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Sunday 5 March 2006 5:40pm
Queensland, Australia : Every decent thinking person in the Pacific should be proud of the Tongan monarchy and make every reasonable attempt to help maintain it. As well, every true Tongan Kingdom subject must be really happy to call him or herself a Tongan and make every reasonable attempt to respect the system their forefathers had achieved from the past. - Tofaeono Misatauveve
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Saturday 4 March 2006 7:55pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : FROM OUR ARCHIVES, 2006: "I am both delighted and sad to welcome you all to this final ceremony at the British High Commission before we formally close at the end of March,[2006]" said HE Paul Nessling, the British High Commissioner to Tonga, on the lawn of the British Residence on the evening of 2 March, 2006. Prince Regent Crown Prince Tupouto'a attended the closure of the 105 year old British diplomatic mission. TheTonga Defence Services fired a three volley salute before the Union Jack was formally lowered to the sound of the lament. Photos by Pesi Fonua. -
Thursday 2 March 2006 5:17pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Tongan nobleman Hon. Fakafanua (Dr Kinikinilau Tutoatasi) was laid to rest today at the Vakataumai burial ground at Ma'ufanga. Premium content -
Thursday 2 March 2006 4:43pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Major changes to the structure of the Tongan government have been pushed through two weeks of consideration in order to meet today's deadline for the submission of reports on new models that will cut the number of government departments by at least half. Premium content -
Wednesday 1 March 2006 10:35pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Nuku'alofa's overflowing Tukutonga Rubbish Dump, an attraction for squatters and scavengers, will be finally closed in April when a new $12 million pa...anga rubbish site, Tapuhia, at Vaini comes into operation after Easter. Premium content -
Wednesday 1 March 2006 10:30pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The 'apo for the Tongan noble, the late Hon. Fakafanua, will be held this evening, the Tongan Prime Minister's office confirmed today. Premium content -
Wednesday 1 March 2006 3:25pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Ko e me'a malie foki ne lave ki ai 'a Sefita 'i he kau fakapulipuli 'oku nau unga pe 'o tolo mai ki loto mala'e mo 'enau ngaahi fakaanga kae 'ikai 'asi mai ki loto ke 'aonga e lea Tonga (fofola e fala kae alea e kainga'). Kapau 'oku tau 'ofa mo'oni hotau tupu'anga 'oku totonu ke 'oua tetau maa he 'asi mai ki mu'a 'i hono talanoa'i 'oe ngaahi lelei 'oku tau feinga ke langa'i hake ai 'etau mo'ui fakaluukufua. - Siosaia Moimoiangaha Premium content -
Wednesday 1 March 2006 7:58am
Auckland, New Zealand : Fakamalo atu ki he Sosaieti Lo'au 'a Aositelelia mo e ngaahi 'ipiseli loloa kuo tau lau mo mamata kotoa ki ai he fakataha'anga ni pea ko e me'a malo ia ko 'enau tokanga ki he ngaahi 'isiu 'oku tau tofanga ai he ngaahi 'aho ni 'i Tonga pea 'i muli foki. Ko e me'atepu ko'enau tali ke tau felongoaki 'i he funga 'o e fe'ilongaki ta'e fakapulipuli 'o kehe ia mei he kau kaiha'a 'oku nau tui puloa mai ki he feitu'u ni pe nofo pe he fakapo'upo'uli 'o tolo mei ai. - Sefita Hao'uli Premium content -
Tuesday 28 February 2006 5:44pm
Canberra, Australia : Ne u `osi lave foki mei heni ki he Konga I `o e Fakalelei Tufunga Fonua `a Lo'au pea pehe foki ki he tefito'i taumu'a fakaako `o e ngaue `a e Lo'au Research Society (LRS), pe Sosaieti Fakatotolo `a Lo'au (SFL), `a ia `oku tuhu ki he "fakatotolo fakaako `i ha founga fakaanga tau'ataina anga ta'efilifilimanako ki ha fa'ahinga kaveinga pe". - Siosiua F. P. Tofua'ipangai Premium content -
Monday 27 February 2006 8:30pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : With the rankling that is going on between the government and the Public Servants Association (PSA), to find a way forward there is obviously a need for both to revisit the Memorandum of Understanding they signed on September 3, ending the six-week national strike of Tonga's public servants. Editor's Comment. By Pesi Fonua. Premium content -
Monday 27 February 2006 8:00pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The funeral of the Tongan Nobleman Hon. ‘Ahome‘e was held on Saturday February 25 at Ha‘avakatolo village on Tongatapu. Premium content -
Monday 27 February 2006 7:57pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Tonga's Public Servants Association has issued another ultimatum to government and threatened to go on strike if their demands are not met. Premium content -
Monday 27 February 2006 7:45pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : THE funeral date for Hon. Fakafanua who died suddenly on Friday February 24 has yet to be confirmed but it will be held this week, according to the Prime Minister's office today. Premium content -
Friday 24 February 2006 6:10pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : 'Aisea To'a was found not guilty today on two charges of bribery of a customs officer and attempting to evade Customs laws, by the Chief Justice Robin Webster at the Nuku'alofa Supreme Court. Premium content -
Friday 24 February 2006 12:15pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The Tongan Noble Fakafanua (44) died suddenly this morning in Nuku'alofa. The Prime Minister's Office confirmed that Fakafanua collapsed and died on Hala Vuna, Ma'ufanga, while he was out for his early morning walk. Premium content -
Thursday 23 February 2006 5:32pm
California, USA : Na`e `i ai `a e taimi atu `i Tonga na`e lahilahi ange ai `a e nofo ki tokanga `a e ngaahi familí `i he meimei taimi kotoa pe. Na`e faka`ofo`ofa `a `uta pea lahi `a e ngoué pea ma`ala`ala ma`u pe mo faka`ofo`ofa. Na`e hoko `a e `aho Tokonakí ko e `aho lahi ma`u aipe ia `o e famili ki he vaó pea iku aipe mo hono tokonaki`i mai `a e `aho Sapaté ko e `aho lahí ia, ko e lotu pe mo e ma`u me`atokoni lelei taha `o e uiké. - `Ofa-ki-Tonga Premium content -
Thursday 23 February 2006 5:32pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : A jury trial of two men charged with importing 14kg of marijuana to Tonga was stopped this week, after the defence counsel objected to a damaging testimony given by a Crown witness. Premium content -
Thursday 23 February 2006 5:53am
Salt Lake City, Utah-USA : Hufanga he fakatapu 'oku fa'a aofaki atu he Ngaluope ka e 'ata moe ki'i motu'a ni ke fai ha lave ki he kaveinga 'oku fai hono talanga'i 'i hotau fonua he ngaahi 'aho ni 'a ia 'oku taku 'o pehe " Ke to e fakatemokalatiange hono fakalele e fonua. - Josh Mila Premium content -
Wednesday 22 February 2006 7:27pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : There is no air service to the island of 'Eua, because Tonga's Ministry of Civil Aviation does not have the funds to fence the runway on the island to keep away stray animals, and a recent test flight found it was not safe to land with stray pigs on the runway. Premium content -
Wednesday 22 February 2006 7:08pm
Auckland, New Zealand : The fact that Tonga was never colonized has made Tonga unique and different from her neighboring islands. It is a source of pride for Tongans in the years gone by, so much so, that many of the Tongan poets have lines like: "Taha pe 'i he tahi saute", "Kei toe pe 'a felenite", etc, etc. Certainly, things would be much different now if that famous meeting at Pouono to decide on which colonial power to give Tonga to, came out with something different. - Sailosi Finau Premium content
