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Friday 1 August 2003 3:31pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Many young Tongans are unhappy and frustrated in their host countries and with the hardship of meeting their parents' obligations to Tonga. -Matangi Tonga, Vol. 18, No. 2
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Friday 1 August 2003 3:27pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : New Zealand's Maori Queen, Dame Te Arikuini Te Atairangikaahu visited Tonga twice recently to attend a wedding in the Tongan Royal Family, and the King's 85th birthday. "My grand aunty Princess Te Puea had a close connection with Queen Salote. I think the important thing was that when I came to Tonga I realised that Te Puea wanted me to have that relationship with the Pacific,” she told Matangi Tonga. Premium content -
Friday 1 August 2003 2:57pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Because our society still condones male violence, the victims cannot be properly protected. Tonga's legal system cannot effectively protect the victims of domestic violence until there is a change of attitudes and behavior across society. Matangi Tonga, Vol. 18, No. 2. 1 August 2003. Premium content -
Friday 1 August 2003 2:48pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The proposed amendment to the Tongan Constitution Clause 7- Freedom of Speech would replace the existing Clause 7 if government succeeds in passing it through the Legislature. -Matangi Tonga, Vol. 18, No. 2 Premium content -
Friday 1 August 2003 2:45pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The move by the Tongan government to change the Freedom of Speech clause in the Tongan Constitution, and to introduce new laws to regulate the news media in Tonga, is seen by critics as an attempt to gag the press. Several controversial and hastily-prepared bills that were introduced to the Tongan legislature when its 2003 session opened in June, have provoked international outrage and local concern. Matangi Tonga, Vol. 18, No. 2. By Pesi Fonua Premium content -
Friday 1 August 2003 12:02pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Development should be regarded as a synthesis of many good things that can be found in all cultures not just in western culture, believes Tonga's 'Okusitino Mahina. by Linny Folau. Premium content -
Friday 1 August 2003 10:45am
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The long anticipated cat-and-mouse game between the Auckland-based weekly newspaper, Taimi 'o Tonga, and the Tongan government got off to a slow start on February 27, after weeks of uncertainty over whether a confrontation was ever going to take place. "Import bans on a Tongan language newspaper fail to stick". From Matangi Tonga Magazine Vol. 18, no. 2, August 2003. Premium content -
Sunday 30 March 2003 10:57am
Nuku‘alofa, Tonga : When Gloria Guttenbeil (24) earned her Bachelor of Commerce (majoring in Economics) and her Bachelor of Law Degree from the University of Otago her proud parents showed their happiness by buying her a $15,000 V6, Mitsubishi GTO. From Matangi Tonga Magazine Vol. 18, no. 1, March 2003. Premium content -
Sunday 30 March 2003 10:52am
Nuku‘alofa, Tonga : The Tongan community lost a dear friend when Dr. Jehanne Hildegard Teilhet-Fisk passed away in the United States on 28 August 2002 at the age of 63, after fighting a brave battle with cancer. From Matangi Tonga Magazine Vol. 18, no. 1, March 2003. Premium content -
Sunday 30 March 2003 10:44am
Nuku‘alofa, Tonga : There is increasing interest in the state of the economy: in particular the fall in the level of the Pa‘anga, the high level of inflation, and the economic reform programme. I intend to link these issues and to explain the economic and developmental factors behind them. In an educated, open society like Tonga’s, it is important that as many people as possible understand these important issues so that they can make informed contributions to the debate. From Matangi Tonga Magazine Vol. 18, no. 1, March 2003. Premium content -
Sunday 30 March 2003 10:42am
Nuku‘alofa, Tonga : The Royal Coffee brand, which is a household name in Tonga, will be launched in Sydney, Australia, in March and there are plans to reach other export markets. From Matangi Tonga Magazine Vol. 18, no. 1, March 2003. Premium content -
Sunday 30 March 2003 10:38am
Nuku‘alofa, Tonga : Margaret Durham from the New South Wales Department of Education and Training, Australia, ran a two-day workshop on Ethics in Business in Nuku’alofa from February 19-20. From Matangi Tonga Magazine Vol. 18, no. 1, March 2003. Premium content -
Sunday 30 March 2003 10:29am
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Hon. Salote Lupepau‘u Tuita, Tonga’s Honorary Consul to China, was engaged to Mata‘i‘ulua Fusitu‘a, on 27 December. From Matangi Tonga Magazine Vol. 18, no. 1, March 2003. Premium content -
Sunday 30 March 2003 10:12am
Nuku‘alofa, Tonga : Tonga’s Crown Prince Tupouto‘a offers a radical solution to Tonga’s inflation crisis: he says the low Pa‘anga is retarding the economy, and suggests that Tonga could dollarise its economy, to allow the US Dollar to become legal tender here. Interview by Pesi Fonua. From Matangi Tonga Magazine Vol. 18, no. 1, March 2003. Premium content -
Sunday 30 March 2003 10:09am
Nuku‘alofa, Tonga : Local traders and consumers are concerned about the increasing cost of goods. From Matangi Tonga Magazine Vol. 18, no. 1, March 2003. Premium content -
Sunday 30 March 2003 10:08am
Nuku‘alofa, Tonga : A US rocket developer is pushing ahead with its plans to build a Space Port in Tonga, and is registering itself as a weapons manufacturer in order to export its rockets from the US. From Matangi Tonga Magazine Vol. 18, no. 1, March 2003. Premium content -
Sunday 30 March 2003 10:07am
Nuku‘alofa, Tonga : The banning of the Taimi ‘o Tonga newspaper from Tonga is an unprecedented decision by government, the first time ever for government to restrain the distribution of a publication since the proclamation by Tupou I of the Tongan Constitution in 1875, granting the right for “Freedom of the Press in Tonga for ever”. Editor's Comment From Matangi Tonga Magazine Vol. 18, no. 1, March 2003. Premium content -
Sunday 30 March 2003 10:06am
Nuku‘alofa, Tonga : Tonga’s first cigarette factory is set to be in production by March. In the initial stage International Metrople Corporation Ltd., a Taiwanese company, will invest about $2 million pa‘anga to get the plant in operation at Nuku‘alofa’s Small Industries Centre. From Matangi Tonga Magazine Vol. 18, no. 1, March 2003. Premium content -
Sunday 30 March 2003 10:03am
Nuku‘alofa, Tonga : The fifth meeting of the Ministers of Health for the Pacific began in Nuku‘alofa on March 9, attended by 13 Ministers of Health and health representatives from 18 Pacific Island countries. The meeting is held every two years and is a forum where the Ministers discuss health issues that are of great concern to the people of the region. From Matangi Tonga Magazine Vol. 18, no. 1, March 2003. Premium content -
Sunday 30 March 2003 10:02am
Nuku‘alofa, Tonga : When the 727-200 Tiger Line Cargo aircraft landed at the Fua‘amotu International Airport on February 18, it marked the dawn of a new era in the air freighting of cargo from Tonga to the market places of New Zealand, Honolulu and the West Coast of the USA. From Matangi Tonga Magazine Vol. 18, no. 1, March 2003. Premium content
