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Monday 26 August 2019 6:29pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Malia Kolokiloloma Fanua was sentenced to three years imprisonment (which was fully suspended) for forging her exam results, while studying at the University of the South Pacific Tonga campus in 2017. Hon Mr Justice Laki Niu during sentencing on August 20, said the accused had shamed not only herself but also her family and the Tonga Police.
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Monday 26 August 2019 6:23pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : A 49-year-old man died on Friday, August 23 after the vehicle he was driving crashed into a tree at Ta'anea. Free to view -
Monday 26 August 2019 6:19pm
Pago Pago, American Samoa : Students in American Samoa can now learn from University of Hawaii (UH) lecturers through 3D holograms beamed live into classrooms in real time at the American Samoa Community College (ASCC) HoloCampus, in a programme launched last week. Free to view -
Saturday 24 August 2019 10:41pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Tonga's 'Ikale Tahi team put off a tough Western Force outfit securing the game in very wet conditions with a 19-15 win at Teufaiva Stadium today, 24 August. Free to view -
Saturday 24 August 2019 1:16am
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Last minute, below-the-belt fees imposed on local journalists for so-called “media rights” to cover the 'Ikale Tahi's home rugby match at the Teufaiva Stadium tomorrow, will further deplete the waning popularity of Rugby Union in Tonga. By Pesi Fonua. Free to view -
Friday 23 August 2019 11:04pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : ‘Ikale Tahi coach, Toutai Kefu has named the final squad to take on the Western Force at Teufaiva Stadium tomorrow, Saturday 24 August. Free to view -
Friday 23 August 2019 10:40pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Star rugby players, George Smith, Nili Latu, and Hosea Saumaki, will take the field with local players in tomorrow’s curtain raiser match between the Barbarians and the President’s XV before the ‘Ikale Tahi team take on the Western Force at Teufaiva Stadium. Free to view -
Friday 23 August 2019 9:11pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The young students of Fua'amotu Government Primary School went home with $750 pa'anga cash prize, after winning a cook-off on August 23 in Nuku’alofa. Free to view
Opinion
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Tuesday 20 August 2019 4:00pm
Auckland, New Zealand : Dear Australian Deputy PM ... Your fruit grows with the phosphate taken from the islands...where they can no longer bear fruit. Yuki Kihara 2019. Free to view -
Monday 12 August 2019 9:55pm
London, United Kingdom : On the eve of the 50th Pacific Islands Forum Meeting taking place in Tuvalu this week, the Commonwealth Secretary-General Patricia Scotland recognises the existential threat which climate change poses to Pacific Islanders. She calls on governments across the globe to urgently meet the terms of the Paris climate change agreement, if we are to save our Pacific Islands, as the rising sea levels could literally engulf thousands of islands in the region by 2100. Free to view
Sports
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Thursday 8 August 2019 7:10pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Friendship, fun and fine football were all on display as Tonga Under 19 Women hosted Australia’s Westfield Junior Matildas in a historic international at the Tonga Football Academy on Tongatapu today.
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Tuesday 23 July 2019 4:21pm
Apia, Samoa : Tonga’s 2019 Pacific Games team returns from Samoa with 9 Gold, 5 Silver and 15 Bronze medals. The medal tally is Tonga’s highest ever at the Pacific Games and a significant improvement from the 2015 Pacific Games where team Tonga returned with 17 medals (7 Gold). Free to view
Pacific Islands
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Thursday 1 August 2019 1:17pm
Nadi, Fiji : A ‘climate crisis’ has been declared by Pacific Island States, including Tonga, after signing the Nadi Bay Declaration earlier this week, calling on developed countries to urgently address climate change including phasing out coal mining and fossil fuel use and production. Free to view
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