Europeans can't get enough of the South Pacific's natural tranquilizer. Kava, the root that makes an intoxicating beverage by the same name, and icon of the laid back lifestyle of the South Pacific Islands, has become a hot product. This year, 1998, the demand for kava could not be met by any of the kava growing countries in the Pacific. From Matangi Tonga Magazine Vol. 13, no. 4, December 1998.
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Sunday 20 December 1998
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Introducing a new Malaysian building material to Tonga—asbestos free cement—were Lee Chong Poh and James Tang, of the UAC Berhard, of Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. It was their first visit to Tonga. Matangi Tonga Magazine Vol. 13, no. 4, December 1998.
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Sunday 20 December 1998
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Nuku‘alofa, Tonga
The Tonga Development Bank introduced a Venture Capital Scheme in 1993, but that is now on hold according to ‘Etikeni Samani, a senior assistant manager in human resource development and administration. From Matangi Tonga Magazine Vol. 13, no. 4, December 1998.
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Sunday 20 December 1998
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Nuku‘alofa, Tonga
Tevita Vaikona, the British Super League star player was in Tonga for 17 days during November. He did not waste any time getting home to ‘Uiha, in Ha‘apai, “where as soon as the sun sets, the only thing to do is to go to sleep, there are no night clubs and no bars.” Matangi Tonga Magazine Vol. 13, no. 4, December 1998.
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Thursday 1 October 1998
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Nuku‘alofa, Tonga
The value of the Tongan pa‘anga has continued to drop against the currencies of Tonga’s major trading partners during the past eight months.
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Saturday 26 September 1998
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Neiafu, Vava'u
Neiafu, Vava‘u is undergoing a $7 million pa‘anga face lift, and will soon have a new market, a new town jetty, and a wharf complex including a cargo shed and a passenger shelter.
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Saturday 26 September 1998
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Nuku‘alofa, Tonga
It was important for Tonga to make up its mind on whether to link its legal practices to the British legal system or to the Australian and New Zealand legal system, Laki Niu, the president of the Tongan Law Society told a dinner to mark the end of the 1998 Tonga Court of Appeal.
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Saturday 26 September 1998
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Nuku‘alofa, Tonga
Mr Justice Gordon Ward, who was Chief Justice for Tonga 1992-1995 will return as Chief Justice starting on November 16 under local appointment. When Mr Justice Ward left Tonga in 1995, it also concluded a 90-year working relationship between Tonga and the United Kingdom.
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Saturday 26 September 1998
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Nuku‘alofa, Tonga
Hiram Pang, a Hawaiian, and his wife Amelia, from Neiafu, Vava‘u, visited Tonga in August, “just for holiday and to see some old friends.”
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Saturday 26 September 1998
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Nuku‘alofa, Tonga
The musical works of Queen Salote Tupou III are being revived by four guardians of Tongan history and culture, Dr Melenaite Taumoefolau, Dr Adrienne L. Kaeppler, Princess Nanasipau‘u Tuku‘aho, and Dr Elizabeth Wood who are compiling all the poems and songs that were written by the late Queen.
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Saturday 26 September 1998
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Nuku‘alofa, Tonga
International pianist, Dr Marilyn Meier, has married an ‘Atenisi arts student, Tevita Tulikihakau, whom she met in Brisbane, last January.
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Saturday 26 September 1998
Nuku‘alofa, Tonga
With regards, to our declining economy, and the proposals that have been put forward for a recovery package, it appears that it will take a major crisis to turn these proposals into actions, because they are all tied up in a phenomena known in Tonga as, “fu‘u lahi ‘a e politiki”, or “too much politicking”. By Pesi Fonua. From Magazine Tonga Magazine Vol. 13, no. 3, October 1998.
Saturday 26 September 1998
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Nuku‘alofa, Tonga
Tonga’s National Reserve Bank wants Tongans to cut down on overseas spending to slow the decline of the foreign reserves, and on September 14 announced new measures to restrain bank lending.
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Saturday 26 September 1998
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Nuku‘alofa’s sole television broad-casting station, TV7, run by the Oceania Broadcasting Network, has declined to broadcast news items prepared by Radio Tonga staff.
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Saturday 26 September 1998
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Nuku‘alofa, Tonga
Two passengers died when a rental car left the road at high speed and smashed into a coconut tree in the early hours of September 13, east of Fatai village on Tongatapu.
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Saturday 4 July 1998
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Nuku‘alofa, Tonga
Since the Tonga Legislative Assembly began its 1998 session on May 18, it has yet to put together a package to revive the Tongan economy. During the past three years the economy has experienced negative growth, a decline which is expected to continue unless an aggressive revival program is put into place soon. Matangi Tonga Magazine Vol. 13, no. 2, July 1998.
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Saturday 4 July 1998
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A special Kava Ceremony was held at the Royal Palace, Nuku‘alofa on June 30 to honour the Hon. Salote Lupepau‘u Tuita, for her 21st Birthday.
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Saturday 4 July 1998
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Nuku‘alofa, Tonga
FROM OUR ARCHIVES: Enjoying a night out in Nuku‘alofa during the warm-up to the Heilala Festival on June 18 were guests attending the opening of the Waterfront Café on Hala Vuna. From Matangi Tonga Magazine, Vol. 13, no. 2, July 1998.
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Saturday 4 July 1998
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Nuku‘alofa, Tonga
At 80, HM King Taufa‘ahau Tupou IV, the King of Tonga, means different things to different people. If the King’s words are his people’s command, then their wishes are his obligation—an agreement that was instilled by tradition and culture, and which was later put into writing in the Constitution of 1875. Editor's Comment by Pesi Fonua.
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Saturday 4 July 1998
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Nuku‘alofa, Tonga
The evening concerts of the Tonga Music Association's Annual Music Festival from June 14 to July 4 held at various venues, brought crowds into Nuku‘alofa to enjoy the free entertainment.
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