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Tuesday 18 September 2012 4:29pm
Auckland, New Zealand : A week-long celebration of Tongan arts and culture will be launched on Monday 24 September at the Mangere Arts Centre - Nga Tohu o Uenuku, in New Zealand. The Matala festival will feature dance, theatre, poetry, music with traditional and contemporary faikava, and bring together Tongan artists and members of the Tongan community.
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Tuesday 18 September 2012 3:19pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : A former Speaker of Parliament Lord Tu'ilakepa and the current Deputy Speaker Lord Tu'iha'ateiho will appear at the Nuku'alofa Magistrate's Court separately in October and November, for preliminary inquiries on separate criminal charges. Premium content -
Tuesday 18 September 2012 1:12pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Tonga's Attorney General, Neil Adsett, said that a Parliamentary Select Committee that investigated the use of a multi million loan from China for the restructuring of Nuku'alofa had done a good job, but its report had no real finding of any person taking money they should not have had, or using money for themselves or against the interest of Tonga. But the Attorney General's freely expressed opinion has upset the Select Committee's chairman, 'Akilisi Pohiva. Premium content -
Tuesday 18 September 2012 11:15am
Foa, Ha'apai : A baby whale, found stranded on the beach at Nuku Namu Island in Ha'apai on Friday, September 14, was rescued and released into the high tide after an eight-hour effort by the owners and guests at the Matafonua Lodge and local Tongans. Premium content -
Saturday 15 September 2012 8:43pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Tongan soldiers serving with security forces at Camp Bastion military compound in Afghanistan are safe today, after there was a complex attack by heavily armed insurgents on an area of the camp on Friday night, in which two U.S. Marines were killed and several more wounded.1 comment Premium content -
Friday 14 September 2012 6:02pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The Royal Agriculture, Fisheries and Industries Show 2012 will be held in Tongatapu, 'Eua and Ha'apai in October. The show is an opportunity for farmers, fishermen and private sector businesses to display traditional Tongan foods, handmade handicrafts, seafood, fish and locally made products. Premium content -
Friday 14 September 2012 5:56pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Tonga's Prime Minister Lord Tu'ivakano farewelled Tonga's fifth contingent to Afghanistan at Fua'amotu International Airport this afternoon, September 14. Premium content -
Thursday 13 September 2012 10:39pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Low lying areas in Nuku'alofa experienced flooding this morning as one third of this month's average rainfall was dumped in less than 24 hours, and brought a dramatic drop in temperature. Premium content -
Thursday 13 September 2012 10:12pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : A motion by the Minister of Justice, Hon. Clive Edwards, for a Parliamentary Select Committee to find out why protesters burnt Nuku'alofa on 16 November 2006, was withdrawn by order of the Acting Speaker yesterday, after 'Akilisi Pohiva pleaded with the Prime Minister to ask the Acting Speaker to have it withdrawn. From the House by Pesi Fonua Premium content -
Wednesday 12 September 2012 9:59pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Japan's first resident Ambassador to Tonga HE Mr Yasuo Takase will leave Tonga in mid-October at the end of a three and a half years term, during which he saw the completion of the new Vaiola Hospital funded by Japan, as well as the implementation of solar power projects, and the strengthening of relations between the two countries and their royal families. Premium content -
Wednesday 12 September 2012 1:53pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Since Monday, September 10, the Tongan Parliament has been trying to decide what to do with a new motion by the Minister of Justice, Hon. Clive Edwards for a parliamentary select committee to go and find out why protesters burned the Nuku'alofa Central Business District on 16 November 2006. Clive's new motion riled up emotional and aggressive comments from members of the House who reminded him that there were court cases and they had got off, but if he wanted to go back to the past they might get caught this time. From the House, by Pesi Fonua. Premium content -
Tuesday 11 September 2012 11:08pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Tonga's Police Commissioner said it is a very painstaking job collating all the information and cross referencing it to ensure they give the Solicitor General the best possible information for him to decide on what charges are finally laid in relation to the death of New Zealand police officer Kali Fungavaka. Premium content -
Tuesday 11 September 2012 11:04pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Tonga's fifth contingent to Afghanistan is expected to leave Tonga for the United Kingdom on Friday, September 14. Premium content -
Tuesday 11 September 2012 9:30pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : On early Tuesday morning the 4 of September Customs Officers seized a large number of items that had been moved without Customs authorization from an overseas vessel while it was in Nuku'alofa port. – Ministry of Revenue, Government of Tonga. Premium content -
Monday 10 September 2012 7:03pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The Tongan historian Dr Elizabeth Wood-Ellem (better known as Besi Wood) passed away on the evening of September 8 at St Vincent's Public Hospital, Melbourne, two days before her 82nd birthday. Obituary - MLF1 comment Premium content -
Monday 10 September 2012 5:34pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The reconstruction of the Nuku'alofa CBD along with the formation of a Nuku'alofa Town Council was intended to play a key part in the economic and political development of Tonga, according to a former Prime Minister, Lord Sevele. Premium content -
Friday 7 September 2012 9:15pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : A decision on whether or not Lord Dalgety QC will proceed to trial or not, on a perjury indictment related to the MV Ashika Inquiry, will be determined on September 28, after arguments were made on legal matters during a hearing at the Nuku'alofa Supreme Court on September 6-7. Premium content -
Friday 7 September 2012 4:05pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Visiting Nuku'alofa this week, a Japanese cultural dancer, Yoke Chin Kham, has made five appearances, with a special lunch time performance yesterday, hosted by the Embassy of Japan. Premium content -
Thursday 6 September 2012 4:55pm
Tatakamotonga, Tonga : Tatakamotonga celebrated the opening of the Mata'aho Hall Women's Training Centre at on Wednesday September 5, after renovations were completed and training equipment provided in a joint collaboration between the Governments of Japan and New Zealand. Photos by Linny Folau and Mary Lyn Fonua. Premium content -
Wednesday 5 September 2012 9:29pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Difficulties over the Tongan and English interpretations of the Tongan Constitution had the House in an uproar last week. There was a clash of strong opinions when it was discovered that the Tongan Clause 8 stopped short of spelling out the public's right to petition the passing or the repealing of enactments, as stated in the English version. From the House, by Pesi Fonua. Premium content
