In my view, it is unfortunate that the Deputy PM Mr. Samiu Vaipulu lashed out strongly at the NZ government.... In my view, these undiplomatic threatening tones are unnecessary and unproductive. Remember Tongan Government, there is an old saying, "don't bite the hand that feeds you". – Meteliko Tuaileva.
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Wednesday 21 August 2013
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Tonga’s multi-million pa'anga high speed internet which is guaranteed to be cheap went live today after King Tupou VI commissioned the submarine fibre optic cable, at the Tonga Cable Ltd station in Sopu.
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Wednesday 21 August 2013
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Neiafu, Vava'u, Tonga
'Oku patoloaki 'e he Sipoti 'a e ngaue fakataha mo e 'ulungaanga fakakaume'a, ‘o ‘ikai ngata pe ‘i he tu’unga faka-loto-fonua mo e fakakaunga’api, kae ope atu ki he toenga ‘o e kolope. – Paula K. Kava.
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Wednesday 21 August 2013
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Pohnpei, Micronesia
Tuna Stocks are declining and current management measures are failing to restore stocks. This according to the Scientific Committee of the Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Commission who concluded a ten day meeting on Monday August 19 in Pohnpei, Micronesia.
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Tuesday 20 August 2013
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Auckland, New Zealand
Prime Minister Tu’ivakano will attend the third annual Polynesia Leader’s Group meeting on 30 August in Auckland.
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Tuesday 20 August 2013
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Fiji’s Foreign Affairs Minister, Ratu Inoke Kubuabola has slammed comments made by New Zealand’s Foreign Affairs Minister, Murray McCully, regarding Fiji’s current isolation policy from the Pacific Island Forum.
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Tuesday 20 August 2013
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
The wedding of Hon. Lupepau‘u Tuita (36) and well-known Tongan rugby player ‘Epeli Taione (34) was held at Natadola Bay in Fiji on Saturday, August 17.
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Tuesday 20 August 2013
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Tonga Police have confirmed the name of a victim, Kulisi Kanongata‘a (19) of Hofoa, who died after being trapped inside a cement mixer while he was cleaning it, at a brick manufacturing company at Sopu on August 16.
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Tuesday 20 August 2013
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
A mother is accused of manslaughter relating to the death of her 14 year old daughter last Friday, Tonga Police confirmed today. She is one of two people charged with manslaughter, while a third accused, a 42-year-old woman, has now been charged with abetting the crime.
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Monday 19 August 2013
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Two men have been charged in relation to the death of a 19-year-old worker who was trapped inside a cement mixer while he was cleaning it, at a brick manufacturing company at Sopu on Friday, August 16.
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Monday 19 August 2013
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Nuku‘alofa, Tonga
Tonga's government has imposed new Duties on unhealthy foods along with higher Excise Tax Rates on tobacco products, and slashed tobacco concessions for arriving passengers by half, in an effort to encourage “healthy living”.
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Monday 19 August 2013
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
A woman and a man have been charged with manslaughter in relation to the death of a 14-year-old girl on Friday, August 16 at Vaiola Hospital. Both accused are detained in police custody.
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Friday 16 August 2013
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
The Ministry of Commerce, Tourism and Labour has approved new petroleum prices for the next month from mid-August to mid-September. Retail prices for petroleum were significantly higher when compared to petroleum prices approved for mid-July to mid-August.
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Friday 16 August 2013
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
A 34-year-old woman has been arrested by police following the death of a 14-year-old girl this morning at Vaiola Hospital. The suspect is expected to be charged later today, as police continue a homicide inquiry.
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Friday 16 August 2013
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Nuku‘alofa, Tona
Tonga's ‘Ikale Tahi will play Romania, France and Wales this November, during a European tour organised by the International Rugby Board (IRB) for second-tier rugby nations.
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Thursday 15 August 2013
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
King Tupou VI opened the fourth Royal Agricultural Show in Pangai, Ha’apai on Wednesday, August 14, where an abundance of local food and products was displayed at the one-day event.
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Wednesday 14 August 2013
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Nuku‘alofa, Tonga
A valuable collection of preserved Tongan artefacts, including five war clubs, a priest staff and a kali (headrest) dating back to the 1800’s are to be auctioned in England by Christie’s Auctions at the end of August.
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Wednesday 14 August 2013
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Lord Sonatane Tu'akinamolahi Taumoepeau-Tupou (70), a former Tongan Minister of Foreign Affairs and Tonga’s first Permanent Representative to the United Nations passed away at Vaiola Hospital, on Tuesday August 13.
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Wednesday 14 August 2013
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Tonga’s high speed internet goes live on Wednesday, August 21, with the commissioning by King Tupou VI of the project at the Tonga Cable Ltd station in Sopu.
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Tuesday 13 August 2013
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Neiafu, Vava‘u
A 42-feet aluminium yacht was towed into Neiafu port last week after it was caught on a reef about four miles off Hunga Island, Vava‘u. A Canadian couple on board were rescued.
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