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Thursday 27 April 2023
Australia assistance

Nuku'alofa, Tonga
A new Toyota Hilux Utility vehicle and some much-needed rugby equipment were donated by the Australian Defence Force Sports Program to His Majesty’s Armed Forces (HMAF) recently.
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Thursday 27 April 2023

Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Sione Matangi Malupo (35) was sentenced to two-years imprisonment for serious housebreaking and theft of goods, including Tongan crafts valued at around $11,600 from a home in Ma’ufanga.
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Wednesday 26 April 2023
Tala Team

Gold Coast, Australia
Reigning netball champions, Tonga's Tala remains undefeated at the start of the 2023 PacificAUS Netball Series in Gold Coast, Australia, with two strong wins so far.
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Wednesday 26 April 2023
ANZAC Day

Nuku'alofa, Tonga
'Lest we forget' the ANZAC Day commemoration in Tonga on 25 April, remembered the day when ANZAC forces consisting of Australian and New Zealand forces (including Tongan soldiers) landed at Gallipoli, Turkey, during World War One in 1915.
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Tuesday 25 April 2023

Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Penisimani Nonu (29) received a suspended sentence for numerous counts, including forgery of health certificates to a shop owner at Tofoa in January 2022.
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Tuesday 25 April 2023
Inter-collegiate Sports

Nuku'alofa, Tonga
The 96th Inter-Collegiate Athletics Competition started on 24 April at the Teufaiva Stadium.
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Tuesday 25 April 2023
Tala Team

Gold Coast, Australia
Reigning champions, the Tongan Tala, start their campaign this week at the 2023 PacificAus Sports Netball Series in Gold Coast, opened on 23 April.
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Tuesday 25 April 2023
Australian Donation

Climate change education books have been donated by the Australian Government to primary and secondary schools throughout Tonga on 21 April.
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Tuesday 25 April 2023
Qian Bo

Nuku'alofa, Tonga
The first Special Envoy for Pacific Island Countries Affairs of the Chinese Government, HE Mr. Qian Bo visited Tonga last week.
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Friday 21 April 2023
Dog Handler

Nuku'alofa, Tonga
A Tongan Customs Officer ‘Amini Fonua is currently in Wellington undertaking a dog handling training run by the New Zealand Police under the Pacific Detector Dog Program (PDDP).
Friday 21 April 2023

Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Siosifa Vailima Tuita (52) was sentenced to 12-years imprisonment for manslaughter of his twin sister in Falaleu, Vava'u, last year. During sentencing today, Lord Chief Justice Whitten KC said the accused stabbed his sister multiple times with a knife, “in what can only be characterised as a heinous and tragic crime of extreme brutality.”
Friday 21 April 2023

Nuku'alofa, Tonga
ANZAC Day will be observed at a dawn service in Tonga on Tuesday, 25 April to commemorate those brave fallen soldiers from Tonga, Australia and New Zealand, who fought and died for world peace. ANZAC Day is a public holiday in Tonga.
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Friday 21 April 2023
Pacific Mission

Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Tongan students met the Deputy Prime Minister of New Zealand, Hon. Carmel Sepuloni and her delegation, during a program to create climate change awareness, held at the Falemasiva Hall, Tailulu College, Tongatapu. This was after a NZ$30 million partnership to boost and accelerate climate action across the Pacific, was announced yesterday, 20 April.
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Friday 21 April 2023
Tonga Rugby Union

Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Gilbert Rugby has donated 4,000 rugby balls to the Tonga Rugby Union (TRU) for the World Rugby development programmes, to be distributed to communities and primary and secondary schools in Tonga. in other Rugby news, Tonga-A has named its squad to travel to Samoa for the Pacific Challenge Cup against Fiji, Samoa and Junior Japan.
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Thursday 20 April 2023
Carmel Sepuloni

Nuku'alofa, Tonga
New Zealand reconnecting and strengthening ties with Tonga, while acknowledging the need to be united as a Pacific region in response to the many challenges we face was raised by the New Zealand Deputy Prime Minister, Hon. Carmel Sepuloni, during a joint press conference with Prime Minister, Hon. Hu'akavameiliku on 20 April.
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Thursday 20 April 2023
Tonga Netball

Brisbane, Australia
The success story of Tonga Netball with the national team, 'Tala' was presented during an 'Oceania Step Up Conference' held by the Oceania National Olympic Commission in Brisbane, on 17-18 April.
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Thursday 20 April 2023

Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Ma’ili Finau (35) was re-sentenced and convicted on two counts, including the unlawful importation of two .22 rifles from New Zealand to Vava'u, after the Appeal Court quashed a Supreme Court sentence that discharged him without conviction.
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Wednesday 19 April 2023

Nuku'alofa, Tonga
New Zealand’s Deputy Prime Minister, Carmel Sepuloni arrived in Tonga this evening, 19 April on the last leg of a Pacific Mission, that first visited Solomon Islands and Fiji.
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Wednesday 19 April 2023
A man in front of a Mural

Nuku'alofa, Tonga
A Tongan-Kiwi artist, ‘Ahota’e’iloa Toetu’u (Loa), has installed new artwork in the Tanoa Dateline Hotel ballroom.
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Wednesday 19 April 2023
Jazz Musicians

Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Jazz Musicians ‘SOAR’ will be in Tonga from 22-26 April, and will perform a free concert on the evening of 26 April at Digicel Square. The U.S. Embassy organized a “Friendship Tour” in collaboration with American Music Abroad (AMA).
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