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Wednesday 29 January 2014 12:30pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Living in small tents superheated by the mid-summer sun, while going through the trauma of the devastation caused by Tropical Cyclone Ian, is the reality of life for families in the Ha'apai Group who are relying on outside assistance, after loosing all on the afternoon of January 11. A survey team has estimated that by mid-February the food crops would be used up in all the districts of Kauvai Ha’ano, Lifuka, Foa and ‘Uiha, which were badly damaged. Photos courtesy Mana'ia Halafihi.
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Monday 27 January 2014 6:04pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : New Zealand is providing an extra $370,000 to assist relief efforts in Ha’apai including sending over technicians to help repair the electricity network. The announcement brings New Zealand’s support for the cyclone response to $2.27 million. Premium content -
Monday 27 January 2014 6:02pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : A 19-year-old woman who fell from the back of a van at Lapaha, was the first road death for 2014, and one of four accidental deaths in Tonga last week. Tonga Police also confirmed that two young girls had died in Tongatapu - one from drowning and one from serious injuries, while a diver in Ha'apai had died from decompression. Premium content -
Monday 27 January 2014 5:47pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Heleni Vi, a former Westpac Bank of Tonga employee, who has been charged with 16 counts including theft of more than $8,000 pa’anga was released on bail today after appearing at the Nuku'alofa Magistrate’s Court.1 comment Premium content -
Saturday 25 January 2014 8:45pm
Sydney, Australia : Tonga will be the first to receive an immediate payout of US$1.27 million under the Pacific Catastrophe Risk Insurance Pilot towards the recovery in Ha'apai from Cyclone Ian, the World Bank announced on January 23. Premium content -
Saturday 25 January 2014 8:00pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The Friendly Islands Triathlon FIT was represented at the Auckland 7.3 Ironman, Asia-Pacific Championship at the Auckland Viaduct by Kantaro Oishi and Takeshi Igarashi on 19 January. Premium content -
Friday 24 January 2014 9:30pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Terrified and huddled together inside two church halls, the entire population of tiny Mo‘unga‘one Island – around 100 people, endured the destruction of their village by Cyclone Ian during the afternoon of Saturday January 11. Premium content -
Friday 24 January 2014 5:00pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The MS Silver Whisperer from the United States arrived in Nuku'alofa on January 24, 2014 on a few-hours visit, the first of 14 cruise ships expected to visit Tonga this year. Premium content -
Thursday 23 January 2014 7:15pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Tonga A's first match in this year’s 2014 Pacific Rugby Cup is against Samoa A in Sydney on March 4. Premium content -
Thursday 23 January 2014 2:46pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : New Zealand is providing a further $1.4 million to help Tonga recover from Tropical Cyclone Ian, Foreign Affairs Minister Murray McCully announced on January 22. The contribution will cover resources needed to reconnect power to villages including on smaller outer islands. Premium content -
Thursday 23 January 2014 2:15pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Tonga's Red Cross is doing “fantastic work in helping Tonga get back on its feet,” said Westpac-Tonga's country head Dennis Quayle, whose staff is assisting in the the cyclone recovery effort. Premium content -
Thursday 23 January 2014 12:00pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : A suspended Police Constable Valeliano Manu (33) and two foreign nationals, Chinchiu Liu (aka Kevin Liu) (31), and ShiQing Lin (32) were jailed on January 21 for over five years for importing over 2 kilos of the controlled chemical pseudoephedrine. A fourth man was jailed for possession. The case involved the importation and possession of a cold remedy known as “contac NT”. Premium content -
Thursday 23 January 2014 11:15am
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : An electoral and civic education programme held in Nuku'alofa last week was aimed at boosting the institutional capacity of Tonga to undertake elections. Premium content -
Wednesday 22 January 2014 10:15pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : 'Akilisi Pohiva's private criminal prosecutions against Princess Pilolevu, Tongasat, and two other respondents, suffered from several fundamental flaws, Tonga's Chief Justice Scott stated in dismissing an appeal to have the cases heard in the Supreme Court.2 comments Premium content -
Wednesday 22 January 2014 5:45pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Five significant Tongan patrimonial artifacts are expected to fetch around 19,000 Euros ($50,000 pa'anga) when they are auctioned in Brussels, on Friday January 24, for an unnamed private owner. While critics of the sale say the objects are an invaluable part of Tonga's cultural heritage and should not leave the kingdom to be sold in Europe. Premium content -
Wednesday 22 January 2014 11:00am
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Electric power has been restored to over 100 homes and shops in Ha‘apai's main town Pangai, Ha'apai. However, Tonga Power Ltd's CEO John Van Brink has estimated it will cost around $5 million pa'anga to rebuild a more cyclone resistant power network on the island group, and the work will take a few months. Premium content -
Tuesday 21 January 2014 11:00pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Tonga is reported to have officially recognized the independence of Kosovo, according to a post made by Kosovo Prime Minister Hashim Thaçi on a Facebook social media page this month. However, there has been no official statement from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade in Nuku'alofa. Premium content -
Tuesday 21 January 2014 5:00pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The Tonga Development Bank (TDB) has deferred loan repayments, and waived interest charges and fees for its customers from Ha'apai for three months, in response to the destruction caused by Cyclone Ian. Premium content -
Tuesday 21 January 2014 4:56pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Fijian Prime Minister Voreqe Bainimarama has announced that he will resign from his post as commander of the Fijian army next month, on February 28. Premium content -
Tuesday 21 January 2014 4:15pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : 270 emergency response kits stored in Tonga by the Rotary club were sent to Ha’apai last weekend to aid residents in their recovery from Cyclone Ian. Premium content
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