Seven New Zealand rugby players and a rugby trainer, visiting Tonga this week, under New Zealand's Pacific Prevention of Domestic Violence Programme, visited schools and conducted training with young rugby players.
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Friday 11 November 2011
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga

Friday 11 November 2011
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
A group of business people from the island of Okinawa in southern Japan visited Tonga for four days from November 5-9.

Wednesday 9 November 2011
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Sapa'ata, Niuafo'ou (Tin-Can Island)
On behalf of the Parents and Teachers' Association, we would like to approach you with a request for your financial assistance in order to be able to purchase the necessary book prizes for the Niuafo'ou District High School Prize Giving Ceremony, scheduled for November 29, 2011. Letters from students are attached. -Viliami Vea, 'Aloma Kata, Tevita Kata, Latai Lama, Susitina Peei (Niuafo'ou District High School); and 'Ana Emberson, the Niuas Foundation.

Tuesday 8 November 2011
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Canberra, Australia
The Pacific Women's Empowerment Dialogue on Stopping Violence Against Women met at Australia's Parliament House in Canberra last week. The meeting was co-hosted by AusAid and the US Department of State.

Monday 7 November 2011
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Noumea, New Caledonia
Heads of government, ministers and ambassadors from 22 Pacific Island countries and territories (PICTs) and Australia, France, New Zealand and the USA are meeting in Noumea, New Caledonia for the 7th Conference of the Pacific Community, which starts on Monday 7 November.

Sunday 6 November 2011
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Noumea, New Caledonia
The Secretariat of the Pacific Community (SPC) and the Pacific Power Association (PPA), the two leading development agencies in the Pacific region's energy sector, today (4 Nov) signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU), effectively enabling the intergovernmental organisations to combine their resources and offer greater assistance and benefits to Pacific Islands countries and territories (PICTs). - SPC.

Sunday 6 November 2011
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Suva, Fiji
The 73rd USP Council meeting was held at the Video Conference Room of the Japan-Pacific ICT Centre at USP's Laucala Campus from 3 - 4 November 2011. The Council normally meets twice a year to discuss the affairs of the University.

Saturday 5 November 2011
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Neiafu, Vava'u
Vaitai Havea (16) is the 2011 dux of the Saineha High School, Vava'u, announced during the school's annual prize-giving ceremony on October 30.

Saturday 5 November 2011
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
New Zealand's Pacific Prevention of Domestic Violence Programme (PPDVP) on November 7 is bringing a group of eight rugby representatives to Tonga for a week, where they will visit schools and community groups, promoting the slogan, "Break the Silence, End the Violence".

Saturday 5 November 2011
Nuku'alofa, Tonga
One year on from last November's general election that heralded political reform, it is timely to look closely at how Tongas new government is shaping-up during the first year of its four-year term in office. Editor's Comment FROM OUR ARCHIVES
Friday 4 November 2011
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Neiafu, Vava'u
Ko e tefito'I palopalema lahi taha 'o e ngoue he ngaahi 'aho ni ko e fakamaketi. Ko e faka'amu 'a e tangata ngoue, ke 'I ai ha taha te ne lava 'o fakahoko 'a e fakamaketi 'o hange koia na'e fakahoko 'e he Poate 'o e ngaahi Koloa ko e me'a tepuu, ke ma'u 'a e seniti 'i he taimi pe koia 'o e fakatau. Ka lava lelei 'a e fakamaketi, pea 'oku ou tui he 'ikai toe tuku ha ivi 'o e kau ngoue. Ka fu'u lahi 'a e ngoue pea 'oku 'ikai ngata pe 'I he'ene toe 'o 'ikai 'osi hono fakatau, ka 'oku toe holo hifo foki mo e mahu'inga 'o fakatau li'aki. Paula Kava.

Thursday 3 November 2011
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
A Seismic Network for Earthquake Observation in Tonga was launched yesterday at the Tonga government's Geological Services Unit at Vaololoa, Nuku'alofa.

Wednesday 2 November 2011
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
The growth prospect for the Tongan economy is expected to remain slow in the next six months on the back of uncertainty in the global economy, according to a statement from the National Reserve Bank of Tonga on November 1.

Wednesday 2 November 2011
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
A Tongan Womens Rugby Seven-a-side team will be competing in two Rugby Seven-a-side tournaments in Brisbane, Australia, this month.

Tuesday 1 November 2011
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Washington DC, USA
Bob Woodward, one of America's best known journalists, believes that journalists should be persistent and relentless in pursuing the truth. By Linny Folau.

Tuesday 1 November 2011
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Washington DC,USA
Growing their economy and creating jobs are among the most important issues facing America today, observers at a White House press briefing learned on October 27. By Linny Folau

Tuesday 1 November 2011
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
If you have not been able to access the Matangi Tonga Online website since Sunday, it was not because there was something wrong with your computer, but because the Matangi Tonga Online server was lost by our dedicated hosting provider overseas. - Pesi Fonua, Publisher.

Tuesday 1 November 2011
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
A fatal accident at Pea on Saturday has claimed a third victim. The driver of the car, who had been in a critical condition at Vaiola Hospital, died on Sunday, October 30.

Tuesday 1 November 2011
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Neiafu, Vava'u
'Oku hange hotau Falealea ko e kananga 'a e kau leka ko e 'alu atu pe 'a e motu'a ki he kaunga'api 'oku fai 'a e tui au, pea ne kau aipe he tui au. Kuo ngalo ia na'a 'alu 'o kole ha me'I masima ke kiki 'aki 'a e haka hamu 'a e famili. Pea ne mo'unofoa ia he tui au kae mo'utalia mai 'a e famili mo 'enau fu'u haka hamu. Pea 'oku ou tui ko e tefito'I 'uhinga ia 'o e liliu kuo fai ke ta'ofi faka'aufuli 'a e tui au he fonua ni. Paula Kava.

Tuesday 1 November 2011
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Wellington, New Zealand
The 'Ikale Tahi's defeat of the French 19-14 tonight silenced the French while rapturous 'Ikale Tahi fans went completely mad red and celebrated the victory with the ecstatic team. Photos by Pesi Fonua.
