Tonga Chronicle
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Tonga Chronicle, also known as Kalonikali Tonga, is a state owned Weekly
in Tonga
.It was established in 1964 and until 2009, publishes both in the English as well as the Tongan language
.
In March 2009, due to poor returns as a state-owned enterprise, the Government of Tonga agreed to hand over management of the Tonga Chronicle to Taimi Media Network and publisher Kalafi Moala, for a three year period . The staff of the Times of Tonga
newspaper moved in to share the state-owned building and assets of the Tonga Chronicle, which then began printing in English Language
only, heavily reducing circulation and cutting staff numbers.
There had been problems in operation of the paper, which was occasionally withdrawn to publish fortnightly, monthly and ceased publication for periods. In May 2011, Taimi Media Network owner and CEO Kalafi Moala finally decided to cease publication of the paper indefinitely.
The agreement between Kalafi Moala and the government of Tonga was that he would operate the newspaper and turn it profitable, whilst utilizing the assets of the Chronicle for the publication of his own Tongan newspaper, Taimi 'o Tonga.
Two other government enterprises whose management was outsourced by the Tongan government in 2009, along with the Tonga Chronicle, was the Tonga National Cultural Centre, to Vava'u Member of Parliament 'Etuate Lavulavu; and the Queen Salote Memorial Hall, to Simote Po'uliva'ati, former manager of International Dateline Hotel.
Articles of the newspaper were also published in the 'Taimi 'o Tonga alternate website.
Previous editors of the newspaper include Paua Manu'atu (Tuisoso), Mateaki Heimuli, Feleti Tu'ihalamaka, Kalafi Moala, Josephine Latu and Tevita Motulalo
.
Weekly newspaper
A weekly newspaper is a general-news publication that is published on newsprint once or twice a week.Such newspapers tend to have smaller circulations than daily newspapers, and are usually based in less-populous communities or small, defined areas within large cities; often, they may cover a...
in Tonga
Tonga
Tonga, officially the Kingdom of Tonga , is a state and an archipelago in the South Pacific Ocean, comprising 176 islands scattered over of ocean in the South Pacific...
.It was established in 1964 and until 2009, publishes both in the English as well as the Tongan language
Tongan language
Tongan is an Austronesian language spoken in Tonga. It has around 200,000 speakers and is a national language of Tonga. It is a VSO language.-Related languages:...
.
In March 2009, due to poor returns as a state-owned enterprise, the Government of Tonga agreed to hand over management of the Tonga Chronicle to Taimi Media Network and publisher Kalafi Moala, for a three year period . The staff of the Times of Tonga
Times of Tonga
The Times of Tonga also known as Taimi o Tonga is published by the Taimi Media Network Ltd from Auckland, New Zealand. It started publication in April 1989. It is published twice a week. The newspaper's owner and publisher is Kalafi Moala, a Tongan-American citizen.The newspaper has been a...
newspaper moved in to share the state-owned building and assets of the Tonga Chronicle, which then began printing in English Language
English language
English is a West Germanic language that arose in the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of England and spread into what was to become south-east Scotland under the influence of the Anglian medieval kingdom of Northumbria...
only, heavily reducing circulation and cutting staff numbers.
There had been problems in operation of the paper, which was occasionally withdrawn to publish fortnightly, monthly and ceased publication for periods. In May 2011, Taimi Media Network owner and CEO Kalafi Moala finally decided to cease publication of the paper indefinitely.
The agreement between Kalafi Moala and the government of Tonga was that he would operate the newspaper and turn it profitable, whilst utilizing the assets of the Chronicle for the publication of his own Tongan newspaper, Taimi 'o Tonga.
Two other government enterprises whose management was outsourced by the Tongan government in 2009, along with the Tonga Chronicle, was the Tonga National Cultural Centre, to Vava'u Member of Parliament 'Etuate Lavulavu; and the Queen Salote Memorial Hall, to Simote Po'uliva'ati, former manager of International Dateline Hotel.
Articles of the newspaper were also published in the 'Taimi 'o Tonga alternate website.
Previous editors of the newspaper include Paua Manu'atu (Tuisoso), Mateaki Heimuli, Feleti Tu'ihalamaka, Kalafi Moala, Josephine Latu and Tevita Motulalo
Tevita Motulalo
Tevita Motulalo, also known as Dave Motulalo, is a former Editor of the Tonga Chronicle, the Kingdom of Tonga's oldest English language newspaper . Previously he was Deputy Editor of the Talaki, one of the Kingdom's main Tongan-language newspapers...
.