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• Transcripts Available: Tonga Royal Commission Inquiry into Sinking of Princess Ashika

  
  pacificEyeWitness.org — Authority: 442
  Full transcripts are available on each day’s hearing of the Tonga’s Royal Commission of Inquiry into the Sinking of the Princess Ashika. They are publicly posted online on the Royal Commission’s website as PDF attachments. Having seen many a transcript in our time, these  are incredibly detailed, and therefore ...
  18 hours ago

• Rugby: Seven Ulstermen In The Starting 22 Against Tonga in Belfast

  
  pacificEyeWitness.org — Authority: 442
  Ulster Newsroom By John DicksonAt the La Mon Hotel today the Ireland ‘A’ team is manager, the former Malone and Ulster winger Joey Miles, announced the Irish team to face Tonga at Ravenhill this Friday evening at 7.00pm. Asked if he was pleased this A fixture was being played at Ravenhill Joey said, “I’m [...]
  2 days ago

• Tonga: Emasculating the monarchy

  
  No Right Turn — Authority: 592
  A year ago, the Tongan Parliament passed a bill establishing a Constitutional and Electoral Commission to consider constitutional reform. The Commission presented its final report on Friday , and recommended significant and progressive change . While Tonga will remain a constitutional monarchy, the monarch will be ...
  3 days ago

• YouTube video sinks Turnbull minder

  
  Ohaiyo Business Magazine — Authority: 431
  A media minder for Federal Opposition Leader Malcolm Turnbull has reportedly quit his job after being linked to an online bout of Liberal factional warfare. The video parodies Liberal MP Alex Hawke by portraying him as an enraged Adolf Hitler, echoing a YouTube trend of dubbing Hitler biopic Downfall with fake ...
  5 days ago

• Update from Samoa Deputy PM Misa Telefoni: Tourism, Media, Disaster Relief, Trade & Labour; David Tua; Adeaze; Yandall Sisters

  
  pacificEyeWitness.org — Authority: 442
  The Churches have made the greatest contribution ever in our nation’s history. And it is still coming in – later this month Papaliitele Tihati and Auimatagi Cha Thompson fly in to distribute their assistance. Rhema South Pacific (Kelly Duininck Ministries) have over
  5 days ago

• Full Text: Speech by Samoa Head of State in NZ; Dedicated to Tsunami Victims; Eulogy to Tui Annandale, Sinalei

  
  pacificEyeWitness.org — Authority: 442
  Text Source: Su’a William Sio, webAddress presented at the New Zealand Families Commission meeting held at Manukau TelstraClear Pacific Events Centre.Samoa Head of State Tui Atua Tupua Tamasese Ta’isi EfiThis address is dedicated to the victims of the 2009 Tonga and Samoa Tsunami O lē e lave i tiga, o le ivi, le ...
  6 days ago

• Tonga: Hunger Strike To Oust PM - Continues

  
  Women of History — Authority: 140
  From Radio New Zealand International : A daylight hour protest fast involving about 800 women in Tonga is continuing. Tongan Women’s National Congress members have been fasting for about three weeks between six am and six pm to protest against what they describe as poor governance of the prime minister, ...
  6 days ago

• Updated Humpback Whale Calf ID File

  
  Tony Wu's Underwater Photography Blog — Authority: 416
  I’ve just updated my humpback whale calf summary file with another calf addition…calf #30 (a female), contributed by Nonie Silver. Nonie named the calf “Kiran”, which means “ray of light” in Hindi/ Sanskrit. The good news is…there is more calf information coming in, with at least two that look to be ...
  6 days ago

• Funeral Director Backs Samoa Head of State on Rethinking Costly Funerals

  
  pacificEyeWitness.org — Authority: 442
  Mr Bakulich, who has been worked as a funeral director for the last 20 years, spoke out in support of comments made by Samoa’s Head of State during a New Zealand visit this week.Speaking at the New Zealand Families Commission conference, His Highness Tui Atua Tupua Tamasese Efi:
  1 week ago

• NZ Issues Invitation to Samoa, American Samoa & Tonga Leaders To Attend National Memorial; Update on Governor’s Office American Samoa

  
  pacificEyeWitness.org — Authority: 442
  File photo. APIA, SAMOA – JULY 07 2009: New Zealand Prime Minister John Key (L) and Samoan Prime Minister Tuilaepa Lupesoliai Sailele (R) sign a Visiting Forces Agreement between the two countries at the Prime Ministers office, July 7, 2009 in Apia, Samoa. (Photo by Phil Walter/Getty Images)Samoa’s Prime Minister, ...
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• Crook Who Bought Tonga the Doomed Ferry Was a NZer

  
  Apartheid New Zealand — Authority: 131
  sent by a disgusted pakeha [edited by TEAA]NZer Says He Didn’t Check State of Hull When Buying Doomed Tonga FerryA Royal Commission of Inquiry whitewash into the sinking of the 690-ton Tongan ferry, Princess Ashika, heard from witnesses that the New Zealander who bought the boat didn’t check the state of its ...
  1 week ago

• Tongan Ferry Tragedy: New Zealander Did Not Check Hull Before Ferry Purchase

  
  pacificEyeWitness.org — Authority: 442
  NZPA reportsA Royal Commission of Inquiry into the sinking of the Tongan ferry, Princess Ashika, has been told the New Zealander who bought the vessel never looked into the state of its hull.The ferry sank in August this year with the loss of 74 lives.John Jonesse, managing director of Shipping Corporation of ...
  1 week ago

• Tonga Celebrates Its Constitution

  
  Holidays Around The World - Holidays Around The World — Authority: 433
  Constitution Day: November 4, 2009Constitution Day in Tonga is a public holiday.Constitution Day—also called National Day—in Tonga is held on November 4, and it commemorates the adoption of the nation’s constitution in 1875.History of Tonga’s Constitution DayThe Kingdom of Tonga is an archipelago in the South ...
  1 week ago

• Tonga – ‘Eua’s water, wonders, and lack of tourism

  
  The Indie Travel Podcast — Authority: 124
  Click here to view the embedded video. Interested in Tongan tourism? The island of ‘Eua off Tongatapu is beautiful but very far from the tourist trail. Tonga – ‘Eua’s water, wonders, and lack of tourism is happily produced by The Indie Travel Podcast , proud winners of Lonely Planets "Best Podcast 2009" ...
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• Australia Pacific Touring Drops Prices

  
  Jetsettersblog — Authority: 155
  Australia Pacific Touring is offering reductions of $400 per couple on its 22-day Royal Escorted and 23-day Southern Explorer vacations if booked by Dec. 5. The Royal Escorted package is available Dec. 14, Jan. 4, Feb. 8, 15, March 8 and 15 and April 12. The Southern Explorer is available Feb. 8 and March 15. APT is ...
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• Brendan Asia-Pacific Offerings

  
  Jetsettersblog — Authority: 155
  Brendan Worldwide Vacations unveiled its new Asia-Pacific programs for 2010. These include a luxury Mekong cruise onboard the Jayavarman for eight days and seven nights priced from $1,385 per person double occupancy, cruise/land only. Inspired by the golden age cruise liner Normandie, The Jayavarman is the first of ...
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• Magnitude 6.2 Quake Rattles Tonga

  
  The Inquisitr Entertainment — Authority: 758
  Nuku’alofa, Tonga (AHN) – A magnitude 6.2 earthquake struck south of Tonga on Monday but there were no reports of damage or tsunami, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. The quake’s epicenter was located at 205 miles south of the island’s capital Nuku’alofa at 6.2 miles deep. The quake hit at 9:28 a.m. ...
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• NZ Labour Party MPs Head to Samoa & Tonga To Visit Tsunami-Affected Areas

  
  pacificEyeWitness.org — Authority: 442
  09-10-30 Letter to Pacific CommunityMedia StatementNew Zealand Labour PartyVisit to Samoa and TongaLabour Leader Phil Goff leaves Monday for a four-day visit to Samoa and Tonga. The visit will focus on recovery and rehabilitation needs in both countries following the tragic loss of life and major damage caused by the ...
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• Poor leadership linked to soldier’s death

  
  Ohaiyo Business Magazine — Authority: 431
  Deficiencies in training, leadership and deployment readiness may have contributed to the death of Lieutenant Michael Fussell in Afghanistan last year, a Defence inquiry has found. The Major in charge of the operation in which Lieutenant Fussell died on November 27 has now been stood down from his command. ...
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• The Socio-economic Impact Of The Dolphin Watching Industry In The Kisite-Mpunguti Marine Protected Area (KMMPA)

  
  GVI Kenya — Authority: 419
  The activity of dolphin (whale)-watching is described as “the commercial observation of cetaceans in their habitat from a platform on land, sea or air” (Hoyt 2001). The dolphin-watching industry constitutes an emergent business in many coastal areas around the world and has seen spectacular growth over the last ...
  2 weeks ago

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