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Tuesday 20 August 2013 8:07pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Fiji’s Foreign Affairs Minister, Ratu Inoke Kubuabola has slammed comments made by New Zealand’s Foreign Affairs Minister, Murray McCully, regarding Fiji’s current isolation policy from the Pacific Island Forum.
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Tuesday 20 August 2013 8:04pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The wedding of Hon. Lupepau‘u Tuita (36) and well-known Tongan rugby player ‘Epeli Taione (34) was held at Natadola Bay in Fiji on Saturday, August 17. Premium content -
Tuesday 20 August 2013 7:59pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Tonga Police have confirmed the name of a victim, Kulisi Kanongata‘a (19) of Hofoa, who died after being trapped inside a cement mixer while he was cleaning it, at a brick manufacturing company at Sopu on August 16. Premium content -
Tuesday 20 August 2013 4:48pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : A mother is accused of manslaughter relating to the death of her 14 year old daughter last Friday, Tonga Police confirmed today. She is one of two people charged with manslaughter, while a third accused, a 42-year-old woman, has now been charged with abetting the crime. Premium content -
Monday 19 August 2013 10:20pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Two men have been charged in relation to the death of a 19-year-old worker who was trapped inside a cement mixer while he was cleaning it, at a brick manufacturing company at Sopu on Friday, August 16. Premium content -
Monday 19 August 2013 1:17pm
Nuku‘alofa, Tonga : Tonga's government has imposed new Duties on unhealthy foods along with higher Excise Tax Rates on tobacco products, and slashed tobacco concessions for arriving passengers by half, in an effort to encourage “healthy living”. Premium content -
Monday 19 August 2013 12:49pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : A woman and a man have been charged with manslaughter in relation to the death of a 14-year-old girl on Friday, August 16 at Vaiola Hospital. Both accused are detained in police custody.1 comment Premium content -
Friday 16 August 2013 4:09pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The Ministry of Commerce, Tourism and Labour has approved new petroleum prices for the next month from mid-August to mid-September. Retail prices for petroleum were significantly higher when compared to petroleum prices approved for mid-July to mid-August. Premium content -
Friday 16 August 2013 3:44pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : A 34-year-old woman has been arrested by police following the death of a 14-year-old girl this morning at Vaiola Hospital. The suspect is expected to be charged later today, as police continue a homicide inquiry. Premium content -
Friday 16 August 2013 3:33pm
Nuku‘alofa, Tona : Tonga's ‘Ikale Tahi will play Romania, France and Wales this November, during a European tour organised by the International Rugby Board (IRB) for second-tier rugby nations. Premium content -
Thursday 15 August 2013 5:07pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : King Tupou VI opened the fourth Royal Agricultural Show in Pangai, Ha’apai on Wednesday, August 14, where an abundance of local food and products was displayed at the one-day event. Premium content -
Wednesday 14 August 2013 9:03pm
Nuku‘alofa, Tonga : A valuable collection of preserved Tongan artefacts, including five war clubs, a priest staff and a kali (headrest) dating back to the 1800’s are to be auctioned in England by Christie’s Auctions at the end of August.2 comments Premium content -
Wednesday 14 August 2013 8:26pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Lord Sonatane Tu'akinamolahi Taumoepeau-Tupou (70), a former Tongan Minister of Foreign Affairs and Tonga’s first Permanent Representative to the United Nations passed away at Vaiola Hospital, on Tuesday August 13. Premium content -
Wednesday 14 August 2013 8:12pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Tonga’s high speed internet goes live on Wednesday, August 21, with the commissioning by King Tupou VI of the project at the Tonga Cable Ltd station in Sopu. Premium content -
Tuesday 13 August 2013 4:09pm
Neiafu, Vava‘u : A 42-feet aluminium yacht was towed into Neiafu port last week after it was caught on a reef about four miles off Hunga Island, Vava‘u. A Canadian couple on board were rescued. Premium content -
Tuesday 13 August 2013 3:35pm
Neiafu, Vava‘u : Three new classrooms have been constructed for Vava’u Side School, under a T$209,000 construction project was funded by the Government of Japan as part of its Grant Assistance for grassroots human security projects around the world. Premium content -
Tuesday 13 August 2013 3:29pm
Nuku‘alofa, Tonga : Tonga’s young tennis champion, Sisilia Teu has won the Girls Under 15 tennis competition at the East Pacific Tennis Championships in Apia, Samoa. Premium content -
Tuesday 13 August 2013 2:46pm
Auckland, New Zealand : The wedding of Hon. Frederica Lupe’uluiva Fatafehi ‘o Lapaha Tuita and Sione Mateialona Filipe was held at the Anglican Holy Trinity Cathedral, Parnell, Auckland on Saturday, August 10. Photos courtesy Monalisa Palu Fineanganofo. Premium content -
Monday 12 August 2013 5:46pm
Neiafu, Vava‘u : King Tupou VI opened the third Royal Agricultural Show in Neiafu, Vava‘u on Saturday, August 10. A Tu‘anekivale business, ‘Ene’io Enterprises Co. Ltd. won the Best Overall Booth and five other categories. Premium content -
Monday 12 August 2013 1:23pm
Wellington, New Zealand : The New Zealand Government stepped up its travel advisory for visitors to Tonga, as the MA-60 aircraft, operated by REAL Tonga started commercial passenger flights to Vava‘u on Saturday August 10.2 comments Premium content
