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  • Monday 18 March 2024 6:00pm


    Nuku'alofa, Tonga
    : Heneli Manuofetoa, ‘Aisea Havea and Kaniteli Guttenbeil were found guilty of possession of cannabis seized in Popua. Heneli was sentenced to five and a half months imprisonment to run concurrent with the 32-months that he is already serving in prison.
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  • Sunday 17 March 2024 11:52pm
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    Nuku'alofa, Tonga
    : The Vaiola Hospital wastewater and sewerage system will be upgraded with the help of the Australian government - providing $2 million (AUD) to support the project.
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  • Friday 15 March 2024 10:50pm


    Nuku'alofa, Tonga
    : Two Honorary Consuls to the Kingdom of Tonga were appointed by the Prime Minister Hon. Hu'akavameiliku, today, 15 March, at Nuku'alofa. Mr. Tapu Panuve was appointed as the Honorary Consul of the Republic of Korea, and Ms. Tania Laumanulupe Tupou as the Honorary Consul of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, to the Kingdom of Tonga.
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  • Friday 15 March 2024 5:47pm


    Nuku'alofa, Tonga
    : A 24 year old driver from Havelu charged with reckless driving and driving under the influence of alcohol causing injuries, when he collided with an oncoming vehicle as he tried to overtake a vehicle in front of him last night, 14 March, at Tofoa.
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  • Friday 15 March 2024 5:13pm


    Nuku'alofa, Tonga
    : New petroleum prices for March to April have been approved by the Tonga Competent Authority (TCA) to be effective on Monday, 18 March 2024.
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  • Thursday 14 March 2024 8:20pm
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    Nuku'alofa, Tonga
    : A new classroom for ‘Ahopanilolo Technical Institute was commissioned yesterday, 13 March 2024, funded by the Japanese government through their Grant Assistance for Grass Roots Human Security Project (GGP).
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  • Thursday 14 March 2024 8:18pm
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    Nuku'alofa, Tonga
    : In a continued effort to strengthen relations between the government of Tonga and China, the Prime Minister Hon. Hu’akavameiliku, held a bilateral meeting with the Deputy Director-General of the Department of North American and Oceania Affairs of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the People’s Republic of China, Mr. Tang Zhiwen, on 13 March, at the Cabinet Chamber, in Nuku'alofa.
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  • Thursday 14 March 2024 8:07pm


    Nuku'alofa, Tonga
    : Two men were sentenced to six-months' imprisonment, each fully suspended on conditions, for possession of a total of 0.05 grams of methamphetamine seized inside their vehicle at Popua, which was blasting loud music that attracted the attention of Police.
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  • Wednesday 13 March 2024 2:11pm
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    Nuku'alofa, Tonga
    : Rising star, the Tonga Tala, Tonga’s national netball team aims to push up its no. 8 ranking in the top ten world netball teams, in their international competitions coming up for 2024. Tala Head Coach Jaqua Pori-Makea Simpson, in Tonga this week, said they would keep striving, “I think sixth is a place for Tala to sit at," she said.
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  • Tuesday 12 March 2024 11:05pm
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    Nuku'alofa, Tonga
    : A Moana Pasifika marketing team is in Nuku'alofa for a couple of days to begin preparations for launching their first match in Tonga, set to be held at Teufaiva Stadium, on 4 May.
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Opinion

  • Thursday 14 March 2024 10:53pm


    Manuka ACT, Australia
    : The Pacific Australia Labour Mobility scheme lures workers from Pacific Island Nations and Timor-Leste with promises of opportunity and money. Yet once workers arrive in Australia, they have to face the reality of poor working and living conditions. Tonga is home to one of the largest cohorts of Pacific Islanders who come to work in Australia on PALM visas - equivalent to 9% of the Tongan working age population. The bigger issue with this kind of temporary labour scheme is the impact they have on Pacific economies. The PALM Scheme is large, and it is growing – fast. By Alexia Adhikari
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  • Sunday 3 March 2024 6:19pm


    Nomuka, Tonga
    : The Tonga Constitution does not prohibit the King from expressing and withdrawing his "consent and confidence"... it's a free speech privilege of everyone. Instead of rejecting or disagreeing with the letter and taking the issue to Court, the Prime Minister and Cabinet should consider whether holding a ministerial position without the King's "consent and confidence" is constitutional. - Seni Penitani.
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  • Saturday 2 March 2024 1:56pm


    Newcastle, Australia
    : Rev. Dr Palu (Letters, 11 Feb.) makes a crucial mistake in asserting that the King has executive authority over government, as the King does not. This is a strange, and volatile situation. Contrary to what Rev Dr Palu implies, it would be better for Tonga if the King was to cooperate with the PM, not the other way around. - Max K.
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Sports

  • Friday 8 March 2024 7:26pm
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    Nuku'alofa, Tonga
    : 'Ikale Tahi will have a home advantage when they take on Italy, Spain and Fiji later this year, in three confirmed matches that will be hosted by Tonga at Teufaiva Stadium in Tongatapu.
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  • Thursday 7 March 2024 7:30pm
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    Auckland, New Zealand
    : Five players from the Junior Ikale Tahi team have been chosen to play for the Moana Pasifika U20 team, in their next game on 11 March. Meanwhile, the Junior Ikale Tahi finally clinched their first win (33-31) over Moana Pasifika in round three of the challenge at North Harbour Stadium in Auckland yesterday, 6 March.
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  • Thursday 14 March 2024 3:51pm


    London, United Kingdom
    : ‘I he ‘Aho 11 ‘o Ma’asi, ‘e fakatahataha mai ‘a hotau 2.5 piliona nai ‘o fakafiefia’i ‘a e fāmili Kominiueli. ...ʻOku ‘i ai ‘a e faingamālie mahuʻinga he taʻu ́ ni. Ko e fuofua taimi eni ke fakataha ai ʻa e ʻUlu ‘o e Ngaahi Pule‘anga Kominiueli ki ha ‘otu motu Pasifiki, ‘a ia ko Haʻamoa ʻi ʻOkatopa ʻo e taʻu ́ ni. ʻOku fakahoko ʻa e fakataha ́ ni hili ha ngaahi mahina siʻi ʻa e Konifelenisi fakata‘u hongofulu ʻo e Ngaahi ‘Otu Motu Iiki Langalanaga Hake, ʻi Anitikua mo Paputa ʻi Mē. - Rt. Hon. Lord Cameron, Sekelitali ki Muli, Kominiueli mo e Ngaahi Ngāue Langa Fakalakalaka ́.
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  • Thursday 14 March 2024 3:38pm


    London, United Kingdom
    : On 11 March, some 2.5 billion of us will come together to celebrate the Commonwealth family. ...This year, the Commonwealth Heads of Government will be meeting in a Pacific island country for the first time, gathering in Samoa this October. This gathering takes place a few months after the once-in-a-decade UN Small Island Developing States Conference in Antigua and Barbuda this May. These states are already harnessing the power of nature to tackle the causes and impacts of climate change. Rt. Hon. Lord Cameron, Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, UK.
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