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Thursday 26 October 2006
Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Tonga's Free Wesleyan Church aimed to raise $100,000 at their annual bazaar on October 25 at the Akoteu ground, Nuku'alofa. Photos by Linny Folau
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Thursday 26 October 2006
Atlanta, Georgia,USA
As a practitioner and activist for women'’s rights and gender equality, it is depressing to see the absence of any statement on the Forum Communique agreed upon by Forum Leaders as was recently released by the Forum Secretariat. Given the low level of representation and influence of women in politics and decision making throughout the Pacific and the continued violence against women, it is very hard to understand. - Amelia Kinahoi Siamomua
Thursday 26 October 2006
USA
'I he lau mo fanongo ki he talanoa 'a e Tama Foa', 'oku ou toe puke ai pe he ninimo he fanongo ki he feinga hiki vahenga 'a e kau PRs pea mo e tu'uaki 'o e 'uhinga 'oku totonu ai ke hiki honau vahenga' pea ke totongi fakafoki 'o kamata mei he ta'u kuo maliu atu'. Ko e toki me'a fakaoli mo'oni ko e lolotonga e tokoto 'a e fonua' he fulutamakia he nounou e tu'unga fakapa'anga kae toe fai e feinga hiki vahenga. - Siosaia Moimoiangaha
Thursday 26 October 2006
London, UK
I was fortunate enough to have witnessed the win that Tonga had over Samoa during their rugby league match here last Sunday (22nd October, 2006) in Leeds, England. It is this crucial win that has qualified us for the Rugby League World Cup to be held in Australia in 2008. - V. Maka
Thursday 26 October 2006
UK
Ko e me'a pee 'oku mahu'inga 'i he modern days mo e onopooni, 'a e sitapa'i 'i fale lotu ki langi 'o mahino 'oku nau "legitimate"!! It is a very important known fact world wide as well as this great land of Monarchy that if you're not married inside a chapel by a legitimate priest, then you're not "count". Otherwise, na'e mei Tu'i 'a Vilai mo Vaea he taimi ni he na'e 'eiki ange 'a e fa'e 'a Vilai 'i he fehuhu 'a Kuini Salote, tapu ange moia. Ka ko e me'a kihe sitapa'i e fa'e ia 'a Kuini Salote 'i fale lotu, na'e Kuini ai ia. - Margarita Samson
Wednesday 25 October 2006
USA
Before my medication starts wearing off, may I ask anyone in the forum to call the police. There is a robbery in progress in our Parliament. But, don'’t be alarmed. The PRs are there to save the day. Wait! I could be wrong. Oh Wait! I am wrong. The elected Representatives are now electing themselves as legal thieves on your behalf, and Wait! We are being robbed. Call the Police! - Tama Foa
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Wednesday 25 October 2006
Sydney, Australia
Neu tatau atu ‘i he kaveinga ne u langa talanoa ki ai, pea teu faka’apa’apa ki he tukunga koia. Ka ‘oku langã’ia he’e talanoa ne fai ha alangamahaki ‘oku vivili ki hano faito’o. Pea kapau ko e ngaahi faka’ilonga eni’ ‘o e mahaki’ni oku ha mai mei he tangata’eiki ko eni kuo ake mai mei NZ, pea ta he ‘ikai toe felave ha me’a he kuo a’u ia ki he tu’unga kanisa. - Inoke Fotu Hu‘akau
Wednesday 25 October 2006
Barrow, Alaska,USA
Katai pe mu'a kau kau atu he talanoa kuo fokotu'u mai 'e he fefine mei he Bay Area (San Francisco). 'Oku ou mahu'inga'ia 'aupito he ngaahi fokotu'u kuo ne tuku mai ki he talanga'anga' pea 'oku ou fakamalo lahi ko 'ene loto tau'ataina ke fakaha 'ene fakakaukau ke tau 'inasi kotoa ai. Ko e 'uluaki me'a 'oku ou mahu'inga'ia ai ko e lave ki he 'etau ngaahi tukufakaholo 'oku tau kei piki ki ai he ngaahi 'ahoni ka 'i he taimi tatau pe 'oku tau feinga ki he 'etau nga'unu ki ha to'onga mo'ui 'oku toe ma'ama'a pea faingofua ange. Ne u lava foki ke mamata tonu 'i he ngaahi pangai 'osi 'o e Telio' pea na'aku fakatumutumu 'i he kolo'ia 'a e fonua' ka 'i he taimi tatau pe 'oku fai 'a e fekailangaki tokua 'oku masiva 'a Tonga. - Siosaia Moimoiangaha
Wednesday 25 October 2006
Salt Lake City,USA
Ms. Mele Payne Lynch certainly can judge Tonga's 'Lavish display of delicious waste' against her distaste to see so many slaughtered hogs going to waste. It shows me how ignorant she is on Tongan traditions, however. - Sione Mokofisi
Wednesday 25 October 2006
New York, USA
Fakatulou atu ai pe ki he matanga 'Eiki 'oku me'a, kae 'ataa mu'a ke fai atu 'a e ki'i fie 'ilo'ilo mo e feinga ke fai ha fakaofiofi atu 'i he tohi 'a e ki'i fefine ko'eni ko Mele Peini Lynch. - Ma'u Leka 'i Lolofonua
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Tuesday 24 October 2006
Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Tonga's national rugby league team the Mate Ma'’a Tonga beat Samoa 18-10 on October 22 at Headingley Carnegie Stadium, United Kingdom, to qualify for the 2008 World Cup in Australia.
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Monday 23 October 2006
Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Revisions will be needed to Tonga's Income Tax Bill 2006 if it is to win acceptance in the House this year and in order to avoid a hostile reception from the public. This need is clear as public consultations on the Bill are winding up this week. By Mary Lyn Fonua
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Monday 23 October 2006
Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Seventeen Tongan babies born with the clubfoot condition will be able to walk normally after undergoing successful surgery in Tonga performed by a team of orthopaedic surgeons from the Sydney Children's Hospital in Australia.
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Monday 23 October 2006
Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Students from the tourism class at Vava'u High School were invited to go aboard the Holland America Cruise ship "Statendam", which called into the Vava'u Group last week.
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Saturday 21 October 2006

Nuku'alofa, Tonga
The Tongan Government yesterday evening [20 October 2006] made an official response to the recommendations of the National Committee for Political Reform by announcing the Cabinet's own proposal for political reform.
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Friday 20 October 2006
Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Nine villages in Tongatapu and two islands in the Ha...’apai Group will soon enjoy the comfort of new water tanks after recipients today signed contracts to receive $369,131 of funding from the Australian Government. Photos and story by Linny Folau
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Friday 20 October 2006
Moss Beach,California, USA
I was watching the funeral and mourning ritual of the late King Tupou IV from a distance and savoring all the traditional excesses and richness affordable only on a royal budget. The Ha'amo, pongipongi tapu, appointment of Lavaka to Crown Prince Tupouto'a, cutting of the royal hair by a Maori Princess and King Tupou V's fashion statement have all been a perfect mix of mockery, excess and preserving tradition with no act of conservation. It was the Tongan version of the 18th century French overindulgence without the messy aftermath. - Mele Payne Lynch
Thursday 19 October 2006
Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Tonga's Ministry of Education received $560,770 for the development of two important programs for the disabled, special needs and pre-school children, yesterday from the PRIDE project.
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Thursday 19 October 2006
Nuku'alofa, Tonga
The first shipment of Tongan squash bound for Japan and a new market Korea departed Nuku...’alofa on Saturday October 14 with 2,108 tonnes of squash, but a disappointingly low yield is expected this year.
Thursday 19 October 2006
Sydney, Australia
'Oku ou fakamalo ki he ngaue lahi kuo feia 'e he Tama Tu'i Pelehake kuo mama'o kae 'uma'aa 'a Dr Halapua pea mo e toenga 'o e Komiti ni pea 'oku ou fakafeta'i 'i hono tali lelei mei he Tama Tu'i pea pehee ki he Sea 'o e Falealea pehee ki he hou'eiki memipa 'o e Falealea pehe. - Molumalu ‘o Ha‘angata

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