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Saturday 31 March 2007 6:00am
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The IRB Pacific Cup starts today and while at Teufaiva, Nuku'alofa the Fijian Warriors will meet the Tau'uta Red, at Churchill Park, Lautoka, Fiji, the Tongan Tautahi Gold will meet the Fijian Barbarians; and at Apia Park, Samoa the two Samoan teams will battle it out to find out which is the better of the two.
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Friday 30 March 2007 8:00pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : King George Tupou V, the Commander in Chief of the Tonga Defence Services made his first visit to Taliai Military Camp on March 29. Photos by Pesi Fonua Premium content -
Friday 30 March 2007 7:03pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : After deliberating for two days a jury has found Siaosi Kadivuka Amanoni and Semi Vete Jr. to be not guilty on charges relating to the importation of 14 kilograms of marijuana to Tonga in 2003. Premium content -
Friday 30 March 2007 6:59pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Mapele Talatala (20) of Ngele'ia was ordered by Police Magistrate Salesi Mafi to appear for trial at the Nuku'alofa Supreme Court on May 2. Premium content -
Friday 30 March 2007 9:39am
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The new Kaati-ni Restaurant on the seafront at Sopu was officially opened by Princess Salote Pilolevu Tuita at a function on the evening of Wednesday March 28. Premium content -
Thursday 29 March 2007 6:30pm
Pago Pago, American Samoa : You got it right Mr. Sanft, the Tonga's budget is pretty much dry. What you and your Demo friends do not seems to see is that regardless of the form of government you insisted of installing in Tonga, it will have to deal with a budget that is pretty much dry. I am not too sure because you and your friends have never been definitive on the type of system you insist on Tonga. But the early indication your Demo system is not going to solve Tonga's problem either. As a matter of fact, the Demo System created Tonga's current problem by forcing the 60%, 70%, and 80% pay raise. And then apply the last straw to break the camel's back when turn around and burn down the businesses that were going to finance this pay raise. -Sione Lousiale Kava Premium content -
Wednesday 28 March 2007 3:14pm
Auckland, New Zealand : Manukau City Councillor, Su'a William Sio appealed to parents, church and community leaders to look at ways that will help our communities stop using pokie machines and other forms of gambling. Premium content -
Wednesday 28 March 2007 2:58pm
Rome, Italy : A committee of worldwide experts has taken additional steps leading to the inclusion of two pesticides, endosulfan and tributyl tin compounds, in the Prior Informed Consent (PIC) procedure under the Rotterdam Convention, an international treaty designed to ensure that hazardous chemicals do not endanger human health and the environment. Premium content -
Wednesday 28 March 2007 1:02pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Shoreline lost phone cards with a face value of about $4-5 million pa'anga during the riots of November 16, a witness told the Nuku'alofa Magistrate's Court yesterday during a hearing of a man accused of stealing about seven of the cards. Premium content -
Tuesday 27 March 2007 8:45pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Peau Vava'u, one of Tonga's two domestic airlines, which due to fire damage to their corporate offices in November 2006 has been grounded, announced today that they will recommence commercial operation on Monday 14 May 2007. Premium content -
Tuesday 27 March 2007 8:28pm
Manila, Philippines : The Pacific economies grew by 3.1 percent in 2006, picking up from 2.5% growth in 2005, says the 2007 edition of ADB's flagship annual economic publication, Asian Development Outlook (ADO). Premium content -
Tuesday 27 March 2007 4:45pm
Port Waikato,New Zealand : MICHAEL Burling, the top Tongan surfboard rider is making a name for himself in the New Zealand surfing circuit. Last Sunday, March 25, he won one of the four events in the New Zealand Hyundai Longboard Circuit that he was competing in at Port Waikato. Premium content -
Tuesday 27 March 2007 4:44pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Heavy rainfall over Nuku'alofa today caused flooding in the capital and forced schools to close early, as school children and pedestrians waded ankle deep in water, while traffic crawled through flooded roads in low-lying areas. Photos by Pesi Fonua Premium content -
Monday 26 March 2007 8:39pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Makatu'unga he lahi ngaahi fetu'utaki mai ki he Tau Malu'i Fonua 'a Tonga 'i he loto tailiili mo e hoha'a, hili 'enau fanongoa ki he ngaahi fakamanamana na'e fai 'e 'Akilisi Pohiva 'a ia 'oku 'asi he ngaahi ongoongo mei tu'apule'anga. 'Oku 'oatu ai heni he Tau Malu'i Fonua 'a Tonga 'a e fanongonongo ko 'eni mo e taumu'a ki he nonga moe ma'uma'uluta 'a e nofo 'a e fonua. Premium content -
Monday 26 March 2007 4:46pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : A new branch of the ANZ Bank Tonga was officially opened this morning on Taufa'ahau Road, reestablishing the ANZ presence in the Nuku'alofa central business district. Premium content -
Sunday 25 March 2007 9:15am
London, United Kingdom : It has been four months now since 16/11 and, as predicted, the consequential effects on Tonga political reform and the economy have been as deadly as sin. We have gone through a period of soul-searching about why it happened, how it happened and who were responsible for this blunder. As a people, I suppose we all feel emotionally gutted - angry and frustrated that our own brothers and sisters at home were actually capable of delivering such evil. Now of course the reality has hit home - the main business area of Nuku'alofa resembled that of an unfinished Hollywood Western film studio. - Senolita Swan -
Saturday 24 March 2007 9:42am
Suve, Fiji : Pacific Regional Economic Integration Programme (PACREIP) received a boost of over F$4m (...2 million) from the European Union (EU) yesterday. Premium content -
Saturday 24 March 2007 8:24am
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : At its meeting today, the Board of Directors of the National Reserve Bank of Tonga agreed to reduce the Statutory Required Reserves Ratio from 12.5% to 10% effective from April 2, 2007. The decision was made against a background of tight liquidity in the banking system. Premium content -
Friday 23 March 2007 7:45pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The Editor of the Kele'a newspaper, Tavake Fusimalohi was arrested and charged with sedition and defamation yesterday, March 22. Premium content -
Friday 23 March 2007 7:44pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : A team from Tonga's Crown Law Department will be prosecuting about 50 major cases relating to the November 16 riots, at the Nuku'alofa Magistrate's Court, starting on April 3, said the Solicitor General Linda Folaumoetu'i today. Premium content
