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Tonga's Ikale Tahi rugby team was beaten by the Manu Samoa 50 - 28 at Apia Park, in Samoa on Saturday July 2.

On a bright sunny day on July 4, thousands of people gathered in near the Royal Palace in Nuku‘alofa, to watch the celebrations held in honor of HM King Taufa‘’ahau Tupou IV's 87th birthday. Photos by Linny Folau and Adrienne L. Kaeppler

All 14 contestants in Tonga's 2005 Miss Heilala Pageant looked radiant today, July 4, as they paraded on colourful floats through the Nuku'alofa central business area. Photos by Linny Folau

Ex-students of Tonga High School, going all the way back to its foundation year of 1947, joined in a happy parade through Nuku'alofa to the Royal Palace on the morning of Friday July 1, at the start of celebrations for the opening of the new Tonga High School Campus. Photos by Linny Folau

After Clive Edwards's proposal for a deduction of $6 million from the total government budget for the next financial year to be set aside "to do something for the people" was supported by the Minister of Finance, other People's Representatives tried to extract funds for public relations handouts and support in various sectors. Tonga Legislative Assembly, Minute No. 13, Wednesday June 22, 2005. From the House, by Pesi Fonua

Piveni Piukala, who was arrested in Tonga on Monday afternoon, June 27, and detained for questioning on charges of illegally retrieving information from the computer system of his former employer, the Shoreline Group of Companies, was released on bail after mid-day today, June 29.

Please allow me to join Viliami Afeaki in congratulating you Pesi and your news media for showing good balanced news and information to the public and I think there is not much difference from listening to the BBC and the Matangi Tonga. The balanced news and articles should constructively assist the overall development. Keep up! with the good work and I am looking forward for a revolution in all the news media in Tonga, and your country will certainly reap optimum benefits from media rather than more destruction to the public.

Tongan police are currently holding in custody the Shoreline whistleblower Piveni Piukala after he was arrested in Nuku‘alofa yesterday, June 27.

Clive Edwards wanted to know if government was taking Shoreline to court for abusing its Development Licence. Clive Edwards also said that the Trust Fund had not been audited during the past seven years. He wanted to know when it was going to be presented to the House, and also the USA court decision relating to the missing Trust Fund. Tonga Legislative Assembly, Minute No. 12, Tuesday June 21, 2005. From the House, by Pesi Fonua