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Friday 6 March 2015 9:53pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : An election petition filed against Samiu Vaipulu the former Deputy Prime Minister and current Vava’u No.15 People’s Representative to Parliament was withdrawn this morning, at the Nuku’alofa Supreme Court.
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Friday 6 March 2015 12:44pm
Sendal, Japan : World leaders and decision-makers from more than 100 countries will gather later this month in Sendai, Japan, to finalize a new global framework for disaster risk reduction which will replace the 2005 Hyogo Framework for Action (HFA). The stakes could not be higher, especially for the countries of Asia and the Pacific - by far the most disaster-prone region in the world. Premium content -
Thursday 5 March 2015 9:57pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : An aspiring Tongan ballerina Eliana Vaha’i (13) from Utah, is preparing to perform in Tonga this year for the King’s coronation. Premium content -
Thursday 5 March 2015 8:29pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : A claim that the New Zealand Government Communications Security Bureau (GCSB) has been collecting email, phone and social media communications from Pacific Islands since 2009 and sharing mass data with the "Five Eyes" surveillance alliance of electronic eavesdropping agencies from New Zealand, USA, UK, Canada and Australia, has stirred up a mixed reaction from Pacific leaders today.1 comment Premium content -
Thursday 5 March 2015 6:11pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Superintendent Steve Caldwell of the New Zealand Police is expected to become Tonga’s new Police Commissioner before the end of the month, when his contract is finalised. Premium content -
Thursday 5 March 2015 5:51pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Production of five new Tongan coins demoninations to mark the upcoming coronation of HM King Tupou VI in July, began in Canberra on Wednesday, March 4. Premium content -
Wednesday 4 March 2015 6:00pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Tonga’s domestic MA60 aircraft gifted from China has been leased by the Government of Tonga to an unnamed group including MP Samiu Vaipulu, although nothing has been confirmed as to when it will start operation as an airline. Premium content -
Wednesday 4 March 2015 5:45pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : A Shaolin Martial Arts Group from China demonstrated powerful moves during a special performance on Tuesday night March 3, at Queen Salote Memorial Hall. Premium content -
Wednesday 4 March 2015 5:36pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Two outstanding Tongan scholarship students in New Zealand, ‘Amelia Fa’otusia (19) and Fiolo Kaloni have won the New Zealand Pacific Scholarship Academic Award for 2015. Premium content -
Tuesday 3 March 2015 6:34pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : A Forum Fisheries Agency Awareness Workshop on measures to combat illegal fishing is being held for local authorities in Nuku’alofa on March 3-5. Premium content -
Tuesday 3 March 2015 6:24pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Tonga was defeated by Hong Konga 24 - 0 in the cup final of the annual Borneo Sevens tournament on Sunday, March 1. However, team Tonga still has a chance to qualify as a core team for the next World Seven’s series. -
Monday 2 March 2015 5:48pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Tonga's relationship with the People's Republic of China is relatively young. Our diplomatic relationship was formalized 16 years ago on November 2, 1998. By Pesi Fonua.1 comment -
Friday 27 February 2015 10:03pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Tonga’s very low economic growth rate means that employment, particularly for young people, cannot be realised, and new investment is needed in order to create new opportunities, the World Bank Vice President for East Asia and Pacific, Axel van Trotsenburg said in Nuku‘alofa yesterday, February 26.1 comment Premium content -
Friday 27 February 2015 4:59pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : His Eminence Cardinal Soane Patita Paini Mafi returned to Tonga on February 26 and continues his normal duties as Bishop of the Catholic Diocese of Tonga and Niue, after what he described as a ‘humbling experience’ in Rome. Premium content -
Friday 27 February 2015 4:52pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Pacific Island states are calling for a greater mutual recognition of qualifications between Pacific countries and Australia and New Zealand in the hope that it would boost labour mobility. Premium content -
Thursday 26 February 2015 6:25pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Nuku’alofa recorded 31mm of rain - its second highest rainfall recorded in 24-hours for the month, which caused all Government Primary Schools in Tongatapu to cancel classes today. Premium content -
Thursday 26 February 2015 5:48pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The Henan Martial Arts Group from Shaolin, China will tour Tonga next week 2 -5 March. -
Thursday 26 February 2015 5:46pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Electricity tariffs are to be cut from March 1 in tariff reductions annouced by Tonga Power Ltd.today February 26. Premium content -
Thursday 26 February 2015 5:45pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : A one-off public holiday on Monday, March 2 this year will be held to honour the appointment of Tonga’s first Cardinal, His Eminence Soane Patita Paini Mafi (53). Premium content -
Thursday 26 February 2015 5:02pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : I have in possession the latest “Hon. Prime Minister’s Letter to Acting Attorney General,” Mr. ‘Āminiasi Kefu. In all seriousness, this is an egregious misuse of Executive power, breaching the “separation of powers” in our Constitution. - Sione A. Mokofisi.3 comments
