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Wednesday 16 June 2004 5:15pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The civil court case between Lali Media Group Limited seeking damages from the Government of Tonga for their banning of the Taimi ...o Tonga Newspaper in Tonga last year is to be settled out of court.
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Wednesday 16 June 2004 4:47pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : On a four-day stop over in Nuku'alofa, the Commander, and the 172 officers and sailors of the Australian HMAS Parramatta welcomed local people aboard on their first evening in port, June 14 for a cocktail reception which ended with a Ceremonial Sunset and the lowering of the Australian flag. Premium content -
Wednesday 16 June 2004 4:44pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : A celebration to mark the 70th birthday of the Founder and the Director of Tonga's ‘Atenisi Institute, ‘Ilaisa Futa-‘i-Ha‘angana Helu, included a two-day seminar was from June 15-16 attended by overseas academics, singers and writers. Premium content -
Wednesday 16 June 2004 3:01pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The DASH8 aircraft of the FlyNiu Airline took off at mid-day today on its maiden flight to Vava‘u from Tongatapu. Premium content -
Wednesday 16 June 2004 2:55pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The founder and the director of 'Atenisi Institute 'Ilaisa Futa-'I-Ha'angana Helu is celebrating his 70th birthday this week with a seminar held at the Institute in his honour. Premium content -
Monday 14 June 2004 2:00pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : An Australian Warship, HMAS Parramatta, will visit the Kingdom of Tonga from 14 to17 June 2004 as part of the ongoing Defence Relationship with Tonga. Premium content -
Sunday 13 June 2004 4:10pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Forty four soldiers from the Tonga Defence Service will leave Tonga on Tuesday June 15 to serve alongside USA soldiers in a peacekeeping mission in Iraq.6 comments Premium content -
Friday 11 June 2004 4:29pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Five of Tonga's 'Ikale Tahi players are among the favourites to join the Islanders combined Rugby team that will be announced tomorrow. Premium content -
Friday 11 June 2004 3:03pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Tonga tourism operators have lost over $1.2 million pa'anga worth of bookings since the Royal Tongan Airlines services collapsed on May 17 and a further $2.3 million worth of bookings is still at risk. Premium content -
Thursday 10 June 2004 5:00pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The half day session for the Tongan parliament on June 1 gave MPs just enough time to decide to take the rest of the week off. From the House by Pesi Fonua. Premium content -
Thursday 10 June 2004 4:51pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : After taking a break since June 1 the Tongan Legislature reconvened on Monday June 7 to start working on the 2004-2005 Budget. Premium content -
Thursday 10 June 2004 4:49pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The Rt. Hon. Sir Douglas Graham, the Special Envoy of the Secretary-General of the Commonwealth Secretariat for the Pacific islands, and Albert Mariner, the Chief Political Officer at the Commonwealth Secretariat arrived in Tonga on Wednesday June 9 for a four-day visit. Premium content -
Thursday 10 June 2004 4:24pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : A 26-year-old Tongan prisoner was sentenced to a further four years imprisonment by Mr Justice Ford at the Nuku'alofa Supreme Court on June 10. Premium content -
Thursday 10 June 2004 4:21pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : A David and Goliath encounter, is how John Boe, the coach of the Islanders describes the coming international matches between the first combined Pacific Islanders rugby team, the Islanders, against the Wallabies, All Blacks and the Springboks in early July. Premium content -
Thursday 10 June 2004 3:45pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The 100 nights of mourning held by the King and Queen of Tonga over the loss of their second son the late, Hon Ma'atu came to an end on June 4 when a traditional Lanu Kilikili ceremony was held on his grave at Mala'ekula. Premium content -
Thursday 10 June 2004 3:06pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The liquidation of the Royal Tongan Airlines started yesterday, by a five man team led by Richard Agnew from Price Waterhouse Corporation of Auckland, New Zealand. Premium content -
Thursday 10 June 2004 2:43pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Even in Tonga the reality of the 21st Century is ever present and cannot be ignored, the British High Commissioner to Tonga, Mr Paul Nessling told guests at reception to celebrate the birthday of Queen Elizabeth II, at the British High Commission in Nuku'alofa on June 10. Premium content -
Thursday 10 June 2004 2:30pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Temo, has been mockingly misused by Clive Edwards and Sangster Saulala's TV OBN appearances, says Rev. Simote Vea of the Human Rights & Democracy Movement In Tonga. Premium content -
Thursday 10 June 2004 12:11pm
Ha‘ano, Ha‘apai : Dr Heather Young Leslie from the University of Hawai'i besides being a dedicated fan of Tonga's 'Ikale Tahi rugby team, is the founder of the Ethnographic Field School to be established on the island of Ha'ano, int the Ha'apai Group, next week. Premium content -
Wednesday 9 June 2004 4:27pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Three youths aged between 18-21 years were arrested by the police on June 5 and charged with armed robbery of two gas stations and of stealing a car on the night of JUNE 1. Premium content
