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  • Wednesday 18 June 2014 4:07pm


    Nuku'alofa, Tonga
    : The ‘Ikale Tahi will face a star studded Pacific Barbarians team this Sunday June 22 at Mount Smart Stadium in Auckland.
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  • Tuesday 17 June 2014 10:17pm


    Nuku'alofa, Tonga
    : While Tonga's crime level remains about the same compared to last year, the number of common assaults and thefts has decreased, according to Tonga Police data on criminal offences that occurred between January and May this year 2014.
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  • Tuesday 17 June 2014 8:37pm


    Nuku'alofa, Tonga
    : Tonga has two accumulating government debts that the Minister of Finance, Dr 'Aisake Eke plans to address during the 2014-15 Financial year.
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  • Tuesday 17 June 2014 6:19pm


    Nuku'alofa, Tonga
    : The Tonga Competent Authority has approved new fuel prices for the month of June – July 2014. The prices of Diesel and Kerosene have been reduced while the price of petrol has been increased.
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  • Monday 16 June 2014 8:06pm


    Nuku'alofa, Tonga
    : Mo'ale Finau, the No. 12 People's Representative for Ha'apai was ordered out of parliament this morning,16 June by the Speaker, Lord Fakafanua. From the House by Pesi Fonua.
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  • Monday 16 June 2014 6:09pm


    Nuku'alofa, Tonga
    : An abandoned wooden building next to the Emerald Restaurant on Vuna Road in Nuku'alofa went up in flames this afternoon. Photos by Caroline Manu.
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  • Monday 16 June 2014 1:53pm


    Nuku'alofa, Tonga
    : Prince Tu'ipelehake (56) passed away at Vaiola Hospital, Saturday 14 June at 5.25 pm.
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  • Monday 16 June 2014 1:10pm


    Nuku'alofa, Tonga
    : The ‘Ikale Tahi were overwhelmed by the speed of the Flying Fijians last Saturday in Lautoka, losing 45 – 17.
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  • Sunday 15 June 2014 5:08pm


    Salt Lake City, Utah, USA
    : The $26M to be collected from the sales of "Government Bonds" I suppose is a novel idea for Tonga. For transparency sakes, bond sales should first be explained to the folks in detail. We wouldn't want another "Passport Sales" fiasco, do we? - Sione Ake-mei-hakau Mokofisi.
  • Friday 13 June 2014 5:04pm


    Nuku'alofa, Tonga
    : A newly renovated Tonga Post building in central Nuku'alofa was opened by the Prime Minister Lord Tu‘ivakano on Thursday, June 12. Photos by Linny Folau.
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  • Friday 13 June 2014 4:54pm


    Nuku'alofa, Tonga
    : A Police investigation continues into the housebreaking, robbery and rape of a Tongan woman at her home in Sopu in the early morning of Wednesday, June 11.
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  • Friday 13 June 2014 4:48pm


    Nuku'alofa, Tonga
    : Oceania's Humpback whale population is slowly recovering, but it will take three decades before the population will fully recover from its near extinction levels in the 1960s, according to an assessment by the South Pacific Whale Research Consortium (SPWRC).
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  • Thursday 12 June 2014 5:29pm


    Nuku'alofa, Tonga
    : Patelesio Mafi (66) received a three-year suspended sentence on Wednesday, June 11 for attacking his nephew Richard Mafi (39) with a machete at the family Ha’amoko Bakery in 2011. He was ordered to pay $1,000 in compensation to the victim.
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  • Thursday 12 June 2014 5:06pm


    Neiafu, Vava'u
    : The inaugural “Tu’i Vava’u” festival will commence tomorrow Friday 13 June with events to 10 July 2014.
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  • Thursday 12 June 2014 3:39pm


    Nuku'alofa, Tonga
    : The ‘Ikale Tahi will play its second and last game of the Pacific Nations Cup against the Flying Fijians this Saturday 14 June at Churchill Park Stadium in Lautoka, Fiji.
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  • Thursday 12 June 2014 2:39pm


    Nuku'alofa, Tonga
    : Natalia Palu Latu (30) the Deputy Secretary for Policy and Reform at the Ministry of Finance and National Planning completed the Australian Special Visits Program (SVP) from April 26 to May 2.
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  • Wednesday 11 June 2014 10:40pm


    Nuku'alofa, Tonga
    : Tonga's biggest annual budget of $483.7 million Pa'anga was presented to the Tongan Parliament by the Minister of Finance, Hon. Dr 'Aisake Eke this morning, 11 June, revealing that government is depending on aid donors to finance 59% of its expenditure. From the House, by Pesi Fonua
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  • Wednesday 11 June 2014 10:35pm


    Nuku'alofa, Tonga
    : The first of two Jetstream J32 aircraft acquired by Real Tonga is expected to arrive in Tongatapu next week, according to the General Manager of Tourism Tonga, Stuart Perry, who said today that the strengthening of the inter-island domestic air service is critically important for the whole economy.
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  • Wednesday 11 June 2014 6:55pm


    Nuku'alofa, Tonga
    : Immigration New Zealand will announce the results of those who registered in a ballot for immigration to New Zealand, next Monday, 16 June.
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  • Wednesday 11 June 2014 4:58pm


    Nuku'alofa, Tonga
    : Two sisters from Tonga High School, Aline and Palu Teumohenga, and four others including Miss Heilala Rosemarie Fili, have won prizes in the 2014 Ministry of Lands, Environment, Climate Change and Natural Resource’s National Speech Competition.
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