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Sunday 13 November 2011 11:07pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The construction of a $12 million Solar Farm on Tongatapu, began with an official groundbreaking ceremony at the Popua Power Station on Thursday, 10 November.
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Saturday 12 November 2011 8:59pm
Neiafu, Vava'u : Marching in defiance, and singing hymns, over 200 protestors petitioned the office of the Vava'u Governor, Lord Fulivai, yesterday morning, opposing a move by government to create a monopoly shipping service between New Zealand and Vava'u. Premium content -
Friday 11 November 2011 10:00pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : British Campaign Medals were today awarded to Tonga's first contingent of 55 soldiers who were deployed to Afghanistan at the end of 2010. Premium content -
Friday 11 November 2011 10:04am
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Seven New Zealand rugby players and a rugby trainer, visiting Tonga this week, under New Zealand's Pacific Prevention of Domestic Violence Programme, visited schools and conducted training with young rugby players. Premium content -
Friday 11 November 2011 9:31am
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : A group of business people from the island of Okinawa in southern Japan visited Tonga for four days from November 5-9. Premium content -
Wednesday 9 November 2011 5:30pm
Sapa'ata, Niuafo'ou (Tin-Can Island) : On behalf of the Parents and Teachers' Association, we would like to approach you with a request for your financial assistance in order to be able to purchase the necessary book prizes for the Niuafo'ou District High School Prize Giving Ceremony, scheduled for November 29, 2011. Letters from students are attached. -Viliami Vea, 'Aloma Kata, Tevita Kata, Latai Lama, Susitina Peei (Niuafo'ou District High School); and 'Ana Emberson, the Niuas Foundation. Premium content -
Tuesday 8 November 2011 4:38pm
Canberra, Australia : The Pacific Women's Empowerment Dialogue on Stopping Violence Against Women met at Australia's Parliament House in Canberra last week. The meeting was co-hosted by AusAid and the US Department of State. Premium content -
Monday 7 November 2011 3:53pm
Noumea, New Caledonia : Heads of government, ministers and ambassadors from 22 Pacific Island countries and territories (PICTs) and Australia, France, New Zealand and the USA are meeting in Noumea, New Caledonia for the 7th Conference of the Pacific Community, which starts on Monday 7 November. Premium content -
Sunday 6 November 2011 11:56am
Noumea, New Caledonia : The Secretariat of the Pacific Community (SPC) and the Pacific Power Association (PPA), the two leading development agencies in the Pacific region's energy sector, today (4 Nov) signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU), effectively enabling the intergovernmental organisations to combine their resources and offer greater assistance and benefits to Pacific Islands countries and territories (PICTs). - SPC. Premium content -
Sunday 6 November 2011 6:07am
Suva, Fiji : The 73rd USP Council meeting was held at the Video Conference Room of the Japan-Pacific ICT Centre at USP's Laucala Campus from 3 - 4 November 2011. The Council normally meets twice a year to discuss the affairs of the University. Premium content -
Saturday 5 November 2011 10:30pm
Neiafu, Vava'u : Vaitai Havea (16) is the 2011 dux of the Saineha High School, Vava'u, announced during the school's annual prize-giving ceremony on October 30. Premium content -
Saturday 5 November 2011 9:53pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : New Zealand's Pacific Prevention of Domestic Violence Programme (PPDVP) on November 7 is bringing a group of eight rugby representatives to Tonga for a week, where they will visit schools and community groups, promoting the slogan, "Break the Silence, End the Violence". Premium content -
Saturday 5 November 2011 5:05pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : One year on from last November's general election that heralded political reform, it is timely to look closely at how Tongas new government is shaping-up during the first year of its four-year term in office. Editor's Comment FROM OUR ARCHIVES -
Friday 4 November 2011 1:24pm
Neiafu, Vava'u : Ko e tefito'I palopalema lahi taha 'o e ngoue he ngaahi 'aho ni ko e fakamaketi. Ko e faka'amu 'a e tangata ngoue, ke 'I ai ha taha te ne lava 'o fakahoko 'a e fakamaketi 'o hange koia na'e fakahoko 'e he Poate 'o e ngaahi Koloa ko e me'a tepuu, ke ma'u 'a e seniti 'i he taimi pe koia 'o e fakatau. Ka lava lelei 'a e fakamaketi, pea 'oku ou tui he 'ikai toe tuku ha ivi 'o e kau ngoue. Ka fu'u lahi 'a e ngoue pea 'oku 'ikai ngata pe 'I he'ene toe 'o 'ikai 'osi hono fakatau, ka 'oku toe holo hifo foki mo e mahu'inga 'o fakatau li'aki. Paula Kava. Premium content -
Thursday 3 November 2011 3:30pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : A Seismic Network for Earthquake Observation in Tonga was launched yesterday at the Tonga government's Geological Services Unit at Vaololoa, Nuku'alofa. Premium content -
Wednesday 2 November 2011 10:18pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The growth prospect for the Tongan economy is expected to remain slow in the next six months on the back of uncertainty in the global economy, according to a statement from the National Reserve Bank of Tonga on November 1. Premium content -
Wednesday 2 November 2011 5:13pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : A Tongan Womens Rugby Seven-a-side team will be competing in two Rugby Seven-a-side tournaments in Brisbane, Australia, this month. Premium content -
Tuesday 1 November 2011 11:09pm
Washington DC, USA : Bob Woodward, one of America's best known journalists, believes that journalists should be persistent and relentless in pursuing the truth. By Linny Folau. Premium content -
Tuesday 1 November 2011 11:02pm
Washington DC,USA : Growing their economy and creating jobs are among the most important issues facing America today, observers at a White House press briefing learned on October 27. By Linny Folau Premium content -
Tuesday 1 November 2011 10:32pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : If you have not been able to access the Matangi Tonga Online website since Sunday, it was not because there was something wrong with your computer, but because the Matangi Tonga Online server was lost by our dedicated hosting provider overseas. - Pesi Fonua, Publisher. Premium content
