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Tuesday 1 September 2015 11:22am
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Newcastle Falcons based lock Uili Kolo'ofa'i has joined the ‘Ikale Tahi Rugby World Cup squad in Romania, the Head Coach Mana 'Otai announced today.
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Monday 31 August 2015 7:42pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : A training program to help professional women reach leadership positions was launched in Nuku’alofa on 25 August by the Asian Development Bank in Nuku’alofa. Premium content -
Monday 31 August 2015 7:36pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : A group of business men from China visited Tonga last week and looked at areas for potential investment in agriculture, fisheries and tourism.1 comment Premium content -
Monday 31 August 2015 7:30pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Saia Langi Naufahu (52) accused of a violent domestic assault after he allegedly threw boiling water on his wife in Sopu appeared at the Nuku’alofa Magistrate’s Court on Monday, 31 August. Premium content -
Monday 31 August 2015 7:24pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Tonga lost to Cook Islands 0-3, its first of three games in the first stage of the 2018 FIFA World Cup Russia Qualifiers which began at Loto Tonga in Veitongo on Monday, 31 August. Premium content -
Friday 28 August 2015 10:56pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : When the Prime Minister told the House this week that the Reserve Bank should tell the commercial banks to reduce their interest rates and to reduce their profit to not more than $2 million pa’anga per annum - one wonders if the Prime Minister had discussed the issue with his Minister of Finance? Editor's Comment by Pesi Fonua.2 comments Premium content -
Friday 28 August 2015 9:40pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Two masked men armed with a machete and a stick seized over $500 pa’anga from a petrol station at Fua’amotu before fleeing on Thursday, 27 August. Premium content -
Thursday 27 August 2015 5:37pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : A total of 72 students received their certificates in specialized technical and vocational training from the Australia-Pacific Technical College (APTC) during a graduation ceremony in Nuku’alofa on Thursday, 27 August. Photos by Linny Folau. Premium content -
Thursday 27 August 2015 10:34am
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : A 40-year-old man has been charged with the assault of his five-year-old daughter whom he allegedly whipped with a belt leaving bruises on her back on Sunday, 23 August in Nukunuku, Tongatapu. The child has been removed from the home under a protection order. Premium content -
Thursday 27 August 2015 10:13am
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Strong new measures to tighten regulations on arms trade estimated at $100 billion worldwide are expected to be made during the first Conference of States Parties (CSP) for the Arms Trade Treaty (ATT) in Cancun, Mexico on 25 August. Campaigners say the Pacific will play a large role in preserving peaceful societies in an increasingly violent world, however some states, including Tonga, are neither a state party nor a signatory to this treaty. Premium content -
Thursday 27 August 2015 10:05am
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : A 52-year-old husband has been charged with bodily harm for a violent domestic assault when he allegedly threw boiling water on his wife, who remains hospitalized with severe burns. Premium content -
Thursday 27 August 2015 8:11am
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Tonga’s Prime Minister, Hon. ‘Akilisi Pohiva told the Parliament yesterday, 26 August, he wants commercial banks to reduce their interest rates and keep their profit margins to less than $2 million pa’anga per annum. “If not, tell them to go,” he said.1 comment Premium content -
Wednesday 26 August 2015 12:03pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The inaugural meeting of the Tonga Heritage Society last night chose foundation officers who will move to formally register the group as an incorporated society. The group came together following public concern over the loss of heritage areas to development activity in Tonga. Premium content -
Wednesday 26 August 2015 9:32am
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The construction of a new government building named ‘St George's Palace’ has begun after HM King Tupou VI planted a black foundation stone at Pangai Si’i at an official groundbreaking ceremony on Tuesday, 25 August.1 comment Premium content -
Tuesday 25 August 2015 9:38pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : There was an uproar in the Tongan Parliament this morning, 25 August when, in a bid to avoid impeachment, Hon. ‘Etuate Lavulavu presented a motion for parliament to replace members of its Standing Committee on Privileges with new members of his own selection. From the House by Pesi Fonua Premium content -
Tuesday 25 August 2015 2:56pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Tonga has been included in the first destinations to be analyzed with the potential to become Whale Heritage Sites. Premium content -
Tuesday 25 August 2015 2:25pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : A 'Clean & Green' Tonga campaign by the Rotary Club of Nuku'alofa successfully distributed over 1000 'Clean & Green' bags at the Tongatapu Royal Agriculture, Fisheries Show on August 21-22. Photos by Sonia Chirgwin.2 comments Premium content -
Tuesday 25 August 2015 2:24pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Solar power is the most efficient renewable energy method in Tonga, students from the University of Canterbury in New Zealand found after investigating various renewable energy projects during a one-week trip.1 comment Premium content -
Monday 24 August 2015 9:25pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : ‘I he uike kuo ’osii na’e toutou haa mai ‘i he TV Tonga ‘a e ngaahi fakamatala ‘a e kakai ‘i he ngaahi mala’e kehekehe ‘a e tu’uaki ‘o pehee ‘oku toko 8 ‘i he toko 10 ‘o e kakai fefine Tonga na’e fakamamahi’i (domestic violence). ‘I he taimi tatau, ke tau tokanga na’a ‘oku ‘i ai ha ‘asenita ‘aha pule’anga pe ma’u mafai muli pe ha taha ‘i Tonga ni pe fakatou’osi, ‘o me’angaue’aki ‘a e isiu ni, ‘aki hano mimio’i (spin) ‘a hono fakamatala’ii, pea tau hamumu ai, kae huu mai ‘a Setane (he ko e tamai ia ‘o e loii) ‘o maumau’i ‘etau ngaahi feinga kotoa.1 comment -
Monday 24 August 2015 6:20pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Tsunamis pose a danger to Tonga's coastal communities and early warning of a severe tsunami event and appropriate response by the public, will be critical to saving lives. A one-week training workshop for first responders started on Monday, 24 August aims to improve the early warning system, procedures and response in Tonga.
