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  • Monday 29 January 2007 2:53pm


    Sydney, Australia
    : ‘Oku ou tokanga’i ‘i he ngaahi lukuluku fakakaukau ‘oku fakahoko ‘i he vahaope ni ‘oku kei ta’emahino pe ‘a e anga ‘etau lau ki he tu’unga ‘o e Pule’anga ‘o Tonga. Ko e haa ‘a e tu’unga faka ‘Otua ‘o ha Pule’anga ‘o tatau pe pe ko e Pule’anga ‘Amelika pe ‘Aositeleelia pe Nu’u Sila pe ko e Pule’anga Kongo pe ko fee fua? ‘Oku ‘asi mei he ngaahi taalanga kuo fakahoko ha ongo mui’i maea fakakaukau ‘e ua ‘oku fai ai ‘a e fefuusiaki. Ko e ‘uluaki, ko ha ni’ihi ‘a ia ‘oku maatu’aki e’a ‘enau ta’efiemaalie ki he Pule’anga Tonga ‘o nau feinga ke fakae’a ‘a e kovi ‘a e Pule’anga. - Rev. Ma‘afu Palu
  • Monday 29 January 2007 12:30pm


    Sydney, Australia
    : Allow me to seek a better understanding of the questions raised in Joe Smith's letter of 28 Jan 07. Why does the royal family have lavish homes in Tonga, NZ and USA while there are roads in Tonga that are not paved, many villages in the outer islands without running water, many family homes still use outhouses instead of in-house bathroom/toilets, etc. - Sione Fifita
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  • Sunday 28 January 2007 6:33pm


    Auckland, New Zealand
    : Tolerance is a good cornerstone on which to build human relationships. ...The way to happiness can become contentious when one fails to respect the religious beliefs of others. 'Atulouaki Lasitani
  • Sunday 28 January 2007 10:25am


    Salt Lake City-Utah, USA
    : Could the honorable Mr. Fifita cite a reference, the Old Testament, New Testament, Koran, Book of Mormon, etc that says how "God himself has put in place" Tonga's aristocracy? -Joe
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  • Saturday 27 January 2007 12:45pm


    Sydney, Australia
    : Tongans choose to respect and love their monarchy not because they are just royal but they represent what God himself has put in place it is the reason we respect them Tonga'’s democracy is built on sacrifice and loyalty, Tongans have always cherished their rights has a free people. - Andrew Fifita
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  • Saturday 27 January 2007 12:30pm


    Suva, Fiji
    : I've just seen the senior examination results for Tonga - the pass rate was less than 50%, and the Prime Minister of Tonga in a press conference yesterday (Jan 25th) concedes that there is rising unemployment in Tonga and the solution is to give the children technical training. - Tupou Taiamoni Finau
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  • Friday 26 January 2007 6:00pm


    Nuku'alofa, Tonga
    : The Tongan government injected $2 million into the Shoreline Power company to pay its fuel bills and prop it up following the destruction of its head office in the November 16 riots, it was revealed today. The government will now have to raise an estimated $60 million to buy back its power generation facility from Shoreline Power. By Pesi Fonua.
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  • Friday 26 January 2007 5:40pm


    Nuku'alofa, Tonga
    : Lepolo Taunisila the Niua's People Representative to the Tongan Parliament has been released on bail this afternoon after being arrested on Wednesday, January 24.
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  • Friday 26 January 2007 10:45am


    Nuku'alofa, Tonga
    : Tonga's political reform program is still where parliamentarians left it in parliament on November 14, 2006, according to the Prime Minister Hon. Dr Feleti Sevele.
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  • Friday 26 January 2007 6:00am


    Salt Lake City-Utah, USA
    : As Mr. Fifita describes there are many significant past achievements that have been accomplished by Queen Salote III and King Taufa'’ahau Tupou IV. Even King George Tupou V has done much to improve Tonga'’s telecommunication infrastructure. The King has a very loyal following. Democratic leaders around the world would give their right arms to have loyal subjects who can'’t even pay their water bills, get down on their hands and knees to crawl up to them with an envelope full of money. - Joe Smith
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  • Thursday 25 January 2007 6:51pm


    Nuku'alofa, Tonga
    : Two New Zealand lawyers left Tonga last week after two-days deliberation with other members of the Crown Law 16/11 Prosecution team.
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  • Thursday 25 January 2007 6:37pm


    Nuku'alofa, Tonga
    : Mr Justice John Laurenson (69) was appointed as Tonga's new Supreme Court Judge, from January 24.
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  • Wednesday 24 January 2007 5:57pm


    Nuku'alofa, Tonga
    : The '‘Ikale Tahi, Tonga's national rugby team, will play its final repechage qualifier Rugby World Cup match against South Korea on February 10 in Auckland, New Zealand.
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  • Wednesday 24 January 2007 5:51pm


    Nuku'alofa, Tonga
    : The Tongan government is still determined to host the 2007 Pacific Islands Forum Meeting later this year, despite the November 16 destruction of the Nuku'alofa central business district, during riots which also damaged the new $3 million conference hall built for the meeting.
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  • Tuesday 23 January 2007 7:45pm


    Nuku'alofa, Tonga
    : Tongatapu no. 2 People'’s Representative 'Isileli Pulu was today further remanded in police custody until Tuesday January 30, after his application for bail was denied by the Nuku'alofa Supreme Court.
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  • Tuesday 23 January 2007 7:36pm


    Nuku'alofa, Tonga
    : Representatives of two aid donor agencies, AusAID and NZAID announced in Nuku'alofa that Australia and New Zealand have allocated about $8 million pa'anga to subsidise interest rates on loans for businesses that were affected by the November 16 destruction in Nuku'alofa.
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  • Tuesday 23 January 2007 6:45pm


    Auckland, New Zealand
    : TONGAN paddlers have hit the big time in New Zealand by snatching the Gold Medals in the W12 500m event of the 2007 New Zealand National Waka ama Sprint Championships at Lake Karapiro on Saturday, January 20.
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  • Monday 22 January 2007 5:41pm


    Auckland, New Zealand
    : It is important for for New Zealand politically and economically to be involved in the reconstruction of Nuku'alofa, the Chairman of the New Zealand Pacific Business Council, Gilbert Ullrich, told representatives from 12 New Zealand companies in a meeting today in Auckland.
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  • Sunday 21 January 2007 6:50pm


    Australia
    : As Tongans we are all responsible for the Kingdom of Tonga's future United we stand but divided we shall all fall those whom ignore history will always be doomed to repeat it again, Tonga's existence was build on sacrifice, blood, sweat and sometimes tears and vision without sacrifice we become our only worst enemy as was shown on the 16 November 2006. - Andrew Fifita
  • Sunday 21 January 2007 6:00pm


    Nuku'alofa, Tonga
    : Looking now at what he said, I realize that this man is too old to be facing the much younger, stronger, faster, braver, ‘matapoto’ (and better-looking of course) guy like me in a fair match, because if he grew up back then in Kolomotu’a with my uncles, and was at the peak of his youth in the 70’s, then he must be in his 50’s by now. - Joseph PT Holani

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