Thirty five elderly men and women throughout Tonga, aged 90 years and older, on December 20 received gift hampers from the Tonga Communications Corporation as a part of its Christmas activities to the end of the 2006 year.

The oldest were four women aged 102 years, including Pau'’u La'’akie of Houma, Kalolaine Ma'umalanga of Tatakamotonga, Teisa Matafahi of Nukuhetulu, and '‘Ana Kolomaka of Noapapu, Vava'u.

The second oldest was a woman aged 101 from Ha'’akio, Vava'u, followed by a 98 year old woman from Kolomotu'’a.

The gift hampers included various food items from corned beef to biscuits.