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Thursday 24 June 2010 6:24am
New Zealand : C'mon guys, your plates are full of important issues to work on. Do a bit of homework and stop picking on small issues that distracts the House's agenda. Unification and smooth transition is what the people of Tonga needs, and your main opponent is Time but not your fellow MPs. - Dr Fotu K.V. Fisi'iahi.
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Wednesday 23 June 2010 12:55pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : A nine-members Standing Committee of the Tongan Legislative Assembly was formed on June 17 to investigate People's Representative 'Akilisi Pohiva for allegedly lying in parliament on June 15. Premium content -
Tuesday 22 June 2010 11:00am
Wellington,New Zealand : By Linny Folau Tonga's National Rugby Team the Ikale Tahi has been given an opportunity to be the first to showcase to the world the Pacific flavour of the 2011 Rugby World Cup in New Zealand after being selected to play against the New Zealand All Blacks in the opening match on September 9. Premium content -
Tuesday 22 June 2010 10:15am
Wellington,New Zealand : Wellington, New Zealand. Exposing Pacific Journalists to how New Zealand is involved in the Pacific and its relationship with the islands is one of the aims of a five-day Pacific Media Exchange Program being held in Wellington and Auckland for three journalists from Samoa, Cook Islands and Tonga. Premium content -
Monday 21 June 2010 5:43pm
Kailua Kona, Hawaii : I had an opportunity to watch the rugby match between the 'Ikale Tahi and the Flying Fijians on the internet today (June 20). I was so excited when the boys had the lead 28-0 in the first 15 minutes. However, that lead eventually disappeared. What a heart breaker for all of us, especially the boys who put in a great display of efforts on the pitch today. They deserved nothing less than a win. - 'Aisea T. Tu'ikolovatu.1 comment Premium content -
Wednesday 16 June 2010 5:52pm
Wellington, New Zealand : George 'Alipate Tupou or 'Baron Vaea' as he became better known, was the 12th Prime Minister of Tonga, presiding over the Pacific nation from 1991 until 2000. - Article from the New Zealand Defence Force.1 comment Premium content -
Wednesday 16 June 2010 5:45am
Noumea, New Caledonia : The Asian Development Bank (ADB) and the Secretariat of the Pacific Community (SPC) are working together to identify opportunities for joint information and communication technology (ICT) initiatives in the Pacific Islands region. Premium content -
Tuesday 15 June 2010 10:45pm
Apia, Samoa : The Manu Samoa beat the 'Ikale Tahi again, 24-23 at Apia Park, Samoa on Saturday June 12. Premium content -
Tuesday 15 June 2010 10:36pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : A 47-year-old man has been charged in Leimatu'a, Vava'u, with manslaughter by negligence relating to the death of an eight-year-old boy who was run over by his vehicle on June 9. Premium content -
Tuesday 15 June 2010 10:33pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : TONGA Police have charged a 39-year-old man for raping a 17-year-old girl in Tongatapu. Premium content -
Tuesday 15 June 2010 9:45pm
New Jersey,USA : By Alexander Krivenyshev, World Time Zone. If one follows recent radiocarbon analysis and theory that human habitation of Easter Island actually began around 700-1100 years ago and the giant Moai idols were carved from rock between the years 1100 and 1500. If one considers these facts and overlays the calculated, historical data of total solar eclipses occurring many centuries ago (Xavier M. Jubier, Espenak and Anderson, NASA), it turns out that the July 11, 2010 eclipse may be the first total solar eclipse that the giant Moai statues and inhabitants of the island have ever seen. Premium content -
Monday 14 June 2010 5:45pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : 'Una Tupou (63) received the Japanese decoration of the Order of the Rising Sun, Gold and Silver Rays on June 11, in recognition for her significant contribution in the development of soroban education in Tonga. Premium content -
Monday 14 June 2010 5:30pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The opening of the 2010 Parliamentary Session on Thursday, June 10 brought back the fanfare, the laughter, the cheering and the sound of brass bands music onto the streets of Nuku'alofa - a big contrast to the closing of the 2009 parliament session at the end of April this year, when the National Anthem was played from a recording. Premium content -
Monday 14 June 2010 5:15pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : A Tongan drama graduate Anthony Taufa (27) is making a name for himself in Australia as a Shakespearean actor, playing the lead role of Othello, the Moor of Venice in a production by The Kingsmen currently running in Melbourne. Premium content -
Sunday 13 June 2010 10:27pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The legality of parliament's voting on a very important motion and two reform bills legalizing Political Reform has become an issue that the Tonga Legislative Assembly has to address in order for the proposed political reform and the November 25 parliamentary general election to proceed. ...It wasn't that the House didn't know what they were doing. It is clear from the minutes that members were fully aware that they were passing an amendment that had not been drafted. They were also aware that they did not understand the bills and had not debated them before raising their hands in unison. In the Minutes, People's Reps 'Akilisi Pohiva and 'Isileli Pulu are on record saying that it was most unusual for the House to pass bills without even understanding the bills and the proposed amendment, but they both expressed their trust in the Minister of Justice and the Cabinet to go ahead and draft good bills. EDITOR'S COMMENT By Pesi Fonua. -
Sunday 13 June 2010 2:11pm
Sydney, Australia : The principles of mode of operation for democratic form of government such as transparency, accountability, fair distribution of power and check-and-balance were all taken out of the reform agenda in the last five years. The reform agenda has been dominated by the PRs quest for power. When power is all that you strive for, the only way to succeed is to sacrifice the other principles of democracy as mentioned. The people of Tonga well deserved a public apology from its parliament. - 'Inoke Fotu Hu'akau. Premium content -
Sunday 13 June 2010 7:58am
Apia, Samoa : The 'Ikale Tahi will launched its campaign for the IRB Pacific Nations Cup this afternoon, June 12, (Samoan time) when it will play the Manu Samoa at Apia Park. Premium content -
Saturday 12 June 2010 9:30pm
Auckland, New Zealand : Six contestants for the Miss Tonga-New Zealand title will make their first appearance tonight, June 12, in a 'Sarong Night' at the Fale Pasifiki at the University of Auckland. Premium content -
Friday 11 June 2010 9:27pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : A 42-year-old Customs Officer Tevita Pati Kata was sentenced to 14 years imprisonment for the importation and possession of 17.6 kilos of methamphetamine worth NZD$17-18 million, during the largest drug bust of this kind in Tonga, in September last year. Premium content -
Friday 11 June 2010 4:45pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Economic growth will be on the top of the Tongan government's working agenda during the next financial year, HM King George Tupou V said when he opened the Tongan Legislative Assembly's 2010 session yesterday, June 10.
