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Wednesday 12 April 2023

Nuku'alofa, Tonga
A 39-year-old man has been charged with the murder of a 44-year-old man in Lapaha on eastern Tongatapu earlier this month.
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Thursday 22 April 2021

Nuku'alofa, Tonga
An unusual Tongan barkcloth design, depicting a polymetallic nodule found in offshore mineral deposits and an angel, was presented to the Tonga Offshore Mining Limited (TOML) community assistance program by the Tongiaki ‘a Fafine ‘o Lapaha Koka’anga Group, who celebrated a gift of new tapa-making equipment on April 16.
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Monday 22 March 2021

Nuku'alofa, Tonga
A 26-year-old man from Lapaha is being hospitalised from injuries sustained from an alleged machete attack at Lapaha on Sunday morning, March 21.
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Tuesday 8 September 2020

Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Ma’ata Pouono (46) was sentenced today to one-year six-months imprisonment, which was fully suspended, for possession of methamphetamine and bribery of a police officer, at Lapaha in 2018. Police seized the methamphetamine hidden inside a diaper in a rubbish bag at the accused's home as well as $1,366 cash found in her wallet.
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Tuesday 2 June 2020

Nuku'alofa, Tonga
A 45-year-old mother of eight was found guilty today on two charges of possession of 0.18 grams of methamphetamine and bribery of a police officer, when she was arrested at Lapaha in 2018. Meth was found hidden in a diaper at her home.
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Tuesday 13 November 2018

Nuku'alofa, Tonga
A male driver has been charged with reckless driving causing harm when he allegedly crashed his vehicle into another at Lapaha, seriously injuring a 66-year-old man.
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Monday 1 October 2018
Nuku'alofa, Tonga
A search has been called off for Mikaele Moata'ane (34) who went missing after he went out diving at Tu’aliku in Lapaha on Saturday, September 22.
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Monday 24 September 2018

Nuku'alofa, Tonga
A 34-year-old man remains missing after he went out diving at Tu’aliku in Lapaha on Saturday, September 22. A search continues.
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Tuesday 11 October 2016
Nuku'alofa, Tonga
A two-year-old boy died on Thursday night October 6, after being accidentally run over by a four-wheel drive vehicle that was reversing at their home in Lapaha. His mother is facing charges of manslaughter by negligence.
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Thursday 14 July 2016
Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Human remains found in a bush area of Tongatapu yesterday have been identified as 'Alekisio Taufatahi Kautai (55), a man who lived by himself at Lapaha, Tonga Police today confirmed today.
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Thursday 8 October 2015
Nuku'alofa, Tonga
A mother from Lapaha has been charged with a domestic violence offence in an incident involving her 4-month old baby daughter on 4 October in Lapaha.
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Tuesday 17 February 2015
Nuku'alofa, Tonga
A 38-year-old woman died on Saturday, February 14 at Vaiola Hospital after sustaining severe injuries from a road crash in Lapaha.
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Friday 16 January 2015
Nuku'alofa, Tonga
The Tonga Police are appealing to the public for any information regarding the death of a 16-year-old boy on Sunday, 11 January at Vaiola Hospital, after he was found severely injured on the side of the road in Lapaha.
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Monday 14 July 2014
Nuku'alofa, Tonga
A new study by Australian researchers has stated that Tonga was the only prehistoric state in Oceania to encompass an entire archipelago and extend its influence to other island groups.
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Tuesday 24 September 2013
Nuku'alofa, Tonga
A jury today convicted a suspended Deputy Secretary of the Ministry of Justice on the count of causing the death of a woman while driving under the influence of alcohol at the Nuku’alofa Supreme Court. He was released on bail for sentencing on November 1.
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