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Friday 5 August 2016 5:46pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Irene Prescott (22) looks at how far she has come to get to the Rio Olympics and sees her efforts not as sacrifice. “To me it is not really a sacrifice but a way of life and I hope to inspire all the young people in Tonga to choose a healthy lifestyle and strive to reach their personal goals,” she says.
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Friday 5 August 2016 5:40pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The 56-year-old Canadian woman who was found dead in a yacht in Vava’u last month was buried at 'Ahomatafolau Cemetery in Neiafu on Friday, 29 July after a post mortem examination was completed in Nuku'alofa. Premium content -
Thursday 4 August 2016 6:10pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : A Vote of No Confidence against the Prime Minister has not been filed with Tonga's Parliament. "We have not received a notice or motion for Vote of No Confidence," the Clerk of the Tongan Legislative Assembly, Ms Gloria Pole’o confirmed this morning, 4 August. Premium content -
Thursday 4 August 2016 5:56pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : "I aim to perform up to my best, I can't control my opponent but I can control how I perform and hopefully that’s enough to get through a few matches,” said Arne Jensen (18) who is representing Tonga at the Rio Olympics in archery. Premium content -
Thursday 4 August 2016 5:52pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : A passenger ferry from Australia is expected to arrive in Tonga and start servicing the outer islands sometime this month, until the inter-island ferry MV 'Otuanga'ofa resume operation in October after repairs in Fiji. Premium content -
Thursday 4 August 2016 5:50pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : A Tongan man (25) who allegedly said he had a bomb in his bag at Nadi International Airport on 23 July has been released after being interviewed by Fiji’s Border Police. Premium content -
Wednesday 3 August 2016 9:33pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Only 20% of households in the Pacific Islands have access to electricity, and electricity prices in the region are among the highest in the world, the Pacific Power Association Conference in Nuku’alofa, Tonga, was reminded yesterday. Keynote speaker, Kamleshwar Khelawan pointed out that more clarity in governance areas would help to encourage private sector confidence and much needed investment partnerships in the energy sector. Premium content -
Wednesday 3 August 2016 5:42pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Amini Tuitavake Britteon Fonua (26) is no stranger to high-level competitive swimming and will represent Tonga at his second Olympic Games in Rio. He is set to compete in the 100m breaststroke heat on Sunday, 7 August 2016 (NZ time). Premium content -
Wednesday 3 August 2016 5:26pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : King Tupou VI opened Ha'apai's colourful Royal Agricultural, Fisheries and Tonga Made Show today Wednesday, 3 August in Pangai. Premium content -
Wednesday 3 August 2016 5:15pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Ten men and boys accused of manslaughter in the death of ‘Alani Fuapau (19) who was allegedly beaten and stomped to death in Taufa'ahau Road on the night of July 9, are to be tried at the Supreme Court in Nuku’alofa. Premium content -
Wednesday 3 August 2016 8:57am
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Five Tongan workers including a father and son have been killed in a horrific car crash near Tauranga in New Zealand last night. New Zealand Police said that at about 8:10pm on August 2 a northbound vehicle pulled out of a side road onto State Highway 2 near Katikai and was struck by a southbound logging truck and trailer. The victims have been named as Halani Fine, Koli Vaipulu, Sitiveni Vaipulu, Sione Teulaka, and Samuela Taukatelata. Premium content -
Tuesday 2 August 2016 6:22pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Pita Taufatofua, Tonga’s first Olympic Taekwondo athlete, will aim for gold at the Rio Olympics competing in the Men’s +80kg division on Saturday 20 August. A lifetime of pain and struggle was worth every moment to reach the Olympics, says Pita when reflecting on his journey to becoming an Olympian. It cost him six broken bones, three torn ligaments, three months in a wheelchair, a year and a half on crutches and hundreds of hours of physiotherapy, and he has no regrets. Premium content -
Tuesday 2 August 2016 6:03pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The Pacific International Commercial Bank (PICB) is challenging last week’s decision made by Tonga’s National Reserve Bank to shut it down. “We will urgently take legal action against the National Reserve Bank of Tonga for the cancellation of our operating license,” said Mishka Tu'ifua, General Manager and Director of PICB today, 2 August. Premium content -
Tuesday 2 August 2016 4:59pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The 25th Annual Pacific Power Association (PPA) Conference and Trade Exhibition attended by more than 200 representatives from electricity utilities, organisations and individuals from the region was opened for the first time in Nuku'alofa by Crown Prince Tupouto’a ‘Ulukalala on Tuesday, 2 August. Premium content -
Tuesday 2 August 2016 4:33pm
Christchurch, New Zealand : A 46-year-old Tongan pastor in New Zealand was ordered by a Christchurch court to pay a total of $1018 in reparations to a Christchurch man for a road rage incident that occurred in January this year. Premium content -
Tuesday 2 August 2016 4:31pm
Kumamoto, Japan : A special event held in Japan on July 13 was co-hosted by the Tongan community of Kyushu and Tonga’s Ambassador to Japan HE Tania Tupou along with a Japanese women's group, helping around 200 people whose homes were damaged in the 2016 Kumamoto earthquake. Premium content -
Monday 1 August 2016 5:46pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The first three of six Royal Agricultural, Fisheries and Tonga Made Shows for 2016 were held in Niuatoputapu, Niuafo’ou and Vava’u last week. Premium content -
Monday 1 August 2016 4:48pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Tongan Olympian Karoline Lusitania Tatafu (18) aims to perform to the best of her ability and not let the atmosphere overwhelm her at the Rio Olympic that opens in four days time. Lusi hopes to achieve a personal best score and get through the first elimination round. Getting to the Olympics is no easy task and being self-funded meant Lusi's family has supported her and continues to support her providing 80% of costs so she can represent Tonga. She gave up her studies to train. Premium content -
Monday 1 August 2016 4:38pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Peni Tupa (25) who crashed his car into a brick house at Malapo last week, injuring his twin brother who remains hospitalized, has been charged with reckless driving causing bodily harm. Premium content -
Monday 1 August 2016 4:36pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : 137 people were arrested and charged with drinking in public places and drunk driving in a new 'Operation Safe Streets' by Tonga Police held over the weekend in Tongatapu, in response to the increasing number of road fatalities and violent attacks in recent weeks. Premium content
