A fifth contestant has registered for Tonga's 2008-09 Miss Heilala Pageant to be held in Nuku'alofa from July 21-29.Miss Appraxus Tonga NZ 2008, Natasha Fa'onelua Tafolo joins the three other contestants from Tongan community in New Zealand who are: Miss MF 'Aloua and Sons Transport Mele Siniva Koloamatangi (22); Miss Famous Pacific Money Transfer Losaline Toutai (19); Miss E.M. Properties Engineering Ltd. Karen Lenora Taufa.
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Wednesday 9 July 2008
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
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Wednesday 2 July 2008
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Four girls have registered to compete in Tonga's 2008-09 Miss Heilala Pageant to be held during the Annual Heilala Festival from July 21-29.
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Monday 9 June 2008
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
The Sails Lodge and Restaurant situated opposit the Queen Salote Wharf on the Nuku‘alofa waterfront is the newest local dining place and accommodation facility to open in the capital.
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Monday 9 June 2008
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Tonga's annual Heilala Festival will be held on new date this year from July 21-29 to join in with the celebrations of the Coronation of HM King George V.
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Thursday 17 April 2008
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Neiafu, Vava'u
Developing an International Airport at Vava'u, is something the Tonga government is now considering, but because of the limitations of the outer island runways, they need to consider all the options.
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Wednesday 16 April 2008
Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Tonga's second domestic airline Chatham Pacific, carrying the Prime Minister and VIPs aboard its 50-seater Convair, made its inaugural flight to Ha'apai and Vava'u on the afternoon of Monday, April 14.
Friday 4 April 2008
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Tonga's Miss Galaxy Queen Pageant for 2008 will be held on August 6-8 following the celebrations of HM King George V's Coronation.
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Tuesday 1 April 2008
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Air Chatham, Tonga's second domestic air operator will begin its service to Vava'u and Ha'apai on April 14, Russell Jenkins, the airline's Tonga General Manager, said this morning.
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Thursday 27 March 2008
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
A new brochure called the 'Kingdom of Tonga Visitors' Guide 2008' was launched today as part of the preparations by the Ministry of Tourism to cater for the visitors that will be attending the King's Coronation in August.
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Thursday 20 March 2008
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
There is likely to be a last minute scramble for airline seats and cargo space to Tonga at the end of July as visitors for the August 1 Coronation of King George Tupou V try to fit into the scheduled flights, a regional airline operator is predicting.
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Tuesday 18 March 2008
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
As of today, all the available hotel rooms in Tongatapu have been booked to accommodate guests who will be attending the celebrations of HM King George V's Coronation in August.
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Friday 14 March 2008
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
An 11-member group of North American travel agents arrived in Tonga on March 13 on a six-days familiarization tour of the Kingdom.
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Thursday 13 March 2008
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Tonga's annual Heilala Festival will be held on a new date this year from July 21-29 to join in with the celebrations of the Coronation of King George Tupou V.
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Wednesday 23 January 2008
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
FROM OUR ARCHIVES : Tonga's new Director of the Civil Aviation Department, Sean Te'o has no immediate plans to look for another domestic airline to improve the service in Tonga.
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Monday 10 December 2007
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
There was minimum disruption to international air services to Tonga during the weekend as Cyclone Daman moved around Fiji.
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Wednesday 28 November 2007
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Tonga's Whale Watching Industry appears to be in a state of stagnation, particularly at the popular tourist destination of Vava'u, where experienced operators are blaming everything from ad hoc government policy on licensing to a poor domestic air service for the failure to reach expected growth.
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Tuesday 9 October 2007
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Fua'amotu,Tonga
After 15 years of construction, the Royal Tonga International Hotel, better known as "Dr Wong's hotel" was finally opened for business this morning, October 9 by HM King George Tupou V.
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Thursday 13 September 2007
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Tonga's domestic air service is currently operating solely by Airline Tonga, which is a Fiji Air-Teta Tours joint venture.
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Tuesday 10 July 2007
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Photos by Linny Folau.
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Monday 2 July 2007
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Eleven beautiful young women, contestants for the Miss Heilala 2007 crown, were introduced today at an orientation programme at the Good Samaritan Beach Resort, Kolovai.
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