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Tuesday 5 August 2008 12:45pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Traditional dance entertainment for the celebration of the Coronation of HM King George Tupou V were performed on August 2 at the Mala'e Pangai. Photos by Peter Poulsen
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Tuesday 5 August 2008 5:31am
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : After joint efforts by the Tongan High Commissioner in London and the German Ambassador in Wellington, the Government of the Federal Republic of Germany has resolved that the remaining debt from the shipping loan of the Government of Tonga for the purchase of container ship "MV Fuakavenga" and inter-island ferry "MV Olovaha", in the amount of EURO 1.5 million (Tongan Pa'anga 4 million) will not have to be repaid to the German Development Bank. Premium content -
Monday 4 August 2008 12:15pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Visitors to Tonga's coronation enjoyed an afternoon of traditional entertainment featuring joyful displays of Tonga's Masterpiece, the Lakalaka, and other dances performed in a bright sunshine at the Mala'e Pangai on August 2. Photos by Pesi Fonua, Adrienne L. Kaeppler, Peter Poulsen, Linny Folau and Mary Lyn Fonua. Premium content -
Monday 4 August 2008 11:00am
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The King of Tonga's Coronation Military Parade held on the morning of Saturday August 2, was attended by foreign royals and distinguished guests from many Pacific Islands and other countries. Photos by Pesi Fonua and Adrienne L. Kaeppler. Premium content -
Monday 4 August 2008 10:15am
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : A spectacular half hour display of fireworks on the Nuku'alofa seafront attracted crowds of spectators on the evening of August 1, Tonga's Coronation day, for King George Tupou V. Photos by Pesi Fonua and Linny Folau. Premium content -
Friday 1 August 2008 4:30pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : During Tonga's coronation celebrations 270 people were named to receive honours, with many attending the investiture ceremony at the Royal Palace on July 31. Topping the medal list was HM King George Tupou V, himself, and his mother HM Queen Halaevalu Mata'aho. -
Friday 1 August 2008 3:00pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Following his hour-long coronation service in the Centenary Church, HM King George Tupou V riding in an open car, was driven through the streets of central Nuku'alofa and down Hala Taufa'ahau. The black Humber Snipe Coupe was once owned by his grandmother Queen Salote. Photos by Linny Folau and Pesi Fonua. Premium content -
Friday 1 August 2008 2:00pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Photos by Linny Folau and Mary Lyn Fonua. Premium content -
Thursday 31 July 2008 4:30pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Tonga's King George Tupou V arrives at the FWC Centenary Church in Nuku‘alofa, this morning for his coronation. Photos Pesi Fonua, Mary Lyn Fonua, Linny Folau, Peter Halmagy and courtesy TV1. Premium content -
Thursday 31 July 2008 12:15pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : A Tupakapakanava or traditional torch lighting ceremony was held along the Nuku'alofa foreshore yesterday evening, July 30, after sunset when students lit bark torches creating a line of fire around the coastline and rings of fire around the small islets visible from the capitalThe ceremony is a traditional honour accorded to the Royal Family and followed the installation of Tonga's King George Tupou V yesterday. Photos by Peter Poulsen. Premium content -
Wednesday 30 July 2008 6:15pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The traditional installation of the king took place today with a Taumafa Kava ceremony on Pangai Lahi next to the Royal Palace in Nuku'alofa. King George Tupou V is the fifth king in the Tupou dynasty and the 23rd Tu'i Kanokupolu - a traditional title also held by Tonga's monarchs. Photos by Pesi Fonua and Peter Poulsen. Premium content -
Wednesday 30 July 2008 6:01pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Tonga's Miss Heilala 2008-09 is Fiona Makisi (21), a student doing a double major in Arts and Law at the University of Sydney, Australia. Photos by Linny Folau Premium content -
Wednesday 30 July 2008 12:17am
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : A humpback whale and her calf visited Nuku'alofa last Friday, July 25, the Tonga Visitor's Bureau reports, with sightings of the pair unusually close to the shores of the capital. Premium content -
Tuesday 29 July 2008 7:15pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : King George Tupou V applauded the spectacular dances by massed Tongatapu schools at Teufaiva Stadium this morning. Photos by Peter Poulsen, Mary Lyn Fonua, Linny Folau and Adrienne L. Kaeppler. Premium content -
Tuesday 29 July 2008 6:45pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : About 10,000 dancers, students from government primary schools, gathered at the Teufaiva Stadium this morning for a mass performance of dances on Education Day in celebration of King George Tupou V's Coronation. The stadium was filled with another 10,000-12,000 parents and spectators, including the King's guests the Maori king and queen. Photos by Peter Poulsen, Mary Lyn Fonua, and Linny Folau. Premium content -
Tuesday 29 July 2008 5:00pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Tonga's King George Tupou V appointed four new Privy Councillors last week. Premium content -
Monday 28 July 2008 11:30pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : FURNITURE urgently required for the coronation of King George Tupou V on Friday arrived in Tonga today, Monday, on a special cargo flight made by DHL's aircraft "The Jedi", only days before the crowning of the king on August 1, 2008. Premium content -
Monday 28 July 2008 6:59pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : A couple of days after talking with Kathy Marks, a friend sent me the article she had written on Tonga. It was titled "The last king of Tonga?"...What bothered me greatly were the gross inaccuracies in Ms. Marks' article, which proved the Pacific-wide sentiment against whirlwind, parachute journalists. These are the journalists who fly into a place with their knowledge limited to the biased writings of other fellow parachute journalists, and they talk to a few locals to try and confirm that bias. - Kalafi Moala Premium content -
Monday 28 July 2008 1:45pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : A sunny morning on Saturday July 26, saw crowds lining Hala Taufa'ahau and Hala Vuna to watch the annual Heilala Festival floats parade carrying 13 local beauties, body builders and a showcasing a multi-cultural community. Photos by Linny Folau Premium content -
Monday 28 July 2008 1:30pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Tonga's Miss Heilala contestants took part in a colourful float parade on Saturday July 26, a popular highlight of Tonga's annual Heilala Festival. Photos by Mary Lyn Fonua and Linny Folau Premium content
