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Re:: Attitudes to rank and class need to change - Sef Haouli

and: Tongan language causes confusion - Joe Helu

The fight against gender inequalities and undemocratic societies in the world and in particular in Commonwealth countries could never be won unless hunger, homelessness, illiteracy, underdevelopment, repression and dictatorship are defeated, Hon. Lindiwe Maseko, the Chairperson for the Commonwealth Women Parliamentarians said in Nuku'alofa today.

Ten Tonga Police officers travelled to Auckland yesterday morning to step up the guarding of HM King Taufa'ahau Tupou IV who is currently in New Zealand.

Tongans think differently, and their spiral thought is often seen as "scatter head thinking" by linear thinkers, leading to cultural differences and misunderstanding between the Tongans and palangis, the 11th Tonga History Conference in Melbourne was told by keynote speaker, Rev. Dr 'Asinate F. Samate. Photos by Adrienne L. Kaeppler and Filipe Tohi

Central Nuku‘alofa was lively this afternoon as four different groups, including nearly 600 staff of Vaiola Hospital, marched down Taufa‘ahau Road in support of a two-week old national strike by civil servants.

British actress Minnie Driver (35) arrived in Nuku'alofa on July 12 for a 13-day filming assignment in Tongatapu, Ha'apai and Vava'u.

The fourth, and the last judging event for Tonga's 2005 Miss Heilala Pageant last week - the Talent Quest, Island Creation, Sarong Swimwear and the Stage interview - presented the judges with a very difficult task as this year's contestants put on a great show in their final attempt to claim the Miss Heilala title for 2005.

HM King Taufa'ahau Tupou IV and 13 fellow alumni who attended Law School at University of Sydney over 60 years ago came together for their own celebration yesterday evening July 6, at a special reception hosted at the Australian High Commissioner's residence in Nuku'alofa.

While Tonga celebrated the 87th birthday of King Taufa'ahau Tupou IV in Tonga on July 4, at the same time 10,000 kilometers away in the city of Nagoya, in southern Japan, the king`s birthday was also celebrated with a special ceremony at the 2005 World Exposition. Photos and story by Pesi Fonua