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Tuesday 17 May 2016 4:50pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : A quarrel with another person at Ha'ateiho resulted in a complaint laid against Lord Tu'iha'ateiho, that led to police executing a search warrant at the noble's home earlier this month. The noble appeared at the Magistrate's Court today on various charges, and his case was adjourned to Tuesday, 24 May.
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Tuesday 17 May 2016 4:41pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : A civil servant, Poasi Ngaluafe (49) has been charged with reckless and drunk driving in relation to the death of a man who was allegedly sitting in the middle of By-Pass Road at Longolongo early Sunday morning, 8 May.1 comment Premium content -
Monday 16 May 2016 7:23pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Drunk driver, Malolo ‘Inia (31) whose vehicle crashed into a property and killed a woman near her house, at Ma'ufanga on New Year’s Day 2015, was sentenced to three-years imprisonment. Premium content -
Monday 16 May 2016 4:39pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Students at Tonga High School today, 16 May received donation of desktop computers, laptops and stationery from a Chinese delegation led by the Deputy Mayor of Dongguan, Guangdong Province in China. Premium content -
Monday 16 May 2016 4:00pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Faceook, Jo Yasmina says: Malo Australia :) , like all other Development Partners for Tonga are 'committing' & 'giving' $, and all are helping the "ongoing development in Tonga as well as economic reform". . Plus, no Gov't so little as Tonga economy can work alone. God bless Tonga! -
Monday 16 May 2016 2:17pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Women and juniors are encouraged to join in the Nuku’alofa Fishing Club’s "Leiola Ingenious Fishing Challenge" this Saturday, 21 May. Premium content -
Monday 16 May 2016 2:08pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : ‘Ikale Tahi lock Steve Mafi has been signed by French club Castres to play in the next season of the French Top 14 tournament. The Australian born 26 year-old currently plays for the Perth based Western Force in the Super Rugby competition. Premium content -
Sunday 15 May 2016 9:18pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The Tonga Development Bank has won international recognition for offering financial services that are supporting small income generating projects among disadvantaged and low-income earners in Tonga. Premium content -
Friday 13 May 2016 6:52pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Up to 30 new awards are being offered to Tongans to study in Australia and the Pacific in 2017, and students will be selected through a competitive process managed by the Australian High Commission in consultation with the Government of Tonga. Premium content -
Friday 13 May 2016 5:46pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : An accomplished Tongan carver and artist, Sitiveni Fehoko (56) will serve as the new Mission President for the LDS Church Lae Mission, Papua New Guinea, starting in July this year, accompanied by his wife Kilisitina Premium content -
Friday 13 May 2016 4:27pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Around 731 residents of the village of Puke on Tongatapu, now have access to clean water after Japan granted over US$82K to restore the water supply system, which was commissioned on March 12. Premium content -
Friday 13 May 2016 4:08pm
Newcastle, Australia : Australian Police arrested 66 activists in a climate change protest that shut down a coal port in Newcastle city last Sunday May 8 according to local reports. Over 1,000 protesters includied members of the Pacific Islander activist group “Pacific Climate Warriors”.2 comments Premium content -
Friday 13 May 2016 4:06pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Uini Kava (46) is the man who died after he was allegedly run over by a vehicle while sitting in the middle of By-Pass Road in Longolongo early Sunday morning, 8 May. Premium content -
Friday 13 May 2016 2:58pm
London, United Kingdom : England’s No. 8, Billy Vunipola won England Player of the Year after producing three man-of-the-match performances from five games to help England win the 2016 RBS Six Nations Championship. Another Tongan rugby hero, Former Wallaby, George Smith won the Players’ Player of the Year as he continued his outstanding form with Wasps. Premium content -
Friday 13 May 2016 2:57pm
Manchester, UK : Ikale Tahi prop, Halani Aulika, has signed with Sale Sharks earlier this week after spending four seasons with London Irish. Aulika also played for Tonga in the 2011 and 2015 Rugby World Cup and was a member of Tonga’s Pacific Nations Cup Squad last year. Premium content -
Friday 13 May 2016 1:22pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Prices for petrol, diesel and kerosene will continue to increase in Tonga for May to June starting on Monday, 16 May. Premium content -
Friday 13 May 2016 1:20pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : A Supreme Court judge dismissed an appeal filed by a letter writer, Kele’a newspaper and two others in a defamation case that awarded judgment and costs against them back in 2013. Premium content -
Thursday 12 May 2016 5:32pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Half a seniti of "the bank's spread" of every pa'anga that is bought and sold through Tonga's foreign exchange services will be charged, starting 1 June 2016, after a foreign exchange levy was endorsed by Tonga’s government to help fund the 2019 Pacific Games. [updated] Premium content -
Thursday 12 May 2016 1:56pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : A neighbourly concern for youngsters who go to school hungry, has moved a Kolomotu’a family to provide free breakfasts for over 100 children at their local school twice a week. “I believe that in most communities there are children who go to school without breakfast and the same children may not have food for lunch,” said Dr Taniela Palu, whose family has started the programme.1 comment Premium content -
Wednesday 11 May 2016 9:03pm
Port Vila, Vanuatu : The number of sports allowed at future Pacific Games has now been reduced from 26 to 24, with the decision made after a Pacific Games Council General Assembly meeting yesterday in Port Vila, Vanuatu. The number of compulsory sports has increased from 14 to 16, with sailing and triathlon being promoted. Premium content
