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Monday 19 October 2009 9:58pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Tonga does not have food insecurity or hunger but rather a problem of eating low-quality food, which causes a high rate of non-communicable diseases such as diabetes and obesity, Prince Tu'ipelehake said in opening a display of Tongan food on October 16 for International World Food Day.
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Monday 19 October 2009 1:01pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Niuatoputapu flights will resume in November, the Chatham Pacific Airline, Tonga's sole domestic carrier, told Matangi Tonga on October 16. Premium content -
Monday 19 October 2009 6:00am
Salt Lake City, USA : The price of watermelons, or any commodity, has lots to do with everything in trade, and in international commerce. Changes in prices can send ripple effects around the world. -Sione A. Mokofisi Premium content -
Friday 16 October 2009 3:51pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Recognising the importance of breast cancer awareness, women at a Pink Fundraising Lunch on 14 October raised $4,100 pa‘anga for the Tonga Breast Cancer Society. Premium content -
Friday 16 October 2009 3:08pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : A bank vault that was swept into the sea by the September 30 tsunami at Niuatoputapu has been recovered intact with cash, wet, but fully accounted for. Premium content -
Friday 16 October 2009 2:30pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Tonga's economy and those of its neighbouring Pacific countries grew by less than 2% in 2008, compared to a 5.1 % growth rate of the region combined. Premium content -
Thursday 15 October 2009 6:16pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Digicel Tonga has donated $5,000 to the Sustainable Coastlines' initiative "Keep Ha‘apai Clean and Beautiful", a huge coastal cleanup taking place at villages on Foa and Lifuka, Ha‘apai today, October 15. Premium content -
Thursday 15 October 2009 5:53pm
London, United Kingdom : The Foundation for International Environmental Law and Development is warning that international law is inadequate to deal with the millions of people forecast to become "climate exiles" in the face of escalating climate change. Premium content -
Thursday 15 October 2009 5:09pm
Geneva, Switzerland : The tragedies that struck the Asia and Pacific region this month underscore the urgent action that must be taken to better protect hospitals from natural disasters. Large-scale human suffering is exacerbated when the very services that are most needed to save lives - hospitals, clinics and other health facilities - are counted among the casualties. Premium content -
Thursday 15 October 2009 4:15pm
Washington, USA : In a record year for regulatory reform worldwide, most economies in East Asia and the Pacific strengthened business regulations, making them more efficient to help increase opportunities for local firms. Tonga, in particular, recorded an impressive ranking of 52 out of 183 countries, making it the leading performer in doing business in the Pacific region. Premium content -
Thursday 15 October 2009 1:30pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Four tons of liquid petroleum gas (LPG) will be arriving in Pangai, Ha‘apai on Tuesday 20 October, on board the MV Southern Tiare, the CEO of Homegas Ltd, Frank Schaper told Matangi Tonga this morning. Premium content -
Thursday 15 October 2009 12:15pm
Auckland, New Zealand : Like your correspondent Sione Mokofisi from the US, I too would like to see more trade between Tonga and NZ and especially our agricultural exports. It will offer an opportunity for both countries to mitigate what is now a long-running multi-million dollar imbalance in favour of New Zealand. That's a commonly held fact which backgrounds the trade discussions between NZ and Tonga over the years. Which is why I'm surprised at the claims of a trade barrier and price-control policies restricting inflows of Tongan watermelons.- Sefita Hao'uli Premium content -
Thursday 15 October 2009 11:07am
Niuatoputapu,Tonga : The relief effort in Niuatoputapu stepped up a gear yesterday with the arrival of the New Zealand navy's multi-purpose vessel, HMNZS Canterbury. The helicoptering in of supplies began straight away and continued on Wednesday, though there has been some delay in the bringing ashore of vehicles and heavy clearing equipment due to heavy seas and the difficulty of loading onto the landing craft. Premium content -
Thursday 15 October 2009 5:44am
Niuatoputapu,Tonga : The HMNZS Canterbury anchored west of the tsunami-affected Tongan Island of Niuatoputapu, and on October 14, 2009, was operating the embarked No 6 SQN Seasprite helicopter and the ship's Zodiac Rigid Hulled Inflatable Boat (RHIB) to move aid and supplies to the shore. Premium content -
Wednesday 14 October 2009 10:30pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Gas supplies to the Ha'apai Group of islands have ceased for the past two weeks after Uata Shipping Company the owner of the sole inter island ferry MV Pulupaki restricted the shipment of hazardous goods onboard its passenger vessel; the lack of gas leaving tourism operators, businesses and home frustrated as they return to cooking on open fires. Premium content -
Wednesday 14 October 2009 9:42pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Maximising impacts of Regional Programmes at National Level is the theme of the 6th Conference of the Pacific Community that was opened in Nuku‘alofa on October 12. Premium content -
Wednesday 14 October 2009 9:36pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Suicides in Tonga have risen to 11 this year after a 76-year-old man was found dead at his home in Hoi, Tongatapu on Saturday October 10, according to police. Premium content -
Wednesday 14 October 2009 2:36pm
Wellington, New Zealand : New Zealand will commit $1.5 million towards tsunami recovery and reconstruction efforts in Tonga, Foreign Minister Murray McCully announced today. Premium content -
Monday 12 October 2009 10:35pm
Melbourne, Australia : Dr Tu'uhevaha Kaitu'u-Lino (28), a young scientist at the Melbourne's Monash Institute of Medical Research (MIMR) was named as an inspirational role model and woman of the year, receiving the two awards from Australia's Cosmopolitan magazine recently. Premium content -
Monday 12 October 2009 9:00pm
Salt Lake City-Utah, USA : I hope that NZ PM Key's visit (July 8, 2009), and Minister for Foreign Affairs McCully (July 20, 2009), to Tonga were not empty promises to removing barriers in Tonga-NZ trade policies.Tongan farmers are still handicapped by more trade barriers. -Sione A. Mokofisi Premium content
