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Tuesday 23 April 2019 11:54pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Tonga’s 2019 Inter-College Athlete Competition opened with a vibrant start this morning at the Teufaiva Stadium, where hundreds of young athletes were eager to get out onto the track, after a long Easter weekend holiday.
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Tuesday 23 April 2019 8:28pm
Sydney, Australia : Israel Folau will face a panel of three distinguished barristers in a code of conduct hearing on 4 May at the Rugby Australia Building in Sydney, Rugby Australia announced yesterday 22 April. Free to view -
Tuesday 23 April 2019 8:22pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : A major drugs operation in Tongatapu resulted in the arrest of 16 men and 1 woman over the Easter holiday weekend. Free to view -
Tuesday 23 April 2019 8:14pm
Suva, Fiji : Merging rugby skills and life skills is part of a new rugby coaching style to ensure the welfare of rugby players (girls and boys) aged 10-14 years of age, that is being introduced in the western and central division of Fiji. Free to view -
Saturday 20 April 2019 5:52pm
Manukau City, New Zealand : Tonga's Onion Squad have qualified in Pacific Islands hip-hop competition to to compete in the world hip-hop dance competition in August in Phoenix, Arizona, USA.
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Friday 19 April 2019 7:01pm
: A Good Friday parade on Hala Vuna by members of the Catholic Church, attracted crowds at Ma’ufanga this morning, 19 April. Premium content -
Friday 19 April 2019 6:10pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Police revealed yesterday that Tonga’s Drug Enforcement Taskforce charged a 34-year-old man from Tofoa after Quarantine officers intercepted over 242 grams of cannabis seeds being brought into the Kingdom at Fua’amotu International Airport on March 30. They did not reveal the flight or country of origin. Premium content -
Thursday 18 April 2019 6:36pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Nuku’alofa received its fourth highest rainfall on record in March of 451.1mm, more than double the average according to the latest climate update from Tonga Meteorological Services on April 16. Free to view -
Thursday 18 April 2019 5:34pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : A 28-year-old-man was arrested with three kilograms of methamphetamine at his home in Fahefa, Tongatapu on April 17. Premium content
Opinion
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Tuesday 23 April 2019 6:26pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Are you affected by the Foreign Exchange Control Act of 2018? This is a question we should all ask.... Even if this Act was intended to stifle foreign investment in Tonga, why put the severe restrictions on what the residents of Tonga can or cannot do with their money? - Dean Bishoprick Free to view
Sports
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Friday 19 April 2019 6:11pm
Papaeete, Tahiti : Tonga’s national beach soccer team will compete at the Oceania Football Confederation (OFC) Beach Soccer Nations Cup this June in Papaeete, Tahiti. Premium content -
Thursday 18 April 2019 4:40pm
England, United Kingdom : English number 8, Billy Vunipola, received a formal warning by England’s Rugby Football Union this week in regards to a statement he posted on social media last week defending controversy embroiled wallaby Israel Folau. He also received a warning from his club, the Saracens, and was booed at during a rugby game in England’s Premiership Rugby tournament. Premium content
Pacific Islands
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Thursday 11 April 2019 4:32pm
Suva, Fiji : Four in every 10 children in the Pacific Islands are missing out on early learning, disadvantaging them from the start, warns a new UNICEF report. Children in pre-primary education are more than twice as likely to be on track in mastering early literacy and numeracy skills than children missing out on early learning. Premium content
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Wednesday 17 April 2019 5:55pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The Australian High Commission invites members of the public to attend the Dawn Service on Thursday 25 April 2019 at the Cenotaph in Nuku'alofa, to remember those men and women from Tonga, Australia and New Zealand who have served and sacrificed in international conflicts. Free to view
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