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South Pacific News : New Zealand Last Updated: 11 Mar 2010 - 21:58 GMT+1300
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South Pacific News : New Zealand
McCully sets new direction for NZ aid to Pacific
Nuku'alofa, Tonga:
The New Zealand government has realigned its development assistance to the Pacific nations, the New Zealand Minister for Foreign Affairs, Hon. Mr Murray McCully told the Tongan media in Nuku'alofa on Tuesday, July 14.

20 Jul 2009, 11:23


South Pacific News : New Zealand
NZ Prime Minister visits Tonga
Nuku'alofa, Tonga:
The New Zealand Prime Minister Hon. John Key marked his first visit to the Kingdom by announcing an increase in New Zealand aid to Tonga from $12 million to $16 million during the 2009-10 financial year, and it will go up again by $2 million during the 2011-12 financial year.

08 Jul 2009, 14:53


South Pacific News : New Zealand
NZ PM welcomes his first foreign leader to Parliament
Wellington, New Zealand:
The Tongan Prime Minister's first official visit to New Zealand was unusual in that the welcoming ceremony did not take place when he arrived in Wellington on May 13 but just before he left Wellington yesterday afternoon, May 19.

20 May 2009, 16:30


South Pacific News : New Zealand
Tonga enjoys strong relationship with NZ, says Tongan PM
Wellington, New Zealand:
Tonga's Prime Minister Hon. Dr Feleti Sevele commented on Tonga's warm diplomatic relationship with New Zealand, the political reform process in Tonga and its stance on the Fijian political upheaval, when he spoke at Victoria University, Wellington, on the evening of May 18.

19 May 2009, 10:43


South Pacific News : New Zealand
Mr Apple wants more Tongan workers to return
Napier, New Zealand:
A visit by the Tongan Prime Minister, Dr Feleti Sevele to Mr Apple's Blyth Orchard at Napier, New Zealand on Sunday, May 17 was an inspiration to the 65 Tongan workers who work at the orchard under the Recognised Seasonal Employers (RSE) scheme.

19 May 2009, 09:49


South Pacific News : New Zealand
Christchurch Tongan community farewells PM
Christchurch, New Zealand:
The Tongan community in Christchurch welcomed the Tongan Prime Minister Hon. Dr Feleti Sevele with a community luncheon on Saturday May 16 at the end of the Prime Minister's two-days visit to the city.

19 May 2009, 00:39


South Pacific News : New Zealand
St Bede's welcomes back Tongan Prime Minister
Christchurch, New Zealand:
It was a walk down memory lane for Tonga's Prime Minister, Hon. Dr Feleti Sevele when he revisited his old school St Bede's College in Christchurch, on May 15 during a week long tour of New Zealand.

16 May 2009, 18:50


South Pacific News : New Zealand
Tongan PM on New Zealand visit
Wellington, New Zealand:
Tonga's Prime Minister Hon. Dr Feleti Sevele arrived in New Zealand yesterday, May 13 at the start of week-long visit during which he will meet the Nw Zealand Prime Minister Hon. John Key in Wellington next week, and also give two addresses at New Zealand universities.

14 May 2009, 14:37


South Pacific News : New Zealand
Tongan family mourns slain Mangere teenager
Auckland, New Zealand:
A Tongan family in New Zealand is mourning the loss of teenager Halatau Naitoko (17), a courier driver, who was accidentally shot dead by a police officer on Auckland's Northwestern Motorway on Friday January 23.

28 Jan 2009, 11:29


South Pacific News : New Zealand
PM backs TV Channel for Pacific Islanders
Auckland, New Zealand: Labour is promising to work on getting a free-to-air Pacific Island television channel up and running in New Zealand if it wins the election - a prospect that major broadcasters have been investigating for some time.
29 Oct 2008, 05:16


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