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  • Wednesday 19 December 2012 1:22pm


    Nuku'alofa, Tonga
    : Thousands of old car bodies stockpiled in Nuku'alofa's Pili Quarry will be crushed and baled for export over the next month, thanks to an initiative by a Tongan businesswoman, 'Ofa Tu'ikolovatu and her husband, whose recycling company has hired a $4 million crushing and baling machine and shipped it to Tonga for the work.
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  • Wednesday 19 December 2012 12:00pm


    London, United Kingdom
    : Climate change financing can unlock opportunities for small island states to help stem the tide of destruction through adaptation and mitigation. The problem is not the availability of finance but the ability of small states to access that finance. How does a country with a foreign ministry of eight staff cope with the demands of a climate change fund staffed by 80 or 800? - Kamalesh Sharma.
  • Wednesday 19 December 2012 10:58am


    Nuku'alofa, Tonga
    : Nuku'alofa's downtown Reload Bar opened a new upstairs lounge bar extension on December 13 ready for the holiday season.
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  • Tuesday 18 December 2012 3:45pm


    Nuku'alofa, Tonga
    : Takeshi Igarashi, of the Friendly Islands Triathlon (FIT) won the 2nd Pacific Islands Triathlon Championship, held at the National Sailing Centre, Suva, Fiji on Saturday, December 8.
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  • Monday 17 December 2012 7:39pm


    Neiafu, Vava'u
    : HRH Crown Prince Tupouto'a 'Ulukalala opened a new Vaipua Bridge in Vava'u on Friday 14 December. The bridge was reconstructed with a T$10 million grant from China.
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  • Monday 17 December 2012 7:12pm


    Tokyo, Japan
    : HE Ms Tania Tupou Tonga's first resident Ambassador to Japan presented her credentials to Japan's Emperor Akihito at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo on 11 December, after starting in her new post at the Government of Tonga's new embassy located at Minato-ku in Tokyo, on 1 October. .
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  • Monday 17 December 2012 6:24pm


    Nuku'alofa, Tonga
    : An appeal by Lord Tu'ilakepa, a former Speaker of the Legislative Assembly of Tonga, against a Magistrate's ruling to hold separate Preliminary Inquiries for his arms and drugs charges will be heard on 30 January, 2013.
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  • Monday 17 December 2012 1:27pm


    Fua'amotu, Tonga
    : A strong wind warning remains in force for Vava'u, Ha'apai and Tongatapu coastal waters this morning, 17 December, as Severe Tropical Cyclone Evan (cat. 4) located near Fiji moves to the southwest.
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  • Saturday 15 December 2012 10:46pm


    Fua'amotu, Tonga
    : A tropical cyclone gale warning remains in force for Niuafo'ou, as Severe Tropical Cyclone Evan moves north of the Niuas tonight, on southwest track toward the Fiji Islands. Tropical Cyclone Advisory Number 10 for Tonga, issued from Fua'amotu, 10:00pm, 15 December 2012.
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  • Saturday 15 December 2012 5:25pm


    Fua'amotu, Tonga
    : A tropical cyclone alert remains in force for Niuafo'ou. Tropical Cyclone Advisory Number 8 for Tonga on severe Tropical Cyclone Evan issued from Fua'amotu Tropical Cyclone Warning Center at 12:45pm 15 December 2012.
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  • Saturday 15 December 2012 5:04pm


    Nuku'alofa, Tonga
    : The Government of Tonga has retained ownership of the Janfull International Dateline Hotel on November 30 after it was placed under liquidation to be put up for sale.
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  • Saturday 15 December 2012 5:01pm


    Nuku'alofa, Tonga
    : Kilifi Nau (52) of Ma'ufanga has been further remanded in police custody after he was charged with the murder of his 25-year-old female partner at his home on December 13.
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  • Thursday 13 December 2012 6:18pm


    Nuku'alofa, Tonga
    : A 52 year old Ma'ufanga man was charged with the murder of his 25 year old female partner at his home this morning.
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  • Thursday 13 December 2012 6:07pm


    Nuku'alofa, Tonga
    : HRH Princess Latufuipeka Tonga's High Commissioner to Australia, was in Nuku'alofa today and visited the Women's Affairs Division, on a fact finding mission to see how she might assist in the development of women's group in Tonga.
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  • Thursday 13 December 2012 6:00pm


    Nuku'alofa, Tonga
    : Vaipua Bridge which provides a vital short cut to Neiafu for the people living in the western district of Vava'u will be opened on Friday 14 December by Crown Prince Tupouto'a 'Ulukalala.
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  • Thursday 13 December 2012 12:11am


    Nuku'alofa, Tonga
    : Tailulu's Netball Teams won three categories of the inaugural Te Tau Lava National Netball tournament on Saturday 8 December. This is the second win for the netball champions after taking home the Mo'onia Cup earlier this month.
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  • Thursday 13 December 2012 12:01am


    Nuku'alofa, Tonga
    : Visiting Tonga, Senator Louise Pratt of Western Australia, presented new uniforms to Tonga Police officers at the Police Headquarter in Longlongo today. This is part of a Tonga Police Development Program funded by a Tri-Partite Development Agreement between Tonga, Australia and New Zealand. Photos by Linny Folau.
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  • Tuesday 11 December 2012 6:25pm


    Nuku'alofa, Tonga
    : A third diver has died after using a dangerous method known as 'hookah diving' while diving for sea cucumbers this week in Ha'afeva, Ha'apai. Tonga's Police Commissioner is appealing to divers never to use the illegal method.
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  • Tuesday 11 December 2012 6:16pm


    Nuku'alofa, Tonga
    : 'Uluaki Falealea Vaka'uta (27) of Ma'ufanga was sentenced to seven years imprisonment for serious offences of housebreaking, theft and causing grevious bodily harm committed from June to July this year in the Nuku'alofa area. Crimes included breaking into Chinese shops, a local joinery business and stabbing a Tongan man at his home.
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  • Tuesday 11 December 2012 5:52pm


    Nuku'alofa, Tonga
    : The new Vuna Wharf welcomed its first cruise ship, the Ocean Princess this morning with over 700 passengers mainly from Australia. Photos by Linny Folau.
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