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  • Wednesday 21 March 2018 4:49pm


    Suva, Fiji
    : Discussions around the overall health and safety of Pacific Islands impacted by extreme weather events induced by climate change were discussed at a World Health Organization (WHO) meeting last week over two days on 15 and 16 March in Suva, Fiji.
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  • Wednesday 21 March 2018 9:21am


    Nuku'alofa, Tonga
    : Her Royal Highness Crown Princess Sinaitakala gave birth to her third child, a baby girl at the Auckland City Hospital in New Zealand yesterday, Tuesday 20 March 2018.
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  • Tuesday 20 March 2018 7:26pm


    Auckland, New Zealand
    : Tonga’s Growers Council are looking for more sustained opportunities to market their food especially root crops, while attending a Pacific Trade Invest New Zealand’s Pasifika Market in Auckland this week.
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  • Tuesday 20 March 2018 7:15pm


    Nuku'alofa, Tonga
    : The night curfew for the Central Business District was extended on March 19 to April 2 as Tonga remains under a State of Emergency after Tropical Cyclone Gita.
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  • Tuesday 20 March 2018 7:13pm


    Nuku'alofa, Tonga
    : Six local Tongan law practitioners received mediation training last week from Tonga’s Lord Chief Justice Owen Paulsen and from one of New Zealand’s leading mediators John Hardie. They were trained to assist people in resolving disputes quickly and inexpensively, rather than having cases go unnecessarily to court.
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  • Tuesday 20 March 2018 6:16pm


    Nuku'alofa, Tonga
    : A member of Tonga High School’s girls tag rugby team told Matangi Tonga today that her team was pulled out of a competition last week and told to stop playing rugby because they were girls.
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  • Monday 19 March 2018 10:07pm


    Nuku'alofa, Tonga
    : Tonga Power Limited announced on Thursday 15 March that it would not implement any tariff increases until June this year. The decision was made in consultation with Government to help relieve the energy costs in the wake of Cyclone Gita.
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  • Monday 19 March 2018 6:05pm


    Nuku'alofa, Tonga
    : A 38-year-old woman from Ma'ufanga drowned at Keleti Beach, Veitongo on Saturday afternoon, March 17.
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  • Monday 19 March 2018 5:57pm


    Nuku'alofa, Tonga
    : A 61-year-old woman, a Chinese national is in critical condition at Vaiola Hospital, after she was hit on the head with a rock by two teenage boys at her shop in Lapaha on Sunday night, March 18.
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  • Monday 19 March 2018 5:42pm


    Nuku'alofa, Tonga
    : Tonga A suffered a depressing 57 – 7 loss to the Fiji Warriors in the last round of the World Rugby Pacific Challenge tournament on Saturday 17 March in Suva, Fiji. The Fiji Warriors were declared champions, having secured decisive victories over all their opponents including Samoa (33 – 21) and Junior Japan (28 – 3).
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  • Monday 19 March 2018 11:03am


    Nuku'alofa, Tonga
    : Grant Aid of around USD$304,000 was committed by the Government of Japan on March 15 to upgrade schools and water supply in Tongatapu.
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  • Saturday 17 March 2018 11:12am


    Auckland, New Zealand
    : Around 1,500 players representing 10 Pacific Island nations, including Tonga, and at least 10,000 spectators, turned up to the first ever Oceania Junior Tag Football Tournament held at Ngati Otara Park in New Zealand last weekend, 9 to 11 March.
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  • Friday 16 March 2018 6:11pm


    Nuku'alofa, Tonga
    : Shoppers are warned to pay extra attention when buying goods as they may be damaged, expired or defective following Tropical Cyclone Gita says Consumer Affairs and Fair Trading. World Consumer Rights Day was marked on 15 March, with the theme “Be a more Cautious Shopper”.
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  • Friday 16 March 2018 5:46pm


    Nuku'alofa, Tonga
    : A 49-year-old man was arrested at his home, at the village of Fatai on Wednesday, March 14, during an ongoing police operation against the sale and supply of cannabis.
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  • Thursday 15 March 2018 7:50pm


    Nuku'alofa, Tonga
    : HM King Tupou VI today called upon all Tongans to work together in addressing the influence of alcohol and drugs in a recent upsurge of road deaths and homicides. According to police reports, there have been six alleged murders since 4 February and seven road deaths since 13 February.
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  • Thursday 15 March 2018 6:32pm


    Nuku'alofa, Tonga
    : The 40th anniversary of shipping company, Pacific Forum Line (PFL), was celebrated last night by staff and guests at the Tanoa International Dateline Hotel in Nuku’alofa. The PFL was established in 1978 by the late King Taufa’ahau Tupou IV of Tonga, the late Sir Ratu Kamisese Mara of Fiji, and High Chief Malietoa Tanumafili II of Samoa, with its first meeting hosted at Tonga College.
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  • Thursday 15 March 2018 6:20pm


    Nuku'alofa, Tonga
    : A funeral procession for Mr and Mrs Wen, a Chinese couple who were allegedly murdered at a bush allotment at Matafonua last month, left a Nuku’alofa mortuary for Fua’amotu International Airport at noon today, 15 March.
  • Wednesday 14 March 2018 11:58pm


    Nuku'alofa, Tonga
    : HM King Tupou VI has appointed three Nobles of the Realm to close Parliament tomorrow, 15 March. The appointments were announced today by the Speaker of the Tongan Parliament, Lord Fakafanua.
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  • Wednesday 14 March 2018 11:57pm


    Nuku'alofa, Tonga
    : ‘Emilio To’a (21) who has been charged with murder at Fangaloto earlier this month, will appear at the Nuku'alofa, Magistrate’s Court on March 16.
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  • Wednesday 14 March 2018 10:31pm


    Nuku'alofa, Tonga
    : More than 200,000 tomato and capsicum seeds are available to help Tongan farmers rehabilitate their crops after Cyclone Gita caused widespread damage last month. The seeds were handed over to The Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Forestry (MAFF), last week at a ceremony in ‘Eua.
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