Residents of the scattered Ha‘apai islands in central Tonga at the best of times find it difficult to make wireless contact with the outside world, but on February 26, Ha‘apai made history when an Amateur Radio Operator, Paul Kidd of Lifuka spoke to astronaut, Bill McArthur of the International Space Station as it passed over Tonga. By Pesi Fonua
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Wednesday 15 March 2006
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
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Monday 6 February 2006
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
The body of Tessa Marie Horan (24) the US Peace Corps volunteer who died last week after being attacked by a shark in Vava'u, will be flown back home to the United States tomorrow, February 7.
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Thursday 2 February 2006
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
A US Peace Corps Volunteer, Tessa Horan (24), died in Vava'u yesterday evening, February 1 after losing a leg in a tragic shark attack in the water off the village of Tu'anuku.
Pesalili Kailahi, the Neiafu Police Commander, said that the attack took place about 6 pm but the police were not notified until about 8 pm.
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Thursday 22 December 2005
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
It has to be the best Christmas present that the people of Niuafo‘ou and Niuatoputapu have ever hoped for - the resumption of commercial air services to their islands yesterday, December 21.
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Monday 21 March 2005
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Neiafu, Vava'u
Three baby Pilot Whales were rescued from the shallow waters of eastern Vava'u, in Tonga, after being stranded for nearly a week. But the mother whale and two other whales that were stranded with the pod died from injuries believed to be caused by a shark attack.
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Friday 28 January 2005
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Domestic air services to the northern remote islands of Niuafo'ou and Niuatoputapu are expected to resume by the second week of February. There have been no regular air services to the Niuas since 17 May 2004, when the Royal Tongan Airlines ceased operation.
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Thursday 27 May 2004
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
The people of Pangai who went out to sea in their boats in the dark and worked all night to rescue about 450 passengers from Tonga's grounded inter-island ferry MV Pulupaki yesterday deserve the highest praise, says one grateful passenger who finally reached her destination safely.
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Wednesday 26 May 2004
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
About 450 people were rescued in small boats, after Tonga's inter-island ferry ran aground on the Hakauloa reef in the early hours of Wednesday morning, about a mile outside the Pangai Harbour in the Ha'apai group.
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Tuesday 11 May 2004
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
The people of 'Eua will soon experience better roads thanks to a $313,375 New Zealand-funded project, which will start to upgrade the island's agricultural and tourism roads beginning next week.
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Wednesday 14 April 2004
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
One Tongan fisherman died and another was bitten by a shark after five fishermen were left floating in the water 35 miles to the north west of Tongatapu, for over six hours last night April 13, after their 10m boat sank in rough seas.
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Saturday 30 November 2002
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Nuku‘alofa, Tonga
There’s a problem on ‘Atā, Tonga’s prison island, according to prisoners, who are serving terms there—they are very sad there is no television for them to watch. From Matangi Tonga Magazine Vol. 17, no. 3, November 2002.
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Monday 20 March 2000
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Nuku‘alofa, Tonga
A first shipment of ‘Eua timber was sent to New Zealand in March by Ha’amo Growers Ltd.
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