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New Caledonia's lagoons and reef ecosystems have been added on Monday (Canada time) to the UNESCO's prestigious world heritage list - in the natural environment category, the United Nations Education Science and Culture organisation has confirmed.

A fifth contestant has registered for Tonga's 2008-09 Miss Heilala Pageant to be held in Nuku'alofa from July 21-29.Miss Appraxus Tonga NZ 2008, Natasha Fa'onelua Tafolo joins the three other contestants from Tongan community in New Zealand who are: Miss MF 'Aloua and Sons Transport Mele Siniva Koloamatangi (22); Miss Famous Pacific Money Transfer Losaline Toutai (19); Miss E.M. Properties Engineering Ltd. Karen Lenora Taufa.

An accused man, Sosefo 'Amone told the Nuku'alofa Supreme Court he did not set on fire a couch inside the Shoreline building during its destruction on November 16, 2006.

Eighteen Vava'u boys and girls competed in the fifth round of Tonga's Top Model Competition at Puataukanave Hotel, Neiafu on Friday July 4.

The Japanese Preliminary Study Team, in Tonga from June 21 until July 11, are carrying out a field survey of the site for the project. Their findings and recommendations were presented in a meeting between Mr Tatsuya Murase from Japan's International Cooperation Agency JICA and Dr 'Ofanoa. The Minutes of the Meeting were signed today.

THE exclusive rights to film the Coronation of King George Tupou V of Tonga on 1 August has been granted to David Marks Productions who will partner with Television New Zealand to provide host broadcasting services to world media, including BBC News during the event.

In response to a request to the Government of India to extent its grant assistance to the community of the island of Hunga in Vava'u, to upgrade the island's small boat jetty, the First Secretary from the Indian High Commission in Suva undertook a joint site visit with the Hon. Governor of Vava'u, Sonatane Tu'akinamolahi Tupou to Hunga on Wednesday 2nd July 2008, to substantiate the proposal to implement the jetty upgrade immediately after the access road upgrade.

The accused People's Representative, 'Isileli Pulu cried in the Nuku'alofa Supreme Court this morning when he told a jury that his nephew 'Iteni Kauvaka was one of the eight people who died in the Shoreline fire on November 16, 2006.

Media in Papua New Guinea claim a government minister has a Singapore bank account containing aboutu $US40 million skimmed off the country's log exports.