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Thursday 14 June 2007 6:00pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The passing of the Bill for Tongans to have Dual Citizenship. Children who are born in Tonga to a Tongan mother or father may become a Tongan citizen. From the House, by Pesi Fonua.
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Thursday 14 June 2007 3:02pm
Wellington, New Zealand : New Zealand's High Commissioner to Fiji, Michael Green, has been declared "persona non grata" by the interim government, Foreign Minister Winston Peters said today. Premium content -
Thursday 14 June 2007 9:45am
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : 'Uliti Uata says that since 16/11 the PRs who have been charged with crimes relating to 16/11 have kept quiet. He asks government to stop showing on TV some of the bad things that took place on 16/11. From the House, by Pesi Fonua Premium content -
Wednesday 13 June 2007 11:58am
'Okalani, Nu'usila : 'Oku fiema’u 'e he fa’ahi Teomkalati ke fakahoko 'a e liliu he vave taha 'aia ko hono fakavave’i. 'Oku fiema’u 'ehe Pule’anga ke luelue mamalie pe 'a e fakahoko 'a e liliu. 'Oku 'ikai ke tui 'ae Paati Langafonua Tu'uloa (PLT) ki he Pule'anga ke luelue mamalie pe 'a e fakahoko 'ae liliu. Pea 'oku 'ikai tui 'ae PLT ki he Temokalati ke fakahoko fakavavevave 'ae liliu. Premium content -
Wednesday 13 June 2007 11:33am
Geneva, Switzerland : On the occasion of World Blood Donor Day, the theme of which this year is Safe blood for safe motherhood, the World Health Organization (WHO) will launch a new initiative to improve the availability and use of safe blood to save the lives of women during and after childbirth. The initiative is the beginning of a broader blood safety agenda redefined in Ottawa this week and aiming to work towards universal access to safe blood transfusion in support of the Millennium Development Goals. Premium content -
Tuesday 12 June 2007 4:47pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Mr. Justice Warwick John Andrew was appointed as Tonga's new permanent Supreme Court judge, from May 10. Premium content -
Monday 11 June 2007 7:49pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The price for a loaf of bread in Tongatapu went up by 20 seniti from $1.20 to $1.40 last week. Premium content -
Monday 11 June 2007 7:37pm
Suva, Fiji : Skills development needs to be a priority in the Pacific. Premium content -
Monday 11 June 2007 4:18pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Tonga's Chamber of Commerce and Industry Inc. will now be able to recruit high-level staff with the help of AusAID funding, to help the private sector grow in Tonga. Premium content -
Monday 11 June 2007 6:06am
Auckland, New Zealand : The Maori Party has today welcomed the news that the New Zealand government has accepted the call from the MMP parties to repeal New Zealand's sedition laws. Premium content -
Sunday 10 June 2007 5:04pm
'Okalani, Nu'usila : Lolotonga ko ia hono fakamaau'i 'o kinautolu ne nau kaunga ki he feinga liukava 'o e ta'u kuo'osi 'i Nuku'alofa 'oku ou faka'amu ke tau vakai ange ki he ki'i fo'i sio fakakautau mo fakapolitikale ko 'eni ko e "hala tau he mate pe mo'ui" pe 'oku 'iloa fakapilitania ko e "line of march". - Kitekei‘aho Tu‘akalau -
Sunday 10 June 2007 3:04pm
Geneva, Switzerland : The World Health Organization (WHO) warmly welcomes the continued commitment of the G8 countries to increase funding and action for better health for people in Africa. Premium content -
Saturday 9 June 2007 5:35pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : 'Fo'i Malie', defeated but it was still a good game, most Tongans will agree, after watching the Junior All Blacks beat the 'Ikale Tahi 39-13 at Teufaiva Stadium this afternoon. Premium content -
Friday 8 June 2007 8:28pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Vaiola Hospital was presented with $224,454 by the Hospital Board of Visitors this morning. Premium content -
Friday 8 June 2007 6:31pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The letter was a pledge by Members of Parliament that they will fulfil the wishes of the king. The letter also praised the king for his foresight in trying to revive the economy and to establish diplomatic missions in Wellington and Canberra. From the House, by Pesi Fonua Premium content -
Friday 8 June 2007 6:10pm
New South Wales, Australia : Tony Edwards is a true rugby man, and for years has been either liaison officer or manager for various teams, including the Waratahs, Australia A and the Pacific Islands. He is accustomed to weird behaviour from footballers. Still, his recent experiences with the Tongan side when they were in Australia playing in the Pacific Nations Cup take some beating. Premium content -
Friday 8 June 2007 5:57pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The 'Ikale Tahi will face its toughest game this year, against the Junior All Blacks at Nuku'alofa's Teufaiva Stadium, tomorrow. Premium content -
Friday 8 June 2007 10:01am
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : A group of young Chinese artists gave an impressive acrobatic performance in Nuku'alofa last evening to a cheering crowd, at a royal performance for HM King George V. Premium content -
Wednesday 6 June 2007 9:28pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Tonga's Prime Minister, Dr Feleti Sevele, saying that the Public Servants' Association (PSA) is out of step with its new demands for the extension of the 60, 70, 80% salary rise for two more years and for a political reform to be implemented next year, has warned that civil servants should stay clear of politics. -
Wednesday 6 June 2007 8:55pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Five Tongan People's Representatives, charged with sedition in relation to the Nuku'alofa riots of November 16 last year, have asked not to be tried by a jury, but by judge alone, when they appear for trial in the Nuku'alofa Supreme Court on a date to be set. Premium content
