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Thursday 20 June 2013 5:39pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Tupou High School is celebrating its Golden Jubilee in a three-day event that has attracted hundreds of ex-students from overseas. The celebration for the 50th anniversary of the founding of the Free Wesleyan Church of Tonga school began today, Thursday 20 June, with an ex-students march led by the Patron Princess Pilolevu Tuita in central Nuku'alofa. Photos by Linny Folau.1 comment
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Thursday 20 June 2013 5:09pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Ten days of medical and civic assistance to Tonga that concludes on Friday, June 21, under the Pacific Partnership 2013 organized by the Pacific Fleet of the United States Navy, has involved personnel from over ten countries working together under the humanitarian assistance programme. A reception attended by HM King Tupou VI and Queen Nanasipau'u last night, June 19, was hosted by the Japanese Ambassador to Tonga HE Dr Kazuchika Hamuro who said he was appreciative of the United States efforts to lead and continue the multilateral exercise initiative. Photos by Linny Folau. Premium content -
Wednesday 19 June 2013 10:29pm
Wellington, New Zealand : A total of 78 principal Tongan applicants were successful in the New Zealand government's Pacific immigration quota ballot for 2013, Angie Enoka, of New Zealand Immigration said today. "That amounts to 249 people with their families," she said. Premium content -
Wednesday 19 June 2013 9:40pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Two new books in Tongan and English, that document the devastating Niuatoputapu tsunami of 2009 will help Tongans to be aware of the impact of earthquakes that can result in a tsunami, Tonga's Director of Education, Emily Moala-Pouvalu, said on June 18. Premium content -
Wednesday 19 June 2013 8:58pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Sione Moa (27) who is charged with the murder of his first cousin in Neiafu on June 18 is further remanded in police custody until July 14, his next appearance at the Magistrate's Court in Vava'u. Premium content -
Wednesday 19 June 2013 10:51am
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Tonga's national rugby team the ‘Ikale Tahi will meet the Flying Fijians in Tokyo, Japan this Sunday 23 June, in the final stage of the Pacific Nations Cup. Premium content -
Wednesday 19 June 2013 10:46am
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Petroleum prices in Tonga increased slightly on Monday 17 June. Premium content -
Tuesday 18 June 2013 8:26pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The family of New Zealand Police officer Kali Fungavaka who died last year after he was fatally injured in a prison cell in Nuku'alofa is expected to sue the Government of Tonga and demand an apology, according to reports from Auckland.1 comment Premium content -
Tuesday 18 June 2013 3:37pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : A 27-year-old man has been charged with murder in relation to the death of his 17-year-old male first cousin whom he allegedly struck on the neck with an axe at a home in Neiafu, Vava'u early this morning June 18.1 comment Premium content -
Tuesday 18 June 2013 11:30am
Noumea, New Caledonia : Scientific and public health experts including Tonga's Chief Surgeon and former Minister of Health Lord (Dr) Viliami Tangi is part of a new Scientific and Technical Expert Group of the Secretariat of the Pacific Community's Public Health Division that met in Noumea on June 17-18. Premium content -
Tuesday 18 June 2013 11:20am
Nakolo, Tonga : Tonga's first 11kW wind turbine was switched on by the Prime Minister Lord Tu'ivakano, on June 14 at Nakolo in Tongatapu. The Tonga Power Ltd. project aims to prove the viability of wind generation in order to make a larger wind farm in the future. Premium content -
Monday 17 June 2013 3:21pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Tonga’s Under 20 rugby team finished fourth place out of eight teams at the 2013 Junior World Rugby Trophy last week in Chile. The under-20’s rugby tournament, ended on Sunday June 9. Italy was crowned champions after defeating Canada. Premium content -
Monday 17 June 2013 3:14pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Tonga's 'Ikale Tahi have added a second win to their 2013 Pacific Nations Cup campaign after defeating the United States 18- 9 on Saturday June 15 in Carson City, California. Premium content -
Friday 14 June 2013 2:57pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Tonga needs to find ways to boost the local economy, said HM King Tupou VI when he opened the 2013 Session of the Legislative Assembly of Tonga at Parliament House, on June 13. Premium content -
Friday 14 June 2013 2:24pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The Pacific Nations Cup continues to Round Three on Friday, June 14 with the 'Ikale Tahi taking on the United States of America at the Home Depot Center in Carson, California. Premium content -
Friday 14 June 2013 9:59am
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : A letter writer to the Kele'a and the newspaper, along with its publisher and editor, were ordered to pay a total of $249,442 in damages and costs in a civil defamation case that was brought by the Tongan Prime Minister, Lord Tu'ivakano and six Cabinet Ministers, including the Minister of Justice Hon. Clive Edwards.1 comment Premium content -
Thursday 13 June 2013 6:36pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Three 'Ikale Tahi players have been suspended by an International Rugby Board judiciary after Tonga's 36-27 loss to Canada on June 8 in Kingston, Ontario. Premium content -
Thursday 13 June 2013 6:06pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Hundreds of secondary and tertiary school students with lively brass bands from throughout Tongatapu marched through central Nuku'alofa on Thursday, June 13 to mark the opening of the Legislative Assembly of Tonga 2013 Session. Premium content -
Wednesday 12 June 2013 6:50pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Ten days of medical and civic assistance to Tonga under the Pacific Partnership Mission began on Tongatapu today, June 12 with the arrival of the USS Pearl Harbor bringing military personnel and civilians, including doctors and veterinarians. Premium content -
Wednesday 12 June 2013 6:30pm
Lapaha, Tonga : A block of three new classrooms is being constructed at the Lapaha Government Primary School in Tongatapu, under the U.S-led Pacific Partnership 2013 Mission and expected to be completed by Friday, June 21. Premium content
