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Monday 12 December 2016 5:17pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Economic forecasts show that while the Tongan economy is expected to grow by 3.1 % in the current financial year up to 30 June 2017, it will not maintain that growth rate.2 comments
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Monday 12 December 2016 5:07pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : A father (40) and teenage son (14) from ‘Ohonua went missing on Saturday, December 10 on a fishing trip, after their small boat reportedly suffered engine failure on their way to Fa’iana, a shoal situated north of the outer island.1 comment Premium content -
Monday 12 December 2016 5:05pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : A 22-year-old Tongan man is expected to appear at the Mu’a Magistrate’s Court this week on charges including drunkenness and disorderly behavior allegedly committed, on a Virgin Blue flight from New Zealand on Thursday night, December 8. Premium content -
Monday 12 December 2016 5:01pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Twelve people were arrested and charged with alleged drunk driving, disorderly behaviour and drinking in public places, mainly in Central Nuku’alofa, over the weekend from December 9-11, in Operation Safe Streets aimed at preventing alcohol-fueled crimes in Tongatapu. Premium content -
Monday 12 December 2016 4:57pm
Auckland, New Zealand : Junior Fa scored an impressive 3rd round knockout win over his Argentine opponent Pablo Magrini on Saturday night in an undercard to the Parker vs Ruiz WBO championship event in Auckland. Premium content -
Monday 12 December 2016 4:52pm
Auckland, New Zealand : Kiwi-Samoan boxer Joseph Parker (24) became a world champion after he defeated Andy Ruiz by majority decision on Saturday night. The win makes Parker the first Pacific Islander in history to win a world heavyweight championship belt.1 comment Premium content -
Friday 9 December 2016 7:44pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Welsh Rugby Union (WRU) and World Rugby officials visited Tonga earlier this week to assess whether the Teufaiva Stadium and medical facilities are adequate to host Welsh players on their tour of the South Pacific in 2017. Premium content -
Friday 9 December 2016 6:19pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Tonga has become the 166th member state of the International Organization for Migration (IOM) this month. Premium content -
Friday 9 December 2016 6:17pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Over half a million pa’anga to finance the upgrade of water supply systems for rural villages in Tongatapu was committed by the Government of Japan on Thursday, December 8. Premium content -
Friday 9 December 2016 6:12pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The high cost of travel for tourists to the region is an enemy of the Tourism Industry in the South Pacific Islands, reports the December 2016 issue of the 'Pacific Economic Monitor', published by the Asian Development Bank. Premium content -
Friday 9 December 2016 12:59pm
Cancun, Mexico : Biodiversity conservation in Tonga and Fiji is vital for the development of its tourism sectors and must be managed properly to sustain the natural habitat, while providing a livelihood to communities. The importance of preserving biodiversity was made clear at this month’s High Level Roundtable discussions of the Thirteenth Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD COP13) in Cancun, Mexico. Premium content -
Friday 9 December 2016 12:23pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Police have called off the search for Saimone Vaea (3) who is presumed to have drowned after falling overboard from a small boat in Ha’afeva early Saturday morning, December 3. Premium content -
Thursday 8 December 2016 6:06pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The Government of Tonga has formally submitted an extradition request to the United States Government for the return of Dean Jay Fletcher (54) to be tried in Nuku’alofa to face a charge of murdering his wife in July this year in Neiafu, Vava'u. Premium content -
Thursday 8 December 2016 6:03pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Christmas is coming to Nuku'alofa next week when four cruise ships will visit the capital, bringing thousands of visitors from December 12-16. Premium content -
Thursday 8 December 2016 3:07pm
Auckland, New Zealand : Uaine Fa Jnr. (aka Junior Fa) remembers defeating New Zealand’s champion fighter Joseph Parker back in 2012, in a qualifying amateur boxing competition for the London Olympics. Four years since that encounter, Fa is confident he can beat Parker again as a professional. In the meantime, this Saturday, Fa has an undercard bout at the Parker-Ruiz WBO heavyweight title event at the Vector Arena, Auckland. Interview by Finau Fonua. -
Wednesday 7 December 2016 6:11pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Wearing colourful floral leis, as well as garlands of sugary lollies more than 300 graduates from three Government Post Secondary and Higher Education Institutes received their certificates and diplomas today, December 7, during a Combined Awards Ceremony, at the Queen Salote Memorial Hall. Premium content -
Wednesday 7 December 2016 5:38pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Move over Taekwondo, Pita Taufatofua is transitioning to another ‘cooler’ sport, cross-country skiing. Famously known as Tonga’s bare chested flag bearer at the Rio Olympics, the taekwondo athlete is taking up skiing in a bid to represent Tonga at the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea. Premium content -
Wednesday 7 December 2016 5:32pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Elizabeth Kite from Tonga is one of 60 young people selected across the Commonwealth to receive the prestigious Queen’s Young Leaders Award from HM Queen Elizabeth II at a ceremony in London next year. Premium content -
Wednesday 7 December 2016 5:24pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : A three-year old boy who fell overboard from a small boat in Ha’afeva early Saturday morning, December 3 remains missing at sea, and presumed drowned. Premium content -
Tuesday 6 December 2016 6:51pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Queen Nanasipau'u officiated at the ground-breaking ceremony today for the construction of a new 2 MW solar farm at Matatoa, Tofoa – the largest to be built in Tonga. The privately-funded $10 million pa'anga development by Zhuhai Singyes Green Building Technology Ltd. from Guangdong, China, is expected to be completed by June 2017. The company's investment in Tonga solar power generation is based on a long-term agreement to sell all the power they generate to Tonga Power Ltd. Premium content
