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Monday 7 July 2025 12:17pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Two Tonga Police operations on Tongatapu last week resulted in the arrests of three women and a man on separate charges related to the possession of illicit drugs, drug-related utensils, and possession of ammunition without a license.
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Saturday 5 July 2025 12:27am
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Siosi’ana Taumoepeau, a crowd favorite, has been crowned the new Miss Heilala 2025-226, near mid-night tonight, 4 July, at the Tonga High Indoor Stadium in Nuku'alofa. Her mother Anita Roberts (Miss Heilala 1997) comes from Fasi and Kotu.
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Friday 4 July 2025 11:44pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Fantastic island creations using traditional materials were showcased tonight, 4 July, by the Miss Heilala contestants during the Miss Heilala Pageant crowning night at the Tonga High Indoor Stadium in Nuku'alofa. Premium content -
Friday 4 July 2025 11:26pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The Miss Heilala Pageant 2025 contestants modeled traditional Tongan Puletaha (a formal outfit in one colour) during the final competitions tonight, 4 July, at the Tonga High Indoor Stadium in Nuku'alofa. Premium content -
Friday 4 July 2025 8:47pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Celebratiing the King's Birthday today, thousands of perople gathered in the Nuku’alofa CBD to watch the Heilala Pageant float parade and brass bands. Friday 4 July is a public holiday in Tonga for the official birthday of King Tupou VI. Premium content -
Thursday 3 July 2025 11:09pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Seven Miss Heilala contestants showcased their elegance and poise in the Tau'olunga competition tonight, 3 July, at the Tonga High Indoor Stadium in Nuku'alofa, marking the second show of the Miss Heilala 2025 Pageant. Premium content -
Thursday 3 July 2025 2:25pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The seven Miss Heilala contestants showcased captivating and entertaining talents last night, 2 July, during the first show of the three-night pageant at the Tonga High Stadium in Nuku’alofa. Premium content -
Thursday 3 July 2025 11:11am
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Miss Heilala contestants showcased bright and colourful sarongs in the Sarong wear competition last night, 2 July, in the first of the three-night shows, held at the Tonga High Stadium in Nuku’alofa. The top three contestants in this category will be announced on the finale night, Friday, 4 July. Premium content -
Wednesday 2 July 2025 6:24pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Eight students graduated from various universities in China this past academic year. The Tongan Embassy in China stated that there were over 50 students in China during 2024/2025. Premium content -
Wednesday 2 July 2025 6:16pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The retail prices of petrol and diesel for Tongatapu will remain unchanged, while the price of kerosene dropped by 5 seniti/litre, the Ministry of Trade and Economic Development (MTED) advised. The new petroleum prices became effective this week, 1 July as approved by the Tonga Competent Authority (TCA). Premium content
Opinion
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Thursday 3 July 2025 8:22am
Seville, Spain : The Fourth International Conference on Financing for Development (FfD4) is taking place at a time of escalating debt crises, rising poverty, declining food security, and proliferating climate-related damage. These crises are all exacerbated by deep reductions in official development assistance (ODA), and they all disproportionately affect women and girls, especially in developing countries. - By María Fernanda Espinosa and Anita Bhatia. Free to view
Sports
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Tuesday 24 June 2025 9:10pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : A sports team consisting of 48 people, including athletes, coaches and staff, is set to represent the Kingdom in the Palau Mini Games from 29 June-9 July 2025. The archery team including manager Hekisou Fifita and coach Hans Jensen were the first to depart Tongatapu for Palu today. (Team list added). Free to view
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Thursday 3 July 2025 9:25pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The Energy Commission has approved the new electricity tariff effective 1 July, 2025, announcing a revised power tariff for this quarter, will be set at $0.8494 per kilowatt-hour (kWh), representing a decrease of 13.1% from the previous quarter’s rate of $0.9778. The decrease can be attributed to the decrease of diesel price. --- Kuo tali ‘e he Komisoni Ma’u’anga Ivi ‘a e totongi ‘uhila fo’ou ke kamata lau ‘i he ‘aho 1 ‘o Siulai, 2025, koia ai kuo holo ‘a e totongi ‘uhila ‘o $0.8494 ki he kilouati-houa (kWh), ‘oku fakafofonga’i ‘a e holo ko ‘eni ‘e he peseti ‘e 13.1% mei he kuata kuo’osi ‘a ia na’e ‘i he $0.9778. Free to view -
Wednesday 2 July 2025 10:17pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : South Pacific Business Development (SPBD) Tonga marked a milestone—15 years of dedicated service in the Kingdom of Tonga—with a celebration recognizing the achievements of female entrepreneurs at its Annual Business Women of the Year Awards, at the Queen Salote Memorial Hall in Nukuʻalofa, on 20 June 2025. Free to view -
Wednesday 2 July 2025 5:41pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : For Melenaite Esera, her decision to pursue a Bachelor of Arts with a double major in Linguistics and Geography wasn’t just a love for language and places but a deep curiosity about the world and the people who share it. Her hard work was recently recognised at the Ha’amonga Awards Ceremony at USP’s Tonga Campus, an achievement that she is grateful for. Free to view -
Friday 20 June 2025 6:03pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Digicel Tonga is proud to announce its support initiatives for the people of Ha’apai as they prepare to host the Free Wesleyan Church Conference. “This is one of the largest events ever held in the Ha’apai community. At Digicel Tonga, we wish to offer the best to our customers and community and so we’re thrilled to add 40% additional capacity into the network, as well as ensuring that we have people onsite to service customers over the week. We wish the Ha’apai community a fruitful conference,” said Digital CEO, Daniel Horan today. Free to view -
Thursday 5 June 2025 10:43pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The National Reserve Bank of Tonga launched Tonga’s FinTech Regulatory Sandbox Framework, with the support of the Alliance for Financial Inclusion (AFI) at the Pacific Central Bankers’ Meeting in Nuku’alofa, Tuesday 3 June 2025 at Faonelua Convention Centre. Free to view
