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Sunday 4 November 2007 9:22pm
Auckland, New Zealand : The last time whale hunting went before the Tongan cabinet in the mid-1990s the proposal was to kill 10 humpbacks a year. Now, do the maths... 10 humpbacks at roughly10,000 kilos per animal works out to 100,000 kilos per year. The population of Tonga is just over 100,000 people. This means that every Tongan man, woman and child would receive less than one kilo of meat per year. For an obese nation - as you call us - that's hardly enough for morning tea.
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Sunday 4 November 2007 3:02pm
Sene, 'Aositelelia : Ko hono fakahoko kuo pau ke matu'aki mahino koeha 'a e fa'ahinga founga pule fakatemokalati 'oku 'omai ke fakamali'i pe 'omai ke ne fetongi ha konga 'i he founga pule lolotonga. Kuo tau ikuna 'e kitautolu kotoa 'a e 'uluaki mafatukituki 'a ia ko e mahino pea mo hono tali 'e he ngaahi fa'ahi kotoa mo e tokolahi 'o e tangata'i fonua 'a e fiema'u ke fakapipiki (liliu) mai 'a e founga fakatemokalati ki he'etau founga fakalele pule'anga 'o 'ikai leva ke tau toe fiema'u ha fakahaloto pau (referendum) fakaluukufua, he'e mole ai 'a e pa'anga lahi. - Samisoni Hingano ‘Anamanu -
Friday 2 November 2007 7:18pm
USA : 'Oku ha he fakamatala 'o e tapuni e Fale ne toe fai e ki'i maumautaimi ia 'i tu'afale hili koia' kuo tapuni e fale'. Ko e fo'i founga tatau pe 'eni moia nenau fakahoko pea hoko e maumau he 1611. "five People's Representatives protested outside the ceremony over the early closure of the Legislature's 2007" Ko fo'i fakapulou lahi mo'oni kuo fai 'e he kau fakafofonga' he ne nau 'osi 'ilo pe e fai e fili he 2008 pea nau toki hu ki tu'a mei he Fale'. Ko e fo'i tu'uaki ko'eni' tokua ke pehe 'e he kakai ko kinautolu na'a nau feinga'i ke fai e fili he ta'u fo'ou', malie ko e toitoi e 'ulu kae teketua mai e fo'i tu'a'. 'Oku toe malie ange 'a e 'osi e to'u falealea ko 'eni' 'oku te'eki ke 'i ai ha tali pe koe ha 'oku fakangofua ai ke toho kakato e vahenga te'eki ke fai ha ngaue'. - Joshua Moimoiangaha -
Friday 2 November 2007 6:54pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The trial of five People's Representatives who are charged with sedition been postponed for another nine months to August 2008. Premium content -
Friday 2 November 2007 2:07pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Although the Legislative Assembly has resolved that the democratic parliamentary and political reform will come into full effect in 2010, the Prime Minister, Hon. Dr. Feleti Sevele, in accordance with the Constitution and the Legislative Assembly Act, which both require general elections to be held every three years, the last election being on 17 March 2005. Premium content -
Friday 2 November 2007 1:41pm
Honiara, Solomon Islands : RAMSI's military contingent is conducting an investigation into events last week involving a platoon of Tongan soldiers on patrol in North Malaita. Premium content -
Thursday 1 November 2007 3:27pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : HM King George V closed the 2007 session of the Tongan Legislature this morning, promising that amendments to the constitution are in the hands of parliament who would decide how to implement reforms. Premium content -
Wednesday 31 October 2007 8:35pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : An armed man is still at large in Tonga after shooting and critically injuring a Tofoa shop-keeper in an attempted robbery on Friday night. Meanwhile, the victim's son has spoken out urging people to avoid another disaster in the making and to keep up good relationships. Premium content -
Wednesday 31 October 2007 12:11pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Tonga will host the 17th Pacific Judiciary Conference at the new Fa'onelua Convention Centre on November 7-9, the first time the conference has been held here. Premium content -
Tuesday 30 October 2007 8:52pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : HM King George Tupou V will officially close the 2007 session of the Tongan Legislature on Thursday, November 1 at the Queen Salote Memorial Hall, Nuku'alofa. Premium content -
Tuesday 30 October 2007 5:47pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Jurors today acquitted six of the seven men charged with multiple offences relating to the riots of November 16, 2006, in the first group trial at the Nuku'alofa Supreme Court. Premium content -
Monday 29 October 2007 6:45pm
Mounu Island, Vava'u : Women kiteboarders seeking the adventure of a lifetime gathered at Mounu Island in Vava'u earlier this month to display some spectacular and dynamic kiteboarding in Tonga's warm waters. Premium content -
Monday 29 October 2007 6:01pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The Tonga Chamber of Commerce and Industry is assisting the Pacific Islands Trade and Investment Commission (PITIC) in the coordination of a "Return to Roots Mission" by investors and buyers. Premium content -
Monday 29 October 2007 5:41pm
Auckland, New Zealand : New Zealand's Speaker of the House of Representatives today encouraged Pacific Island Parliamentarians to uphold human rights, the rule of law and the institutions of democracy. Premium content -
Monday 29 October 2007 5:36pm
Canberra, Australia : An ANU academic argues that even though Pacific Islanders are highly represented in Australian arts and sports fields, there is widespread lack of understanding about the cultures from which they've come. Premium content -
Monday 29 October 2007 11:14am
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Highlights from Tonga's newspapers, October 22-25, 2007. An English translation summary by Tevita Fonua. Premium content -
Friday 26 October 2007 2:58pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Hundreds of Tonga College students and ex-students celebrated the 125th anniversary of their school with a colourful parade this morning. Photos by Linny Folau Premium content -
Thursday 25 October 2007 6:54pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The trial of the first group of seven men charged with 16/11 related offences is drawing to an end at the Nuku'alofa Supreme Court, with the Chief Justice to sum up the case tomorrow. Premium content -
Thursday 25 October 2007 6:52pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : New Zealand's biggest apple production company, Mr Apples Farm Ltd., will be recruiting 248 Tongan workers under the Recognized Seasonal Employer (RSE) Scheme. Premium content -
Thursday 25 October 2007 6:45pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : A project to strengthen the Tonga government in the planning and coordination of the reconstruction of Nuku'alofa's CBD as well as some urgent urban environmental interventions is supported with a new European Union grant worth about $4.6 million pa'anga. Premium content
