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Thursday 18 June 2015 11:23pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : HE Sarah Maree Wong Walsh has started as New Zealand's new High Commissioner to Tonga after arriving on Saturday, 13 June.
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Wednesday 17 June 2015 11:10pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : It was a festive day for the people in Kolofo'ou who decorated their homes with mats, red flags and balloons in preparation for HM King Tupou VI's Coronation. Photos by Linny Folau1 comment Premium content -
Wednesday 17 June 2015 10:59pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Homes in the Kolomotu’a area part of Nuku‘alofa were decorated with colourful balloons, mats and tapa for a visit by HM King Tupou VI on Friday, 12 June. Premium content -
Tuesday 16 June 2015 12:24am
Tokyo, Japan : Japan’s Crown Prince Naruhito and Crown Princess Masako will attend HM King Tupou VI’s Coronation in Nuku’alofa during a visit from July 2-6. Premium content -
Tuesday 16 June 2015 12:22am
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : With Tonga currently experiencing El Nino's drier and cooler weather there is a need for people to conserve water and use it wisely, advises Tonga’s Meteorological and Coast Radio Services. -
Monday 15 June 2015 11:50pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Tonga Red Cross today marked World Blood Donors Day 2015 with a theme ‘Thank you for saving my life’ by highlighting the life stories of volunteers and donor advocates on how donating blood saves lives. Premium content -
Monday 15 June 2015 6:56pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The prices of petrol, diesel and kerosene have continued to increase for June-July, with new retail prices to be effective on Tuesday, 16 June. Premium content -
Saturday 13 June 2015 6:43am
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : An American photojournalist Paola Gianturco (75) will feature stories of local girls under the Talitha Project in her sixth photographic book ‘Wonder Girls’, to celebrate girl activists from around the world who are making the world a better place. Premium content -
Thursday 11 June 2015 11:55pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Thousands of Tongatapu secondary and primary students performed their traditional dances for HM Queen Nanasipau‘u at Mala’e Pangai Lahi today, Thursday, 11 June. Another rehearsal will be held there on Tuesday June 16. Premium content -
Thursday 11 June 2015 10:47pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : A specialist urology team from Australia provided a range of free diagnostic and treatment services to patients at Vaiola Hospital during a training and mentoring visit to Tonga’s Vaiola Hospital on May 30 to June 5. -
Thursday 11 June 2015 9:09pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : A major upgrade and extension for Faua Wharf in Nuku'alofa to be completed by 2018 will be funded by the Government of Japan, with an estimated $55.4 million pa'anga grant to modernise Tonga's domestic passenger terminal and cargo handling in the capital. Premium content -
Thursday 11 June 2015 11:07am
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Police are seeking the owner of a gun linked with the June 6 death of Tonolo Halahingano (32), a security guard at the Treasure Island Resort on ‘Eueiki Island, Vava’u. Premium content -
Thursday 11 June 2015 10:50am
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Tonga's sole domestic carrier has brought in a new 19-seater BAe Jetstream-32 aircraft from New Zealand, which began servicing Vava'u on Saturday, 6 June, to provide extra capacity for the peak season. Premium content -
Tuesday 9 June 2015 8:22pm
Nuku'alofa : Yesterday's Emancipation Day Public Holiday in Tonga was a big clean-up day for homes and gardens in Nuku'alofa and Tongatapu villages before this month's Coronation of Tupou VI. Tonga High School's Form 7 students were out lending their hands to the clean-up to raise funds for upcoming events. -
Tuesday 9 June 2015 5:58pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : A 32-year-old local man was found dead from gunshot wounds outside the Treasure Island Resort on ‘Eueiki Island in Vava’u on Saturday evening, 6 June. Premium content -
Tuesday 9 June 2015 5:54pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Seleti Tupou (30) has been charged with reckless driving after his vehicle crashed into the fence of the Royal Palace in Nuku'alofa on Friday, 5 June. Premium content -
Tuesday 9 June 2015 5:43pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : With less than three-weeks to go before the Coronation celebration of HM King Tupou VI begins on 27 June, Tongan schools are gearing up to perform their joyous dances that will bring thousands of dancers into two main events. The all-girls Queen Salote College is practising their famous Ma'ulu'ulu. Premium content -
Sunday 7 June 2015 10:43pm
Pago Pago, American Samoa : It should not take a rocket-scientist to see that in vain we claim to build a Pacific Nation's economy when the biggest chunk of the budget goes into payroll. Investment is where we should spend most of our budget instead. - Desert WarLord -
Friday 5 June 2015 10:37pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Tonga Development Bank paid a dividend of $848,433 pa’anga to the Government of Tonga, its only shareholder on Friday, 5 June. Premium content -
Friday 5 June 2015 2:09pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Tonga Police are looking for the driver of a vehicle that crashed into the fence of the Royal Palace in Nuku’alofa, this morning, 5 June. Premium content
