Tonga's Prime Minister, Lord Tu'ivakano, was admitted to hospital in New York for an emergency procedure late on the night of Saturday 28 September after suffering from acute chest pains. [updated]
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Monday 30 September 2013
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
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Friday 20 September 2013
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Brisbane, Australia
King Tupou VI and Queen Nanasipau'u were welcomed in Brisbane by the Queensland Tonga Council, Nofo-'a-kainga, during an overnight stopover on September 11.
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Friday 13 September 2013
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
A new public holiday on Tuesday September 17 this year marks the official birthday of the Crown Prince Tupouto‘a -‘Ulukalala, who will be 28 years old.
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Wednesday 4 September 2013
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
King Tupou VI and Queen Nanasipau‘u left Tonga on September 3 to visit Fiji and the Solomon Islands, where the king as Chancellor of the University of the South Pacific, will confer qualifications at the university’s graduations in Suva and Honiara.
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Tuesday 13 August 2013
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Auckland, New Zealand
The wedding of Hon. Frederica Lupe’uluiva Fatafehi ‘o Lapaha Tuita and Sione Mateialona Filipe was held at the Anglican Holy Trinity Cathedral, Parnell, Auckland on Saturday, August 10. Photos courtesy Monalisa Palu Fineanganofo.
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Sunday 14 July 2013
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
HRH Prince Taufa'ahau Manumataongo was baptized at the Centenary Church of the Free Wesleyan Church of Tonga in Nuku'alofa, this morning, 14 July. Photos by Pesi Fonua.
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Friday 5 July 2013
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
HM King Tupou VI inspected a military parade at Pangai Lahi in honour of the King's Birthday on July 4. Photos by Pesi Fonua.
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Monday 20 May 2013
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
In a first photo, a new heir to the the Tongan throne, the new baby Prince Taufa'ahau Manumataongo Tuku'aho is being held by his mother Princess Sinaitakala (at left)
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Friday 10 May 2013
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Proud new parents Crown Prince Tupouto'a and Princess Sinaitakala are celebrating the birth of their first son, reportedly named Prince Taufa'ahau Manumataongo, who surprised the family with an early arrival today, May 10, in Auckland, New Zealand.
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Tuesday 26 February 2013
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London, United Kingdom
On Monday 18 February, His Royal Highness The Prince of Wales was introduced to the Commonwealth Essay Competition as part of a workshop for students aged 12-18 years-old held at the Pitt Building in Cambridge.
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Sunday 17 February 2013
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
The Tongan noble, Baron Fielakepa (51) was laid to rest at Paini-tu'u-ua Cemetery in Haveluloto on February 15. The funeral was attended by HM King Tupou VI and Queen Nanasipau'u.
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Monday 11 February 2013
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
The Tongan noble, Baron Fielakepa (51) passed away early yesterday morning Sunday February 10, at an Auckland hospital.
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Monday 12 November 2012
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
A Remembrance Sunday Commemoration Service in memory of soldiers who died in wars in order for people to live in freedom in a peaceful world was held at Tonga's Cenotaph, Pangai Si'i, Nuku'alofa, yesterday November 12 on a beautiful sunny morning. Tonga's King Tupou VI attended the Commemoration Service for the first time since he ascended the Tongan throne earlier this year.
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Sunday 28 October 2012
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Tonga's King Tupou VI held a two-day meeting with 21 nobles at the Royal Palace, Nuku'alofa from October 23-24, to discuss the Nobles' leadership roles, and their guardianship of Tongan traditions, culture, and the land.
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Sunday 19 August 2012
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Waikato, New Zealand:
In New Zealand on Saturday August 18, King Tupou VI and Queen Nanasipau'u visited Turangawaewae Marae to meet Tuheitia Paki, the Maori King and Te Arikinui of the Kingitanga, on the celebration of the 6th anniversary of his coronation.
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Friday 17 August 2012
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
King Tupou VI and Queen Nanasipau'u departed Tonga for New Zealand today to attend the Maori King's coronation celebrations Koroneihana hui which began this week.
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Thursday 12 July 2012
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Newly-weds Crown Prince Tupouto'a 'Ulukalala and Princess Sinaitakala left the Centenary Church in Nuku'alofa this afternoon July 12 riding in the back of an open-topped vehicle, to the cheers of hundreds of well-wishers and the girls of Queen Salote College where the bride was a teacher. Photos by Matangi Tonga photographers.
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Wednesday 11 July 2012
Nuku'alofa, Tonga
A Fakalelea ceremony was held yesterday afternoon at Siumafua'uta in Ma'ufanga, the family home of Hon. Sinaitakala Tu'imatamoana 'i Fanakavakilangi Fakafanua, to celebrate her marriage to Crown Prince Tupouto'a 'Ulukalala. Photos by Matangi Tonga photographers.
Tuesday 10 July 2012
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
At the start of week-long Royal Wedding festivities in Tonga, Crown Prince Tupouto'a 'Ulukalala and Hon. Sinaitakala Tu'imatamoana 'i Fanakavakilangi Fakafanua held their Ma'utohi, a ceremony for the issue of their marriage licence, this morning at the Royal Palace in Nuku'alofa. Photos by Matangi Tonga photographers.
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Friday 6 July 2012
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
The end of the 100 nights of mourning over the death of the late King George Tupou V was marked with a Lanu Kilikili ceremony at the Royal Tomb, Male'ekula yesterday, July 5.
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