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Saturday 23 June 2012 1:17am
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Dr Marilyn Meier-Kapavale (48) the noted international concert pianist has died in Australia early this morning after battling a rare form of liver cancer. Marilyn's funeral will be held at the Camden Uniting Church, NSW, on July 3 at 10:00am.1 comment
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Friday 22 June 2012 11:00pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Eighteen months ago Tonga introduced its first majority-elected parliament in a move to establish a more democratic system of government. The democratization process has not been smooth and now, at the start of their second parliamentary session, it appears that our elected members are having a very difficult time trying to get the new system to work. . . . this raises another question: Is the motion for a Vote of No Confidence therefore, a Vote of No Confidence in themselves? Editor's Comment by Pesi Fonua. Premium content -
Friday 22 June 2012 10:28pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Tonga is one of two countries bidding to host the 2019 Pacific Games for the first time, and expressed its full commitment to Pacific Games Council President and Executive Director that it could ensure a successful games if they are preferred over Tahiti in October. Premium content -
Friday 22 June 2012 1:24pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Three men of Asian origin have been charged with murder in relation to the death of a 44-year-old Nuku'alofa shopkeeper on Friday, June 15. Premium content -
Thursday 21 June 2012 6:21pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : A new netball program to combat the increasing health problem of non communicable diseases which is the most common causes of deaths annually was launched on June 20, to encourage a more active and healthier lifestyle for all Tongans. Premium content -
Thursday 21 June 2012 6:14pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : A man has been charged for illegally bringing into Tonga USD$20,000 after arriving at Fua'amotu International Airport on Tuesday, June 12 on a flight from Fiji. Premium content -
Thursday 21 June 2012 5:57pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Police are continuing a homicide investigation into the death of a 44-year-old shopkeeper, a Chinese national, who was found dead in his premises in Railway Road, Nuku'alofa, last Friday evening, June 15. Premium content -
Thursday 21 June 2012 5:50pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The Tonga Police today ended a search and rescue phase for two Australian sailors who remain missing after their yacht Navillus was wrecked off Late Island last week, but a further search and recovery investigation will be made along neighbouring coastal areas. Premium content -
Thursday 21 June 2012 12:16pm
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil : "Equity, dignity, happiness, sustainability – these are all fundamental to our lives but absent in the GDP," Helen Clark said today. "Progress needs to be defined and measured in a way which accounts for the broader picture of human development and its context." Premium content -
Wednesday 20 June 2012 4:53pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : After a difficult landing on Late Island yesterday, a nine man Tongan search party is returning home this afternoon after conducting a land search for two Australian sailors who remain missing after their yacht Navillus was wrecked off the island on Thursday night last week. Premium content -
Tuesday 19 June 2012 4:22pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : A letter with a motion for a Vote of No Confidence in the Prime Minister was presented to the Speaker of the Tongan Parliament, Lord Lasike, yesterday, June 18, the Chief Clerk of the House, Sione Tekiteki confirmed this afternoon.1 comment Premium content -
Monday 18 June 2012 11:07pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Two Friendly Islands Triathlon triathletes, 'Alo Fe'iloakitau and Kantaro Oishi qualified at the 2012 Goto Nagasaki International Triathlon, Japan yesterday, June 17. Premium content -
Monday 18 June 2012 6:56pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Recognising a health crisis that is reducing the life expectancy of both men and women in Tonga, the Ministry of Health has partnered with the Ministry of Sports and Tonga's Netball Association in a new programme that aims to encourage healthier and more active lifestyles for people of all ages. Premium content -
Monday 18 June 2012 2:49pm
Neiafu, Vava'u : Heavy swells and uncertainties over fuel has kept search vessels in port today, but a search for two missing sailors in Vava'u is expected to resume tomorrow, Tuesday. Photos by Bonny Stansel. Premium content -
Monday 18 June 2012 11:57am
Australia. : I am the partner of one of the missing sailors. I want anyone concerned with the search to know that the cost of fuel for the search must not be an impediment to the search continuing. I will raise the money to pay, I pledge that sincerely. I want my beloved to come home. I am beside myself with grief and fear of losing him. - Sue Love Premium content -
Monday 18 June 2012 6:30am
Salt Lake City, Utah : Late Island's coastline is rugged for landing by large boats, but a dinghy could find a suitable landing place on the northern shorelines. I was stranded on Late Island for a week with two Vava'u strangers as guides when I was 18 years old. - Sione Ake-mei-hakau Mokofisi. -
Monday 18 June 2012 12:45am
Neiafu, Vava'u : While a search for two missing yachtsmen has stalled in Vava'u, Tonga, today, Sunday, searchers still held out a glimmer of hope that the men may have reached the rugged coastline of the uninhabited Late Island where their yacht "Navillus" was reportedly "shredded" after becoming grounded on Thursday night.2 comments Premium content -
Saturday 16 June 2012 5:06pm
Neiafu, Vava'u : Debris with the name of a missing yacht was found in Tongan waters this morning according to marine-radio reports coming from boats searching waters around Late, a small isolated volcanic island, south west of Vava'u, Tonga. Premium content -
Saturday 16 June 2012 4:21pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : A homicide investigation is underway in Nuku'alofa after the body of a 44-year-old shopkeeper was found in his premises in the CBD on Friday evening. Premium content -
Friday 15 June 2012 8:16pm
Port Vila, Vanuatu : The European Union is committed to conclude comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreements EPAs with the Pacific region, said the President of the European Union Council and Danish Minister for Development Cooperation, Christian Friis Bach. By Linny Folau in Port Vila. Premium content
