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Wednesday 25 October 2006 7:09am
New York, USA : Fakatulou atu ai pe ki he matanga 'Eiki 'oku me'a, kae 'ataa mu'a ke fai atu 'a e ki'i fie 'ilo'ilo mo e feinga ke fai ha fakaofiofi atu 'i he tohi 'a e ki'i fefine ko'eni ko Mele Peini Lynch. - Ma'u Leka 'i Lolofonua
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Tuesday 24 October 2006 5:16pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Tonga's national rugby league team the Mate Ma'a Tonga beat Samoa 18-10 on October 22 at Headingley Carnegie Stadium, United Kingdom, to qualify for the 2008 World Cup in Australia. Premium content -
Monday 23 October 2006 5:30pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Revisions will be needed to Tonga's Income Tax Bill 2006 if it is to win acceptance in the House this year and in order to avoid a hostile reception from the public. This need is clear as public consultations on the Bill are winding up this week. By Mary Lyn Fonua Premium content -
Monday 23 October 2006 10:59am
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Seventeen Tongan babies born with the clubfoot condition will be able to walk normally after undergoing successful surgery in Tonga performed by a team of orthopaedic surgeons from the Sydney Children's Hospital in Australia. Premium content -
Monday 23 October 2006 10:30am
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Students from the tourism class at Vava'u High School were invited to go aboard the Holland America Cruise ship "Statendam", which called into the Vava'u Group last week. Premium content -
Saturday 21 October 2006 6:17pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The Tongan Government yesterday evening [20 October 2006] made an official response to the recommendations of the National Committee for Political Reform by announcing the Cabinet's own proposal for political reform. Premium content -
Friday 20 October 2006 6:37pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Nine villages in Tongatapu and two islands in the Ha...apai Group will soon enjoy the comfort of new water tanks after recipients today signed contracts to receive $369,131 of funding from the Australian Government. Photos and story by Linny Folau Premium content -
Friday 20 October 2006 9:47am
Moss Beach,California, USA : I was watching the funeral and mourning ritual of the late King Tupou IV from a distance and savoring all the traditional excesses and richness affordable only on a royal budget. The Ha'amo, pongipongi tapu, appointment of Lavaka to Crown Prince Tupouto'a, cutting of the royal hair by a Maori Princess and King Tupou V's fashion statement have all been a perfect mix of mockery, excess and preserving tradition with no act of conservation. It was the Tongan version of the 18th century French overindulgence without the messy aftermath. - Mele Payne Lynch -
Thursday 19 October 2006 5:25pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Tonga's Ministry of Education received $560,770 for the development of two important programs for the disabled, special needs and pre-school children, yesterday from the PRIDE project. Premium content -
Thursday 19 October 2006 5:19pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The first shipment of Tongan squash bound for Japan and a new market Korea departed Nuku...alofa on Saturday October 14 with 2,108 tonnes of squash, but a disappointingly low yield is expected this year. -
Thursday 19 October 2006 2:40pm
Sydney, Australia : 'Oku ou fakamalo ki he ngaue lahi kuo feia 'e he Tama Tu'i Pelehake kuo mama'o kae 'uma'aa 'a Dr Halapua pea mo e toenga 'o e Komiti ni pea 'oku ou fakafeta'i 'i hono tali lelei mei he Tama Tu'i pea pehee ki he Sea 'o e Falealea pehee ki he hou'eiki memipa 'o e Falealea pehe. - Molumalu ‘o Ha‘angata -
Thursday 19 October 2006 11:21am
Neiafu, Vava'u : Thousands of people in Vava'u gathered to hear HM King Siaosi Tupou V at the largest church service ever held there in recent times. Photos and story by Dianne Schultz Premium content -
Thursday 19 October 2006 9:24am
Canberra, Australia : Kuo kakato hono fakahoko 'e Dr Sitiveni Halapua 'a e Lipooti Fakafonua 'a e Komiti Fakalelei Fakafonua ki he Politiki mo Konistutone 'a e 'Ene 'Afio ko Siaosi Tupou V mo e Fonua , pea 'oku tau manatu 'ofa ki he Tama Pilinisi Tu'i Pelehake kuo pekia, he neongo 'a e me'a kotoa mo e to kehekehe ka ko e fokotu'u mahu'inga ne ne fai ki he Falealea mo 'Ene 'Afio kuo Unga Fonua Taufa'ahau Tupou IV. Pea ko 'eni kuotau a'u mai ki ai, 'a hono fakahoko 'o 'afio ki ai 'a Siaosi Tupou V, pea me'a ki ai 'a e Pule'anga mo e Tonga kotoa 'i mamani. - Siosiua Tofua‘ipangai -
Thursday 19 October 2006 9:09am
Vava'u,Tonga : Hufanga he ngaahi tala fakatapua 'oku fa'a toutou aofaki he ha'ofanga 'o e talanga kae 'ataa ke fakalavelave atu ki he me'a 'oku fai ai 'a e talanga 'a e tangata mei he hala fakakavakava 'o 'Aositelelia pea kuo fai hono lave'i mei 'Amelika lahi kau mai ki ai mo Ha'amoa pea ta'ota'o mai ki ai si'i tangata Nu'usila. - Samuel Vaipulu -
Wednesday 18 October 2006 4:30pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Fine handicrafts from the remote island of Niuafo‘ou offered at a two day Trade Fair that opened in Nuku'alofa today, are being quickly snapped up by an appreciative public. Premium content -
Tuesday 17 October 2006 4:52pm
'Aokalani, Nu'usila : Ko 'eku toki ma'u faingamalie eni ke lau e tohi 'a e motu'a Tonga nofo Senee o fekau'aki mo e me'a koia ne longoa'a noa'ia ki ai 'i he'ene tohi pea ko 'eku vakai ki ai 'oku anga pehe ni. 'Oku ne tala kitu'a 'a e ngaahi me'a ko'eni ki he'etau vakai atu kihe kakano 'o 'ene tohi. 'Oku fu'u fiepoto, fu'u ta'e 'uhinga, fakamatatu'a, fakatupu'ita mo fakalanga mamahi kia kitautolu lolotonga koia e taimi faingata'a koia 'oku tauanga'a ai 'a e Fonua. 'E matapule na'a tau 'i Mala'e Kula kotoa lolotonga e Polokalama 'o e Telio, pea mahalo na'aku fokoutua ofi ange au 'iate koe. - Soane Na‘a -
Tuesday 17 October 2006 9:12am
Pago Pago, Ha'amoa 'Amelika : Ko e lea 'eni 'oku taka homau fonua taka fekau'aki moe mahu'inga mahino 'o e me'a 'oku hoko he mala'e tau, "teke lau e tohi kotoa 'o kau ki he tau, teke sio he televisone mo e hele'uhila 'i he ongoongo mo e ngaahi faiva 'o e tau, ko ho'o toki a'u tonu pe ki he mala'e tau keke ongo'i e longoa'a mo e fepunakaki holo 'a e pulu mo e 'one, namu'i e vela 'ae koloa mo e manu mo e kakai, fakakuihi ho mata pea ke kaukau he toto 'o ho kaunga tau kuo lavea, ko ho'o toki lau ia kuo ke 'ilo'i e laumalie 'o e mala'e tau. Ko e kakai pe heni 'oku 'i ai ki'i lipine 'oku ui koe CAR (Combat Action Ribbon) 'oku pine'i ki honau teunga. - Sione Lousiale Kava -
Monday 16 October 2006 6:45pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : A Road Map for political and constitutional reform in Tonga, is how Dr Sitiveni Halapua describes the report of the National Committee for Political Reform that he presented to the Tongan Parliament last week. Premium content -
Monday 16 October 2006 5:15pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : TONGA will end its month of State Mourning for the late King Taufa‘ahau Tupou IV at midnight tomorrow, October 17. Premium content -
Monday 16 October 2006 4:46pm
Waitakere, New Zealand : Tongan-born Pes Fa'aui has received one of New Zealand's highest bravery awards. Premium content
