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Friday 24 June 2016 4:22pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Mr Xiao Long Fang was fined $9,000 pa’anga to be paid within 48-hours from 23 June or face six-months imprisonment for importing a large number of counterfeit exercise books manufactured in China, which he falsely represented to have been from New Zealand’s Croxley Stationery Ltd.
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Friday 24 June 2016 4:17pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Former Wallabies winger, Cooper Vuna, was not able to inspire Tonga’s Sevens team at the Monaco Sevens last weekend, missing out on the last qualifying spot for the Rio 2016 Olympic Games. Premium content -
Friday 24 June 2016 11:10am
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The new Taufa'ahau Tupou IV Memorial Building at Tupou College, Toloa, was opened by HM King Tupou VI, yesterday June 23. The King also launched an impressive 500 pages book, titled 'Tupou College Sesquicentenary History 1866-2016', which tells the story of the development of education in Tonga by early Wesleyan missionaries Premium content -
Thursday 23 June 2016 8:50pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : In its latest state of the economy report, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has called on Tonga to improve its debt management, make broader reforms to increase revenue, and to effectively manage public spending. In the IMF's 2016 Article IV report released this week, Tonga was also encouraged to continue to seek concessional and grant financing for the South Pacific Games, while the report welcomed Tonga's efforts in curbing the wage bill and avoiding cost overruns. It urged Tonga to provide more opportunities for private sector development. Premium content -
Thursday 23 June 2016 8:39pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Urgent and stronger action to fight non-communicable diseases (NCDs) in the Pacific region is the key message to come out of the NCD summit, attended by over 120 high-level delegates around the Pacific region and international development partners, this week in Nuku’alofa. Premium content -
Thursday 23 June 2016 5:37pm
New York, USA : Tonga's Visesio Siasau will have his huge black tapa cloth exhibited at ORA Gallery in New York City from July 6-28. -
Thursday 23 June 2016 5:00pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : New water supply systems for the villages of Vaipoa, Hihifo and Falehau on the remote island of Niuatoputapu were commissioned on Wednesday, 22 June. Premium content -
Thursday 23 June 2016 4:24pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : A 10-year-old boy was killed on Monday, 20 June on Taufa'ahau Road at Pea, when he was hit by a car, whose driver is alleged to have fallen asleep. Premium content -
Tuesday 21 June 2016 7:31pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Thousands of Tupou College ex-students proudly marched through central Nuku'alofa this morning, 21 June to commemorate the 150th anniversary of the Free Wesleyan Church's All Boys Secondary School. Tomorrow, Wednesday June 22, is a special public holiday for the Tupou College Sesquicentennial Commemorative Service. Photos by Linny Folau Premium content -
Tuesday 21 June 2016 7:09pm
Suva, Fiji : A Pacific Resilience Program, (PREP) which comprises of a number of projects aimed to strengthen Pacific Island countries resilience to natural disasters and climate change was launched today, 21 June in Fiji. Premium content -
Tuesday 21 June 2016 7:06pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Four candidates, including one woman, have registered to contest the seat of Vava’u 16 in the Tonga Legislative Assembly in a By-Election to be held on 14 July. Premium content -
Tuesday 21 June 2016 2:57pm
Auckland, New Zealand : Heavyweight boxer Nailini Helu, a Tongan born New Zealander, won her second professional fight against Sarah Long by unanimous decision in New Zealand last Saturday and is now the leading contender for the New Zealand title. Premium content -
Tuesday 21 June 2016 11:19am
Facebook : Sesika Vea says: Privatising the 'Eua forest for 50 years for a measly $9m and then what? -
Monday 20 June 2016 8:06pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The new Secretary General for the United Nations in 2017 has to be able to help the UN step up to the challenges, and women have to be part of the solutions, says the UNDP head, Helen Clark, who left Tonga today at the end of a Pacific islands visit. Premium content -
Monday 20 June 2016 6:04pm
Suva, Fiji : Faster response to disaster-impacted areas will rely on new software, which was released for training at Fiji’s Ministry of Agriculture in Suva, on 25 May. The software, part of a global initiative by UNOCHA, will be used across the Pacific and in Fiji to reduce the impact of disaster on agriculture and food security. Premium content -
Monday 20 June 2016 5:55pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : A 26-year-old woman died after allegedly falling from a moving vehicle driven by her husband (27) on Friday night, 17 June, near Telekava cemetery in Kolomotu’a. Premium content -
Monday 20 June 2016 5:52pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : A 21-year-old man was found dead from a gunshot wound at a plantation in Ha'akame, Tongatapu on Saturday morning, 18 June, in a suspected suicide. Premium content -
Monday 20 June 2016 3:42pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The Pacific is on the global frontlines of the fight against Non-Communicable Diseases and the time has come for action with deadlines to reverse the crisis without delay, regional leaders heard at the opening of the Pacific Non-Communicable Diseases Summit in Nuku’alofa, Tonga, this morning. Premium content -
Monday 20 June 2016 7:14am
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The United Nations Development Program Administrator Helen Clark arrived in Tonga on Saturday and will deliver the keynote address at the inaugural Pacific Non Communicable Diseases Summit in Nuku'alofa this morning. The NCD Summit (20-22 June) will be opened by King Tupou VI. Premium content -
Sunday 19 June 2016 7:55pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The debt-burdened Tonga Forest Products Ltd. was in big trouble and being propped up by government, Hon. Poasi Tei, the Minister for Public Enterprises, told the Tongan Parliament on Thursday, 16 June. He said they had signed an agreement for a Maori company to take over and settle the loans. From the House, by Pesi Fonua. Premium content
