I believe the proposal of Nautilus Minerals Tonga Inc. is a great Idea. - Heinz Koester
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Monday 4 February 2008
UK
The mineral exploration for sulphides in Tonga is very good news indeed. Let's hope that the Nautilus Minerals adventure in the Tonga Waters will be a successful one. A successful underwater mining means a better economy and brighter future for people at home. The opportunities are endless. - Senolita Swan
Friday 1 February 2008
Suva, Fiji Islands
Can the Tongan people or at least their People's Representatives in parliament request authorities to make public if any studies such as Environment Impact Assessments were done and if so, can the MPs have a look at these studies, if the general public cannot have access to such information. - Tupou Taiamoni Finau
Friday 1 February 2008
USA
I have mixed feelings about Mr. Paula Taumoepeau's touting his employer's ambitious plan to mine the deep ocean floor near the kingdom. It is because I am always suspicious of good news that seems to be too good to be true. With that thought, I hope I am not coming across as an opponent to growth, good economic and environmental policies. Good policies encourage business opportunities, bring revenues to the government as well as sustaining a health environment. - Tama Foa
Tuesday 29 January 2008
Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Can I humbly express my heartfelt gratitude and thanks to the Minister of Health and his surgical staff for their confidence, encouragement, kindness and care during my mother's mastectomy operation last Thursday. - Anthony Tu‘ipeatau
Sunday 27 January 2008
Nuku'alofa, Tonga
In my personal belief, Tonga of the last twenty to thirty years has witnessed the downward spiral of its moral society. Long gone are the tranquil times that the Kingdom has enjoyed for over a century. Whatever hardships our parents and grandparents may have endured during the infant stages of our nation's development, our people were nevertheless content, for the land was fertile and the ocean abundant to provide one's daily needs. And were always in the belief, that better times would come. - I.T. Uluilakeba
Wednesday 23 January 2008
Pago Pago, American Samoa
I am so sad but not surprised just thinking about the killing and being killed in the Friendly Island of Tonga. I can't begin to rationalize any positive basic cost analysis for either side of the coin in this to me senseless killing/suicide. Regardless of what provoked such a sad development, I cannot accept the fact that one person took upon himself all the authority of a prosecutor, juror, judge and executioner at the same time. - Sione Lousiale Kava
Wednesday 23 January 2008
California, USA
Your news on the "Two dead in Nuku'alofa shooting" is so crippling to the heart. My respect with deep condolences to Saimone Helu and family. And to the assailants' family as well. - Ms. Fonua
Tuesday 22 January 2008
Tonga
I was just curious if you had and idea why the government has not pressed charges of "terrorism" against those responsible for 16/11 because if you look at the law that is spelt out in 2002 amendment of the Criminal Offences Act it literally spells out what happened on 16/11. - Tauhopohopo
Tuesday 22 January 2008
'Aositelelia
Kou nofo 'o fifili mo fulifulihi 'a e kakai ako mo ngaue ma'olunga kotoa homau ki'i motu pea 'oku ou 'ilo'i fakapapau 'oku 'ikai ha taha ia 'i he kau poto kotoa 'o e motu 'e ofiofia 'i he fa'ahinga fakamatala koeni 'oku ke fai. - Tevita A. Tuiaa
Wednesday 16 January 2008
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
In spite of our national eagerness to embrace the economic and political reform programs that were introduced by government during the first few years of a new century, the reality was that the strong words that were used to describe the reforms and win public support were followed by the indifference and elements of uncertainty that the reforms were implemented with. Editor's Comment, by Pesi Fonua

Thursday 10 January 2008
Auckland, New Zealand
The pronouncement that the small fishing village of Nukuleka on the northern shores of eastern Tongatapu, at the entrance to the Fanga'uta Lagoon, to be the cradle of Polynesia, let alone the whole of Tonga, does certainly raise a few critical questions. -Dr 'Okusitino Mahina
Wednesday 9 January 2008
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Regarding the report I submitted on 20 December 2007 to the Hon. Prime Minister with reference to the working environment within the Ministry I am currently serving ... I kindly and humbly request: please can we leave the matter to the proper government process in which the Auditor General has the authority through the law to have access to the documents indicated in my report. -Edgar Cocker

Friday 28 December 2007
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
As Government strengthens its control over the flow of information from its ministries to the public and exerts more influence on the editorial content of its two national media organisations, the Tonga Broadcasting Commission and the Ko e Kalonikali Tonga newspaper, it unwittingly creates confusion. Editor's Comment, by Pesi Fonua.

Friday 28 December 2007
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Pago Pago, American Samoa
Ne u lele atu ki hotau fonua ki Tonga ne u sio atu 'ou manavahe he'eku fakatokanga'i ta ko e palopalema 'o Tonga ko kitautolu pe ia. 'Oku ou faka'amu ke u 'o atu ha tefito'i fakakaukau 'e fa ka te u feinga pe ke u 'a'ahi ki he palopalema pe 'e taha he taimini. -Mafi 'o Amerika Samoa

Friday 21 December 2007
Auckland, New Zealand
'Oku 'ikai ha lea fe'unga mo taau ke fakaha 'aki e fakamalo tu'a ni ki he ngaue kafakafa kuo fai 'e he Matangi Tonga' 'o lave ai e Tonga kotoa pe 'i he kolope 'i hono tufaki e ngaahi ongoongo mei hotau ki'i fonua 'ofa'anga. 'I he mamata ki he fotu malimali 'a e famili Matangi Tonga mo e popoaki talamonu' 'o e Kilisimasi, 'oku hange 'oku ne fakamanatu mai e lea 'o e ngaahi kuonga' talu hono ui fakatenetene a Tonga 'e Cpt Cook "The Friendly Islands" ("Otumotu Anga'ofa). - Sosaia Moimoiangaha
Thursday 20 December 2007
Melipoane, 'Aositelelia
'Oku taku foki 'i mamani ko 'Atenisi 'a e 'uluaki senita 'o e kau 'atamai masila. Pe ko e fuofua sosaieti pe kakai na'a nau tali ke ngofua e taungutu ki he kau ma'u mafai, pe ko e kau Pani (hange ko e Tu'i, Nopele, Hou'eiki) mo e ha fua. Mahalo 'e mahino ange kapau te u fakalea 'o pehe ko e foufua sosaieti 'eni na'a nau tali 'oku 'ikai ke 'iai ha taki ia 'oku tapuha e taungutu ki ai. He na'a nau tui 'oku mafai lahi ange 'a e taungutu ia 'oku tonu mo mo'oni, 'i ha toe mafai pule, pea 'oku 'iloa ia he ngaahi 'aho ni ko e Fakaanga. - Manu tali ui mei Fanga
Wednesday 19 December 2007
New Zealand
On 9 December 2007 I posted a Christmas message peace plan on the Internet for the King and the people of Tonga to think about over the festive season. In a very short period of time I have received much feed back. Some of the response was positive, some negative but most was in the middle with comments similar to "Christopher, you have held up an interesting idea, now let it go and set it free." - Christopher Harder
Tuesday 18 December 2007
USA
Holo pe mu'a e vahevahe kae tuku mu'a ke u hao atu 'o fakalavelave ki he fokotu'utu'u kuo vahevahe mai tokua ko e visone ki he fakalelei'i 'o e tu'unga 'oku 'i ai hotau ki'i fonua 'oku tau 'ofa ai'. - Siosaia Moimoiangaha
Monday 17 December 2007
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Editor, I had a Nightmare, about Harder's "I had a Dream". ... It is clear that this troubled Lawyer has quickly been absorbed into the mentality and rhetorical language like a megaphone for 'Akilisi, 'Uliti Uata, Clive Edwards, Lepolo Tanusila, 'Isi Pulu and the Pangai Si'i mob. -'Inoke Fotu Hu'akau
