Na’e mei tonu pasika ange ke fakaikiiki mai ‘e Lafitani ‘a hoku kaunga fononga pilikimi he mitia ‘i Tonga, Nu’usila pea mo Aositelelia ‘a ia ‘oku makatu’unga ai ‘a ‘ene mamahi ka kuo ne pae fakataha kimautolu ki ha fokotu’unga ‘o tukuaki’i na’a mau halaia kotoa ko hono tanu ‘o e ngaahi me’a lelei ‘o Tonga kae fakae’a pe ha ngaahi fakaanga ke hange ko ‘emau kaveinga ngaue tokua ko hono fakangalikovi’i ‘a hotau kau taki pea mo e fonua. Mei he kamata ‘o a’u ki he piliote faka’osi ‘o ‘ene fakamalanga ‘oku hala’ataa ke ‘asi mai ‘oku ‘i ai ha fo’i me’a lelei ‘e taha kuo fai ‘e he mitia he ngaahi fonua ni ki he ‘etau nofo. - Sefita Hao‘uli
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Wednesday 23 August 2006
Auckland, New Zealand
Wednesday 23 August 2006
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Canberra, Australia
When was the last time you were in Tonga to witness the state of our country in terms of development? It appears that our neigbours are moving onto fourth gear whilst we are still on first gear for obvious reasons.

Wednesday 23 August 2006
Ko e `uhinga lahi `oku `omai mei Oakland, ko e pehe tokua `oku makatu`unga `ene fokotu`u mei ha`ane ...observe... `a e fai fatongia ko ia `a e `Ofisi ko `eni. `Oku `ikai ha`ane lave mai pe ko e ha `a e ola ko ia `ene vakai (observation) ki he ngaahi fai fatongia ko `eni, kae hopo hangatonu pe ki he`ene aofangatuku malohi ko ia ke tapuni `a e `Ofisi. - ‘Ofa ki Tonga
Wednesday 23 August 2006
Canberra, Australia
Kou kole atu ki he tangata ni ke ne kataki fakamolemole ‘o lafo mai ‘i ha ‘isiu mei he ‘eku tohi keta talanga mo felafoaki ai, mo ta vahevahe ke ‘inasi ai e kau lau kupenga vahaope. - Siosiua Tofua‘ipangai
Tuesday 22 August 2006
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USA
Ko e totonu foki 'o e fakahinohino ke fai 'i he founga ke 'oua tete toe fihia he founga 'oku fai e feinga ke fakalelei'i. Kuo toe tu'u hake e tangata fekumi 'a Lo'au' ia mo e fakatonutonu pea toe fai pe 'a e fo'i 'ulungaanga kuo ne fakaanga'i'. - Siosaia Moimoiangaha

Tuesday 22 August 2006
Ko e ngaahi felafoaki ‘oku fai he ngaahi pepa mo e mitia ki hotau fonua tupu ‘anga, pea kau atu ki ai e ngaahi pepa ‘a e ‘u fonua muli lahi tefito ki NZ mo ‘Aositelelia, ‘oku fu ‘u malie faufaua. He ‘oku nau hanga ‘o fakafotunga mai ‘a e tui mo e mahino ‘a e fakataau taha mo e fakatokolahi ki hotau hisitolia mo e ngaahi me ‘a ‘oku hoko totonu mo mo ‘oni, pea mo e ngaahi me ‘a hala mo ‘ikai mo ‘oni. - Siosiua Tofua‘ipangai
Tuesday 22 August 2006
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Oakland,California, USA
I have been observing the services provided by the Tonga Consul in the San Francisco Bay Area, and I have to admit that it is a great waste of time. I truly feel, and I am certain that I'm not the only one feeling this way, that the government of Tonga could find ways to spend their money, that maybe beneficial to the government and for the people of Tonga. - Concerned Citizen of Tonga

Sunday 20 August 2006
Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Na ‘e ‘i ai e lave ‘a e ‘Etita ‘o e Kele ‘a, Tavake Fusimalohi, ‘o ne fehu ‘ia pe ‘e anga fefee hano fuatautau ‘a e ngaue ‘a e Fale Alea he houa 16 mo e konga ‘i he vahenga ko e $700 he uike kae faingata ‘a ‘ia e tokolahi ‘a e fonua he ngaue houa ‘e 40 he uike ki he $100 pe. - Kite Tu‘akalau
Sunday 20 August 2006
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Ukraine
Christian people of Ukraine pray for health of Christian Monarch His Majesty Taufa'ahau Tupou IV, King of Tonga.- Most Rev.Yuruy Yurchyk, D.D., Archbishop of Donetsk and Mariupol, CHURCH OF UKRAINE

Saturday 19 August 2006
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Düsseldorf, Germany
Together with Her Majesty Queen Halaevalu Mata'Aho, the Royal Family, and all of the Tongan people our thoughts are with His Majesty, the King of Tonga, and we wish Him - deeply from our hearts - the helping hand of the Good Lord. - Dirk Tillen

Saturday 19 August 2006
Auckland, New Zealand
‘Oku lolotonga valau ‘a Fisi ‘i he ‘uhinga mo e founga ne kouna ‘aki ‘a Ratu Mara kene hifo mei hono tu ‘unga taki he fonua (Palesiteni). Ne u faka ‘amu ‘e lavelave mai e paluplau e ongo vaivai ki hono hanga ‘e Tonga ‘o tukuhifo hono Tu ‘i ‘Ofeina pea mo hono Hau. Na ‘e hoko ‘eni ‘i hono fakapuna kitu ‘a ‘e he PSA ‘a e tu ‘utu ‘uni ‘a ‘Ene ‘Afio ‘i he Fakataha Tokoni ke ‘omai ha ‘atita tau ‘ataina ke ne vakai ‘i ‘enau launga. ‘Io pea na ‘e silongo ‘akinautolu na ‘e tonu ke nau lea fakapalofita he taimi ko ‘eni. - Sailosi Finau
Friday 18 August 2006
Auckland, New Zealand
Neongo ‘a e kei taumama ‘o atu ‘a e Fili Fakafofonga hono hoko, hange kiate au kuo kamata ‘a e kemipeini ia ‘a Siosiua Fatani ‘i hono huke ‘o e ngaahi me ‘a ‘oku loto mamahi ai ‘ia ‘Uliti Uata. 'Oku ‘ikai ke u fie taukapo ‘i ‘a ‘Uliti he ‘oku ‘ikai kakato fau ‘a ‘etau ‘ilo ki he me ‘a na ‘e hoko. Ka ‘oku ou fie lave ki he fa ‘ahinga ‘oku nau vilitaki ke ‘oua ‘e fakahu ki Falealea ha kakai pisinisi. - Sefita Hao‘uli
Friday 18 August 2006
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Tutu'ila, Manu'a, Amerika Samoa
Taumaia na'e lava 'e he tu'unga fakasiokalafi 'o e mamani ke halatu'uatu ha'amau failotu mo e kau faifekau 'o e ngaahi potu siasi kotoa mei he Tu'asivitasi pea mo e Tele'a ko Malaeimi. - Tongan Community Amerika Samoa

Friday 18 August 2006
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Australia
'Oku ou kole ke u hufanga he talamalu 'o e fonua kae hao atu 'a e ki'i popoaki talamonu mo e lotu ko'eni ki he Pani 'a e 'Otua ko 'ene 'Afio ko Taufa'ahau Tupou IV ko e Tu'i Totonu 'o e 'Otu Tonga. -Molumalu 'o Ha'angata

Friday 18 August 2006
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Long Beach, California, USA
`Oku ongo faka`ulia ki he motu`a tu`a ni `a e fakahoko mai ko ia `a e popoaki ki he fonua na`e fai `e he Palemi`a `o Tonga, Dr Feleti Sevele, fekau`aki mo e pupuluhi `a `Ene `Afio, Taufa`ahau Tupou IV, ko e Hau mo e Tu`i `o e `Otu Tonga. - ‘Ofa ki Tonga

Friday 18 August 2006
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Ko e me'a koia ko hono "lavaki'i 'e he Fakafofonga Fale Alea, 'Uliti Uata, 'a e kakai 'o Tonga, tautaute-fito ki hono kainga, Kainga 'o Ha'apai, na'a nau fili ia ke hoko ko honau Fakafofonga 'i he Fale Alea. - Siosaia Fatani

Thursday 17 August 2006
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Oslo, Norway
I remember His Majesty from when I visited Tonga years ago and I remember a man with grace and a smile. - Peggy Matheson

Thursday 17 August 2006
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Kuo lahi 'etau sio kihe ngaahi fetukuaki he fonua kae ngalo ha sio ki ha hoko mai ha Tsunami 'o tau fetaulaki moia. Sai a 'Eua ia mo Vava'u he ko e fonua ma'olunga ka ko e hoko mai ki Tongatapu mo Ha'apai mahalo ko e puli ia he moana. - Lapulito

Wednesday 16 August 2006
Nuku'alofa, Tonga
I have no intention of engaging the doyen of Tongan journalists in arguing over how long is a short work week, suffice to say that my original public statement of defence has successfully quelled the swelling wave of angry letters from irate taxpayers who were misled by your original article alleging, amongst other things, that, "Tonga's parliament has decided to work less for more pay...." - Lopeti Senituli
Tuesday 15 August 2006
Nuku'alofa, Tonga
I find it absolutely shocking and disappointing that Lopeti Senituli, the so-called Political Adviser to the Prime Minister Dr. Feleti Sevele, was accusing you of misinforming and misleading the public in connection with your comment on the working hours or days of Parliament. It is a simple calculation I am sure Lopeti is quite capable of doing, if he did his homework. - Tavake Fusimalohi