celebration continued of Monday, July 5 with a march through Neiafu by students and ex-students of Vava'u High School VHS, they were joined by students from Mailifeihi College, Tailulu College and Kelana College. Photos by Sione Vuki Premium content -
Friday 9 July 2010 6:26am
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Contestants for Tonga's Miss Galaxy Queen Pageant 2010 lived up to the pageant's reputation of creating colourful fantastic costumes, making their first appearance at the Four Seasons Resort, 'Umusi on Wednesday July 7. Premium content -
Thursday 8 July 2010 3:44pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The Royal Palace, home of the Tongan royal family for over 100 years is undergoing a $12 million renovation and extension that is expected to be completed by November. Premium content -
Thursday 8 July 2010 7:21am
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Tonga will resume exporting watermelon to New Zealand in August, the Prime Minister, Dr Feleti Sevele told the Tongan Media during a joint Press Conference with the New Zealand Foreign Minister, Hon. Murray McCully in Nuku'alofa yesterday. Premium content -
Wednesday 7 July 2010 5:31pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The debate on the Budget Statement and the Budget Program for 2010-11 in the Tongan Legislative Assembly on Thursday, June 24 highlighted how members of parliament, particularly People's Representatives, do not know how aid funds are induced into the national budget. Premium content -
Wednesday 7 July 2010 5:05pm
Beijing, China : 'Ana Nukuao Ve'ehala is the first Tongan to graduate from China Foreign Affairs University in Beijing. Premium content -
Wednesday 7 July 2010 10:45am
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The New Zealand Minister of Foreign Affairs, Hon Murray McCully arrived in Tonga last night, July 6, for a one-day visit that coincides with 40 years of diplomatic relations between New Zealand and Tonga. Premium content
