If the dawn can tell us what the rest of the day will be like, then the dawn of the 21st Century indicates that the new century will be bright and sunny for Tonga. From Matangi Tonga Magazine, Vol. 15, no. 4, January 2001.
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Tuesday 30 January 2001
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Nuku‘alofa, Tonga
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Wednesday 1 December 1999
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Nuku‘alofa, Tonga
Tonga will be the first country in the world to welcome the Year 2000, at the stroke of midnight on December 31, an hour ahead of any one else.
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Wednesday 1 December 1999
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Hong Kong, China
Tonga's King Taufa'ahau Tupou IV talks about his first visit to China since Tonga officially established diplomatic relations with the People’s Republic, and terminated its 26-year-old diplomatic relationship with Taiwan. Interview by Pesi Fonua
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Thursday 1 July 1999
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Nuku‘alofa, Tonga
If Tonga goes ahead and adopts daylight savings this year from October to March, advancing its clock one hour ahead of everyone else in the region, it will be the first in the race to clock-in the Millennium. Matangi Tonga Magazine Vol. 14, no. 3, July 1999.
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Saturday 27 February 1999
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Nuku‘alofa, Tonga
A praying marathon, which began at mid-night on January 1 in Tonga, will continue until mid-night on December 31. Matangi Tonga Magazine Vol. 14, no. 1, January 1999.
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Sunday 20 December 1998
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Andy Webb and Diana Martin, from England, are the producers of “First Light”, a 50-minute film about how various cities and towns around the world are going to celebrate the arrival of the new Millennium. Matangi Tonga Magazine Vol. 13, no. 4, December 1998.
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Monday 27 April 1998
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Millennium Celebration. 'Be in the right place, at the right time, doing the right thing' might be a proven recipe for success, but as Tonga thinks about staging a grand celebration to welcome the new millenium, there seems to be a missing ingredient. By Pesi Fonua.
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