The former “Hills” hottie says she regrets getting all the work done, as it’s made her life and marriage quite complicated.
Dec 21, 2010
Heidi Montag: 2010 Was the "Hardest" Year of My Life
The former “Hills” hottie says she regrets getting all the work done, as it’s made her life and marriage quite complicated.
DAKOTA FANNING Named as New IMG Model, Dec 21, 2010
Branching out into a new endeavor, the “Dreamer” cutie has signed a modeling contract with IMG Models.
Harry Potter Actress’s Attacker Brother Pleads Guilty
The 22-year-old “Harry Potter” actress’ brother pleaded guilty to assault and causing bodily harm in Manchester court today (December 21).
Katie Holmes: West Coast Workout Woman
The “Dawson’s Creek” darling sported a grey hoodie with black trousers and leopard print boots as she carried her large tote bag past the paparazzi.
CELEBRITY GOSSIP - Kim Kardashian's Heartbreaking Holiday Memory, Dec 21, 2010
Of the most heartbreaking holiday present ever, the “Keeping Up With the Kardashians” babe told press, "Valentina was its name, but then she died two weeks later.
info@als-alexander.org or interalex1@yahoo.com Arnold Schwarzenegger indicates he would accept position in Obama administration
Mr Schwarzenegger suggested he would like to go to Washington and influence national policy on clean energy use, and promote environmentalism.
Arnold Schwarzenegger, the outgoing Republican Governor of California, has indicated he would accept a position
One dead, 27 injured in Nairobi bus blast, Dec 21, 2010
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NAIROBI, AFP - An explosion on a bus in central Nairobi has killed at least one person and wounded 26, Kenya's police chief says, amid a report that it was caused by a device set off during a police search.
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info@als-alexander.org or interalex1@yahoo.comVatican assets worth $30m seized
ROME, Dec 20 AP - A judge has upheld the seizure of 23 million euros ($FJ53.37 million) in Vatican assets in a money-laundering probe involving the Holy See's bank, the second time the bank has been denied the return of the funds.
FUNAFUTI ATOLL News, Dec 21, 2010
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Change hard to believe in
Sydney Morning Herald - 26 Nov 2010
Vulnerable ... a boy and a piglet that had escaped on the Tuvaluan island of Funafuti, where residents say rising sea water threatens food production. ...
Frequent flier: Lifelong pilot from McLouth always prepared for ...
Lawrence Journal World - Richard Gwin - 1 day ago
Another time, a plane went down in Funafuti when the airplane hit the mast of a ship, and some crew members died. The tiny islands and runways made from ...Making do with little
Fiji Times - 3 Dec 2010
Forty per cent of Tuvalu's inhabitants live on the capital island of Funafuti. For 3000 years Funafuti's lagoon, planting pits and coconut trees have ...Mum-of-three ordered out of NZ
Stuff.co.nz - Britton Broun - 6 days ago
The main island, Funafuti, is sinking as seawater seeps up through it at king tides. Other problems include overcrowding, rubbish and poor healthcare. ...Family hides as mum ordered out - Sunday Star Times
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iReport Global Challenge: Earth's most fascinating places
CNN - Daphne Sashin - 5 days ago
He says rising sea levels have already caused significant coastal erosion, and parts of the capital island, Funafuti, flood once a month from salt water ...
"We Cannot Afford to Be Held Hostage...By Political Backwardness ...
Democracy Now (blog) - 9 Dec 2010
The greatest width of land on Funafuti, our capital island, is 600 meters. The highest point is only four meters. When a cyclone hits, ...Australia - 2011 Tuvalu Scholarships Program
ISRIA (registration) - 1 Dec 2010
Congratulating the recipients at a ceremony in the Tuvaluan capital of Funafuti, Parliamentary Secretary for Pacific Island Affairs, Richard Marles, ...La nueva Atlántida
impre.com - 28 Nov 2010
Funafuti (la capital de la isla) ha perdido la mayor parte de sus playas y los ciclos naturales que vivíamos han cambiado. "Se han perdido fuentes de ...Tuvalu steht das Wasser bis zum Hals - Sendereihe "Was passiert ...
Deutschlandfunk - 25 Nov 2010
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TORRES STRAIT Islands News, Dec 21, 2010
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TONGATAPU News, Dec 21, 2010
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Lord becomes Tonga's first 'elected' PM
Stuff.co.nz - Sarah Harvey - 16 hours ago
Lord Tu'ivakano entered the Tonga Legislative Assembly in 1996 as a Nobles' Representative for Tongatapu, the website says.Lord Tu'Ivakano - Source: ONE News - TVNZ
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PACIFIC UPDATE: Pohiva's party in landslide victory, looks set to ...
Island Business - Robert Matau - 13 Dec 2010
The Deputy leader of the Friendly Islands Democratic Party won 1047 votes in Tongatapu 3, beating former police minister Clive Edwards with only 681 votes ...WE SAY: New chapter in Tonga's history - Island Business
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Samoa's New National Badminton Development Officer
Badminton Oceania - 13 Dec 2010
Mr. Sione Vikilani C. Vainikolo, aged 24, of Fasi moe Afi,Tongatapu, is the newly appointed NBDO for Tonga. Sione is an active member of the Tonga National ...
New Tonga ferry enters service
Radio New Zealand International - 5 days ago
And there's a lot of excitement among the people of Ha'apai that the boat is going on service starting with this service between Tongatapu and the outer ...Tonga's Badminton Development Officer
Badminton Oceania - 25 Nov 2010
Mr. Sione Lauti, aged 52, of Veitongo, Tongatapu, is Tonga's new Development Officer for Badminton. He worked for the Ministry of Training, Youth and Sports ...
Pro-democracy movement wins Tongan election
Radio Australia - 25 Nov 2010
DORNEY: When the early results came out last night it indicated that the Friendly Islands Democratic Party had won eight of the ten seats in Tongatapu. ...Tonga: Win boosts activist's PM hopes - New Zealand Herald
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Tonga election winners plan to co-opt two independents - Radio New Zealand International
ABC Online - Scoop.co.nz (press release)
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PACIFIC UPDATE
Island Business - Lisa Williams-Lahari - 13 Dec 2010
The Deputy leader of the Friendly Islands Democratic Party won 1047 votes in Tongatapu 3, beating former police minister Clive Edwards with only 681 votes ...Tongan Democratic Party only got a third of election votes
Radio Australia - 5 Dec 2010
MA'U: Yes, yes, that's correct, because there are some constituencies, especially in Tongatapu went up to 15 candidates of their constituency. ...Tongan Noble under house arrest
Radio Australia - 2 Dec 2010
The search warrants were executed on four locations on Tongatapu here on the main island and one location of Vava'u. Two further searches have been carried ...Tonga's former Parliamentary Speaker 'under house arrest' - Radio Australia News
all 4 news articles »Tonga: Pro-Democracy Publisher Favoured as Post-Ballot PM
Scoop.co.nz (press release) - 29 Nov 2010
A founding member of the Human Rights and Democracy Movement, Pohiva was reelected for an eighth term as the Tongatapu People's Representative in 2008. ...Tonga poll ushers in historic popular vote - The Australian
Tongan People Hungry For Democracy - Voxy
Political horsetrading underway in Tonga - Australia Network News
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Voting starts in Tonga
People's Daily Online - 24 Nov 2010
Voting for the 17 single member (People's Representatives) seats -- 10 on the main island Tongatapu, three on Vava'u, two on Ha'apai, and one each on Eua ...Demokraatlik valitsemisstiil saabus lõpuks ka pisikesse Tonga ...
Eesti Päevaleht Online - 28 Nov 2010
Tema erakond Sõpruse Saarte Demokraatlik Partei võitis riigi peamisel, Tongatapu saarel üheksas ringkonnas kümnest, koos väiksematelt saartelt saabunud ...El movimiento pro-democrático gana las primeras elecciones en Tonga
ABC.es - 25 Nov 2010
El Partido Democrático de las Islas Amigables logró 13 de los 17 escaños en disputa, 9 de ellos en la isla principal de Tongatapu, que tiene reservados 10 ...Ein Schlitzer arbeitet im Südsee-Paradies
Fuldaer Zeitung - 27 Nov 2010
Fafa liegt eine knappe Stunde Bootsfahrt entfernt von Tongas Hauptinsel Tongatapu. Das Resort auf der kleinen Insel, die von einem breiten, ...info@als-alexander.org or interalex1@yahoo.com
VAVAU News, Dec 21, 2010
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Tonga's next PM could be a Noble says political scientist
Radio Australia - 12 Dec 2010
DR KOLOAMATANGI: No, in terms of the three MPs from Vavau, I don't think ... Obviously Vavau is not a democratic electorate, they have said this all along. ...Tonga poll ushers in historic popular vote
The Australian - Jon Fraenkel - 28 Nov 2010
As usual, the Vavau group, in the north, bucked the national trend, electing more conservative politicians. Overall, the number of candidates contesting, ...Tongan People Hungry For Democracy - Voxy
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Sailnews.pl (Blog) - 1 day ago
Odprawy można olać także w Tonga są kosztowne i uciążliwe) - chyba, że chce sie do stolicy, Nukualofa, ale nie warto, trzeba za to koniecznie na Vavau, ...Hiria Ottino et son équipage accueillis en héros
La Dépêche de Tahiti - 29 Nov 2010
Raiatea, Rarotonga, Vavau, Suva, Port Vila,Honiara,Rabaul, Palau,Aparri, Fuzhou et Shanghai, soit 8 300 milles nautiques, ou 15 400 km. ...
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TONGA News, Dec 21, 2010
Tonga officially the Kingdom of Tonga (Tongan: Puleʻanga Fakatuʻi ʻo Tonga), is an archipelago in the South Pacific Ocean, comprising 176 islands scattered ...
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Lord Tu'ivakano voted Tonga's first democratically-elected PM
Telegraph.co.uk - Bonnie Malkin - 11 hours ago
Before the elections, Tonga had been ruled by monarchs for centuries. Under Tonga's new constitution, voters directly elected 17 seats in parliament, ...Lord becomes Tonga's first 'elected' PM - Stuff.co.nz
Tonga's parliament elects new PM - ABC Online
Tonga's parliament chooses PM for first time - Washington Post
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Under the radar: Checking out the Tonga Room
San Francisco Chronicle - 5 hours ago
A $1 million renovation gave the Tonga Room a brigher veneer. Brant Ward/The San Francisco Chronicle 2010 It was an instant outrage when it was announced ...
WikiLeaks cable: New Zealand active in Tonga and Fiji
New Zealand Herald - 1 day ago
Alan Williams, Deputy Director at New ZealandQs Ministry for Foreign Affairs and Trade, told the DCM November 20 that the current crisis in Tonga resulted ...Support, anger over Tongan mother's death sentence - TVNZ
Tongan mum to be sent home with kidney failure - TVNZ
all 3 news articles »Bunji's bouncing as youth coach
Adelaide Now - Greg Davis - 17 hours ago
The Cup wrapped up in Nuku'Alofa yesterday with Papua New Guinea defeating Tonga in the final of the week-long championship featuring countries from all ...Pacific a giant talent pool - Herald Sun
Boomerangs defeated in game two - AFL.com
Folau and Hunt promote southern code in Pacific - Cobar Age
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WikiLeaks: GNZ views on Tonga's political reform - 01/08/06
Scoop.co.nz (press release) - 1 day ago
(sbu) new zealand officials had been quietly working with the prince to help bring constitutional and political change in the kingdom of tonga. according to ...NZ worry over China defence aid to Fiji - Fiji Broadcasting Corporation Ltd
WikiLeaks cable: NZ actions in the Pacific - New Zealand Herald
Pacific destabilised by China, Wikileaks cables show - Stuff.co.nz
all 73 news articles »MPs in Tonga vote from Prime Minister
Radio New Zealand International - 20 hours ago
Tonga's 26 MPs have completed their secret ballot for the country's prime minister and these are now being counted in the speaker's office. ...A musing about Vince Cable, Tonga and Utopia ...
The Dispatch Box (blog) - Peter Bingle - Bell Pottinger - 9 hours ago
On a far away island called Tonga a political revolution is underway. King George Tupou V has introduced parliamentary democracy and yesterday for the first ...Northampton Saints: Soane Tonga'uiha says Cardiff mind games won't ...
Northampton Chronicle & Echo - 3 days ago
LIGHTNING loosehead Soane Tonga'uiha says Cardiff Blues' mind games won't affect Saints in their Heineken Cup re-match tomorrow. Ahead of last week's clash ...Rush dismissal costs Cardiff dear - The Press Association
Cardiff Blues 19 Northampton 23: Saints survive Rush of blood - Daily Mail
Rush of blood to the head ends Cardiff's dream of Cup glory - Independent
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Folau and Hunt promote southern code in Pacific
Sydney Morning Herald - 3 days ago
David Sygall spoke to Israel Folau, who is in Tonga, to find out how he's adapting to life in the AFL. Sun-Herald: It appears that in the first NAB Cup ...A Giant headache for GWS - Herald Sun
all 15 news articles »Tonga's pro-democracy MPs dominate speech making ahead of PM ...
Radio New Zealand International - 1 day ago
Tonga's pro-democracy MPs have dominated speech making during today's sitting of parliament at which they will elect the prime minister for the first time. ...Andrew McLeod gets kick out of sharing wisdom
Herald Sun - Greg Davis - 2 days ago
Source: HWT Image Library ADELAIDE great Andrew McLeod relished coaching a group of indigenous 15-year-olds at a carnival in Tonga. ...Tonga's acting speaker allows public access to prime minister vote
Radio New Zealand International - 1 day ago
Tonga's parliament will be fully open to the media and public today during the vote for prime minister - the first time such access has been allowed. ...PNG win Oceania Cup
Radio New Zealand International - 19 hours ago
Papua New Guinea have capped a memorable fortnight by claiming their first Oceania Cup Under 16 Aussie Rules title after a 53-7 win over Tonga in Nukualofa ...Final Placings AFL Oceania Cup U16s - World Footy News
Fiji Power to face Nauru - Fiji Times
all 3 news articles »Karmichael Hunt can't wait to start AFL season
Herald Sun - Greg Davis - 5 days ago
Hunt has spent the past few days in Tonga promoting Australian Football at the Youth Oceania Cup alongside Greater Western Sydney's Israel Folau and the ...Australian coverage of AFL 'heavyweights' in Tonga. - World Footy News
Izzy's trip an AFL winner - The Daily Telegraph
all 14 news articles »Choice of noble as Tongan PM accepted
Radio New Zealand - 11 hours ago
She says Tonga's newly overhauled political system, designed to give more more ... The chairman of the Tonga Business Council, Rachel Afeaki-Taumoepeau, ...Israel Folau laps up Tonga life as his sporting journey moves from ...
Courier Mail - Greg Davis - 4 days ago
Israel Folau, in Tonga to promote Australian football, with aspiring island players. Pic: Mark Calleja Source: The Courier-Mail FOR the AFL's $6 million man ...European Cup groups begin to take shape
Morning Star Online - 1 hour ago
RUGBY UNION COMMENT: A powerful performance by Tongan loose-head prop Soane Tonga'uiha put paid to Cardiff Blues' chance of progressing from Pool 1 as they ...Tonga at high risk of debt distress says ADB
Radio Australia - 6 days ago
The latest report from the Asian Development Bank's Pacific Economic Monitor says Tonga is facing a high risk of debt distress. The bank's assessment comes ...Tonga, Fiji, Kiribati, Tuvalu facing serious fiscal pressure: ADB - Radio Australia News
all 6 news articles »ADB urges Tonga to watch its debt levels
Radio New Zealand International - 5 days ago
The ADB's Pacific Economic Montior report says fiscal pressures could threaten Tonga's long-term social and development goals in the coming year. ...Fiji facing escalating risk from government debt - Radio Australia
ADB sees positive outlook for Pacific - Radio New Zealand International
all 4 news articles »Tonga's fledgling democracy falters
Stuff.co.nz - Michael Field - 8 Dec 2010
Tonga held its first largely democratic general election last month, but while a party set up by veteran politician 'Akilisi Pohiva won the majority of ...Tonga Democrats propose national unity government - Radio New Zealand International
Tonga's new-found democracy falters as nobles cling to power - Monsters and Critics.com
Tongan democrats call for national unity government - Radio Australia
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all 21 news articles »NZ wary of China's emergence - WikiLeaks
New Zealand Herald - Audrey Young - 2 hours ago
A cable in February 2006 describes how the People's Liberation Army gave substantially more aid to defence forces in Fiji and in Tonga than New Zealand did, ...NZ feared China was destabilising Pacific: report - AFP
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New Tonga ferry enters service
Radio New Zealand International - 5 days ago
Tonga's new purpose-built ferry has arrived in Ha'apai as it has launched its service to the outer islands. The MV 'Otuanga'ofa ferry was constructed and ...New Tonga ferry on first outer island voyage - Radio New Zealand International
Tonga's new inter-island ferry sets sail - Radio New Zealand International
all 3 news articles »WE SAY: New chapter in Tonga's history
Island Business - 13 Dec 2010
Tonga, therefore, is still the exception and compared to others, still very much an anachronism. It is rather a nominal democracy in the sense that the ...Tonga's next PM could be a Noble says political scientist - Radio Australia
Tonga: Talanoa continues in the search for a united government - Scoop.co.nz (press release)
Election of Tongan PM delayed - Radio Australia News
Radio Australia - Island Business
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Tonga moves towards democratic rule
ABC Online - 26 Nov 2010
ELIZABETH JACKSON: The South Pacific kingdom of Tonga has made an historic move towards democratic rule. For the first time the people have been allowed to ...Noble minority in Tonga's new parliament - The Australian Al Jazeera
Strong showing by Tonga democrats - BBC News
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Tonga poll ushers in historic popular vote
The Australian - Jon Fraenkel - 28 Nov 2010
TONGA'S first-ever democratic elections took place smoothly on Thursday, and resulted in a resounding victory for those urging reform. ...Tonga edging slowly towards democratic government - Radio Australia
Pacific's last king gives power back to his people - Independent
Tongan leader pledges grip on MPs' expenses - New Zealand Herald
Car Rentals - The Dominion Post
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Tonga's 1973 Test hero dies
The Australian - Peter Kogoy - 6 days ago
FORMER Wallabies number eight Mark Loane still has nightmares about his Test debut at Ballymore, when Tonga won 16-11 in a boilover. ...Overseas teams to get 10 percent discount in airfares
Fijivillage - 14 hours ago
Kamea said teams like Samoa, Tonga and Manawatu were earlier asking for discounted fares and thus the decision of a 10 percent discount. ...Top team for 7s - Fiji Times
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Indigenous teen shine for Boomerangs
Cairns Post - Murray Wenzel - 29 minutes ago
Ernest Beckley, Myra Tomsana – 15 and 14 from Horn Island – and Henry Mareko (14, Badu Island) returned yesterday from their six-day tour of Tonga with the ...Media watchdog critical of Tonga radio closure process
Radio New Zealand International - 13 Dec 2010
The Pacific media watchdog group, the Pacific Freedom Forum, has admonished the Tonga... Government for manner in which it shut down a radio stationTonga government and media must support complaints process - Scoop.co.nz (press release)
all 3 news articles »AFL recruiting campaign rolls into Tonga
Radio Australia - 5 days ago
A high profile delegation from the Australian Football League is in Tonga to attend the Oceania under-16 Cup and to spread the word about Australian Rules ...Women making slow progress in Pacific politics
Radio Australia - 20 hours ago
... introduce reserved seats for women MPs, while Solomon Islands, Cook Islands and Tonga have all had elections without much success for women candidates. ...Mobile 'revolution' eases Pacific isolation, poverty
AFP - Talek Harris - 9 Dec 2010
SYDNEY — From the rugged highlands of Papua New Guinea to the remote islands of Tonga, a telecommunications revolution in the Pacific is helping ease ...Tonga race adds to zing
Times of India - 5 Dec 2010
The occasion was ekka-tonga race organised by the Lucknow Municipal Corporation (LMC) on the last day of Lucknow Mahotsav on Sunday. ...Ekka-tonga race to take alternate route today - Times of India
all 3 news articles »Flying Boomerangs head to Tonga
AFL.com - 12 Dec 2010
AFL players Karmichael Hunt, Israel Folau and Nic Naitanui will travel to Tonga to attend the Youth AFL Oceania Cup this week. ...Transport plan to create job opportunities in Tonga
Radio Australia - 5 days ago
The World Bank hopes the expansion of the Tonga Transport Consolidation Project will create employment opportunities for the country's young people, ...Tongan noble on drugs, firearms charges
Sydney Morning Herald - 8 Dec 2010
A Tongan noble has been charged with drugs and firearms offences after a series of raids in Tonga... and Sydney connected to a plot to smuggle drugs intoBUSINESS PROFILE: Unemployment high in Tonga
Island Business - Robert Matau - 13 Dec 2010
Tonga Business Enterprise Centre (TBEC) Manager John Cvetko faces an uphill battle as he works to create more jobs. An initiative of the Tongan Chamber of ...Tonga's parliament chooses PM for first time
Atlanta Journal Constitution - 18 hours ago
AP NUKU'ALOFA, Tonga — Noble Lord Tu'ivakano defeated pro-democracy leader Akalisi Pohiva in a secret ballot among Tongan lawmakers Tuesday to become the ...Web-based currency exchange service launched
Radio New Zealand - 5 days ago
New Zealand, Australia, Samoa and Tonga the first countries to go live on the KlickEx.com service. The software has been developed at Auckland University's ...KlickEx launches a cheaper way to exchange currencies - Scoop.co.nz (press release)
all 3 news articles »Tonga PM dismisses leaked finance report
Australia Network News - Bruce Hill - 9 Dec 2010
Dr Fred Sevele says while Tonga faces economic difficulties, the government can still pay its wages bill and has never defaulted on its loans. ...Under 16s Oceania Cup Day 5 wrap up
World Footy News - 3 days ago
In the Grand Final preview, PNG asserted themselves from the start, and lead at half time with 2 goals to Tonga yet to bother the scorers. ...More coverage of the Oceania Cup U16s local and general - World Footy News
all 2 news articles »Tonga Vice Chair for IRENA 5th Preparatory Commission
Scoop.co.nz (press release) - 5 days ago
At the culmination of an eventful 4th IRENA Preparatory Commission, Tonga was elected to vice-chair the 5th and final Preparatory Commission before IRENA ...Tonga radio station says political motive behind shutdown
Australia Network News - 8 Dec 2010
The Ministry of Information says the station is off the air because it's broadcasting license was in fact issued to the Times of Tonga publisher Kalafi ...Closure of radio station in Tonga labelled political - Radio Australia
all 3 news articles »Tonga Democratic Party to hold public rally amid political lobbying
Radio New Zealand International - 2 Dec 2010
Tonga's Friendly Islands Democratic Party is planning a public rally for today to bring some transparency to the ongoing negotiations over the formation of ...Tonga Democratic Party to hold rally amid post-election lobbying - Radio New Zealand International
Political rally in Tonga postponed - Radio New Zealand International
Two main camps emerge in talks over formation of new Tonga government - Radio New Zealand International
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all 8 news articles »New majority claim by Tonga Democrats
Radio New Zealand International - 6 days ago
A member of Tonga's Friendly Islands Democratic Party says it may have the support of as many as 18 of the 26 MPs in the new parliament. ...Fifteen European-based rugby union players to watch in 2011
The Guardian (blog) - 7 hours ago
1) Soane Tonga'uiha (Northampton and Tonga) Luckily for Northampton they do have some top-class props prepared to play on a Sunday. The Saints are currently ...Tiki Lovers Draw Inspiration from Gilligan's Island at The Tonga Hut
LA Weekly (blog) - Liz Ohanesian - 5 days ago
Back in November, The Tonga Hut hosted "The Art of Gilligan's Island," featuring the work of several artists who also frequent the North Hollywood tiki bar. ...Polson grad to recount Pacific sailing odyssey
The Missoulian - 13 hours ago
Their last stops before New Zealand came in Tonga, the only South Pacific nation that's ... But Tonga is also where they lost a friend made along the way. ...Coleman: RSE Scheme A Proven Winner
Voxy - 2 Dec 2010
... Bank and Waikato University shows the Government's Recognised Seasonal Employer (RSE) scheme is producing positive spin-offs for Tonga and Vanuatu. ...RSE Scheme Benefits Pacific Households, Report Shows - Voxy
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Tonga Media Council offers support after radio station shut down
Radio New Zealand International - 5 Dec 2010
The Tonga Media Council has called on the Ministry of Information to ensure radio station FM 88.1 can get back on air. The radio station was ordered to stop ...Tonga: BroadCom shut down by Government - Scoop.co.nz (press release)
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BRCMRecognition for Women & Children's Crisis Centre in Tonga
Radio Australia - 12 Dec 2010
The Tonga Women and Children's Crisis Centre won the overall award for an organisation, in recognition of their work aimed at eliminating violence against ...The rich and the poor
Deseret News (blog) - Vai Sikahema - 23 hours ago
A few years ago while on a vacation with my family to Tonga, I realized how simple their carefree island lives are and how complicated mine is, ...75 years and a day: The Douglas DC-3 then and now
Times LIVE (blog) - 3 days ago
Tonga's position on the globe meant that “Tangaloa” was the first DC-3 in the world to celebrate the 75th Anniversary of the first flight of the type. ...
Baroness Scotland's illegal cleaner will return to Tonga next year
Daily Mail - 4 Dec 2010
By Mail On Sunday Reporter Baroness Scotland's housekeeper has withdrawn her appeal to remain in Britain and could return to Tonga in the new year. ...
Details yet to emerge about high profile arrest in Tonga
Radio New Zealand International - 5 Dec 2010
Tonga's police commander says the man arrested and taken into police custody last week on firearms-related charges is due to appear in the Nukualofa ...AFL Vanuatu is born, and uses Tonga trip to announce itself
World Footy News - 9 Dec 2010
For the upcoming Oceania Cup in Tonga, AFL Vanuatu has been raising funds (about $7000) to send 5 lads to Tonga. Fund raising has been undertaken in ...
Government and media must support complaints process, says PFF ...
IFEX - 4 days ago
"We are witnessing a new Tonga being born - similarly, ... It's timely that the winds of change sweeping through Tonga are also now indicating the need for ...HULL KR: Further mystery surrounds Mason move as he considers ...
Hull Daily Mail - 10 Dec 2010
Mason's mother is from Tonga and the former New South Wales star actually represented Tonga in the 2000 ... "I'll be flying to Tonga to get it from there. ...Tonga police tightlipped about drugs bust
Radio New Zealand International - 2 Dec 2010
Tonga's police commander says he cannot reveal the identity of a man arrested in a drug sweep yesterday. After receiving information from the Australian ...Tongan Noble under house arrest - Radio Australia
Tonga's former Parliamentary Speaker 'under house arrest' - Radio Australia News
all 4 news articles »Rugby World Cup tickets go on sale
Stuff.co.nz - Kirsty Johnston - 30 Nov 2010
Chances to get tickets to a New Zealand game will be slim, with punters needing to pay $460 to see the All Blacks play Tonga at Eden Park, or $256 to see ...How many Rugby World Cup games are you planning to go to? - New Zealand Herald
More World Cup tickets go on sale - Stuff.co.nz
Tickets available for Nelson World Cup matches - Stuff.co.nz
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all 42 news articles »Tahu plays alongside his racism accuser
Sydney Morning Herald - Adrian Proszenko - 27 Nov 2010
The game is one of a series of fund-raising events for Gemika Tonga - the niece of Kangaroos centre Willie Tonga - who is suffering from a rare genetic ...
Are you in shape to play your best?
PGA of Australia - 1 day ago
Nick Tonga is a AAA PGA Head Professional at North Lakes Resort Golf Club and St Paul's School Golf Academy in Mango Hill, QLD. For lesson bookings please ...
Tonga Women's Centre wins human rights award
Radio New Zealand International - 9 Dec 2010
The head of Tonga's Women's and Children's Crisis Centre says the agency is delighted to have received a human rights award for its work. ...Solomon Islands' first rep footy squad set for Tonga
World Footy News - 8 Dec 2010
In October this year, Wilson announced that they hoped to send an Under 16 team to Tonga for the upcoming Oceania Under 16s tournament. ...Cowboy reveals his double agony
Townsville Bulletin - 4 days ago
TODAY Willie Tonga is sporting a smile and relishing the opportunity to be a leader in a fresh-faced Cowboys outfit in the coming years. ...Samtamoolak Crossing
Times of India - 25 Nov 2010
LUCKNOW: The famous ekka-tonga race and vintage car rally that forms one of ... The tonga... operators have refused to take part in the event if the race isAFL team Tonga bound
Solomon Star - 6 Dec 2010
Now, there is the chance to take the first ever Solomon Islands team to an Under 18 tournament in Tonga from 14-18 December. The trip was made possible ...RTÉ and TG4 secure RWC rights
Irish Times - 2 hours ago
RTÉ will also provide a full highlights package of every other game during the tournament which begins on September 9th when New Zealand play Tonga at Eden ...2010: A month by month look back - IRB
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Tonga Democrats success put down to understanding what the people ...
Radio New Zealand International - 28 Nov 2010
The deputy leader of the party which won most of the seats in last week's election in Tonga says the victory shows how eager the people were for change. ...Australia Helps Build on Progress in Tonga Transport Sector
Scoop.co.nz (press release) - 6 days ago
Today the World Bank board approved the expansion of the Tonga Transport Consolidation Project. The expansion will build on the project's successes to date ...We nick Nic
Fiji Times - 6 days ago
National 16 team AFL rep Richard Niulevu at Nadi Airport early yesterday morning before jetting out to Tonga. Picture: BALJEET SINGH THE AFL Fiji Power ...Aussie Rules here to stay - Fiji Times
all 2 news articles »Tonga ferry testing in hope of Christmas service
Radio New Zealand International - 6 Dec 2010
The Friendly Islands Shipping Agency in Tonga still hopes to get the new ferry, the MV 'Otuanga'ofa, operating before Christmas after an initial test run ...Wine destroyed in Tonga for import rule breach
Radio New Zealand International - 5 Dec 2010
More than 13000 bottles of wine were crushed at a quarry in Tonga last week with a customs official saying the importer had been trying to circumvent ...Correction: Tonga election story
Washington Post - 29 Nov 2010
AP NUKU'ALOFA, Tonga -- In a story Nov. 25 about elections in Tonga, The Associated Press reported erroneously that nine nobles in the country's parliament ...Japan to stage rugby Pacific Nations Cup
AFP - 5 days ago
Tonga and Fiji will open the four-nation round robin competition on July 2, followed by Samoa, ... Tonga will play Samoa and Fiji will meet Japan on July 8, ...Japan to host Pacific Nations Cup in 2011, helps preparations for ... - Winnipeg Free Press
Japan to host PNC in July - The Daily Yomiuri
Rugby: Japan to host 2011 Pacific Nations Cup - Mainichi Daily News
Worldcupweb.com - CNNGo.com
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Tonga government closes down radio station amid post-election debates
Radio New Zealand International - 2 Dec 2010
A radio station in Tonga has been shut down by the government information ministry, apparently for inciting with programmes about the political reform ...Hayes shares in the excitement as Tonga embraces democracy
Wairarapa Times Age - 30 Nov 2010
Wairarapa MP John Hayes is back home, having led a delegation of MPs on an historic trip to Tonga. Mr Hayes, accompanied by Shane Jones, David Parker, ...
Dynamic double inspires Hunt
Herald Sun - Greg Davis Tonga - 3 days ago
Picture: Alex Coppel Source: Sunday Herald Sun And it has nothing to do with spending the past week in Tonga with the AFL's Youth Oceania Cup competition. ...Wagga's Lenny Lyons AFL career takes him to Tonga
Daily Advertiser - Matt Malone - 30 Nov 2010
WAGGA footballer Lenny Lyons will take a big step towards a prospective AFL career this month when he takes off on his first overseas trip to Tonga. ...Tonga's Friendly Islands Democratic Party considers government of ...
Radio New Zealand International - 30 Nov 2010
The party which won the bulk of the seats in last week's historic election in Tonga is considering a government of national unity. ...Tonga king appoints interim speaker
Radio New Zealand International - 2 Dec 2010
Tonga's King has appointed a new Interim Speaker of the Legislative Assembly and is calling for nominations for a Prime Minister Designate. ...WikiLeaks cable: GNZ tough but pessimistic on Fiji's Bainimarama
New Zealand Herald - 1 day ago
MFAT sees that the situation in Tonga is stabilizing -- for the moment -- and ... (C) Following a briefing on Fiji and Tonga to the diplomatic corps, ...Crowds Thrash Army Driver
Kashmir Observer - 3 days ago
Srinagar, Dec 18, KONS: Angry crowds on Saturday thrashed an army driver in Anantnag after his vehicle hit and seriously injured a tonga-wallah in the ...Growing disenchantment among Pacific rugby nations
Radio Australia - 29 Nov 2010
The rugby playing nations of the Pacific - Samoa, Tonga and Fiji - could be forgiven for thinking that they are not wanted at next year's World Cup "party" ...Carter sets new rugby points scoring world record - Radio Australia
AB Islanders told they can't switch countries - Stuff.co.nz
Fiji, Tonga to meet in World Cup warm-ups - Times LIVE
Fiji Times
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Cup could offer even bigger windfall for Northland
Northern Advocate - 4 days ago
While ticket sales overall are on target, sales to the two Whangarei games - Tonga vs Canada on September 14, and Tonga vs Japan on September 21 - are ...Tonga's Badminton Development Officer
Badminton Oceania - 25 Nov 2010
Mr. Sione Lauti, aged 52, of Veitongo, Tongatapu, is Tonga's new Development Officer for Badminton. He worked for the Ministry of Training, Youth and Sports ...
Japan to host Pacific Nations Cup
Inside Japan Tours - Mark Smith - 4 days ago
Tonga and Fiji will play in the opening game on July 2nd, ... On July 8th, Tonga will play Samoa and Fiji will take on Japan, with the final matches being ...IRB boss rejects Pacific conspiracy theory - Stuff.co.nz
Samoan rugby yet to confirm participation - Fijivillage
Invitation for 2009 IRB champs - Fiji Times
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Rankings update - Tonga enters provisional list
World Footy News - 27 Nov 2010
It was replaced with the Pacific Cup, a set of 3 matches between New Zealand and Tonga. Those games were 18-a-side, with 6 interchange, 20 minute quarters. ...Losing Tonga party prepping for next election
Radio New Zealand International - 29 Nov 2010
A party which put up five candidates in last week's elections in Tonga but failed to win a seat is already preparing for the next election. ...Tongan women seek reforms to land law
Radio New Zealand - 12 Dec 2010
Some Tongan women who live in New Zealand are seeking reforms to the law in Tonga so they're able to inherit land. They have told a sitting in Auckland of ...Commission hears that Tongans in NZ want women to be able to ... - Radio New Zealand International
all 2 news articles »Rino Tirikatene wins Labour's Te Tai Tonga selection
Scoop.co.nz (press release) - 30 Nov 2010
The Labour Party has selected Rino Tirikatene as its candidate for the Te Tai Tonga Māori electorate in next year's general election. ...Tirikatene to contest seat for Labour - Newstalk ZB
all 5 news articles »Esi Tonga in a flap after eating crook chook
Jetstar Gold Coast Titans - 29 Nov 2010
Hulking Titans centre Esi Tonga will be given extensive cooking lessons by the Titans after spending a week in hospital with salmonella poisoning. ...Magistrate blasts 'unprofessional' cop
Times of Swaziland - 11 hours ago
... failing to serve one of the police officers with summons to appear before court in the case of Abdul Ndlovu of South Africa and Wonder Ndlovu of Tonga. ...The eastern front: AFL plans island hopping advance into the Pacific
Sydney Morning Herald - Richard Hinds - 2 Dec 2010
In October, Folau was denied permission by the ARL to play or even carry water for Tonga against Samoa in a curtain-raiser at the Four Nations tournament ...
Positional Postmortem: Cougar Defensive Line
SB Nation Houston - Dustin Rensink - 12 Dec 2010
The Coogs did get a commitment from Tonga, a junior college transfer with just one year of eligibility left, who was getting a lot of recruiting love from ...
Lord becomes Tonga's first 'elected' PM
Taranaki Daily News - Sarah Harvey - 15 hours ago
Tongan noble Lord Tu'ivakano has been announced as the country's new Prime Minister, the Matangi Tonga website has reported. ...Star-studded Baa-Baas face Tonga
Planet Rugby - 25 Nov 2010
Coaches Patrice Lagisquet and Guy Novès have named a star-studded French Barbarians side to face Tonga in Grenoble on Friday. ...Tonga edge Barbarians
Planet Rugby - 27 Nov 2010
Tonga scored three tries in the final quarter to beat the French Barbarians 28-27 at the Stade Des Alpes in Grenoble on Friday. The Islanders fought back to ...Fiji Power too strong
Fiji Times - 4 days ago
Fiji narrowly lost 24-29 to Tonga on day two but finally found their form with a convincing seven goals and eight behinds (50) thrashing of the Solomon ...Seasonal jobs scheme wins endorsement
Hawke's Bay Today - Patrick O'Sullivan - 6 Dec 2010
New Zealand's RSE scheme drew up to 8000 workers a year from Pacific nations, with nearly three-quarters coming from Tonga and Vanuatu. ...New Zealand Visa for Pacific Islanders boosts incomes back home - Visa Bureau
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