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Monday 9 August 2010 5:29pm
Wellington, New Zealand : A New Zealand Parliamentary delegation will be visiting Nuku'alofa from 9 to 11 August to assist the Tongan Parliament in preparing for their political reform. The delegation will hold a public workshop on "parliamentary process in a democracy" for current Tongan parliamentarians, officials and the media.
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Monday 9 August 2010 4:07pm
Port Vila, Vanuatu : Today (August 6) Pacific leaders agreed to invite the World Bank Group as an Official Observer of the Pacific Islands Forum PIF, the premier grouping of regional leaders. The Observer status is an important step forward for cooperation between Pacific governments and development partners. Premium content -
Friday 6 August 2010 11:26pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : One year after the Princess Ashika ferry sank in Ha'apai waters claiming 74 lives, the grieving families and friends of the victims gathered to hold memorials in Nuku'alofa yesterday. Premium content -
Friday 6 August 2010 11:03pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The Supreme Court of Tonga has approved the issuing of death certificates for 50 deceased whose lives were lost in the sinking of the MV Princess Ashika ferry last August. Premium content -
Thursday 5 August 2010 1:41pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : JICA Tonga Office is to hold a Flower Offering Ceremony in memory of the Late Mr Hiroshi Umeda, Senior Volunteer dispatched as a Marine Electric Engineer to Shipping Corporation of Polynesia, and all those who lost their lives in the tragic sinking of the MV Princess Ashika on 5 August 2009. The memorial begins at 5pm today at the Faua Wharf (behind Freddys Butcher). - JICA Press Release. Premium content -
Tuesday 3 August 2010 10:44pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : HM King George Tupou V's official birthday on August 1 was celebrated with a public holiday on Monday August 2 when the King attended a military parade at Pangai Lahi, followed by a Royal Luncheon in the grounds of the seafront Royal Palace. Photos by Adrienne Kaeppler and Pesi Fonua. Premium content -
Saturday 31 July 2010 4:01pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The Customs & Trade Division of the Ministry for Revenue Services has been undertaking an operation targeting high risk sea freight consignments to detect the introduction of counterfeit goods, under-valued or misdescribed goods and other breaches of Customs legislation. Premium content -
Friday 30 July 2010 11:03am
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Tightening control of Tonga's international and domestic borders is one of the objectives of a new Fua'amotu Community and Airport Police Centre opened at Fua'amotu International Airport on July 28. Premium content -
Friday 30 July 2010 10:22am
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The Ashika trials have been set for September 8, 2010, at the Nuku'alofa Supreme Court. Premium content -
Thursday 29 July 2010 10:48pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Sione Vaomotou (36) was acquitted by jurors on a murder charge but found guilty on a lesser charge of the manslaughter of his wife Fotu'aika Vaomotou (25). Premium content -
Thursday 29 July 2010 10:36pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Two men have been separately charged for the cultivation and possession of cannabis or marijuana plants at their homes in Lavengatonga and Vaini in Tongatapu. Premium content -
Thursday 29 July 2010 2:45pm
Neiafu, Vava'u : Ko 'eku fifili pe ko e ha 'oku 'ikai ma'u ai ha kau sotia mei he ngaahi fonua 'oku laui miliona hono kakai, pea laui kilu 'enau kau sotia. Kae feinga mai 'a Pilitania Lahi pea mo e NATO ke 'ave 'a e ki'i kau sotia 'oku 'ikai ke a'u ki he toko 1000 hono tokolahi, mei he ki'i fonua 'oku toko tahakilu pe hono tokolahi 'o e kakai. - Paula Kava. Premium content -
Thursday 29 July 2010 8:59am
Sydney, Australia : Despite being launched only a year ago by Pacific leaders, the negotiations on the Pacific trade agreement known as PACER-Plus are slipping away from the Islands. The bureaucratic forces and power politics of the region's bigger neighbours are already shaping the agenda and outcomes of negotiations in a direction different to the developmental aspirations of the Pacific. Premium content -
Wednesday 28 July 2010 8:50pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The new four-storey Taumoepeau Building that is towering over central Nuku'alofa and expected to be opened in August is the first to rise out of the ashes of the riot of November 11 2006, that destroyed a large area of the central Nuku'alofa Business District. Premium content -
Wednesday 28 July 2010 10:34am
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : A contingent of 55 Tongan soldiers is expected to serve in Afghanistan in November, the first of 275 soldiers committed over a two year period by the Tongan government yesterday, after convincing the House it will provide much needed jobs. Premium content -
Tuesday 27 July 2010 9:11pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Tonga's new Cultural Heritage Exhibition, 'Kava Kuo Heka' was launched by the Hon. Lupepau'u Tuita at the Fa'onelua Convention Centre on July 27. Premium content -
Monday 26 July 2010 10:13pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : A float Parade on Taufa'ahau road featuring the newly crowned Miss Heiala 2010-11 Mafi Tu'inukuafe concluded the annual Heilala Festival and Miss Heilala Pageant in Nuku'alofa. Premium content -
Saturday 24 July 2010 8:15pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Mafi Tu'inukuafe (18) was crowned as the Miss Heilala 2010-11 by the Hon. Frederica Tuita at the Heilala Village Nuku'alofa, last night July 23. Premium content -
Friday 23 July 2010 6:45pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : A show of colourful contemporary island creations and beachwear modelled by the 10 Miss Heilala contestants on Thursday evening, was their last appearance before tonight's final judging events for the Miss Heilala 2010-11 crowning. Premium content -
Friday 23 July 2010 11:00am
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : FIVE Miss Heilala contestants were named as the best Tau'olunga dancers after their performances on Wednesday night at the Heilala Village and the winner will be announced on the final night of the Miss Heilala Pageant tonight, July 23. Premium content
