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Tuesday 27 December 2005 2:30pm
Nuku'alofa,Tonga : Lady Alaileula Tuku'aho, the widowed daughter-in-law of the King, left Tonga suddenly last week, describing her departure as, "the end of that chapter of my life."
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Thursday 22 December 2005 7:30pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Dr Sitiveni Halapua, is the vice chairman of the newly formed National Committee for Political Reform (NCPR), a parliamentary committee which is taking the first steps to map out a direction for political reform. Interview by Pesi Fonua.4 comments Premium content -
Thursday 22 December 2005 6:06pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : It has to be the best Christmas present that the people of Niuafo‘ou and Niuatoputapu have ever hoped for - the resumption of commercial air services to their islands yesterday, December 21. Premium content -
Thursday 22 December 2005 5:56pm
Suva, Fiji : I have been reading heaps of writings, suggestions, comments and opinions of academics, commoners, government and fellow Tongans abroad. What I can't seem to figure is the crux of the problem. Is it the government or the people or perhaps both? - Feleti S. Premium content -
Thursday 22 December 2005 5:50pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Tongan squash growers hoping for some Christmas cash will be disappointed as the payments for this year' sqaush exports will not be made by the exporters to the growers until next year. Premium content -
Thursday 22 December 2005 5:33pm
Australia : The family of a Tongan man who plunged to his death at Melbourne's Maribyrnong Detention Centre has started legal action against the Federal Government of Australia. Premium content -
Tuesday 20 December 2005 10:30pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : THE King of Tonga left Tonga to go to New Zealand yesterday for medical reasons in what appeared to be a hasty departure, since the 87-year-old king had only just returned to Tonga from New Zealand on December 5 and was expected to be at home in Tonga over Christmas and the New Year. Premium content -
Monday 19 December 2005 6:33pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Criticisms of Tonga's accession to WTO made by Oxfam last week, have been called "outrageous", "nasty" and "erroneous", by the Tongan delegation to Hong Kong, led by Tonga's Minister of Labour, Commerce and Industries Hon. Dr Fred Sevele, in a statement today. Premium content -
Monday 19 December 2005 4:03pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Visiting Tonga for Christmas is His Grace Bishop Suriel of the Egyptian Orthodox Church, who arrived on December 14 on a 14-days visit. Premium content -
Sunday 18 December 2005 5:00pm
California, USA : Please give Kaveinga e Folau, (Journey and Purpose), thanks on the great piece of writing, King wanted people to achieve economic freedom . I can only say Brilliant, outstanding, distinguished, first-rate. - Siosaia Moimoiangaha Premium content -
Sunday 18 December 2005 4:56pm
U.K. : It seems like the people of Tonga are divided in whether or not to change the system of rule. The old ailing monarchy system is the only system that Tongans have known for nearly four generations of Tupou's. - William Mariner Premium content -
Friday 16 December 2005 6:16pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Cafe Reef, a new coffee and snacks place was opened yesterday in the Nuku‘alofa harbour area, by the guest of honour, Hon Alaileula Tuku‘aho. Premium content -
Friday 16 December 2005 6:01pm
Hong Kong, (Oxfam/IFEX/Pacific Media Watch) : The Pacific Island Kingdom of Tonga is about to make history. Tonga is due today to join the World Trade Organisation (WTO) on what are arguably the worst terms ever offered to any country, according to an analysis of leaked documents released today by international agency Oxfam. Premium content -
Friday 16 December 2005 5:54pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The development of the Tonga media during the past four weeks has been unprecedented, particularly in broadcasting, with a new international television broadcaster launching a Tonga service. Premium content -
Thursday 15 December 2005 6:35pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Maxi Priest delighted young Tongans last evening at his Nuku‘alofa concert, filling up half of the Queen Salote Memorial Hall with hundreds of fans. By Linny Folau Premium content -
Wednesday 14 December 2005 5:38pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : If you are thinking about traveling to Tonga during this year's Christmas and New Year holidays you are in luck because there are flights practically every day provided by one or other of the four airlines serving Tonga: Air New Zealand, Pacific Blue, Air Pacific and Polynesian Airlines. Premium content -
Wednesday 14 December 2005 5:37pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Just over a half of the 3/186 primary school students who sat this year's High School Entrance Examination passed, confirmed the Examination Unit of the Tonga Ministry of Education today. Premium content -
Wednesday 14 December 2005 4:36pm
Auckland, New Zealand : I wish to extend my gratitude to the Hon. Minister of Finance for his courageous sharing with the public the economic outlook for Tonga and the serious situation that the government is facing, especially in rectifying the budget hole for the next financial year, more tendency to higher inflation and fighting the trade balance to ensure acceptable level of foreign reserve and local money supply. - Henry Alexanda Tonga Premium content -
Tuesday 13 December 2005 5:15pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Reggae superstar singer Maxi Priest arrived in Nuku'alofa on December 12 with his eight-members band gearing up for a one-night concert at Queen Salote Memorial Hall on the evening of December 14. Premium content -
Tuesday 13 December 2005 5:00pm
Auckland, New Zealand : I enjoyed Kaveinga e Folau's dissertation and his assessement of the current state of the world economy and Tonga's place in it. He posed a number of questions which have been left unanswered. My take from KeF's contribution is that those of us who are not yet digital natives in India or fabricating in China are left to dine on the more sumptious table of innovation and creativity. Agreed. But this is also the take of every trading bloc and developed country outside of these two industrial giants - and so we're going to be up against it in that respect. Premium content
