7 September, 2015. Hearing the voice of Civil Society is important in developing well informed regional policy for the Pacific. It is for this reason that the Pacific Islands Forum Secretariat and the European Union have organised “The Civil Society Organisation Regional Forum” which beings today in Port Moresby.

6 September, 2015. Tonga held on in Bucharest to beat Romania 21-16 for the first time in the last Rugby World Cup warm-up match for the teams on Saturday.

Mahu’inga ‘o e Lea Faka-Tonga

Tuku atu ē fonua mo e tala
Lauaki ē Motu’apuaka
Ka te u faiva mo tukuhua
He tangata ‘o e Kauhala’uta
‘Oku taku ‘i he tala ē fonua
‘Oku fio ‘i he ‘alofi tupu’a

Mei he “Takafalu” ko e maa’imoa faiva ta’anga lakalaka ‘a Kuini Sālote

FONUA MO E TALA/CULTURE AND LANGUAGE

‘ATIKOLO 24: KO E TUFUNGA TĀPAPAFĀNIFO [MATERIAL ART OF SURFBOARD-MAKING] MO E FAIVA FĀNIFO [PERFORMANCE ART OF SURFING]