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Tuesday 21 March 2006 8:45am
Suva, Fiji : Although the Pacific has experienced conflicts and will likely do so in the future, democracy will prevail and grow much stronger in the region, believes Peter Forau, the Deputy Secretary General of the Pacific Islands Forum Secretariat. By Mary Lyn Fonua.
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Friday 17 March 2006 10:11am
Auckland, New Zealand : Tonga has just won the 2006 Pacific Cup rugby league tournament in Auckland and this must be a delight to all Tongans. Malo ‘aupito to the administrators, the coach and officials and to the players too. The team has definitely lived up to its name Mate Ma‘a Tonga. - Sailosi Finau Premium content -
Friday 17 March 2006 12:12am
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Three Bangladeshi nationals who arrived in Tonga last August after paying a businessman who promised them good jobs, higher salaries and a better life, had their dreams shattered when they found out the reality. The three told Matangi Tonga Online that they had run away from a Tongan employer who had beaten them and locked them up in her Nuku'alofa home, where they made roti and samosa to sell to schools, and occasionally sewed clothes, including police uniforms. Premium content -
Thursday 16 March 2006 10:18pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : A by-election to elect two new Noble's Representatives to the Tonga Legislative Assembly has been set for March 30. Premium content -
Wednesday 15 March 2006 6:57pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Residents of the scattered Ha‘apai islands in central Tonga at the best of times find it difficult to make wireless contact with the outside world, but on February 26, Ha‘apai made history when an Amateur Radio Operator, Paul Kidd of Lifuka spoke to astronaut, Bill McArthur of the International Space Station as it passed over Tonga. By Pesi Fonua Premium content -
Wednesday 15 March 2006 5:51pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The Tongan noble Lasike appeared in the Nuku‘alofa Magistrate's Court today at the beginning of a preliminary inquiry on a charge of rape of an employee at a motel he has ownership in. Premium content -
Wednesday 15 March 2006 4:02pm
Nuku'alofa ,Tonga : Pangi Puloka 33 appeared in the Nuku‘alofa Magistrate's Court today charged with the importation of two kilograms of marijuana to Tonga from Fiji last month. Premium content -
Wednesday 15 March 2006 4:01pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : "Ask and you will receive, seek and you will find, knock and the door will be opened to you," the Tonga Minister responsible for Women's Affairs, Hon. Cecil Cocker, told a Prayer Breakfast that was held on March 8, 2006, to mark International Women's Day in Tonga. -
Wednesday 15 March 2006 11:30am
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The books of the alumni are properly audited and approved by the AGM every year. We look forward to this year's AGM which will be held in the US and hosted by the Alumni of Salt Lake City in their hometown. - Viliami Ika Premium content -
Tuesday 14 March 2006 1:10pm
Nuku'alofa ,Tonga : The 80th anniversary of Tonga's Queen Salote College was celebrated on March 13 with the laying of wreaths at the royal tomb of the late Queen Salote Tupou III at Mala...ekula, in Nuku'alofa, followed by a feast and the cutting of a birthday cake. Photos by Linny Folau Premium content -
Monday 13 March 2006 6:53pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Tonga's local news media, during the past week has featured a letter writing Ping Pong match between the Talaki and Radio Nuku‘alofa, and the Kele'a over the high cost of electricity and Shoreline's highly paid executives. Premium content -
Sunday 12 March 2006 3:36pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Editor's Comment, by Pesi Fonua. Events in Tonga over the past few weeks, have left vacuums in our midst and are reshaping the entities that had the power to influence our lives, our way of thinking, and our style of government.3 comments Premium content -
Friday 10 March 2006 11:00pm
Lapaha, Tonga : Archaeologists who are working on a project to map Tonga's ancient terraced tombs this week began the first laser imaging and remote sensing work to be conducted in Tonga, and they aim produce a three dimensional graphic map of Lapaha as as it was during the reign of the Tu'i Tonga from the 13th century to 1885. Premium content -
Friday 10 March 2006 5:39am
Edinburgh, Scotland : Tofaeono Misatauveve says that Tonga is the "only remaining Pacific kingdom" but this is not so. In the Wallis and Futuna Islands there are three kingdoms, Uvea, Sigave and Alo. They may not be as well known as Tonga but they are still Pacific kingdoms. - John Blyth Premium content -
Thursday 9 March 2006 6:37pm
Salt Lake City, Utah, USA : Ko e fa'ahinga folau 'eve'eva 'oku ou tokanga ki ai ko e folau 'iote. 'Oku 'i ai e kau folau 'iote hangatonu mei honau fonua muli ki Vava'u pea kalasi e ni'ihi 'oku puna vakapuna ki Vava'u 'o toki heka ai he ngaahi 'iote charter 'a e Moorings. - Siosaia Mila Premium content -
Thursday 9 March 2006 6:15pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : It had to be the biggest party ever held in Nuku'alofa, when some 10,000 to 15,000 people including thousands of children, attended the UK reggae band UB40 concert at the Teufaiva Stadium last night, March 8. Premium content -
Thursday 9 March 2006 6:08pm
Melbourne, Australia : Team Tonga Rugby 7's together with the Chef de Mission, Takitoa Taumoepeau left Mildura yesterday. The team were farewelled at the airport by the Deputy Mayor of Mildura with a handful of Tongans and local TV and media were there. The Team also sang a farewell song and performed the "sipi tau" to the delight of the crowd. - Takitoa Taumoepeau Premium content -
Thursday 9 March 2006 5:50pm
London United Kingdom : This Kingdom, as we know it today, has four Generations of political stagnation. To encompass the whole make up of this tiny Kingdom, goes back four Generations, to a time of numerous civil unrest, turmoil and enslavement. Tongans back then, were far more different from today. - William Mariner Premium content -
Monday 6 March 2006 7:49pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : An Urban and a Rural Area Plan for the whole of Tonga is currently being drafted by a three-member team from Global Works International Project Development. Premium content -
Monday 6 March 2006 7:48pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Tongan nobleman Hon. Lasike appeared in the Nuku'alofa Magistrate's Court today charged with the crime of rape. Premium content
