Tonga's church leaders need to open their eyes and look beyond the bible in order to understand and combat a "huge problem" of gender-based violence, Bishop Paini Mafi, the Head of the Roman Catholic Church of Tonga and Niue, told a national consultation with government in Nuku'alofa on February 21.
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Thursday 23 February 2012
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
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Sunday 22 January 2012
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Sydney, Australia
Photos by Dean Bentick
An engagement party for Prince 'Ulukalala (27) and the Hon. Sinaitakala Fakafanua (25) was held in Sydney on Friday 20 January, attended by members of Tonga's Royal Family.
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Tuesday 17 January 2012
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
A 37-year-old Catholic priest, Father Mikaele Mateo, died at Laulea Beach on the eastern coast of Tongatapu on Sunday afternoon, January 15 while helping to rescue his five young nephews who were swept out to open sea by strong currents.
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Saturday 14 January 2012
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
New Year weddings are popular in Tonga with 36 marriages registered in the week 5-13 January - but only three couples tied the knot on Friday the 13th.
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Friday 6 January 2012
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
*The 'Api-Fo'ou Ex-students Association raised more than a million pa'anga during their four days Jubilee celebration from December 27-30, to mark the establishment of 'Api-Fo'ou by Catholic priests 125 years ago.
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Friday 6 January 2012
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Tonga's former Chief Justice, Hon. Justice Gordon Ward, has been made a knight bachelor by Queen Elizabeth II in her 2012 New Year's honours list, for his services as the Chief Justice for the Turks and Caicos Islands, and his judiciary service for the Commonwealth.
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Wednesday 4 January 2012
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Tongan-born Teresa Moore, a top international fashion model, based in New York City, returned to Tonga in the New Year after 20 years away. By Linny Folau
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Tuesday 3 January 2012
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Atlanta, Georgia,USA
Matangi Tonga Online readers around the world send in their holiday photos, with Best Wishes and Season's Greetings to one and all.
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Monday 2 January 2012
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Kentville-Nova Scotia, Canada
It was a white Christmas for Betsy Lee Tu'inuikuafe Worthylake, her husband Peter and mother-in-law Pauline Worthylake in Kentville, Nova Scotia, Canada. On Christmas Eve snow was falling while Betsy was watching from the porch of her house.
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Friday 30 December 2011
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Canberra, Australia
HRH Princess Angelika Latūfuipeka Halaevalu Mata'aho Napua-Okalani Tuku'aho graduated with a Master of Business degree from the Australian National University's College of Business & Economics, Canberra, on December 15.
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Thursday 29 December 2011
Nuku'alofa, Tonga
We have in our beautiful country, a group of men who beg or penipeni people on the streets of Nuku'aolfa to buy alcohol, and they are drunk 90% of the time. They are a real menace to society. Concerned Citizen.
Friday 23 December 2011
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Andrea Moala (12) from Alaki in Tongatapu won the Digicel Star 2011 season 2 singing competition, during the final held at the Dateline Hotel on December 19, winning a trip to the Caribbean.
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Friday 23 December 2011
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Members of the Alonga Centre for the disabled, were treated to Christmas carols and received presents at the opening of the Lady Maria Gift Shop on the ground floor of the Loumaile Lodge today.
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Wednesday 21 December 2011
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Lord Lasike, the Speaker of the Tonga Parliament, who is facing charges in the Supreme Court, has allegedly defied the conditions of a court order and breached his bail when he traveled to the USA to get married and has not returned to Tonga.
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Saturday 17 December 2011
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
The 78th birthday of HM the Emperor of Japan was celebrated in Tonga with a reception hosted by the Japanese Ambassador to Tonga, HE Mr Yasuo Takase on the evening of December 15 at his residence in 'Anana.
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Tuesday 13 December 2011
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
A large group of women from Australia have arrived in Tonga to celebrate five Fakafetongi Koloa events with women's groups in Vava'u, that will likely result in over $234,000 worth of exchanges.
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Tuesday 6 December 2011
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Tonga's 2011-12 Miss Galaxy Queen title was won by 21 year old Venus Brown of 'Ahau who entered the contest as Miss Appraxus New Zealand.
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Tuesday 6 December 2011
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Christmas carols were performed in central Nuku'alofa on Thursday night December 1, in a special program organized by the Sisu koe Fetu'ungingila Church Group.
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Friday 2 December 2011
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Tonga's Galaxy Queen Pageant 2011 will be crowned this evening, December 2, at the end of a colourful three day contest that is living up to its reputation of fantasy and fun.
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Tuesday 29 November 2011
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
The International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women, the White Ribbon Day 25 November, was marked in Tonga as part of a campaign to end violence against women in the world.
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