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  • Sunday 17 September 2006 12:30pm


    Houmala‘e‘ia, Tonga
    : It is only now that He has gone that I look back and realize how much He has done for Tonga and us his peoples. Like thousands of my contemporaries, we were all brought up in a great schooling system. - Finau Fonua
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  • Sunday 17 September 2006 11:45am


    Lau, Fiji
    : I was first appalled and outraged by the very insensitive and disrespectful remarks by Mr. Laws concerning our beloved Monarch His Late Majesty King Taufa'ahau Tupou IV. However, I now find it rather amusing how Mr. Laws has exposed his ignorance and bigotry for all to see.
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  • Saturday 16 September 2006 7:09pm

    : Tonga's royal tombs, Mala‘ekula, in central Nuku‘alofa were a hive of activity this week as workmen prepare for the state funeral of His Late Majesty King Taufa‘ahau Tupou IV on Tuesday September 19. Photos by Peter Poulsen
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  • Saturday 16 September 2006 6:38pm


    Nuku‘alofa, Tonga
    : HM Queen Halaevalu Mata‘aho received funeral presentations from her grandchildren, the children of the late Lord Ma‘atu and Lady Alaileula Tuku‘aho, yesterday at the Royal Palace. Photos by Peter Poulsen
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  • Saturday 16 September 2006 6:10pm


    Neiafu, Vava'u
    : ‘Oku ou ongo‘’i lifusia ke u lea atu ‘aki he kohai kita me‘’avale kete kau ‘i he popoaki ki he Hau ‘o e ‘Otu Felenite, kuo hulutu‘a ‘‘a e langa hoto fatu’i he’ofa ki he Tama ko Taufa’ahau ka ko e Tu’i ’o e’Otu Tonga mo e ngaahi maa’imoa ola kuo ne fai ’o ’inasi kotoa ai ’a hono kakai. - Telesia Kolo
  • Saturday 16 September 2006 3:09pm


    Nadi, Fiji
    : 'Oku ou kole fakamolemole atu kae tuku pe mu'a ke u hufanga atu he ngaahi fakatapu kuo 'osi fakatapua he paenga ni kae tuku mai ha ki'i faingamalie ke u kau atu he talanoa kuo fakaava mai 'e he tangata 'o Siosiua L Tofua'ipangai. 'Oku ou fakamalo lahi heni kia Siosiua ko hono 'ohake 'a e fo'i mo'oni ko 'eni ki he fala 'o e talanoa' he 'oku fu'u mahu'inga 'aupito lolotonga 'a 'etau fepunou'i 'i he fakamasiva kuo kafo ai e loto 'o e Tonga kotoa pe. 'Oku 'ikai ke u ofo pe teu 'ohovale 'i he lea kuo ngaue'aki 'e he tangata muli ko'eni 'o Nu'usila. - S. Moimoiangaha
  • Friday 15 September 2006 10:15pm


    Fangaloto,Nuku'alofa,Tonga
    : I wish the people of Wanganui the best of luck for they have elected Michael Laws as their leader, a man who makes great pronouncements out of ignorance. His comparison of our late King to Robert Mugabe of Zimbabwe clearly shows that he does not know what he is talking about. - Uili Fukofuka
  • Friday 15 September 2006 6:01pm


    Nuku'alofa, Tonga
    : The new king of Tonga, King George Tupou V today announced that he will dispose of all his commercial interests in the kingdom.
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  • Thursday 14 September 2006 7:06pm


    Nuku‘alofa, Tonga
    : Tonga's Ha'a began presenting their traditional gifts at the Royal Palace, Nuku'alofa, today paying homage to His Late Majesty King Taufa'ahau Tupou IV where he is lying in State. Photos by Peter Poulsen and Linny Folau.
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  • Thursday 14 September 2006 3:05pm


    Nuku'alofa, Tonga
    : When Taufa'ahau Tupou IV came to the Tongan throne on July 4, 1967, for most Tongans it was the dawn of a new era. The new king, at 49, epitomised what Tongans of the 1960s perceived to be a perfect 20th century monarch. Editor's Comment, by Pesi Fonua.
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  • Wednesday 13 September 2006 7:30pm


    Düsseldorf, Germany
    : On the sad occasion of His Majesty's passing away I feel I really must express my and my wife's sincere condolences to Her Majesty Queen Halaevalu Mata'Aho, the Royal Family, and all of the Tongan people. D i r k T i l l e n.
  • Wednesday 13 September 2006 4:30pm


    Wellington, New Zealand
    : The New Zealand Prime Minister Helen Clark today confirmed she would attend the funeral of His Majesty King Taufa‘’ahau Tupou IV of Tonga, in Nuku‘alofa on Tuesday 19 September.
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  • Wednesday 13 September 2006 4:30pm


    Nuku'alofa, Tonga
    : Thousands of Tongans are lining the roads on Tongatapu as the funeral procession of His Late Majesty King Taufa'ahau Tupou IV passes by on its way to the Royal Palace where he will lie in State for five days.
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  • Wednesday 13 September 2006 4:15pm


    Nuku'alofa, Tonga
    : The state funeral of Tonga's late King Taufa‘’ahau Tupou IV, on Tuesday September 19, will be attended by the New Zealand Prime Minister Helen Clark, the Maori King, and both the Governor Generals of New Zealand and Australia.
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  • Tuesday 12 September 2006 7:06pm


    Suva, Fiji
    : 'Oku mau ongo'i mamalu mo fakatulou atu kae fakaa'u atu si'i tengihia mei he vahanoa mei he Taulanga Suva 'a e si'i tu'unga matu'a mo e finematu'a mei he polokalama MBA 'i USP.
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  • Tuesday 12 September 2006 6:00pm


    Nuku'alofa, Tonga
    : Tonga's late King Taufa‘ahau Tupou IV will return home tomorrow. Upon the arrival of Tupou IV's body at the Fua...’amotu International Airport tomorrow at 3.30 pm Tongans will begin six-days and six-nights of a State Funeral.
  • Tuesday 12 September 2006 12:13pm


    Auckland, New Zealand
    : Ha’ele a si’omau Tu’i ‘Ofeina. Si’i Heilala Fu’itahi ‘o Loto Mu’a, ka ko e Maile kuo Fihi tu’ua. Silongo e ‘Api ko Fakala’a pea kuo nonoa e Tapuni Siliva pea mo e fanga ko Muinahafu. Si’i mapelu e ‘akau ‘o e ‘api ko Loto Langi pea kuo taunga'a e 'api ko 'Ahau. - Sailosi Finau
  • Tuesday 12 September 2006 8:46am


    Canberra, Australia
    : Ki he Tama Tu'i ko Taufa'ahau Siaosi Tupou V, Ta'ahine ko Kuini Halaevalu Mata'aho, Pilinisesi Salote Mafile'o Pilolevu Tuita mo Paloni Tuita, Pilinisi `Ulukala-Lavaka-Ata mo Pilinisesi Nanasipau'u pea mo e kotoa `o Ha'a Ma'afu, Ha'a Latuhifo, Lauaki `o Ha'a Maliepo mo Motu'apuaka `o Ha'a Molofaha, Ha'a Ngata mo Ha'a Havea, pea kia Nopele Kalaniuvalu mo Kauhala'uta, Tu'i Pelehake mo Ha'a Talafale, Ha'a Fale Fisi mo e Ongo Ha'a Ngana, Ha'a Vaea, Ha'a Fokololo-e-Hau, Ha'a Latukefu mo e ngaahi Ha'a kotoa he malumalu `o `Ahau, Fonuamotu mo Olotele. - Siosiua Tofua‘ipangai
  • Tuesday 12 September 2006 8:20am


    Australia
    : 'Oku ou fakafofonga atu e fanau ako Tonga kotoa pe 'i he 'Univesiti 'o Wollongong 'i 'Aositelelia ha popoaki fie kaunga mamahi he pulonga kuo hoko hotau fonua, 'a e Hala 'a e Tama Tu'i ko Taufa'ahau Tupou IV. Folau aa Tama Taufa'ahau Tupou IV he kuo kai melie mo 'utu taufetuku e manu vaivaii 'i he fangota fakalulutai 'a e 'Afionaa. - Tofavaha
  • Monday 11 September 2006 7:45pm


    Nuku'alofa, Tonga
    : Tonga begins a month of State mourning today, when flags will be flown at half-mast for the late King Taufa'ahau Tupou IV, the Prime Minister Hon. Dr Feleti Sevele announced on national radio this evening.
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