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Friday 27 June 2014 11:09pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : A game of Gridiron Football was hosted today at a crowded Teufaiva Stadium. For many Tongans it was the first time to watch the uniquely American sport, which has a cult following among the Tongan diaspora in the United States and Hawaii.1 comment
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Friday 27 June 2014 6:20pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Tonga Communications Corporation has paid a dividend of $839,987 Pa‘anga to the Ministry of Public Enterprise, the majority shareholder of the company. Premium content -
Friday 27 June 2014 5:59pm
Neiafu, Vava'u : HM King Tupou VI opened the 91st Free Wesleyan Church Annual Conference at the Laumalie Ma'oni'oni Church in Neiafu, Vava’u on June 26. Premium content -
Friday 27 June 2014 5:42pm
Tauranga, New Zealand : A New Zealand and Tongan registered company Heilala Vanilla is helping to revive Tonga’s vanilla industry, producing award-winning vanilla products that have successfully found sales in overseas markets. Premium content -
Friday 27 June 2014 3:13pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Fearing that a visit to Taiwan might damage Tonga's diplomatic relationship with China, Tonga's Parliament has stopped its Speaker from attending this year's Asia Pacific Parliamentary Union (APPU) meeting in Taiwan. From the House, by Pesi Fonua.1 comment Premium content -
Friday 27 June 2014 10:28am
Canberra, Australia : The Samoa Government has donated $50,000 pa'anga in humanitarian relief to help Tonga's rehabilitation effort in Ha‘apai after Cyclone Ian. Premium content -
Friday 27 June 2014 9:41am
Auckland, New Zealand : The New Zealand Tonga Business Council will hold its first trade and investment forum on the afternoon of Friday 11 July to talk about two-way trade activity between New Zealand and Tonga in key sectors. Premium content -
Thursday 26 June 2014 11:22pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Orange Day, 25 June, to End Violence against Women and Girls, was marked in Tonga with a luncheon at Davina House hosted by the Talitha Project. Premium content -
Thursday 26 June 2014 10:58pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : A special endurance performance by artist Kalisolaite (‘Ite) ‘Uhila tonight concluded the ten days of events at the Festival of Democracy in Tonga at 'Atenisi Institute in Nuku‘alofa. -
Thursday 26 June 2014 8:51pm
Suva, Fiji : The Fiji Police have charged five Nauruan high school students with the murder of 22 year-old Tongan USP student Sione Tufui, who died on Saturday morning June 21, in a Suva hospital. Premium content -
Thursday 26 June 2014 8:47pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : A 62-year-old fugitive from the United States, who is wanted by the FBI for wire fraud, will appear at the Nuku’alofa Supreme Court on Tuesday, July 22 to appeal against a removal order. Premium content -
Wednesday 25 June 2014 8:45pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Rev Dr 'Ahio was re-elected this afternoon Wednesday June 25, as the President of the Free Wesleyan Church of Tonga during the 91st Free Wesleyan Church Annual Conference in Neiafu, Vava’u. Premium content -
Wednesday 25 June 2014 5:29pm
Auckland, New Zealand : Australian-Tongan fighter, Soa “the Hulk” Palelei will fight an American ex-wrestling champion in one of the main cards of a major Mixed-Martial Arts (UFC) event in Auckland this Friday June 27. Premium content -
Tuesday 24 June 2014 6:16pm
Auckland, New Zealand : An 11 year-old boy was rushed to hospital in Auckland today after he was reportedly stabbed with a pair of scissors by a fellow student at a Mangere primary school run by the Tokaikolo Christian Church in New Zealand. Premium content -
Tuesday 24 June 2014 5:47pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Four men, including three policemen convicted of manslaughter and assault in relation to the death of New Zealand police officer Kali Fungavaka, will be sentenced on Tuesday, 1 July. Premium content -
Monday 23 June 2014 5:32pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : A 24-year-old man from Kahoua has been charged in relation to the death of a 20-year-old male passenger in a road crash at Tokomololo on Saturday evening, 14 June. Premium content -
Monday 23 June 2014 5:08pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The villages of Talau and Falaleu have so far dominated the pool stages of the Tu‘i Vava‘u rugby tournament. Premium content -
Monday 23 June 2014 4:51pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Tonga were treated to a Chinese cultural performance by a touring Chongqing Arts Troupe at the Queen Salote Memorial Hall, on Saturday, 21 June. Photos by Pesi Fonua. Premium content -
Monday 23 June 2014 4:26pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Inspector Latu Lavaki (51) who headed the Tonga Police Drug Squad, died from a suspected heart attack on Friday night June 13, at Vaiola Hospital, after collapsing during a work dinner at the Vakaloa Beach Resort. Premium content -
Monday 23 June 2014 3:41pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The ‘Ikale Tahi ran in six tries against a competitive Pacific Barbarians team at Mount Smart Stadium in Auckland yesterday June 22, hatching a convincing victory 36 – 14. Premium content
