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Tuesday 20 June 2006
Auckland, New Zealand
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
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Tuesday 20 June 2006
Canberra, Australia
‘Oku hanga he hopo sivile ko ‘eni kuo tau situ‘a me ai ‘o fakamanatu mai ‘a e ngaahi me‘a lalahi ko ‘eni: ‘oku mahino lelei ko a ‘etau konisitutone mo e lao kiate kitautolu? - Siosiua Tofua‘ipangai
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Monday 19 June 2006
Long Beach, California, USA
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
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Sunday 18 June 2006
Long Beach, California, USA
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
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Saturday 17 June 2006
New Zealand
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
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Friday 16 June 2006
First of all, I wish to thank the PRs, the PSA, and the so called Tonga National Business Association (TNBA) for help crippling our small economy. Only if we sit down and think carefully of who we are, what we are doing, and how it would affect others and our very small economy, some light would have been came through to save us all time, money, and especially our beautiful faces. - Sione Maile
Friday 16 June 2006
Tofoa,Tongatapu
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
Friday 16 June 2006
USA
I am sure the major topic of discussion these days is the partial opening and the indefinite closing or suspension of the Parliament. This is not good for us who were looking forward for our annual comic relief. There is no better situation comedy than that coming out of Parliament. I do miss Dr. Lavulavu and his mano-a-mano (man to man) fist fight challenges. Siuhu! - Tama Foa
Friday 16 June 2006
Long Beach, California, USA
The latest development on the legal action brought by Lasike and the People Representatives truly deserves a vote of "No Confidence" in the House and the plaintiffs should be booted out of the Legislative Assembly. With a real experienced lawyer like Clive Edwards to take part in a frivolous case of this nature is totally absurd. - ‘Ofa-ki-Tonga
Thursday 15 June 2006
Broome, Western,Australia
As a follow on from my last letter, which was a reply to Mr Haouli's earlier diatribe about the Court action that was filed by Mr Edwards. I would like to state a common saying that is part of the lingo of Indigenous Australians what now? - James Tapueluelu
Thursday 15 June 2006
New Zealand
I did challenge the fragility of Tonga at this transitional period of political reform, to put together your resources and streamline your budgets for the betterment of the public services, the economic development and the people of Tonga while formulating the most practical political approaches to apply with an ultimate objective: Peace, Unity, Solidarity and Prosperity must be maintained. - Henry Alexandra Tonga
Tuesday 13 June 2006
USA
'Oku 'ikai keu 'ilo pe 'oku ou ngangau 'ulu pe ko e ninimo 'i hono lau hifo 'o e fakamatala ki he langa 'o e (Confrence Hall for the Oct Forum of Pacific Leaders). 'Oku tau lolotonga mapuhoi he ngaahi 'aho ni ko e toumo'omo 'o e tu'unga fakapa'anga. 'Oku 'i ai 'a e ongo fu'u holo, (fale sipoti Atale & Kuini Salote Hall) ke ngaue'aki 'e Tonga ki he ngaahi fakataha pehe ni kae taataanaki ha pa'anga 'i hono ngaue'aki'. - Siosaia Moimoiangaha
Tuesday 13 June 2006
Canberra, Australia
Kauhala'uta 'o e Ha'a Tu'i Tonga he senituli 18 mei he kamata ke fakafehu'ia 'e 'Ukukalala Ma'ufanga ('Uluaki 'Ulukalala & Tu'i Vava'u II) pea pehe ki hono foha 'Ulukalala Feletoa(Tu'i Vava'u III & Tu'i Ha'apai I) 'a e founga pule 'o e 'aho ko ia. - Siosiua Tofua‘ipangai
Monday 12 June 2006
Sydney, Australia
Kole ke tukuatu mu’a’a e ki’i tasilisili ko’eni ki he’etau fai’anga talanga he ope. Fakamalo atu kia kinautolu’oku nau tafunaki hotau pa‘‘anga-talanoa. Faka’ofo’ofa moe ngaahi fokotu’u. Ka’oku ou tui’oku totonu ke tau fakakaukau’i’a e fakakaukau na’e fakasisi mai’e Sailosi Finau kimu’a atu na’ane fakalea ko e tefito’i fakakaukau’o e "TOPONO". - ‘Inoke Fotu Hu‘akau
Monday 12 June 2006
Auckland, New Zealand
The Tongan Methodist Church is an economic behemoth, capable of adding value or crippling our economy. My observation is that that the church is probably doing both but on the annual conference, the level of consumption and the costs may have negative impact on shareholders but also on the economy as well. - Sefita Hao‘uli
Sunday 11 June 2006
USA
Ko e konga hono ua 'eni 'o e ngaahi fakakaukau 'a ia 'oku ki'i fakamamafa ia kihe Palemia mo e kau Minisita hotau ki'i fonua. 'Ofa pe 'e tupu ai ha vivili ke 'ilo 'a e fiema'u 'a e kakai pea 'i he taimi tatau pe 'oku fai 'a e fe'ofa'aki moe melino. - Siosaia Moimoiangaha
Saturday 10 June 2006
USA
After reading about the plight of the MOW employees in Ha'apai, I confirmed something I have suspected for a very long time. My psychiatrist is right. I am an idiot and I do have multiple personalities. I can be angry, empathize and laugh within a minute's time. I am pretty sure I am serious about this statement. - Tama Foa
Friday 9 June 2006
Auckland, New Zealand
A case that's clearer curiouser and more curiouser is now before the courts so I am curious to know how many times this section has been breached in the past, and will I be taking section 17 of the Constitution as reported, too literally, to suggest that Queen Salote could not have legally opened Parliament during her entire reign? - Sefita Hao‘uli
Thursday 8 June 2006
New Zealand
Tau haka he langi kuo tau he faka'inasi mei loto langi mo loto palasi ke kau atu si'i Fineasi Funaki he to'ofohe hono langa'i e fonua ki he lelei fakalukufua. Pea tuku pe 'a ha'a ta'efiemalie ia ke nau laka mo kaila ka e fai pe ho fatongia 'ou ke 'alaha pea ngingila.
Thursday 8 June 2006
Auckland, New Zealand
My statistic of 4% civil servant was questioned. It was argued that 4% civil servants feed and cared for their families, relatives and extended families thus the percentage should be higher than 50%. - Ana Paea

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