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Editorial: Democracy long overdue for Tonga
Nuku'alofa :: Tonga | about 18 hours ago
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4:00 AM Friday Nov 27, 2009 Almost 20 years ago, the democratic urge first stirred in Tonga. Deep-seated affection for the king, Taufa'ahau Tupou IV, was not enough to dissuade the organisers of a first convention on democracy.
Tags: Tongan, Tonga, Nuku'alofa, George Tupou V, Politics, Politics of Tonga, Taufa'ahau Tupou IV, Aleamotu'a, Finau 'Ulukalala, Nukuￊﾻalofa
6.8-magnitude quake hits Tonga—USGS
Nuku'alofa :: Tonga | 3 days ago
Credibility A strong earthquake with a magnitude of 6.8 hit off the Pacific island nation of Tonga on Wednesday, the US Geological Survey said. The earthquake struck at 1:47 am (1247 GMT Tuesday), Tongan officials said, but there were no reports of damage or injuries,...
Tags: Tongan, Pacific County, Pacific Tsunami Warning Center, South Pacific, pacific island, island nation, Nuku'alofa, earthquake struck, geological survey, Tonga, Environment, Disaster Accident, Earthquake, Tsunami, Earthquake engineering, American Samoa, Tongan mythology, Niuatoputapu, Richter magnitude scale, Nukuￊﾻalofa, Weather, Physical oceanography, Historic tsunamis, Tonga earthquake, Seismology, Blizzards, Canada, Samoa earthquake, Tsunamis, Polynesia, Ice storms
Contestants wow crowd
Apia :: Samoa | 3 days ago
Credibility Miss Tonga Paea Wilhelmina Williams was the first to get the crowd's attention as she gracefully performed the Tongan tau'olunga, a traditional Tongan dance and one of the most striking symbols of Tongan heritage. "I'm enjoying it and I'm very excited...
Tags: Tongan, Samoa, Apia, Tuvalu, Constitutional monarchies, Skirts, Polynesia, Sarong, Liberal democracies, Least Developed Countries, Tonga, Island countries
Inquiry into Tongan ferry sinking adjourned (NZPA)
Nuku'alofa :: Tonga | 3 days ago
Credibility The commission of inquiry into the August sinking of the Tongan ferry Princess Ashika has been adjourned for two weeks. The inquiry, which began in Nuku'alofa on October 27, has heard damning evidence from a number of witnesses, including the vessel's...
Tags: Tongan, Tonga, Nuku'alofa, Nukuￊﾻalofa, Ferries, MV Princess Ashika, Disaster Accident
Official would not let family sail on Ashika
Nuku'alofa :: Tonga | 4 days ago
Credibility The Tongan official who issued the certificate which allowed the doomed Princess Ashika to sail says he would not have let his family sail on the dilapidated ferry. Viliami Tu'ipulotu, acting head of Tonga's Marine Department, said he had issued the "provisional...
Tags: Ashika, Tongan, provisional certificates, Tonga, Nuku'alofa, Nukuￊﾻalofa, Ferries, MV Princess Ashika
Aussies still helping out in Tonga
Nuku'alofa :: Tonga | 9 days ago
Credibility Tobruk has been anchored off the island of Niuatoputapu since earlier today, offloading more than 500 tonnes of much needed equipment and supplies. It is the second leg of its aid mission, having already stopped off in Samoa, which lost 177 people to...
Tags: Tongan, HMAS Tobruk, Tonga, Nuku'alofa, American Samoa, Environment, Tongan mythology, Niuatoputapu, Tsunami, Disaster Accident
Sprinter leads Tongan charge
Nuku'alofa :: Tonga | 9 days ago
Credibility Li'ekina Kau'fusi will lead the charge for the Friendly Islanders against other local district teams at the FMF Chow Games. Kau'fusi, the son of former Tongan rugby 15s rep Tevita Kau'fusi, will compete in the U12 boy's 100m and 200m events at the tfl...
Tags: Tongan, Draiba Fijian School, Tonga, Nuku'alofa, Sport in Tonga, Polynesia, Renewable-energy economy, allnews
Tongan authorities ignored Ashika warning
Nuku'alofa :: Tonga | 14 days ago
Credibility A senior marine surveyor in Tonga has told the inquiry into the August sinking of the Princess Ashika that after surveying the vessel he deemed it unfit to sail and called on the acting Director of Tonga’s Marine Division to stop it. Onesi Tu’ifua worked...
Tags: Tongan, Tonga, Nuku'alofa, Marine surveyor, Ferries, MV Princess Ashika, Steamships, Maritime incidents in the Philippines, Disaster Accident
Ferry capsize boss sacked
Nuku'alofa :: Tonga | 18 days ago
Credibility Seventy-four people were killed when the Princess Ashika capsized in August. The inquiry into the ferry disaster has been underway in Tongan capital Nuku'alofa for two weeks. Former Christchurch businessman John Jonesse has been suspended on full pay...
Tags: MV Princess Ashika, Tongan, Shipping Corporation, ferry disaster, Polynesia
Anger grows among ferry victims' families
Nuku'alofa :: Tonga | 21 days ago
Credibility Anger is increasing among the families of those killed in the Princess Ashika tragedy, as evidence on the disaster comes to light. A royal commission of inquiry into the August 5 sinking began last week, looking at the circumstances surrounding the disaster...
Tags: Princess Ashika, Tongan, open water, Matangi Tonga, mv princess, Mr Jonesse, marine surveys
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