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'Oku houa 'e 6 'a e drive mai mei Melipoane. 'Oku lolotonga 'i heni foki 'a e timi 'Akapulu toko 7 pea 'oku fakamafana 'a e 'ofa'i kinautolu 'e he kainga Tonga 'oku nau 'i he ki'i kolo ni. Te u fakafuoufa pe 'oku nau ofi pe ki he toko 500 tupu. Ko e feitu'u ni foki 'oku 'iloa ia ki he lahi taha ai 'o e ngaahi faama kalepi, moli mo e ngaahi 'akau fua kehe pe pea 'oku mo'umo'ua pe he taimi lahi 'a e kakai ki he toli 'o e fo'i'akau. - Takitoa Taumoepeau

FROM OUR ARCHIVES, 2006: "I am both delighted and sad to welcome you all to this final ceremony at the British High Commission before we formally close at the end of March,[2006]" said HE Paul Nessling, the British High Commissioner to Tonga, on the lawn of the British Residence on the evening of 2 March, 2006. Prince Regent Crown Prince Tupouto'a attended the closure of the 105 year old British diplomatic mission. TheTonga Defence Services fired a three volley salute before the Union Jack was formally lowered to the sound of the lament. Photos by Pesi Fonua.

Major changes to the structure of the Tongan government have been pushed through two weeks of consideration in order to meet today's deadline for the submission of reports on new models that will cut the number of government departments by at least half.

The 'apo for the Tongan noble, the late Hon. Fakafanua, will be held this evening, the Tongan Prime Minister's office confirmed today.

Fakamalo atu ki he Sosaieti Lo'au 'a Aositelelia mo e ngaahi 'ipiseli loloa kuo tau lau mo mamata kotoa ki ai he fakataha'anga ni pea ko e me'a malo ia ko 'enau tokanga ki he ngaahi 'isiu 'oku tau tofanga ai he ngaahi 'aho ni 'i Tonga pea 'i muli foki. Ko e me'atepu ko'enau tali ke tau felongoaki 'i he funga 'o e fe'ilongaki ta'e fakapulipuli 'o kehe ia mei he kau kaiha'a 'oku nau tui puloa mai ki he feitu'u ni pe nofo pe he fakapo'upo'uli 'o tolo mei ai. - Sefita Hao'uli

With the rankling that is going on between the government and the Public Servants Association (PSA), to find a way forward there is obviously a need for both to revisit the Memorandum of Understanding they signed on September 3, ending the six-week national strike of Tonga's public servants. Editor's Comment. By Pesi Fonua.

Tonga's Public Servants Association has issued another ultimatum to government and threatened to go on strike if their demands are not met.

'Aisea To'a was found not guilty today on two charges of bribery of a customs officer and attempting to evade Customs laws, by the Chief Justice Robin Webster at the Nuku'’alofa Supreme Court.

Na`e `i ai `a e taimi atu `i Tonga na`e lahilahi ange ai `a e nofo ki tokanga `a e ngaahi familí `i he meimei taimi kotoa pe. Na`e faka`ofo`ofa `a `uta pea lahi `a e ngoué pea ma`ala`ala ma`u pe mo faka`ofo`ofa. Na`e hoko `a e `aho Tokonakí ko e `aho lahi ma`u aipe ia `o e famili ki he vaó pea iku aipe mo hono tokonaki`i mai `a e `aho Sapaté ko e `aho lahí ia, ko e lotu pe mo e ma`u me`atokoni lelei taha `o e uiké. - `Ofa-ki-Tonga