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  • Saturday 19 July 2025 12:23am


    Nuku'alofa, Tonga
    : Penisimani Foukimoana Koli Moa (33) was imprisoned for one year and eight months imprisonment after he entered the Emerald Hotel and pointed a .22 pistol at the forehead of an employee. “The defendant foolishly thought it appropriate to carry in his trouser pocket an unlicensed .22 pistol, while out drinking,” stated the judge.
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  • Friday 18 July 2025 12:01am


    Nuku'alofa, Tonga
    : Nina Halatanu won her claim against her late husband’s first wife and heir to evict them from a town allotment in Nukuleka, in a ruling by a Land Court judge who found that, for the time being, no rights exceed hers as widow.
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  • Thursday 17 July 2025 5:02pm


    Nuku'alofa, Tonga
    : Tonga has won the Women's Tennis gold medal at the 2025 Oceania Tennis Federation (OTF) Pacific Nations Cup, which took place from 30 June to 5 July in Pago Pago, American Samoa.
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  • Thursday 17 July 2025 4:48pm


    Auckland, New Zealand
    : Tongan researchers, Dr. Jean M Uasike Allen (Pacific Youth) and Dr. Siobhan Tu’akoi (Pacific Health), were recognized at the 2025 Te Taumata Rangahau Celebrating Research Excellence Awards, celebrating the important role of research at Waipapa Taumata Rau, University of Auckland.
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  • Wednesday 16 July 2025 11:02pm


    Nuku'alofa, Tonga
    : Five people aged between 15 and 55 years were arrested on this week, during several drug operations conducted by the Police Drug Enforcement Unit across Tongatapu. Authorities also seized items included cannabis plants, methamphetamine, drug utensils and cash.
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  • Tuesday 15 July 2025 11:34pm


    Suva, Fiji
    : Senior Pacific political leaders have called for urgent regional unity, a stronger homegrown security framework, and peace rooted in Pacific values during the first session of the 2025 Pacific Regional and National Security Conference being held in Suva from 14-16 July 2025.
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  • Tuesday 15 July 2025 11:17pm


    Suva, Fiji
    : Pacific representatives have called for urgent reform to climate finance and regional cooperation at a high-level panel on climate security on day one of the 2025 Pacific Regional and National Security Conference, being held in Suva, Fiji from 14-16 July.
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  • Tuesday 15 July 2025 10:35pm


    Hihifo, Tonga
    : A Tongan-owned agribusiness is expanding its export capacity with the launch of upgraded agri-food processing equipment—part of a co-investment partnership with the Australia and New Zealand-funded Pacific Horticultural and Agricultural Market Access Plus (PHAMA Plus) program.
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  • Monday 14 July 2025 9:45pm


    Lapaha,Tongatapu
    : His Majesty King Tupou VI commissioned the China-Aid Tongatapu Wind Power Project today, 14 July at Lapaha, Tongatapu. The 2.25MW wind farm, which began construction in May 2024, was funded by the People's Republic of China. To date, the wind farm has generated over 2.6 million kilowatt-hours of electricity, accounting for approximately 3.8% of Tonga's total annual supply, or 25% of the annual renewable energy supply.
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  • Monday 14 July 2025 6:00pm


    Nuku'alofa, Tonga
    : Tongan theologian, educator, and former parliamentarian, Dr. Uiliami Fukofuka, who died recently aged 77 years, took leading roles in education at a young age and, as a politician, had a life-long interest in constitutional reform.
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  • Wednesday 9 July 2025 11:05pm


    Nuku'alofa, Tonga
    : Náe tali é he Poate áe Kautaha Úhila á Tonga í heénau Palani Pisinisi taú 3 mei he 2025/26-2027/28, ke holoki áe totongi úhila ki he kau maú úhila taautaha óku maúlalo é nau ngaueáki áe uhila. Koe totongi ko eni kuo ósi kamata ngaueáki ia mei he áho 1 ó Siulai 2025, ki he kau maú úhila taautaha kotoa pe óku áu ki he kilouati é 150 pe sií hifo ki he mahina. Áia é fakahoko áe totongi ko eni mei Siulai 2025 ki Sune 2028. Kuo mau folau mai eni í he uike é ono, pea í he taimi ko eni, kuo pau ke fakahoko ai é mau fakamalo.
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  • Wednesday 9 July 2025 10:21pm


    Nuku'alofa, Tonga
    : The Board of Tonga Power Limited approved the concession to low usage consumers in its Three Years Business Plan from 2025/26 - 2027/28. The low usage concession applies from 1 July, 2025 to consumers who use 150kwh or less throughout the Three-year Business Plan period. We have been on quite a journey for the last six weeks and we need to state our gratitude.
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  • Tuesday 8 July 2025 9:04pm


    Nuku'alofa, Tonga
    : ‘Oku lolotonga fakahoko ‘a e fakatonutonu ‘i he vā ‘o e Komisiona ki hono Fakafepaki’i ‘o e Ta’efaitotonuˊ (ACC) mo e Pangikē Pule Fakafonua ‘a Tongaˊ. ‘I he ‘aho 20 ‘o Mē 2025, na’e fakahū atu ‘e he Pangikē Puleˊ ki he Fakamaau’anga Lahiˊ ‘a e kole ke fakata’e’aonga’i ‘a e ‘eke fokotu’u ‘a e ACC ki he Fakamaau’angaˊ pē ko e konga ‘o e ‘eke ko eni makatu’unga eni ‘i he tu’unga fakalao ki hono ngaue’aki e mafai ‘o e ACC ‘i he malumalu ‘o e Lao ki he Komisiona ki he Fakafepaki’i ‘o e Ta’efaitotonuˊ.
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  • Tuesday 8 July 2025 8:19pm
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    Nuku'alofa, Tonga
    : The Anti–Corruption Commission (ACC) and the Board of Directors of the National Reserve Bank of Tonga (NRBT) are currently involved in litigation. On 20 May 2025, the NRBT submitted an Application to strike out the ACC’s Statement of Claim or, in the alternative, parts of it concerning the extent of the ACC’s powers according to the provisions of the Anti–Corruption Commission Act.
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  • 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.
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  • 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.
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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.
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