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Radio Australia/Pacific Beat: "A Tongan nobleman has complained to the New Zealand government, after he and his wife were detained and their flight from Australia held up for 45 minutes -- and all, apparently, because of his name. The Honourable Luani, like all Tongan aristocrats, only has one name. But when he and his wife were flying home to Tonga from Sydney via Auckland at the end of September, he says the Air New Zealand ground staff found his lack of a last name a huge problem. Although, a spokeswoman for Air New Zealand says the airline has since written to the Honourable Luani to formally apologise, and has paid some compensation."