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Tuesday 28 September 2010 4:59pm
Neiafu, Vava'u : The 2010 Vava'u Regatta Festival from September 22-25, attacted 30 yachts, bringing many visitors to Vava'u last week. Photos by Sione Vuki
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Tuesday 28 September 2010 1:11pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Tonga's King George Tupou V will not close the last session of the Tonga Legislative Assembly on its historic closing on Thursday, September 30, the last under the existing system before a new system of government is introduced. Premium content -
Tuesday 28 September 2010 8:28am
Delhi, India : In a Statementon September 25 Michael Fennell, President of the Commonwealth Games Federation said there had been significant progress in preparing the Village for arrival of teams. However, he said there is still much to be done, and is fair to say that there have been many challenges for those countries that arrived in Delhi early, as the Village was not completely ready for use. - Commonwealth Games Federation Premium content -
Monday 27 September 2010 7:36pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Ten members of the Tonga team for the Commonwealth Games left Tonga at 10:00am today September 27 for Auckland, where they met up with eight other athletes and officials, on their way to Delhi in India tonight. Premium content -
Monday 27 September 2010 7:23pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Tonga's new Chief Justice Hon Michael Dishington Scott started his new position at the Nuku'alofa Supreme Court today, Monday September 27. Premium content -
Monday 27 September 2010 5:26pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Tonga's centre for the disabled, the 'Ofa Tui mo e 'Amanaki Centre, has received a helping hand with maintenance from civil servants and church officers who are learning management skills in an eight weeks course organised by the Tonga Defence Service. Premium content -
Saturday 25 September 2010 5:38am
: I would encourage P. A. Langi to contact me directly to provide me with all of the facts so that I can look into this matter. Certainly if the claims made in the letter are accurate, that would not represent an adequate level of service, but it is not possible for the company to properly respond or to take remedial action if we are not made aware of all of the facts. - Lusaene 'Aho. Premium content -
Thursday 23 September 2010 7:45pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : A Media Dialogue providing a forum for journalists and the public to question candidates who are running for the Tonga General Election continued in Nuku'alofa on September 22. Premium content -
Thursday 23 September 2010 3:41pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : WHITE 'Faka-Sepitema' today, September 22, in Tonga saw hundreds of women members of the Church of Tonga dressed in white, gathering for their annual roll call. The women lay preachers answered their call at the Free Church of Tonga located across from the Royal Tombs and the Church of Tonga Hou'eiki at Kilikali on Fatafehi Road on this special day held once a year. Premium content -
Wednesday 22 September 2010 5:38pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The Nuku'alofa Central Business District is undergoing a major facelift with new multi million buildings under construction rising up from the ashes of the fires and destruction in the riots of November 16, 2006. Premium content -
Wednesday 22 September 2010 12:37pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The Kingdom of Tonga has given notice that it wishes to terminate the joint venture agreement supporting the weekly Air New Zealand service connecting Nuku'alofa and 'Apia with Los Angeles. The service will be suspended at the end of January 2011. Premium content -
Tuesday 21 September 2010 5:59pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : For a month now Tonga's Supreme Court has been running with only one judge, Justice Robert Shuster following the departure of former Chief Justice Anthony Ford and former Justice Warwick Andrew in August. Premium content -
Monday 20 September 2010 5:45pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The Public Service Commission has to date, not received any resignations from public servants who are planning to run as candidates in Tonga's General Election on November 25. Premium content -
Monday 20 September 2010 5:32pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Tonga's Chief Police Magistrate Samiu Palu (64) died suddenly on Saturday, September 18 after collapsing at his plantation in Tongatapu. Premium content -
Monday 20 September 2010 12:57pm
Paris, France : Peace and security are closely linked to guaranteeing fundamental freedoms. Societies cannot be secure when over one billion people live in extreme poverty; when people lack access to education, health services and nutrition and when women do not enjoy equal rights. This is why the Millennium Development Goals are a basic minimum to ensure human dignity and make our societies more peaceful. Premium content -
Sunday 19 September 2010 4:37pm
Auckland, New Zealand : The Pacific is falling behind in the global fight against poverty. The region ranks with sub-Saharan Africa as the two regions in the world making the least progress towards the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). Oxfam urges the New Zealand government to honour its promise to help lift half the world's poorest people out of poverty by 2015, starting right here in its backyard; the Pacific. Premium content -
Sunday 19 September 2010 11:57am
Pangai, Ha'apai : Since the postal service has been privatized, the quality of the mail service has deteriorated significantly. If the government wants to privatize services to save money, that's fine. But if a privatized service becomes sub-standard, then it's time to take another look at what it means to us when the government hands over a basic community service to a private enterprise. - P. A. Langi. Premium content -
Saturday 18 September 2010 7:01pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Tonga is planning to make a cash contribution to the Christchurch Earthquake Appeal Fund, and to donate a container of Tongan watermelons for the people of Christchurch. Premium content -
Saturday 18 September 2010 3:15pm
Neiafu, Vava'u : A fire gutted a Neiafu holiday lodge early this morning but the occupants escaped the blaze. Photos by Sione Vuki. Premium content -
Friday 17 September 2010 10:42pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Twenty two athletes will represent Tonga in five sports at the Commonwealth Games in Delhi, India, from October 3-14. Premium content
