Labour is promising to work on getting a free-to-air Pacific Island television channel up and running in New Zealand if it wins the election - a prospect that major broadcasters have been investigating for some time. By Paula Oliver
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Wednesday 29 October 2008
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Auckland, New Zealand
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Tuesday 28 October 2008
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Sydney, Australia
Tonga's Mate Ma'a Tonga, national rugby legue team beat Ireland 22-20 last night at Paramata Stadium, Sydney, Australia.
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Tuesday 28 October 2008
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
The bodies of two newborns found dumped in two separate locations in Tongatapu only one day after the other were identified as a four month foetus and a near-full term baby of eight months gestation at the times of their deaths, the Deputy Police Commander Taniela Faletau confirmed today.
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Monday 27 October 2008
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Tonga's largest squash exporter, Nishi Trading Company Ltd., is targeting to export a total of 1,200 tonnes of squash to Japan and South Korea, a slight increase from their 900 plus tonnes exported last year.
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Monday 27 October 2008
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Tonga will withdraw its soldiers from Iraq before Christmas, the Commander of the Tonga Defence Services, Brigadier Tau‘aika ‘Uta‘atu confirmed today, in Nuku‘alofa.
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Saturday 25 October 2008
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Rome, Italy
Ministers and officials from over 120 governments will meet in Rome next week to decide whether to add two pesticides - endosulfan and tributyl tin compounds - and the industrial chemical chrysotile asbestos to a trade watch list that already contains 39 hazardous substances.
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Saturday 25 October 2008
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California, USA
Triathlete Matthew Kaea aims to become the first Tongan to run the Boston marathon - the one marathon that accepts only the fastest athletes.
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Saturday 25 October 2008
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Over $13,000 pa'anga was raised in a charity auction on Thursday night to assist Paumolevuka Tu'i and Mafua Kiokata, the two young men who were left paralysed after being hit by a support vehicle while training for the Tongan Aussie Rules team recently.
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Saturday 25 October 2008
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Mangere,New Zealand
A New Zealander of Tongan origins, Daniel ‘Okusitino Jones from Mangere, graduated from the New Zealand Police College in Wellington, New Zealand - one of three Tongan recruits graduating in his class on 17 October.
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Friday 24 October 2008
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Pacific Island governments could change their view of their natural wealth, from one of being limited and based mainly on fisheries and agriculture, "to one that we have an abundance of wealth," believes Dr David Martin an expert on intellectual property, who is visiting Tonga.
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Friday 24 October 2008
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
"Thank God! I am so lucky," said To'imoana Taufateau (50), recovering this week from open-heart surgery performed at Tonga's Vaiola Hospital.
His was one of the emotionally-charged comments made by some of the 14 Tongan heart patients who are recovering from their heart operations performed by a team of specialist surgeons and support staff from Australia, who worked day and night - and even through Sunday's 7.1 earthquake - to treat as many patients as possible during their visit.
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Thursday 23 October 2008
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Paris, France
Tonga ranks no. 84 among the 173 countries in the "Reporters Without Borders World Press Freedom Index for 2008, " released in Paris, France yesterday, October 22.
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Wednesday 22 October 2008
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Suva, Fiji
Non Governmental Organisations, social workers, civil society organizations and individuals in Fiji, Tonga, Kiribati, Tuvalu and Nauru are now encouraged to apply for funding for small-scale development grants.
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Wednesday 22 October 2008
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Hawaii
In my humble view, if Tonga Parliament is serious about changes, World history is staring at Tonga with examples, there have been several road maps of how other countries have had their Government structured changing to a more democratic form of Government, and fulfilling their mandate in satisfying the voices of the majority of their people. - M. T. Tuaileva
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Wednesday 22 October 2008
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Auckland, New Zealand
Ko e Falealea ena 'oku tau fakaongoongo ki ai ke 'uli'i hotau vaka ki he liliu, 'oku 'ikai ha'anau kapasa ia 'anautolu. Mahalo na'a 'oku nau kei ngaue'aki pe faafaa ki tahi, kae ngalo ange kuo mafana e 'ea pea mafana tatau e konga tahi kotoa 'o faingata'a ke tala e siate folau. - Samiu Sika
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Tuesday 21 October 2008
Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Following the current discussions in the Tongan parliament about the exact role and the composition of Tonga's Commission for Political Reform, it is now glaringly obvious that parliament does not have a clear vision of the new system of government that they intend to impose on us. Editor's Comment by Pesi Fonua.
Tuesday 21 October 2008
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Suva, Fiji
The World Health Organization (WHO) and the Secretariat of the Pacific Community (SPC), together with other members of the STI Working Group for the Pacific and the Fiji School of Medicine, are co-facilitating a training of trainers in comprehensive sexually transmitted infections (STIs) case management for 30 health professionals from 10 Pacific Island countries. The training will take place in Suva, Fiji from 20-25 October.
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Monday 20 October 2008
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Hon. Tu'ivanuavou Vaea was named today as the representative of the nobles to Tonga's Commission for Political Reform.
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Monday 20 October 2008
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Tonga's Legislative Assembly did not sit today to allow Cabinet Ministers to go to the airport to farewell the king, who left for Australia.
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Monday 20 October 2008
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Tonga's official Foreign Reserves held by the National Reserve Bank of Tonga for September rose by $37.2 million, from $91.3 million to $128.5 million, an amount equivalent to 5.3 months of imports.
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