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Friday 20 June 2025 7:44pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Tonga’s National Health Information System is a victim of hackers who are demanding a ransom from the Tonga Government to release the nation’s medical records and health plans, the Minister of Health revealed this afternoon.
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Friday 20 June 2025 1:56pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The Peace Corpse Tonga welcomed 14 new trainees with a traditional Tongan ‘Ouau Kava (Kava Ceremony) in Tongatapu today, 20 June 2025. Free to view -
Thursday 19 June 2025 3:10pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : A 38-year-old male from Ngele’ia was arrested by Tonga Police's Drug Enforcement Unit (DEU) and charged for possession of illicit drugs and drug utensils on Tuesday, 17 June 2025. Free to view -
Wednesday 18 June 2025 9:12pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : ‘Asaeli Niu’ila (96) who resides in Wellington, was successful in his action to evict occupants from his town allotment in Niutoua, after being granted judgment in the Nuku'alofa Land Court on 18 June. The judge said that this was an unfortunate case, where one of the defendants had simply misunderstood the arrangement between the plaintiff and his late parents or was misled as to his interests or rights over this land. Free to view -
Wednesday 18 June 2025 8:34pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Over $185,000 AUD worth of biosecurity equipment was handed over to the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Forestry today, 18 June 2025. The equipment was funded under a PACER Plus trade agreement to help enhance Tonga's Sanitary and Phytosanitary Systems. Free to view -
Wednesday 18 June 2025 8:26pm
Suva, Fiji : The Women in Media (WiM) Fiji inaugural media conference this week in Suva, is bringing together participants from Fiji, Tonga, Samoa, Vanuatu, the Solomon Islands, Niue, and Kiribati. Free to view -
Tuesday 17 June 2025 9:45pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Three earthquakes between magnitudes 6.0 to 6.7 were felt in Tonga during May. They were the largest of 119 earthquakes that occurred within our region during the month. Free to view -
Tuesday 17 June 2025 9:00pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Tonga is hosting the 27th Pacific Immigration Development Community (PIDC) annual conference, officially opened today, 17 June, by HRH Tupouto’a ‘Ulukalala at the Fa’onelua Convention Center in Nuku'alofa. Tonga last hosted the PIDC conference 22 years ago, in 2003. Free to view -
Monday 16 June 2025 10:50pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : A Blood Drive was held at the Tonga Red Cross Society headquarter today, 13 June 2025, where volunteers gathered to donate blood. The event highlighted the importance of donating blood and saving lives.
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Monday 16 June 2025 10:44pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : A 21-year-old female driver from Kahoua, was arrested and charged by Tonga Police in relation to a reckless driving incident. The incident was posted to social media and it gained widespread attention on 12, June. Premium content
Opinion
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Tuesday 17 June 2025 10:31am
Melbourne, Australia : The “AUKUS” partnership, the 2021 deal whereby the United States and the United Kingdom agreed to provide Australia with at least eight nuclear-propelled submarines over the next three decades, has come under review by the US Defense Department. The prospect of its collapse has generated predictable handwringing among those who welcomed the deepening alliance, and especially among those interested in seeing Australia inject billions of dollars into underfunded, underperforming American and British naval shipyards. But in Australia, an AUKUS breakdown should be a cause for celebration. - Gareth Evans. Free to view
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Thursday 12 June 2025 10:29am
Nice, France : Pacific leaders have issued a unified call for urgent global action to protect the world’s largest tuna production region from the accelerating impacts of climate change. This message was reinforced at the 3rd UN Oceans Conference in Nice, France during a side event on Tuesday, 10 June, co-hosted by the Government of Niue and the Pacific Islands Forum Fisheries Agency (FFA). Free to view
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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 -
Monday 16 June 2025 8:01pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Na'e me'a 'a e Tama Pilinisi Kalauni Tupouto'a 'Ulukalala mo e Pilinisesi Kalauni Sinaitakala, Pālemia 'o Tonga Hon. Dr 'Aisake Valu Eke mo e kau fakaafe tokolahi 'i he polokalama na'e fokotu'utu'u 'e he 'Ofisi 'o e Talafekau lahi 'o Pilitānia ki Tonga ni ke faka'ilonjga'i 'aki 'a e 'aho fakahifo 'o King Salesi III, ‘i he efiafi Pulelulu 11 ‘o Sune. Free to view -
Monday 16 June 2025 7:56pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The British High Commission in Tonga celebrated the official Birthday of HM King Charles III on 11 June with a reception attended by Crown Prince Tupouto’a ‘Ulukalala and Crown Princess Sinaitakala, the Prime Minister Hon. Dr ‘Aisake Valu Eke and other guests. Free to view -
Wednesday 11 June 2025 8:02pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Bank South Pacific notifies customers that in line with industry practices, a cash handling fee will be applied to cash deposits and cash withdrawals that exceed $20,000 during a business day, effective from 7 July 2025. BSP is making substantial investments to enhance our customers’ ability to manage their physical cash needs. 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 -
Tuesday 3 June 2025 8:07pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Six Pacific region central banks are meeting in Nukuʻalofa, Tonga, this week, to explore how financial inclusion can strengthen economic resilience and social equity across the region. The high-level gathering from 3-6 June will focus on accelerating the Pacific’s financial inclusion agenda, with an emphasis on digital innovation, resilience, and access to financial services. Free to view
