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Call me a whale-watcher if you like but ‘Ofa-ki-Tonga's enthusiasm for whalemeat for the kingdom is unlikely to find favour in this part of the world where killing whales and dolphins for food is seen as barbaric. The recent Japanese success at the IWC was made possible by support from some Pacific nations who took money and changed their stance. And here in New Zealand there is a call for retribution through the withdrawl of aid or something similar. - Sefita Hao‘uli

When whaling was permitted in Tonga, there were not even 10 whales killed in Tongatapu for consumption in any given year. In the outer groups of Ha‘apai and Vava‘u, there were even much less. The whales were hand harpooned and whaling was done by a handful of families who were descendants of whalers who had migrated to Tonga. - ‘Ofa ki Tonga

Fakamolemole mu'a 'o tu'u atu ho'o kolomu 'a e hakahaka moe patapata he faifatongia poto 'a e Minisita Lao, 'Alisi Taumoepeau, ke malu'i e lao mo e konisitutone 'o e 'Otu Tonga. 'Iuvi'i, taau pe Lei mo e Tofua'a. He kuo 'omai ko e mei he tautahi ke fakamo'oni'i mei he Fanga 'i he Si, 'Oku Lea pe 'a e Tohi. - Longolongo‘aevalu

When Prime Minister Sevele was in Auckland recently he took time out - a few minutes only but long enough to make the point - that our news media need to report more accurately particularly on political events from home. I've lifted this very recent piece from one of our more popular internet sources (and it was not the exemplar MatangiTonga) to illustrate why the PM should continue to be concerned....Sefita Hao'uli

What an embarrassment for Clive Edwards as a legal counsel and the other 7 PRs and the "lone ranger" Noble Representative as lawmakers, to have even pursued such a frivolous case in the courts! What a waste of public time and energy in this needless legal exercise! - ‘Ofa ki Tonga

HRH Princess Pilolevu Tuita opened Parliament on June 1st and the Legislative Assembly (LA) proceeded to meet and began to conduct business in the order that has been followed for over a hundred years. As reported, all the plaintiffs drew their weekly allowances for two successive weeks. - ‘Ofa ki Tonga

Kimu'a pea kamata e laka ne tu'u mai e PSA 'o uki e laka, peau pehe koe sulu ia. 'Osi pe ngaahi 'aho kuo pavaki mai 'enau fokotu'utu'u minisita...ko kinautolu pe ia 'o taki mai ai e sekelitali fakataimi. 'I he mahino hono fokihi 'e he felafoaki moe media ne nau holomui kae hu mai e kau sulu 'a e Temo 'oku taki ai e kau fakafofonga 'o liu ki ai e lakaa, neu pehe mahalo ko e kau sulu e 'oku fai ki ai e faiva. - Pola Loiti

A hearing to decide the fate of the Tongan Parliament's 2006 session will start at the Nuku'alofa Supreme Court tomorrow, June 17.

I would like to set the record straight for Sione and for any others who share this misconception. From the beginning, Afeaki intended that his Democratic Monarchy (DM) proposal should be made available to the public for discussion and review. Careful plans were made to ensure Afeaki...’s DM proposal would get distributed as widely as possible to the people of Tonga. - Pousima AT Afeaki