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Tuesday 25 September 2001 10:39am
Nuku‘alofa, Tonga : In a traditional celebration, the kainga of the Noble Tu‘ivakano gathered at the village of Nukunuku on August 25 to celebrate the 21st birthday of the heir to Tu‘ivakano title, Siaosi Kiu Tau-ki-Vailahi Kaho. From Matangi Tonga Magazine, Vol. 16, no. 2, September 2001.
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Tuesday 25 September 2001 10:00am
Nuku‘alofa, Tonga : The tragedy in America and the possibility of a long drawn out war between the USA and an enemy, which had yet to be clearly identified, could have a negative impact on the Tongan economy, said Tonga’s Minister of Finance, and the Governor of Tonga National Reserve Bank, Hon. Siosiua ‘Otuikamanu. From Matangi Tonga Magazine, Vol. 16, no. 2, September 2001. Premium content -
Tuesday 25 September 2001 10:00am
Nuku‘alofa, Tonga : From Matangi Tonga Magazine, Vol. 16, no. 2, September 2001. Premium content -
Tuesday 25 September 2001 10:00am
Nuku‘alofa, Tonga : Twenty-five years ago it was estimated that 6,000 males over the age of 16 years had no land. Today, the number of landless Tongans has swelled to over 10,000. The number will continue to increase, as it is no longer possible for estate owners and government to give land to every 16-year-old Tongan, as required by the Land Act of 1903. From Matangi Tonga Magazine, Vol. 16, no. 2, September 2001. Premium content -
Tuesday 25 September 2001 10:00am
Nuku‘alofa, Tonga : Tonga’s landless grow in number while an increasing number of town allotments and uncultivated farmlands are left vacant by migrants. From Matangi Tonga Magazine, Vol. 16, no. 2, September 2001. Premium content -
Tuesday 25 September 2001 10:00am
Nuku‘alofa, Tonga : Tonga’s total land area of 172,525 acres or 269.57 square miles is in fact the property of the Crown, but the guardianship of the land rests with 41 estate owners and the Government. From Matangi Tonga Magazine, Vol. 16, no. 2, September 2001. Premium content -
Tuesday 25 September 2001 10:00am
Nuku‘alofa, Tonga : On September 25 in the Tongan Legislature, the Deputy Prime Minister Hon. Tevita Tupou, elaborated a new scheme for recovering the Tonga Trust Fund. From Matangi Tonga Magazine, Vol. 16, no. 2, September 2001. Premium content -
Tuesday 25 September 2001 10:00am
Nuku‘alofa, Tonga : Seini Taumoepeau Furneaux a student at the Auckland University was in Tonga during July, conducting research on the Control of Genetic Resources in Tonga. From Matangi Tonga Magazine, Vol. 16, no. 2, September 2001. Premium content -
Tuesday 25 September 2001 10:00am
: The Honorary Consul of the Kingdom of Tonga in Sydney, Louise Raedler-Waterhouse, her father, W.S. Waterhouse, and their assistant, Angelie Mangraviti visited Tonga in July to attend the King’s birthday celebrations and to keep in touch with current events here. From Matangi Tonga Magazine, Vol. 16, no. 2, September 2001. Premium content -
Tuesday 25 September 2001 10:00am
Nuku‘alofa, Tonga : One of the Tongan government’s most adventurous money-making projects, the Tonga Trust Fund is in deep trouble. From Matangi Tonga Magazine, Vol. 16, no. 2, September 2001. Premium content -
Tuesday 25 September 2001 10:00am
Nuku‘alofa, Tonga : Rising unemployment is the major concern of the Tonga government at the moment, the Minister of Finance, the Hon. Siosiua ‘Otuikamanu told a Media Workshop on Economic and Financial reporting in September. From Matangi Tonga Magazine, Vol. 16, no. 2, September 2001. Premium content -
Tuesday 25 September 2001 10:00am
Nuku‘alofa, Tonga : The Form 6 Sport Fitness and Health Class in Nuku‘alofa will soon be sitting their Pacific Senior Secondary Certificate, the first Pacific Island class to sit an exercise-related exam. From Matangi Tonga Magazine, Vol. 16, no. 2, September 2001. Premium content -
Tuesday 25 September 2001 10:00am
Nuku‘alofa, Tonga : Exactly a year following a fire which destroyed their school the 1060 students of the Tonga High School moved into new temporary class rooms on October 1. From Matangi Tonga Magazine, Vol. 16, no. 2, September 2001. Premium content -
Tuesday 25 September 2001 10:00am
Nuku‘alofa, Tonga : True power and authority is of a moral and spiritual nature, a peace seminar in Nuku‘alofa was told. From Matangi Tonga Magazine, Vol. 16, no. 2, September 2001. Premium content -
Tuesday 25 September 2001 10:00am
Nuku‘alofa, Tonga : Bob Wallace the Secretary General of the International Rugby Board visited Tonga at the end of July, as part of a tour of Oceania that took him to Vanuatu, Papua New Guinea, Tonga, Samoa and Fiji. From Matangi Tonga Magazine, Vol. 16, no. 2, September 2001. Premium content -
Tuesday 25 September 2001 10:00am
Nuku‘alofa, Tonga : Historian, Ian Campbell, has published a new edition of his book Tonga, 'Island Kingdom, Tonga Ancient and Modern'. From Matangi Tonga Magazine, Vol. 16, no. 2, September 2001. Premium content -
Tuesday 25 September 2001 10:00am
Nuku‘alofa, Tonga : A book of old photographs, titled, Early Photography, Tonga and Samoa 1855—1900 went on sale in Nuku‘alofa in July. From Matangi Tonga Magazine, Vol. 16, no. 2, September 2001. Premium content -
Tuesday 25 September 2001 10:00am
Nuku‘alofa, Tonga : The Tonga Trust Fund was created with the Tonga Trust Fund Act on 3 November 1988. At that time there was US$33 million in the account of the TTF with the Bank of America at 2.7% to 3% interest. From Matangi Tonga Magazine, Vol. 16, no. 2, September 2001. Premium content -
Tuesday 25 September 2001 10:00am
Nuku‘alofa, Tonga : When the Tonga Trust fund was established by in 1988 its purpose was as a kind of safety net for Tonga to accumulate moneys to be held in trust as a foreign reserve fund for the Kingdom to use in exceptional circumstances, and for future major development projects. From Matangi Tonga Magazine, Vol. 16, no. 2, September 2001. Premium content -
Tuesday 25 September 2001 10:00am
Nuku‘alofa, Tonga : Matangi Tonga interviewed Tonga Trust Fund trustee Hon. Tevita Tupou, (Minister of Law and Attorney General) and Jesse Dean Bogdonoff, the fund’s technical advisor, on September 26. From Matangi Tonga Magazine, Vol. 16, no. 2, September 2001. Premium content
