Tavake Fungavaka died on Saturday, May 3 at Vaiola Hospital, his sister Sulieti Tu‘akoi confirmed to Matangi Tonga this morning. Tavake was in Tonga attending the trial into the death of his son Kali, currently underway at the Nuku'alofa Supreme Court.
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Tuesday 6 May 2014
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
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Tuesday 29 April 2014
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Lord Fusitu'a (87), the Niuatoputapu and Niuafo'ou Nobles' Representative to the Tongan parliament passed away in Nuku'alofa on Thursday, 24 April.
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Monday 7 April 2014
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Tonga's first Practice Parliament for Women is a crucial milestone and a very positive step forward for Tonga, said Queen Nanasipau'u Tuku'aho in opening the event today, April 7 in Nuku'alofa.
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Wednesday 2 April 2014
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Thirty representatives will take part in Tonga's first “Practice Parliament for Women” on April 10-11 in Nuku'alofa, a two-day event that aims to encourage women to run for parliament in the upcoming 2014 General Election in November.
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Tuesday 1 April 2014
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
'Amelia Fa'otusia (18), a Tongan Student studying at the University of Waikato, has been awarded the New Zealand Development Pacific Scholarship for Highest Academic Achiever in 2013.
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Thursday 27 March 2014
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Brisbane, Australia
A charity campaign “Donate 21” is currently underway in Australia to raise money for a young Tongan woman, Viola Kavapele Maka (24) from Lapaha, Tongatapu who has a life threatening heart condition.
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Thursday 20 March 2014
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Washington D.C., U.S.A
An internship in the Office of the First Lady at the White House has inspired Milika Hopoi, a Tongan, to seek a future in the USA diplomatic service.
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Monday 17 March 2014
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San Francisco, USA
Sammisano Joshua Talai 'Otuhiva, a five-month old baby boy from San Francisco who has Tongan and Samoan parents, is being recognized as the largest baby ever born in the American state of California.
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Sunday 9 March 2014
Nuku'alofa, Tonga
In spite of the rain that was driving away their customers, the women vendors at Nuku‘alofa’s central Talamahu Market looked cheerful on International Women’s Day, Saturday March 8, 2014. But here in the heart of the capital, only a stone’s throw away from the new cruise ship berth at Vuna Wharf, the Talamahu Market is a place where women’s real status in Tonga is on display for all to see. By Mary Lyn Fonua.
Thursday 27 February 2014
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Creative Tongans are realizing that they can make a livelihood from handicrafts, after receiving training in cultural tourism awareness, says Sione Loseli who ran workshops in Vava‘u last week, under a Handicrafts and Cultural Tourism Support Program.
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Tuesday 25 February 2014
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Elder Neil L. Andersen, a member of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Salt Lake City, USA, visited Tonga during the weekend.
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Thursday 6 February 2014
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Thirty young girls aged 11-19 years from Tongatapu villages have taken part in a three-day “Eliminating Violence against Girls” Camp 2014.
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Wednesday 22 January 2014
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Five significant Tongan patrimonial artifacts are expected to fetch around 19,000 Euros ($50,000 pa'anga) when they are auctioned in Brussels, on Friday January 24, for an unnamed private owner. While critics of the sale say the objects are an invaluable part of Tonga's cultural heritage and should not leave the kingdom to be sold in Europe.
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Tuesday 14 January 2014
Nuku‘alofa, Tonga
Matangi Tonga Online photographer Pesi Fonua travelled to Ha‘apai on January 13, visiting the villages of Koulo and Holopeka on LIfuka, and the main town of Pangai following the devastation of the areas by Tropical Cyclone Ian on January 11, 2014.
Friday 3 January 2014
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Nuku‘alofa, Tonga
Bishop Soane Lilo Foliaki SM (80), who served as the Catholic Bishop of Tonga and Niue from 1994 until 2008, died in Nuku‘alofa on Christmas Eve.
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Wednesday 1 January 2014
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Nuku‘alofa, Tonga
Four babies were born in Tonga’s hospitals on New Year's morning, the first at Ngu Hospital, Vavau, and three at Vaiola Hospital in Tongatapu.
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Monday 30 December 2013
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
The Matangi Tonga Online 2013 news in photos during 2013. Looking back, 2013 in Tonga has been a year of ...
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Thursday 19 December 2013
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
December is the wedding season in Tonga and last week Thursday December 12 became the busiest day of nuptials for the year, when 24 marriages were registered in Nuku'alofa. Photos by Linny Folau.
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Tuesday 10 December 2013
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Over 400 graduates from three Government Post-Secondary Education Institutes received their diplomas and certificates from Prince Tu’ipelehake on 10 December. Photos by Linny Folau.
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Tuesday 10 December 2013
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
The Tonga Team who won nine medals at the Special Olympics 2013, Asia Pacific Games last week in Australia were warmly welcomed in Nuku'alofa today with a celebratory march followed by a special ceremony attended by Crown Prince Tupouto‘a ‘Ulukalala.
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